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B2B Venture Capital: Corporate Social Media, Marijuana Procurement, and Big Data

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This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. B2B FinTechs in the U.S. Software-As-A-Service (SaaS).

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Retailers Take Sides In Battle Between Alibaba And Tencent

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Alibaba and Tencent , which are locked in a battle to win over consumers, have invested more than $10 billion in retailers since the beginning of 2017. As a result, retailers are taking sides, CNBC reported. By working with Alibaba and Tencent, merchants can access payment systems and logistics services — as well as Big Data.

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Lesara’s Agile Approach To Fashion Retail

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Berlin-based fashion retailer Lesara prides itself on thinking differently about apparel and being on trend. It doesn’t send its designers to Fashion Week and it draws its conclusions about what consumers want from the data that they see. Agile retail is a model that will free us from time-consuming fashion shows.

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Google Quits Cookies As Data Privacy Regs Show Fangs

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Looks like the digital advertising and marketing sectors are in for a reckoning. As we know, mostly anonymous corporations have been collecting consumer data online for years, usually without explicit permission, selling it or using it for ad retargeting and personalization. That’s a bad moon rising for some Big Data operators.

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Deep Dive: Digital-First Banks Harness The Power Of Data Analytics

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Every interaction tells banks what customers actually want, meaning FIs just need the right tools to interpret this data. One of the most powerful tools in the financial sector is data analytics. Big Data analytics reached a market valuation of $29.87 Data Analytics Behind the Scenes.

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Can AIs Put An End To The Retail Boycott?

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Despite the millions of ways social media was supposed to make life simpler and more convenient, retailers have long since found that it’s not the selling playground that they once imagined it to be. And then comes social media’s version of an angry mob with pitchforks and torches: the boycott.

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15 Twitter accounts every bank executive should follow

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The ABA has a new report out on how banks are using social media, and much of the report focuses on using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and the like to boost customer service, make connections in the community and recruit staff. It often Tweets columns tied to breaking news and statistics.