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How AI Is Helping Hotel Apps Get Onto Travelers’ Radar Screens

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With the help of travel experts, hotels can tap into a new channel to drive online bookings: Travelers can be inspired to book a reservation after seeing a photo or recommendation from a knowledgeable explorer. The idea is to provide consumers with a simple way to discover and book hotels that is also hyper relevant to them.

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Chinese Tourists Are Driving Global Payment And Retail Change

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That’s one of the driving ideas behind a new service that Marriott International recently launched for Chinese travelers going overseas — a service that also helps to demonstrate how the country’s growing tourist class is changing payments and retail. Last year, the U.S.-based The Fliggy Payment Feature. So is WeChat.

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Ikea And What Comes Next For Printed Catalogs

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The chain plans to commemorate it with a book due out next autumn. Of course, it’s not surprising that a retailer looking to focus on digital is exiting print. Print runs of books, newspapers and magazines have been more or less continuously on the decline as consumer preference for digitized content grows in the mobile era.

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

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We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bank Is Doing to Drive Virtual Card Adoption. Accounts payable (AP) professionals and vendors still have reservations about adopting virtual cards despite their many benefits.

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Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Surpass NRF’s Forecast

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More than 165 million Americans shopped online or in stores during the period from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday , surpassing the 164 million estimate the National Retail Federation (NRF) provided before the shopping event. This year’s research clearly shows that the investments made by retailers are paying off in a big way.

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10 Questions Banks Should Ask About Their Digital Account-Opening Capabilities

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When customers can apply for the Apple Card, for example , and receive approval and begin using it in minutes, patience with financial institutions that take longer will wear thin. What information is easily obtainable via social media, making it less useful for KYC and security purposes? Do you need to ask all the questions?

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Instagram Rolls Out Native Payments

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With the new functionality, users can register a credit or debit card and make payments within the social media platform after setting up a security PIN, TechCrunch reported. Instagram had mentioned in 2017 that it would “roll out the ability to book a service with a business directly from their profile later this year.”

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