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How Digital-First Credit Unions Can Break The Impersonality Barrier

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The financial world has become more and more entrenched in digital channels, much to customers’ delight — 59 percent of FI consumers want to open banking accounts online rather than do so at a branch. That number is higher among millennial and Generation X respondents, at 77 percent and 63 percent, respectively.

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How Platform Payments Help The Games Go On

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Bureau of Labor Statistics found that both men and women were more likely to play sports in 2015 than they were in any other year after 2003. Research indicates that millennials are twice as likely as other adults to participate in team sports. It’s a growing industry, and one seemingly set to continue its expansion.

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The Coming Clash Of The Commerce Titans

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True or false: Thanks to mobile devices and apps, American consumers spend more time today shopping than they did in 2003. In 2003, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that American consumers spent roughly 48 minutes a day shopping offline and online. The virtuous circle of commerce online began.

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Super Bowl Countdown Brings New Online Gambling Action From Barstool

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spending some $163 million to buy a stake in Barstool Sports, founded in 2003 and described by the news source as a “controversial sports and pop-culture blog.” A closer look at football betting serves to illustrate how attractive online and mobile betting is becoming in the U.S., The latest news, via Bloomberg this week (Jan.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

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In the wake of the outbreak, everything from doctors appointments to schooling to workouts went online. Education: Technology and online content make the classroom optional. Online courses & content. Retail: Shopping goes even more online as grocery joins the e-commerce revolution. Online grocery. 3D printing.

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