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Millennials Pull Rank as Brand Ambassadors; Gen Z Tougher Customers
Millennials Pull Rank as Brand Ambassadors; Gen Z Tougher Customers
February 29, 2024  |  Restaurant innovation

With so much consumer review information accessible on the go, the days of simply rolling the dice and taking a chance on a local restaurant...

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New Shoppable Media Emerges in Blow to Industry Pioneers QVC and HSN
New Shoppable Media Emerges in Blow to Industry Pioneers QVC and HSN
February 28, 2024  |  Retail

With consumers increasingly expecting their shoppable media experiences to flow more seamlessly between entertainment and commerce, traditional shopping networks such as HSN and QVC are...

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Technology Helps Smaller Businesses Turn Embedded Finance Into Competitive Advantage
Technology Helps Smaller Businesses Turn Embedded Finance Into Competitive Advantage
February 28, 2024  |  SMBs

Ed O’Donnell, CEO of Versatile Credit, said that embedded finance can — and already is — transforming smaller businesses’ competitive dynamics.  “Technology’s been the great...

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Media and Entertainment Companies Go All-In on Generative AI
Media and Entertainment Companies Go All-In on Generative AI
February 28, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Creativity is inherent to the media industry and crucial to understanding the industry’s openness to and enthusiasm for experimentation and innovation. Its mission to offer...

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Transaction Monitoring Balances Customer Centricity With Fraud Defense
Transaction Monitoring Balances Customer Centricity With Fraud Defense
February 28, 2024  |  Authentication

In the world of cybersecurity, there’s no prize for being fashionably late with updates. And in today’s evolving technology and authentication landscape, if organizations aren’t...

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Entersekt CPO Says Fighting Fraud Should Be Treated Like ‘Team Sport’
Entersekt CPO Says Fighting Fraud Should Be Treated Like ‘Team Sport’
February 28, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

The launch of the FedNow® Service last year has transformed the instant payments landscape, unlocking real-time settlement capabilities 24/7/365. But according to Pradheep Sampath, chief...

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Continuous Verification and AI Can Drive Digital Banking Engagement
Continuous Verification and AI Can Drive Digital Banking Engagement
February 28, 2024  |  Authentication

As the payments landscape continues to advance and evolve, the central tenet of authentication remains the same. Let the right users in and keep the...

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Remember the Titan: Apple Sunsets Electric Vehicle Moonshot
Remember the Titan: Apple Sunsets Electric Vehicle Moonshot
February 28, 2024  |  Apple

It’s lights out for Apple’s dream of entering the electric vehicle (EV) marketplace. A Tuesday (Feb. 27) report reveals that the Cupertino, California, personal computer...

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Main Street SMBs Tap Online Channels to Drive Business Growth
Main Street SMBs Tap Online Channels to Drive Business Growth
February 28, 2024  |  SMBs

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to an eCommerce economy, with historically high sales in 2020 and 2021. As a result, most Main Street...

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