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Apple Introduces New eCommerce Portal With Upgraded UX

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With most of Apple ’s retail stores remaining closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the tech giant is introducing a new hub to streamline the shop-from-home experience. The new portal offers an enhanced user experience (UX) that enables people to chat with tech specialists and learn more about contactless delivery options.

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Apple To Shutter Houston Stores Again

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As instances of the coronavirus increase in Texas, Apple will shutter seven of its Houston-vicinity retail locations once again. Apple closed shops again in North Carolina, Florida, Arizona and South Carolina last week for like rationale, and has reportedly re-shuttered a total of 18 retail locations across the U.S. “We

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Today In Payments: Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card; Apple Introduces New eCommerce Portal

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In today’s top news, Samsung Pay is launching a debit card and a money management tool, and Apple has introduced a new ecommerce portal. Apple Introduces New eCommerce Portal With Upgraded UX. Plus, Frank Bisignano has been promoted to CEO of Fiserv. Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card, Money Management.

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Is UX The Key To Mobile Wallet Breakout?

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With nearly one in four consumers trying Apple Pay this year, according to the PYMNTS Apple Pay Adoption Tracker , there’s been a steady increase in use of and interest in the mobile wallet since late 2014, when only 9 percent of those surveyed used it to make a purchase. Importance of nailing UX.

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In Retail, Are Rewards Their Own Reward?

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Retail is a dog-eat-dog world, operating at times on the thinnest of margins. There are so many levers to engage consumers” in rewards, said Wind, and whether it is tied specifically to a card or merchant, additional leverage can come through email marketing campaigns or percentage-off programs at retailers. credit cards, 1.3

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Is Augmented Reality The Future Of Fab?

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The home furnishings and fashion accessories online retailer that was once valued at $1 billion is banking on an updated iOS app that includes augmented reality tech to buttress its floundering business. Mobile is very important and a big focus for us right now,” Bergh told Internet Retailer.

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The New Lending Fintech Bonanza

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Following on Goldman Sachs Marcus and Apple Pay entrants to the fintech market, now we have ICE, NYSE and Nasdaq. For anyone thinking that Wall Street investment banking was separate from Main Street retail banking, commercial banking and fintech, 2020 is clearing that up. It’s one big sandbox.

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