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ALDI Turns to Social Media to Boost Loyalty Program

ALDI Turns to Social Media to Boost Loyalty Program
ALDI Turns to Social Media to Boost Loyalty Program
November 23, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As grocers compete for shoppers’ loyalty across digital and physical channels, the bar for building relationships with customers is getting higher. Yet, a traditional rewards...

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Partnerships Take the Guesswork out of Merchants’ Crypto Acceptance
Partnerships Take the Guesswork out of Merchants’ Crypto Acceptance
November 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With FTX dominating digital currency headlines and bitcoin and stablecoin prices gyrating, Daniel Escobar, chief technology officer of crypto tax service provider ZenLedger, said it’s...

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Staffing and Wage Access Get Digital Do-Over as Healthcare Delivery Changes
Staffing and Wage Access Get Digital Do-Over as Healthcare Delivery Changes
November 23, 2022  |  Healthcare

As healthcare delivery models expand, questions around facility needs, staff demands over shifts, wage access and more are advancing rapidly, and digital platforms are leaning...

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Main Street SMBs Are 4.6% ‘Healthier’ Than They Were Pre-Pandemic
Main Street SMBs Are 4.6% ‘Healthier’ Than They Were Pre-Pandemic
November 22, 2022  |  SMBs

No one quite knows what life after the pandemic might look like, as we’re all still in a state of returning to “normal.” Get the...

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Crypto Contagion Sends Coins and Companies Tumbling
Crypto Contagion Sends Coins and Companies Tumbling
November 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX continues to be an industry “market maker” from beyond the grave, as the realities of entangled counterparty risk rear their heads throughout the cryptocurrency...

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Airlines Eye Closed-Loop Payments Solutions to Reduce Payments Costs
Airlines Eye Closed-Loop Payments Solutions to Reduce Payments Costs
November 22, 2022  |  Travel Payments

While the cost of processing credit cards has dropped dramatically over the years, some of the interchange levels have remained relatively high. Get the Full...

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As RTP Turns 5, Matching Experience to Expectation Is the Challenge
As RTP Turns 5, Matching Experience to Expectation Is the Challenge
November 22, 2022  |  B2B Payments

The customer experience encompasses all of the touch points that customers take advantage of when interacting with a company’s employees, assets or operations — including...

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Growing Engagement and Offers Speed Omnichannel Future of ‘Car as Wallet’
Growing Engagement and Offers Speed Omnichannel Future of ‘Car as Wallet’
November 22, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Cars went from conveyances to expressions of individuality in the 20th century, and as the connected car trend builds in this century, they’re becoming a...

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