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What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix

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But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. The sequel, “ Meet The Fockers ,” released in December of 2004, was among the top-grossing films of 2005. I Don’t Want To, But I Have To’. It is also pretty hilarious.

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PayPal Launches Cashback Credit Card

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exclusively for PayPal members in a effort to increase usage in online and physical stores. The card will be issued by Stamford-based Synchrony Bank, which has partnered with PayPal since 2004. PayPal launches its first cash-back credit card called PayPal Cashback MasterCard in the U.S.

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Alibaba’s Ant Group Produces Preparatory Regulatory Filing For Intended IPO

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The firm previously said the dual China listings back its goal to accelerate digitization of the country’s service industry and fuel domestic demand, while positioning the firm to create global markets with partners and grow investment in innovation as well as technology.

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When QSRs Think Really Outside The Box In The Innovation Race

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The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. In the modern digital era of QSR, it is almost impossible not to mention Starbucks and its myriad contributions to innovation — including the first really successful launch of a mobile wallet product in the U.S.

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PayPal Sells Consumer Loans to Long-Time Partner Synchrony Financial

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Synchrony Bank has been PayPal’s banking partner since 2004. Yesterday, the San Jose, Calif-based PayPal said it agreed to sell $5.8 billion in consumer credit receivables to Stamford, Conn-based Synchrony Bank, a unit of Synchrony Financial. In addition to selling its credit […].

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3 Fundamentals Every Digital Strategy (Still) Needs

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Google Trends shows a marked rise in “empathy” searches, peaking recently at levels six times that of 2004. How might we personalize online experiences? It takes a plan that outlines how business objectives align with capabilities to deliver innovative experiences. How do we want customers to feel when we do?

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players. The last one, published in Jan 2014, featured 50 innovations (see below).