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Robotic ‘Factory in the Field’ System Lends a Hand to Labor-Strapped Builders

Robotic ‘Factory in the Field’ System Lends a Hand to Labor-Strapped Builders
Robotic ‘Factory in the Field’ System Lends a Hand to Labor-Strapped Builders
March 30, 2022  |  Technology

In the seesawing scene that is home building and buying in the pandemic era, the housing shortage drags on — as does a dearth of...

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In Bid to Raise the Checkout Bar, PayPal Urges Industry to Boost Authorizations
In Bid to Raise the Checkout Bar, PayPal Urges Industry to Boost Authorizations
March 30, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Declines are deadly during this critical phase of eCommerce growth, which is placing authorization optimization and authorization rates at the center of payments planning in...

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Rising Streaming Costs Threaten LatAm’s Digital Shift
Rising Streaming Costs Threaten LatAm’s Digital Shift
March 30, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Latin America is a continent as case study when it comes to digital modernization from payments to streaming, blazing trails that emerging and developed markets...

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Tungsten Holds Secret Grip on Smartphone Manufacturers, Connected Economy
Tungsten Holds Secret Grip on Smartphone Manufacturers, Connected Economy
March 30, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Tungsten is a key raw material of the connected economy. This metal is an integral part of semiconductors, batteries, the vibrators in phones and the...

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CFPB’s Chopra Proposes Structural Remedies for Repeat Offenders
CFPB’s Chopra Proposes Structural Remedies for Repeat Offenders
March 29, 2022  |  Regulation

In a speech at the University of Pennsylvania Monday (March 28), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra urged regulators and enforcers, including the...

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5 Cross-Channel-Capable Shopping Features Became More Common in 2021
5 Cross-Channel-Capable Shopping Features Became More Common in 2021
March 29, 2022  |  Retail

Merchants know how important it is to enhance the overall shopping experience they offer, regardless of channel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Next 3 Years: Converting a Stranger in 3 Clicks With AI Recommendation-as-a-Service
Next 3 Years: Converting a Stranger in 3 Clicks With AI Recommendation-as-a-Service
March 29, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

Google tried to get ahead of web cookies in 2020, announcing that its Chrome browser would stop supporting them in 2022. That’s been pushed to...

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Shippers and Carriers Lose The Paper In Favor of Embedded Payments, Automated Docs
Shippers and Carriers Lose The Paper In Favor of Embedded Payments, Automated Docs
March 29, 2022  |  Supply Chain

Supply chains are the links that underpin commerce, from the single click of an online “buy” button to the doorstep delivery. Get the Full Story...

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Cost Transparency Is Patient Payments Starting Point
Cost Transparency Is Patient Payments Starting Point
March 29, 2022  |  Healthcare Financing

If the point of healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) is creating processes that get providers paid in full more quickly, we may be entering a...

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