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Pixlee Lets Retailers Market Using Real Customers’ Photos

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Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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Learning from mBank’s branch channel investment

Celent Banking

For those unfamiliar, mBank is a Polish direct bank brand established by BRE Bank in 2000 as one of the first of its kind in the country. Thanks to the mBank’s business achievements and potential of the brand as first and the biggest internet bank in Poland, BRE Bank Group decided in 2013 to change company name to mBank.

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Getting The SME Crowdfunding Model Off The Ground

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Years in the making, the regulation was born from the JOBS Act, which was signed into law in 2012, with Title IV of the act — also known as Regulation A+ — enabling average joes to invest in companies seeking capital. Regulation A+ has made a mostly quiet splash on the market.

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12 Industries That Will Thrive Thanks To Millennials

CB Insights

Social media is also helping campers discover new places to visit, then share their experiences with others: 30% of millennials said that they picked a camping spot after seeing someone else go there. At the same time, boutique studio memberships grew by 70% between 2012 and 2015, with memberships hitting an all-time high in 2016.

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Will The Stars Align For Facebook’s Project Libra?

PYMNTS

It shut down in 2012, 15 months after its official launch. First stop on Facebook’s capital raising tour: The big guns with successful payments rails, loads of money and a demonstrable appetite to invest in innovation. Curtain Call: The media goes nuts. Social gaming. One dollar purchased 10 Facebook Credits.

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Will Rio Take The Gold In Tech Innovation?

PYMNTS

In general, venture capitalists are boosting their investments in Latin America, with funding reaching $594 million in 2015, a stark increase from $387 million in 2012, the Latin America Venture Capital Association confirmed.

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Walmart’s Been On A Buying Spree. Which Company Could It Acquire Next?

CB Insights

Driven by Lore, Walmart acquired e-commerce platform Shoebuy in January 2017, followed by outdoor apparel retailer Moosejaw in February, womenswear site Modcloth in March, direct-to-consumer premium menswear brand Bonobos in June, and last-mile delivery startup Parcel in September. Crew’s Madewell brand. E-commerce.

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