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Digital Payments Explode In Venezuela Amid Scarce Cash
Digital Payments Explode In Venezuela Amid Scarce Cash
February 15, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Where cash is hard to find, therein lies boon and bumper crop for digital payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Data Security Needs National Standards, Panelists Tell House Subcommittee
Data Security Needs National Standards, Panelists Tell House Subcommittee
February 15, 2018  |  Data

In the wake of breaches that have compromised the data of millions of Americans and companies as far-flung as Equifax and Uber, industry observers and...

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Robotics Startup Plans Automated Fulfillment Centers For All eGrocers
Robotics Startup Plans Automated Fulfillment Centers For All eGrocers
February 15, 2018  |  Retail

Delivery — particularly delivery on demand — is often an expensive logistical challenge for online retailers, but it is one that Israeli-based artificial intelligence (FI) startup CommonSense Robotics...

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Behind BJ’s Digital Double Down
Behind BJ’s Digital Double Down
February 15, 2018  |  Retail

Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, BJ’s Wholesale Club doesn’t always attract the same level of interest as its larger counterparts at Costco or Sam’s Club — mostly because those...

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Discounts And Price Compare On Grocery Apps Can Drive Higher Customer Satisfaction
Discounts And Price Compare On Grocery Apps Can Drive Higher Customer Satisfaction
February 15, 2018  |  Retail

Third-party apps such as Instacart have long served grocery customers. With their popularity, grocers want in — and software companies are happy to create white-label...

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LL Bean Brings The Blockchain Into Outdoor Apparel
LL Bean Brings The Blockchain Into Outdoor Apparel
February 15, 2018  |  Retail

One of the newest technologies in FinTech is coming to one of the oldest American outdoor gear brands. Now arriving at L.L. Bean? The blockchain....

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WeWork Steps Into Retail With J.Crew
WeWork Steps Into Retail With J.Crew
February 15, 2018  |  Retail

In WeWork’s first fashion partnership, J.Crew will host a panel discussion series and sell items from its spring collection at several of the co-working company’s...

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Delivery Hero Faces Crowded Market
Delivery Hero Faces Crowded Market
February 15, 2018  |  Retail

The CEO of a German food delivery service is aiming to break even in 2018, despite competition from Amazon and Uber. Still, Delivery Hero’s Niklas Östberg...

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Digital Bank-Backed Azlo Readies For Debut
Digital Bank-Backed Azlo Readies For Debut
February 15, 2018  |  Startups

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A (BBVA)-backed U.S. digital banking startup Azlo is poised to open its digital doors this week, coming out of a pilot...

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