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Healthcare Looks To 5G For Cost Control

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When paired with AI [artificial intelligence] on an online portal, 5G will provide patients with tools to discuss their cause of concern, access information about pre-existing conditions, and even receive treatment recommendations and prescription fills all online, without the need to come in for an appointment.”.

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Is India’s ATM Disappearing Act A Digital Payments Boon?

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Chalk it up to “unviability of operations” in the wake of new regulatory guidelines, mandating upgrades that focus on the actual management of the physical cash at those machines. Side note: Walmart has come to India in a big way with an ownership stake in online marketplace Flipkart , and thus has its own online payment offerings.

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Building A More Compliant Cannabis Industry With The Blockchain

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The cannabis industry brought in a little over $6 billion in revenue in 2016 — a figure that some estimate will grow to as much $50 billion by the year 2026. There is a stigma, and people just don’t want to touch it, so the typical types of solutions for inventory management and payments just aren’t there. A very wide path.

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Deep Dive: How Restaurant Operators Are Driving mPOS Evolution

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Next came the invention of takeout, then phone-in and online ordering — all of which required restaurants to adjust their focus to offer top-quality services for all customers. While some initially waited to see how mPOS offerings would affect the restaurant industry, operators now appear to be hustling to adopt these technologies.

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Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax

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firms operating on an international scale — is about to get more heated. Last week in India, the government proposed a tax on eCommerce transactions that will likely increase operating costs for sellers large and small. That is up from roughly $50 billion at present, with an estimated 175 million individuals shopping online in 2020.

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How Digital Verification Creates Seamless Experiences For Shoppers

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While some customers may prefer to complete a registration or application completely online, others might want to use on-premise devices or self-service kiosks instead. Just under seven in 10 – or 69 percent – of all online shopping carts are abandoned before checkout. According to a report, 60.3 as of last August.

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Amazon Vs. Alibaba: How The E-Commerce Giants Stack Up In The Fight To Go Global

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They also know how successful a retailer can be if it builds a leading e-commerce presence and brings a country into online retail. Those users combined to spend $18.38B on online retail from Sept ‘16 – Sept ‘17. Research from Morgan Stanley projects the online retail market will explode from $15B in 2016 to $200B in 2026.