Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Malls, retail stores and even some bank branch closings proliferated in 2017. Payments chaos.

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Conference Industry Community Bank Community 90

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Today, the average small business spends more than $15,000 on SaaS every month, according to the company’s Q3 2017 analysis. Ariel Diaz, founder and CEO of Blissfully , told PYMNTS the chaos breeds fatigue for the SMB community. The company dubbed this trend “SaaS Chaos,” but FinTech innovation slows down for no one.

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Tools Software Data Analysis 135

PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

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. — as if they were on a social network. Brands must either disrupt or be disrupted.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. We look into how stores are being transformed into showrooms, community gathering spots, and even event spaces as retailers leverage the physical store as tool for brand marketing. Say goodbye to the big-box stores of yesteryear.

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