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DATA: How FI’s Innovation Gap Is Big Tech’s Big Opportunity

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As far as we can tell, the origin of the quote is from a 2012 Fortune article, with the author writing: “ A favorite Bezos aphorism is “Your margin is my opportunity.” . A trillion-dollar market cap later, it’s hard to argue Amazon’s effectiveness, quote attribution notwithstanding. The Headwinds Creating The Innovations Gap .

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The Great Online Innovation Pile On Of 2017

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Take a look at this chart, which lays out grocery chain market share. Walmart has the largest market share at 14.2 In 2015, the tech media was gaga over Snap and its ability to corral the so-called most valuable eyeballs in media: the millennial. billion into Snap since it started in 2012, and its IPO in March of 2017 raised $3.4

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Why Innovation Is Nothing Without Distribution

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More important, perhaps, than the innovations they made on behalf of their more famous lead players, was how their contributions accelerated those innovations’ time to market. Innovation in payments and commerce has an unsung hero, too. And who will influence how innovation happens. Distribution.

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Challenges for the neo-challengers: Four hurdles to overcome

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An obvious reason is the inroads they’re making into the market, both domestically and globally: recent Accenture research finds that digital-only banks operating in the UK could amass a total of 35 million customers globally within the next 12 months, up from 13 million today. Why the intense interest in the neo-challengers? Profitability.

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Retailers Give Fresh Focus to Single Consumers

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Forget millennials, that consumer segment that is blamed for the downfall of most everything while also being the target of many innovative efforts. So much retail and payments innovation takes place in China, and, in a sense, that holds true when it comes to single consumers. Shifting Tide. Singles’ Day. It takes place on Nov.

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AltFin’s Bumpy Ride Into An Uncertain 2019

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There were plenty of tailwinds that pushed the segment forward: A strong economy, healthy consumer interest in credit and advances in credit scoring technology were all instrumental in pushing more consumers into the market, particularly in the first half of the year. percent since 2012. According to the Federal Reserve , U.S.

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Self-Storage Goes Digital, And Gets Neighborly

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The industry has grown nearly 8 percent since 2012 and accounts for more than 120,000 jobs. No doubt — that’s why other young companies are striving for a piece of this market. If renters are in Roo’s geographical markets, they can visit its website to browse listings for storage. Nearly 10 percent of people in the U.S.

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