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Monzo Extends Its Bank Accounts To UK Residents Aged 16, 17

Monzo Extends Its Bank Accounts To UK Residents Aged 16, 17
Monzo Extends Its Bank Accounts To UK Residents Aged 16, 17
August 06, 2018  |  Digital Banking

Monzo, the digital bank, announced Monday (Aug. 6) that it is making its bank accounts open to anyone in the U.K. between the ages of...

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Facebook Reportedly Asks Banks To Share Customer Data
Facebook Reportedly Asks Banks To Share Customer Data
August 06, 2018  |  Facebook

In an effort to provide more services to its users, Facebook has reportedly asked banks to share customer information, such as checking account balances and...

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Treasury Finds Promise In, Urges Regulation Across, FinTech Landscape
Treasury Finds Promise In, Urges Regulation Across, FinTech Landscape
August 06, 2018  |  Regulation

It was no surprise that FinTech dominated regulatory headlines this past week, with a Treasury report that helped set the stage for a sea change...

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215K Retail, Manufacturing Jobs Added In July
215K Retail, Manufacturing Jobs Added In July
August 06, 2018  |  Retail

While economists had predicted that hiring would slow this year, U.S. employers have been expanding their payrolls, adding an average of 215,000 jobs per month...

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Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi To Step Down
Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi To Step Down
August 06, 2018  |  Retail

After 12 years – and a recent spate of run-ins with activist investors – Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi will step down from leading the food and...

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Today In Data: Pulling Off A Good Twist Ending
Today In Data: Pulling Off A Good Twist Ending
August 06, 2018  |  Today In Data

It will never be said of Apple that they lacked a flair for the dramatic – and hitting the U.S. public market’s first $1 trillion market...

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How Digitally Native Brands Can Grow With Showrooms
How Digitally Native Brands Can Grow With Showrooms
August 06, 2018  |  Retail

Digitally native brands are trying on a new brick-and-mortar model for size: Instead of opening the doors to cavernous stores, they are opting to create...

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November Six’s Keep It Simple Approach To Curation
November Six’s Keep It Simple Approach To Curation
August 06, 2018  |  Retail

Choice – and how much to have on hand – is a stunningly complicated problem for retailers. Too little choice, and customers undoubtedly get bored...

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IKEA Launches Inspiration Experience In Select Cities
IKEA Launches Inspiration Experience In Select Cities
August 06, 2018  |  Retail

IKEA announced that it will commemorate its 75th anniversary this year with a limited-time IKEA Inspiration Experience in New York and Chicago. Get the Full...

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