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BJ’s On The Block, Amex’s Millennial Problem And Another Big Breach

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This week we saw scientists march, the French go to the polls and a $400 high-tech juicer turned out to be an innovation on par with something that everyone already has: their hands. And most of the nation got a good chuckle — except perhaps the investors who threw $125 million at the disruptive future of juice. Ready to jump in?

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Macro Trends and Millennials: AFT Spring Summit Meeting

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The Association for Financial Technology (AFT) held its 2016 Spring Summit Meeting in Orlando, Florida this year, and both Kelly Williams and I made the trip to learn more about what’s happening right now in the banking industry as well as what trends to expect in the future. Millennials make up 80 million people in the U.S.

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Marketers Focus On Mobile Shopping For The Holidays

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Mobile coupons are still popular, especially among millennials. According the to 2016 Purse String Survey done by Valassis earlier this year, more than 70 percent of consumers say they have looked for coupons or offers while in-store via their mobile device. For millennials, that number is 90 percent.

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The New Kitchen Merges With The Old

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By today’s standards, it looks anything like an innovative brand. But then, looks can be deceiving — 100 years ago, Corning Glass Works had just introduced a massive innovation into the lives of home cooks everywhere. Yes, Instant Pot-side chats are the fireside chats of the millennial generation. A New Kind Of Pothead.

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Deep Dive: Why Smart Cities Should Get Smart About Digital ID

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As the millennial population grows, the implementation of smart city technology will accelerate. This tech-savvy generation has already proven to be highly disruptive in workplaces and other institutions and has demonstrated a willingness to embrace new technological innovations. Paving Smart City Pathways With Digital IDs.

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Can Faster Payments Meet Faster (And Higher) Consumer Expectations?

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billion) — were processed in January alone, a 23 percent spike from the amount processed in January 2016. based VocaLink , the 2016 recipient of NACHA’s Payments Award for innovation, expansion and development of products supporting faster payments to increase payments access, efficiency and security across the globe.

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Fintech And Financial Institutions – Bridging the Gap

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But technology innovators and financial institutions have worked together for generations. Bankrate’s conversion of the Quizzle app (purchased from Quicken Loans in 2016) to Score & Report, white-labeled for use by community banks and credit unions, enables a branded and cost effective solution for quick adoption of new technology.

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