By 2022, over 55% of all US homes will have at least one Voice Assistant, with many having two or more, as they become more affordable (and necessary). Read More >
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The Clydesdales are benched for Super Bowl LII, the first time since 2001. Read More >
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U.S. Bank is using Super Bowl ads and brand experiences to grow build brand recognition. Read More >
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Two consumer behaviors are driving brands’ ability to gain insights into purchase behavior: the rise of pre-shopping research on products, and the adoption of e-commerce. Read More >
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Ripple, which is developing a payments system for banks based on the blockchain, sold $91.6 million worth of XRP during the quarter, capitalizing on a 29,631 percent price surge in 2017. Read More >
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South Korean crypto enthusiasts will no longer be able to use anonymous bank accounts for coin trading starting on January 30th, to prevent money laundering and other illegal activity. Read More >
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CPG Manufacturers are starting to express some reservations about the retail sector’s 800-pound gorilla: Amazon. Read More >
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Michael VanErdewyk has been in insurance and financial services for most of 30 years, comments on private student loan market in podcast. Read More >
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Colonel Sanders wants customers’ bitcoins. According to Fortune, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has announced a Bitcoin Bucket, available only in Canada & only for a limited time, for the low price of $20 worth of bitcoin tokens. Read More >
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Media outlets are amping up their crypto coverage in response to growing public interest in the topic. Read More >
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Kroger, the grocery store chain operator that is struggling to compete with Amazon now that it owns Whole Foods Market, is considering buying the online wholesaler startup Boxed. Read More >
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Wells' rollout of FitBit payments is another way the bank can encourage customers to make wearables payments, since adoption is still quite low. Read More >
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Mars Inc. -- the family-owned global pet care, confectionery and food giant and one of the world’s biggest advertisers -- has launched a global consolidation review of its media agency assignments. Read More >
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Here are some interesting stories in a slideshow where banks forgot about their primary directive: Customer Service. Read More >
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A recent study by mobile services provider Stratix & IHL Group found retailers in North America that deployed mobile POS technology experienced a 24% average increase in sales during 2017 compared with those that didn’t. Read More >
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Banks may start bringing wealth management into the retail strategy with the younger generation customers, who will be the recipients of Baby Boomers’ funds. Read More >
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More than $1 billion was donated to charities and nonprofits via the PayPal platform over the holidays, marking a milestone for the company, PayPal announced in a blog post. Read More >
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“It is hard for most people to really imagine the staggering amounts of data that need to be sorted, parsed and secured to make connected cars – and eventually autonomous cars – really ready for the road,” says BlackBerry VP Rupen Chanda. Read More >
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