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The Untraditionally Inexpensive Traditional Thanksgiving Of 2017

PYMNTS

While much of what we prepare as a nation comes from something of a preset list, we’ve managed to change up the menu a little along the way. As of 2017, Thanksgiving’s evolution is continuing forward into the future. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, 2017’s dinner table prices are hitting five-year lows.

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Why 2021 Will Be Real-Time Payments Break-Out Year

PYMNTS

It’s been three years and a pandemic since the official rollout of The Clearing House ’s Real-Time Payments ( RTP ) network, but the next 12 to 18 months will likely see financial institutions (FIs) migrate to this technology in record numbers, Mark Ranta , payments practice lead at Alacriti , told PYMNTS. “I Here’s why. . He said U.S.

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The year in IBM FinTech

Insights on Business

As we wrap up an unpredictable and sometimes tumultuous year in both the fintech industry and the world, we’re looking back at the last 12 months of IBM FinTech blogs to pick out some of the more popular and insightful posts of 2017. In 2017, cognitive banking took a major leap forward. Banking the unbanked in India”.

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Weird Commerce: Ozobot Brings Coding To Life For Kids

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Today’s generation of kids are growing up in a learning environment much different than it was 15–20 years ago. While the fundamentals of math, science, English and social studies are still at the core of learning, the various technologies surrounding nearly every aspect of everyone’s lives is unavoidable.

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How The Stage Was Set For The Pandemic’s Great Digital Shift

PYMNTS

And it may seem that we’ve always done what we’ve needed to do online — work from home, learn from home, and of course, bank and shop from home. There were (and still remain) jumping-off points where we had already been using some tech conduits to transact and interact. Setting The Stage. Crossing The Rubicon.

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2017 Predictions: 4 Trends that Will Shake Up Banking Next Year

FICO

If you follow the financial press, blogs and newsletters, you may have noticed a sea change in the topics du jour over the last 12 months. I have one more to add to that list: financial inclusion must be central to the story of 2017 because it will be the beneficiary of many mainstream industry innovations.

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Direct-To-Consumer Mattress Brands Go Cross-Channel

PYMNTS

But the brands currently on the market were a useful learning experience for Nectar. The brand, which was founded in 2017, claims to sell more than 1,000 mattresses per day. The brand, which was founded in 2017, claims to sell more than 1,000 mattresses per day. A Thicker Mattress.

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