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Fizzle Of The Week: The NYC Amazon HQ That Will Never Be
Fizzle Of The Week: The NYC Amazon HQ That Will Never Be
February 15, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Amazon and the city of New York managed to pull off one of history’s more spectacular break-ups this week, with the Valentine’s Day announcement that...

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Sizzle Of The Week: Zelle’s Accelerating Growth
Sizzle Of The Week: Zelle’s Accelerating Growth
January 18, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Bank earnings this week gave us a bit of insight into the momentum gained by bank-backed P2P payment network Zelle in 2018. For example, Bank...

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Incredible Shrinking Rewards Offerings
Fizzle Of The Week: The Incredible Shrinking Rewards Offerings
January 04, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

In the wake of the Great Recessions, Americans en masse got awfully nervous about opening new accounts and using credit cards. Open accounts peaked near 500 million...

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Sizzle Of The Week: More Inclusive And Expansive Credit Scoring
Sizzle Of The Week: More Inclusive And Expansive Credit Scoring
December 21, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Consumers with thin credit files got something of an early Christmas present this week, care of Experian. The credit rating agency announced the launch of Experian Boost,...

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Sizzle Of The Week: Lyft Jumps Into First Place In 2019 IPO Race
Sizzle Of The Week: Lyft Jumps Into First Place In 2019 IPO Race
December 07, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

This week gave us the answer to a question that’s been popping up a lot as 2018 comes to a close: Which of the household name tech unicorns...

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Sizzle Of The Week: New York’s Holiday Pop-Up Explosion
Sizzle Of The Week: New York’s Holiday Pop-Up Explosion
November 30, 2018  |  Retail

With the holiday season now officially upon us, there things that one can reasonably expect to see a lot of for the next several weeks:...

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum
Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum
November 16, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

While the legalization of marijuana is a contentious political topic, a fact that is not contentious is that in the 33 U.S. states (and the District...

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Facebook’s Sizzly, Fizzly Week
Facebook’s Sizzly, Fizzly Week
November 09, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Facebook has been a firm with its share of troubles lately. Earnings weren’t quite what investors were looking for, its usership base in the U.S. and...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Amazon And Western Union Sizzle, Phone Upgrades Fizzle
Sizzle Fizzle: Amazon And Western Union Sizzle, Phone Upgrades Fizzle
November 02, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

In the age where news is instant and leaks are common, a genuine bit of surprising news is actually pretty hard to come by.  ...

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