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Connected Fitness: Whoop Brings AI-Driven Virtual Coaching Into Wearables Category
Connected Fitness: Whoop Brings AI-Driven Virtual Coaching Into Wearables Category
February 05, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

This year, the connected wearables market will account for more than 504 million units, ranging from smartwatches to fitness trackers to earwear, according to market intelligence...

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Nearly Half of Credit Users Expect Higher Interest Rates in 2024
Nearly Half of Credit Users Expect Higher Interest Rates in 2024
February 03, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

It seems United States consumers expect little reprieve from inflation-fueled rising prices of goods and services moving into 2024. Although consumers report feeling somewhat better...

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Freelancers Embrace Subscriptions for Personalized Work Tech, Says Groove CEO
Freelancers Embrace Subscriptions for Personalized Work Tech, Says Groove CEO
February 02, 2024  |  Subscriptions

As freelancing, remote employment and other new models of work emerge, coworking app Groove is seeing demand rise for subscription services that can aid consumers...

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Billtrust CEO: ‘Staggered Approach’ Sets the Stage for Payments Success With GenAI
Billtrust CEO: ‘Staggered Approach’ Sets the Stage for Payments Success With GenAI
February 02, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Sunil Rajasekar, CEO of Billtrust, told Karen Webster that while using artificial intelligence (AI) to make better business decisions, generative AI has the potential to...

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Nearly 1 in 4 Consumers Look to Smaller Banks for Their Next Credit Card
Nearly 1 in 4 Consumers Look to Smaller Banks for Their Next Credit Card
February 02, 2024  |  Credit Cards

With extensive financial resources, widespread branch networks, and robust financial infrastructure, national banks wield considerable influence and dominance, particularly in the credit card industry. However,...

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Visa: Innovation Boosts Authorization Rates as Merchants Improve the Customer Experience
Visa: Innovation Boosts Authorization Rates as Merchants Improve the Customer Experience
February 02, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

“There’s a lot going on for merchants today, and they have a lot to juggle,” Saurabh Chopra, head of product, U.S. debit, prepaid and real-time...

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FinTech IPO Index Adds 0.5% as SoFi Weighs In With Earnings 
FinTech IPO Index Adds 0.5% as SoFi Weighs In With Earnings 
February 02, 2024  |  Fintech Investments

Headed into the end of January, and with earnings season in full swing, the FinTech IPO Index was up a slight 0.5%. Earnings Capture Headlines...

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Walmart Counters Amazon’s eCommerce Lead With Omnichannel Tech
Walmart Counters Amazon’s eCommerce Lead With Omnichannel Tech
February 02, 2024  |  Retail

As Walmart looks to shrink Amazon’s growing lead in consumer retail spending, the mega-retailer is turning to new technologies to merge the digital and physical...

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Apple’s Services Growth Slows to 11%, Paid Subscriptions Top 1 Billion 
Apple’s Services Growth Slows to 11%, Paid Subscriptions Top 1 Billion 
February 01, 2024  |  Earnings

Apple’s ecosystem continues to grow, albeit with some puts and takes. The segment logged 11% growth year over year, slowing from the 16% growth rate...

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