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Why Instagram’s New Shopping Icon Is Changing Ecommerce Forever

Perficient

Here’s why: Traditionally users weren’t able to purchase items through social media platforms. Social influencers could promote brands through their channels and direct users to “swipe up” or click a link in their bio to purchase. 70% of people will trust a recommendation from someone they don’t know.

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Decoupled Debit — Again?

PYMNTS

The year is 2007. Capital One made the headlines then – a genius move, many called it at that time, for an issuer that lacked demand in deposit accounts and had no other way to provide a debit-like offering that would make their brand sticky to consumers. There’s only one problem. 2018: Same Song, Different Verse.

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FUEL CYCLE Fuels B2C Relationships

PYMNTS

The data collected through these online communities gives brands the insights they need to make real-time decisions that serve the commerce king: the customer. According to Forrester, brands face a 50 percent higher revenue risk in 2017. Brands must either disrupt or be disrupted. . — as if they were on a social network.

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Physical Retail Isn’t Dead – The Physical Store Model Is

PYMNTS

Amazon started with zero customers, zero brand awareness and a very ugly website with a clunky user experience, by today’s standards. And it did so via a channel that was not at all conducive to a digital shopping experience. Not exactly a great user experience. I guess every sad story needs a bad guy.

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MX Recruits Former Intel & Fiserv CMO, Don MacDonald

Fintech Labs Insights

MX appointed Don MacDonald to lead marketing and branding efforts and develop marketing strategies to help bank clients enhance the account holder experience. He has the skills, experience and proven track record to continue to evolve our marketing organization, build the MX brand and drive accelerated growth for the company.”.

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Ping Identity Acquires UnboundID

Fintech Labs Insights

Today’s acquisition gives Ping access to UnboundID’s “impressive list of big enterprise customers” which include global brands such as Chick-fil-A, Wells Fargo, Target, Boeing, Cisco and NBC. ” Specifically, Ping mentions that the addition of Unbound’s capability will bolster: User experience.

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Happy 10th Anniversary iPhone

PYMNTS

That is how the world first met the iPhone a little over ten years ago in January 2007, when Steve Jobs took to the stage to announce Apple’s latest and greatest innovation. And on June 29, 2007, we finally got it. Melissa Lowry, VP of Brand and Marketing, Early Warning. These are not three separate devices. This is one device.

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