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Beacons Will Be The Waiters At This Tokyo Restaurant

Beacons Will Be The Waiters At This Tokyo Restaurant
Beacons Will Be The Waiters At This Tokyo Restaurant
March 21, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

If there’s anything Japan is famous for, it’s comprehensive cell phone use and impeccable customer service. Case in point: Smartphone use is so ubiquitous that...

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Can Customer Loyalty Be Measured In Free Burritos?
Can Customer Loyalty Be Measured In Free Burritos?
March 19, 2016  |  News

In business there are few hard and fast rules. What works brilliantly in one context can miss terribly in another. However, “few” hard and fast...

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Investors Balk At Talk Of Alt-SME Lending Collapse
Investors Balk At Talk Of Alt-SME Lending Collapse
March 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The alternative small business lending market took home the biggest slice of cake this week with about $33.5 million worth of venture capital across two...

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For A B2B Payments Revolution, Talk Compromise
For A B2B Payments Revolution, Talk Compromise
March 18, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Banks need modern infrastructure, but instead of overhauling their pipelines internally, financial institutions have begun striking strategic partnerships with FinTech and payments innovators. Get the...

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Will This Rally Be A House Of Cards?
Will This Rally Be A House Of Cards?
March 18, 2016  |  Cross-border Payments

Stocks and commodities – especially energy – have jumped from lows seen not all that long ago. But caution would well serve those tempted to...

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The Bottom Line Of B2B Customer Engagement
The Bottom Line Of B2B Customer Engagement
March 17, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Multiple markets have been looking at how to improve suppliers’ standing with their corporate customers. Amid longer — and later — bill payments and the cost of...

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