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Americans Hesitant to Break Up With Big US Banks

Americans Hesitant to Break Up With Big US Banks
Americans Hesitant to Break Up With Big US Banks
December 16, 2022  |  Banking

Americans are slow to change U.S. banks, even though they could be missing out. Credit unions (CUs), with a 6% higher-than-average member satisfaction rate, could...

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More Brands Following Tech and Automakers into Connected Cars
More Brands Following Tech and Automakers into Connected Cars
December 06, 2022  |  Connected Economy

As consumers seek frictionless payments, businesses are looking to connect with captive in-car customers. Most recently, energy giant Chevron was reported to have created an app for Apple CarPlay...

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Being a Super App and Declaring Intentions Are Very Different
Being a Super App and Declaring Intentions Are Very Different
December 06, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Microsoft is reportedly looking to enter the race to become America’s new super app provider. While the software giant’s intentions — as well as those...

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Circle Delays IPO as Crypto Winter Chills Stablecoin Momentum
Circle Delays IPO as Crypto Winter Chills Stablecoin Momentum
December 05, 2022  |  IPO

The crypto winter has now chilled all manner of digital currency activities, including an IPO. FinTech Circle, which issues USDC stablecoins, said in an announcement...

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Banks and FinTechs Pivot to Consumer Credit Rehab
Banks and FinTechs Pivot to Consumer Credit Rehab
December 05, 2022  |  Retail

The rise in stretched consumers has seen more banks and FinTechs looking to help them. With weakened consumer buying power, a major theme of 2022,...

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Winc Sinks Into Bankruptcy as Taste for Wine Subscriptions Sours
Winc Sinks Into Bankruptcy as Taste for Wine Subscriptions Sours
December 04, 2022  |  Subscriptions

You might have thought that an online wine club would be impervious to consumers’ belt-tightening. News came last week that Winc filed for Chapter 11...

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Maersk Quietly Quits TradeLens Blockchain Project
Maersk Quietly Quits TradeLens Blockchain Project
December 02, 2022  |  Blockchain

With the crypto industry under fire, some blockchain projects are also on the chopping block. It wasn’t supposed to be this way.   After all, blockchains...

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McDonald’s Conveyor Belt Drive-Thru Leads Spate of Takeout Tinkering
McDonald’s Conveyor Belt Drive-Thru Leads Spate of Takeout Tinkering
December 01, 2022  |  ResTech

As restaurant brands look to secure consumers’ digital loyalty, McDonald’s is testing new store formats.  The quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand announced in a company blog post Thursday (Dec. 1)...

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