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Software Eats The (Retail) Workforce

PYMNTS

Why visit a bank with a teller when you can go to an ATM, and why go to an ATM (unless you need cash) if you can do everything you need to on your phone or laptop? The New World Of Automation Tech. There is no question but that automation has made life easier for consumers. recently enshrined as their state minimum wage rate.

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Gift Card Season Off to the Races: Square Places New Bet, Starbucks Goes All-In, Banks Stuck at Starting Gate

Fintech Labs Insights

The cards are heavily merchant branded. The only Square branding is a small logo in the lower right of the card''s back (see top of post). But the Seattle U-Village main Starbucks has two of these is massive display cases near the queue (the back side has the usual holiday beans and merchandise).

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Game-Changing Tech Or Dystopian Nightmare? How 16 Industries Could Be Transformed By Facial Recognition

CB Insights

Facial recognition, along with AR, is also making brands data rich — especially beauty brands. The tech isn’t limited to protecting online data: CaixaBank in Spain is using facial recognition at its ATMs to provide bank customers with an extra layer of security.

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A New Human Connection

Independent Banker

Interactive video ATMs draw attention as an alternative retail delivery option. ATMs with video connections to bank staff in a centralized back office have been getting a lot of buzz within the industry. Video ATMs are roughly 1.5 That would reduce the number of video ATMs a bank would need to deploy, he points out.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

CB Insights

Meanwhile, brands that were already virtual-first have seen dramatic increases in adoption during the crisis. Sales of the interactive at-home fitness brand Mirror doubled in the weeks following Covid-19’s arrival in the US. The average number of daily sign-ups for workout streaming platform NEOU grew 600% in one week.

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