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Deep Dive: Visual Search As The Next Retail Battleground

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eCommerce’s rise has only made designing retail showrooms more complex, however. Merchants need to bridge this gap as digital connectivity pushes the retail world’s boundaries. Companies need all the tools they can get to keep consumers engaged in the competitive retail environment. The Rise of Visual Search.

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Deep Dive: Why FIs, Businesses Must Readjust Their Debit Fraud Protection Strategies In 2021

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The pandemic has driven consumers to make the bulk of their purchases online, leading many businesses and retailers to struggle with securing their digital infrastructures and payments processes while managing floods of orders. retailers have digital oversights that leave them vulnerable to attacks. Debit And The Fraud Catch .

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Amazon’s Alexa Bases Updates On User Behavior

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A more independent Alexa, however, is just the start of the new features being rolled out for 2021. Amazon announced educational and programming improvements to the voice recognition tech back in October, he noted, and those improvements are expected to be implemented throughout 2021.

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Unattended Retail Can Boost Visits To Stores

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Wendy’s , for example, planned to roll out self-ordering kiosks at about 1,000 of its retail locations by the end of 2017 in an attempt to both lure younger customers and to battle long lines at peak dining hours. Besides QSRs, this technology is popping up at hotels. Consumers want their orders faster than ever before.

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COVID Crisis: What Happens If Most People Don’t Get The Vaccine?

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Across generations, PYMNTS’ research found that 40 percent each of Gen Zs, millennials and bridge millennials (respondents born between 1979 and 1988) say that they either won’t or likely won’t get the vaccine, 25 percent more than those who say they very likely or likely will. The remainder were somewhat likely. percent and 17.8

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PrimeLending Taps AI To Digitize Loans, Speed Up Disbursements

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Research indicates that consumers are recovering some of their financial confidence, with one report predicting a 64 percent year-over-year increase in new credit card applications in 2021. The Tracker also explores what tools and technologies may prove beneficial for lenders looking to meet those needs. Around The Disbursements World.

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L’Oréal, Instagram Lead Late-Year Social Commerce Push

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It’s also a play to capture TikTok’s Gen Z and millennial audience. In practice, that means turning customers into influencers via a social selling technology platform. With retail foot traffic declining and the commoditization of online shopping rising, there is a loss of consumer loyalty online. percent in January to 27.4