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China’s Babytree Makes The Case For Contextual Commerce

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An IPO from an Alibaba -backed online platform is fueled by those connections, and also serves as an example of the rise of contextual commerce, even if that debut has not gone as expected. It’s easy to understand how an online platform such as Babytree could enable contextual commerce. Contextual Commerce.

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Blockchain Gives Facebook Options — And Some Competitive Heft

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At least one thing is clear about Facebook ’s new interest in blockchain: It will help the social media giant keep up with the Joneses. And last month, angel investor Jason Calacanis started the Open Book Challenge, in which seven companies will each receive $100,000 in investment money to start building a Facebook replacement.

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Will Fintech Interest Swing Back to Active Investing? [PODCAST]

Bank Innovation

Betterment is the poster child for passive investment, recently booking $70 million in venture funding and has continued to enhance its services. Two distinct streams have surfaced in fintech: passive and active investment. But the active investment strategy for investors is far from dead in fintech.

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10 Data-Driven Ideas To Increase Branch Engagement

South State Correspondent

At around $75 per year for unique visitors, it’s multiple times more expensive to service customers compared to other alternatives such as online, mobile, or phone. The operative question is: given online and mobile banking, what is the new role of the branch? Our point here is branching isn’t a passive activity.

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Rescuing The Restaurant Business From App Decline

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The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. Restaurants can add incentive to a slow night, or pull back on promotions during full bookings. They decide how to extend selected discounts, when to offer them and who to offer them to. The operative word is control. “I

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How Winnie Wants To Build The Portal Parents Need

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The latest round was led by Reach Capital with Rethink Impact, Homebrew, Ludlow Ventures, Afore Capital and BBG Ventures also taking part. The first iteration of that expansion, which has been rolling out over the last few months, has been a series of online communities where parents can ask questions and participate in discussions. “A

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Kobe Bryant, Virtual Cards, Self-Service Technology Top This Week’s News

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Bryant formed the Bryant Stibel venture capital firm in 2013 with Jeff Stibel, founder of Web.com. Bank’s Adam Kruis, senior vice president and manager of working capital consulting, and Jennifer Swenson, vice president of corporate payment systems, discuss how the bank ensures smooth implementation of virtual card solutions.

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