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For FI Account Openings, Serving The ‘Segment Of One’

For FI Account Openings, Serving The ‘Segment Of One’
For FI Account Openings, Serving The ‘Segment Of One’
June 21, 2019  |  Banking

A disconnect looms in financial services, one that can doom relationships between financial institutions (FIs) and customers from the beginning. Studies have shown that 70...

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Payment Apps For When The Marriage Is Over
Payment Apps For When The Marriage Is Over
June 21, 2019  |  Faster Payments

It’s not enough to build a real-time payment system if financial institutions (FIs) don’t implement the offering, and extend instant payment services to customers. Getting...

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PayPal COO Bill Ready Announces Departure
PayPal COO Bill Ready Announces Departure
June 20, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Big news from PayPal — the payments firm on Thursday afternoon (June 20) that COO Bill Ready is leaving the company. According to a statement...

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BoE Gov: Facebook’s Libra Will Need Regulation
BoE Gov: Facebook’s Libra Will Need Regulation
June 20, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney said Facebook’s newly-announced cryptocurrency, Libra, can’t be the same unregulated type of service that Facebook is, according to...

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Brazil Bribery Charges Cost Walmart $282M
Brazil Bribery Charges Cost Walmart $282M
June 20, 2019  |  Legal

Walmart will pay a total of $282 million to settle with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on charges...

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Amazon Launches Off-To-College Store For Students
Amazon Launches Off-To-College Store For Students
June 20, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon is launching its Off-to-College store geared toward college students and all of their shopping needs, be it furnishing a dorm room or purchasing class...

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Google Takes On Facebook With Business Pages
Google Takes On Facebook With Business Pages
June 20, 2019  |  Google

Google has expanded its Google My Business service for businesses, and at the same time taken aim at Facebook’s Pages service, according to a report...

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Kroger’s Private-Label Grocery War Advantage?
Kroger’s Private-Label Grocery War Advantage?
June 20, 2019  |  Retail

To compete in the grocery wars and gain market share from competitors such as Aldi, Amazon and Walmart, supermarkets are bolstering their private-label efforts. One...

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Legal Cannabis Retail Rides A Wave Of Revenue Growth
Legal Cannabis Retail Rides A Wave Of Revenue Growth
June 20, 2019  |  Business

In a way, watching the emergence of legal retail marijuana in North America is like watching someone grow up. Not really a toddler or baby...

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