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As ‘super apps’ gain ground, banks navigate user experience hurdles

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If 2019 saw the growth of new e-commerce solutions within mobile banking apps, 2020 may be the year banking platforms iron […]. With the rise of Alipay and WeChat in Asia, and the growth of e-commerce and banking capabilities within platforms like Uber and Grab, banks and bank-type platforms are following suit by adding new functions.

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Goldiam International Debuts B2B Website For US Retail Jewelry

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retail jewelry industry. Udaan plans to utilize the new funding to reach out to a greater amount of India's small businesses, improve its user experience and boost its technology program. On Friday, Goldiam's stocks were trading in the green, an India Infoline report said.

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The Year In Data: Measuring 2020’s Payments Innovation

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Key Data Points: Consumers are performing 12 percent more activities at home in 2020 than they did in 2019 and making purchases during 12 percent of those activities, on average. percent made voice-assisted purchases while shopping for groceries or retail goods in the last 24 hours. 31 percent bank via app. 30 percent saw a decline.

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What The Subscription Market’s 2020 Surge Tells Us About Retail’s 2021 Remake

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It requires moving away from the “sell the sizzle, not the steak” model of moving retail goods to one of observing the customers and modifying offerings to what the data indicates they want. But whenever the shift back to a more physically interactive world begins, it will also mark a new chapter in retail.

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How 5G Could Be Rocket Fuel To Retail

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The race to 5G retail is on. Recent news out of Asia serves as solid foreshadowing of how 5G could enhance retail in the coming few years. 5G Retail Plans. South Korea’s SK Telecom and retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group have joined forces on 5G retail, for instance.

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Samsung Looks To 5G Retail As Revenue Declines

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Smartphone shipments for Samsung increased in the second quarter of 2019, the company said in its latest earnings report , thanks to retail sales of its mid-level models. Samsung’s earnings provide a glimpse into the intersection of retail and mobile. Samsung plans to increase its market share in the technology to 20 percent by 2020.

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Telehealth Service Puts A Retail Spin On Its Business Model

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Fruit Street – a virtual one-stop-shop specializing in digital diabetes diagnosis and treatment – has partnered with vegetarian meal kit purveyor Purple Carrot to add a retail angle to its health advisory service. It also goes heavy on conversion mapping, in which it identifies the lower funnel user flow, then works up the funnel.

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