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How banks can win the next generation of retail investors

Accenture

The market turmoil of 2020-2021, along with an unprecedented surge that has renewed a focus on retail investors, has pushed direct investing platforms into the spotlight. With this rise of the retail investor comes significant opportunity, as recently highlighted by our colleague Scott Reddel.

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Revolutionizing the Way We Pay: The Top Payment Industry Trends You Need to Know in 2023

Perficient

Social Media as a Payment Channel Considering that the average American spends 147 minutes a day on social media , it is no surprise that businesses across industries seek the visibility that social media advertising and eCommerce can provide. billion in 2021, a year-on-year growth of 65%.

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Wall Street Woes Take The Retailer’s Eye Off The Customer

PYMNTS

And several of them are affecting the retail industry. And judging from the continuing proliferation of videos on social media, the ability for retailers to enforce even the minimum safety standards of mask-wearing is risky business for employees. That line of thinking also leads to the counter-currents of retailing.

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Chatbot Tracker: Are Chatbots Taking Over The World?

PYMNTS

As such, it’s no wonder chatbots have done so well and have become the preferred method of customer service communication exchanges. In its research report, Technavio categorized the global chatbot market into five sections: BFSI; Government; Retail and eCommerce; Travel and Hospitality; and Others. billion users.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

PYMNTS

billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. For example, as reported by Forbes, auditor Grant Thornton wrote that “management believes” it can meet its financial obligations through February 2021. In 2019, we increased GPU by $750.

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What Price Loyalty? Ulta, KeyBank, novae Say Points Must Be Spendable, Programs Flexible

PYMNTS

It was the main question put to a panel of payments and customer-facing professionals who told Karen Webster that the “old” ways of doling out rewards, on a merchant-by-merchant, point-by-point basis — even with thresholds in place before redemption — no longer applies. The technology is there; firms just have to make use of it.

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Are you a bull or a bear, and how will it impact your planning for 2020 and beyond?

Gonzobanker

In a recent Fortune survey, 55% of corporate executives said they expect to return to 2019 capital spending levels sometime in 2021. Elevate priorities that support digital, automation and customer experience. Major retailers have announced closings of 8,700 locations in the United States since the start of the pandemic.