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APRIL 6, 2018

insurance landscape said they’re launching a pilot program that will help boost the management of healthcare provider data. The firms, in announcing the pilot, said this week that physicians, information service providers, managed care organizations and health systems maintain separate copies of healthcare provider information.

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DECEMBER 30, 2016

FinTech is no stranger to this pattern, and while venture capital levels have seemed to dwindled in certain markets (analysts found VC funding down by 29 percent in 2016 compared to last year), B2B startups remain the apple of many investors’ eyes. Supply Chain Management. India saw a particularly lucrative year.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Amazon ’s big Whole Foods Market buy is paying off, particularly when it comes to online ordering. Amazon, in celebration of its acquisition of Whole Foods Market has done what Amazon is known best for doing: cutting prices. Amazon has struggled with online grocery because shoppers didn’t always know what they were buying.

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AUGUST 9, 2018

Small business software firm Womply is rolling out its cybersecurity solution designed to safeguard companies’ online presence, the company announced on Wednesday (Aug. “Increasingly, the most damaging threats to revenue for small businesses are found online,” said Womply President Cory Capoccia in a statement.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

It started online and soon added stores where people could go and try on clothes and then place orders for them to be delivered. Walmart has a few eCommerce properties, like Jet.com, which it bought in 2016. The decision for the layoffs came from Bonobos, she said. Walmart bought Bonobos for $310 million in 2017.

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APRIL 4, 2016

As of Q1 2016, vacancy rates were hovering around 10 percent in 80 major U.S. All in, however, there’s a 4 percent increase in rents in 2016, according to estimates from commercial real estate services firm CBRE. That is slower than the growth forecasted for hotels and industrial rents, though market volatility is a factor.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

Demand is rising for online services such as those providing cloud-based backups and storage. The cloud storage subscription market is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.8 percent from 2016 to 2022, and uptake is rising even faster in the Asia-Pacific, which is expected to see a CAGR of 27.2

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MAY 13, 2016

A new personal chip card reader will soon hit the market with the goal of protecting consumers while shopping and banking online and ultimately preventing online fraud — at an introductory price of just $20. The assistant can also provide extended authentication and serve as a password manager.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In order to test out the market in certain areas, a growing number of retailers in Manhattan are opting for short-term leases before making a long-term commitment to a location. The retailer, which started online seven years ago, opened up a holiday pop-up store in 2016. That’s how we run our website.”.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The panel of judges — Scarlett Sieber of BBVA; Sam Maule of Carlisle & Gallagher; Ryan Falvey of the Center for Financial Services Innovation; Matt Wilcox of Fiserv; and Phil Ryan of Bank Innovation — will decide which company is worthy of the “Best in Show” DEMOvation crown at Bank Innovation 2016.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

Sky.Garden isn’t looking to replace those methods, said Isaac Hunja, the company’s marketing director. What the Sky.Garden platform does differently is allow sellers to manage online inventory just as they would in a brick-and-mortar setting. Sky.Garden attempts to answer all of these issues. The Sky.Garden Story.

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MARCH 14, 2017

A new report by Global Market Insights reveals that the market size for mobile POS terminals will gain significant growth in the coming years, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 19 percent from 2016 to 2023. According to a press release , the POS Terminal Industry is expected to be valued at $103.52

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

The accepted wisdom of the current retail reality is that no formerly brick-and-mortar brand can operate in a vacuum from the destabilizing effects of online sales. It would seem as if the cosmetics industry has found a corner of the retail market that Amazon can’t touch – though it’s not for lack of trying.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Retailers continue to rely on paid search and email marketing channels, but mobile marketing and social media are continuing to increase in popularity as a way for businesses to grow their customer acquisition, according to a new study.

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MARCH 11, 2019

On March 7th, Airbnb acquired HotelTonight , a last-minute hotel booking startup backed by Accel, Battery Ventures, Coatue Management, and First Round Capital, among others. HotelTonight’s CEO has said that the startup has been profitable since 2016. HotelTonight is Airbnb’s largest acquisition to date.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Perry, and new fund Bramalea Partners, launched by Andrew Boyd, former head of global equity capital markets at Fidelity Investments. Loadsmart features an online portal designed for those in the shipping business to move freight through ports and across rail lines and highways on land.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2016

Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and its overall valuation of more than $60 billion, have turned the Alibaba spinoff into one of the most valuable private tech companies in the world. Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More.

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MAY 30, 2016

And to make sure that everyone starts off 2016, Part II on the same footing, we thought we would bring you a few of the top trending stories, as well as hot data/research topics, that will give you a head start on that all-important planning for 2016 and beyond. Online Checkout Conversion. Get all of the details here.

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William Mills

JANUARY 14, 2016

Content marketing has rapidly emerged as a key marketing strategy within the fintech industry in a relatively short time. I vividly remember my content marketing conversations with clients in early 2014. Our clients had no idea what content marketing or HubSpot encompassed. 2015 was a content marketing tsunami.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Index found that CU members may not prioritize the latest technologies as much as bank and FinTech customers do, but they still value easy-to-use mobile apps and online capabilities. SAFE has been delivering on-demand experiences since 2016, when it launched a targeted marketing function on its mobile app.

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MAY 5, 2016

In fact, in Q1 2016, Chapter 11 filings from commercial companies actually fell 5 percent across the board. For every new path cut through the market, the retailers standing in the way are cut down. But, for every dearly departed retailer so far in 2016, are there lessons to be learned by those that are still struggling to survive?

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JULY 3, 2017

Even in the quiet seasons, the online travel market is susceptible to the trade winds, and they don’t always blow in agents’ favor. But what hurts a business (especially a small one) more than an October snowstorm is when online fraudsters use CNP transactions to steal their services. The End of Excessive Card Surcharges.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 5, 2023

With the Federal Reserve expected to pause at its next meeting on June 14 th (the probability of a pause is now 68% in the futures market), what will happen with NIM and COF for community banks? Unfortunately, community banks’ most formidable challenges in managing their cost of funds lie ahead, not behind.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize — owner of grocery behemoths Giant and Stop & Shop — has acquired a majority stake in supermarket delivery startup FreshDirect amid an online shopping surge propelled by COVID-19. “We FreshDirect gets a parent with real buying power and the means to further expand in East Coast markets.”.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 1, 2016

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

trillion in 2016, but companies aren’t always able to see where their dollars are going. The rise in online travel booking means online travel agents are likely to be worst hit by payments fraud in the industry, with analysts anticipating an $11 billion impact on this segment in particular. Business spend on travel reached $1.15

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

As India approaches the fourth anniversary of 2016’s demonetization, the landscape that has defined the country and economy is undergoing a radical shift. India has heretofore been a cash-based economy, where even consumers shopping online often paid in physical currency via cash on delivery (COD).

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JULY 26, 2017

billion over 357 deals US online personal finance firm SoFi raised the largest round globally at $453 million China, which raised the largest amount of VC investment in 2016, dropped to second place with $1.0 increase on H1 2016 deal value, but an 18.5% Global VC FinTech investment attracts $6.5 Overall, the US experienced a 7.7%

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Amid the talk of filling in the small business (SMB) financing gap banks have left since the financial crisis, the rush of FinTechs, alternative and marketplace lenders coming to market may have left another business segment behind: the middle market, particularly the lower middle market. We’re not looking to replace banks.

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JUNE 14, 2016

We’ve spent much of the first five months of 2016 covering the fall from the 50-story building. In this story, that sudden stop may just be coming in the form of consumers whose retail tastes have just evolved toward something different in kind than what is already in the market. Think we’re kidding?

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JULY 10, 2020

real estate industry reeling, with rising unemployment rates and a nationwide recession sending prices and home sales lower in certain markets. Prices will likely fluctuate for a while, but the pandemic may have significant long-term impacts on the industry, even after the market finds its footing. The pandemic has sent the U.S.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

WEX is purchasing the Australian eNett from Travelport and its owners, partnered with Siris Capital Group and Elliot Management Corporation’s private equity affiliate, Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. Since 2016, eNett and Optal have combined growth of 36 percent. Both startups will be fully combined under WEX.

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MAY 27, 2020

FedEx acquired TNT Express in 2016 for boosting its B2B shipments, and Last Mile Experts Managing Partner Marek Ró?ycki FedEx has felt the pressure of the pandemic as online sales increased almost 50 percent during the month of April.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2016

We can all agree Credit Karma, Chase Mobile, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PayPal aren’t leaving the Top Ten on App Annie anytime soon. But ratings and rankings aren’t everything — there’s also the cool factor. How easy is the app to use? Does it makes us feel good (even Read More.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

National department store chain Kohl’s recently released its fourth-quarter financial earnings for 2016. While online order volumes were strong in Q4, slowing traffic to physical stores led to overall weak sales results for the end of 2016 to January 28, 2017. Kohl’s overall profits came in at $252 million in Q4, or $1.44

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JANUARY 14, 2020

Canadian eCommerce platform Shopify is helping people start online businesses with an initial starter loan of $200, Forbes reported on Tuesday (Jan. Since Shopify Capital launched in April 2016, it has made in excess of $750 million in loans. That $200 can get you your first Instagram ad or logo.

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