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FinTechs Prove Their Value During Pandemic

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Bakers open bakeries because they like to bake — they don’t like to do accounts receivables and accounts payable and balance their books,” he said. He cited American Express’s acquisition three months ago of online lender Kabbage as an example. Credit is phenomenal — it’s a lifeline when you don’t have [money],” he said.

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AEVI CEO: 2018 Was The Year Of Changing

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Now it is time to turn our backs on proprietary payment device lock-in that stifles innovation and inhibits the ability of acquirers and merchants to shape their own digital strategies.

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How Digital Payments Could Help Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral

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After much of Chicago burned to the ground in 1871, rebuilding the city involved various fundraising and restorative strategies. One famous effort took the form of donated books sent from common people (and royalty) in the U.K. Still, even with such guidance, 63 percent of charities have no digital strategies.

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Why Digital’s 3.0 Shift May Take Longer Than We Think

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Any business, new or old, that hasn’t used the last 12 weeks to rethink its business focus, business model and digital strategy likely won’t make it in the long term — but not because an overnight sensation will emerge in the next few months to eat its lunch. There is, of course, some truth to this.

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So What? Putting Perficient’s Now/New/Next to Work

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For example, an online shopping experience is as familiar with most shoppers as checking out in a physical store is. Defined in the 2000 book “The Alchemy of Growth,” the model provides a balanced approach for investing your time and resources. We like to start with 70-20-10 rule to help guide these decisions.

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The Little Lingerie Brand That Could

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The lingerie business is booming, thanks in part to Adore Me — a startup that has posted double- and triple-digit growth over the past few years and has shaken the lingerie industry to the core with its fast-fashion model, savvy digital strategies and inclusive “customer-first” mentality. Experts are starting to say yes.

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Expanding Horizons: Corporate Investors Bet On Travel Tech

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Meanwhile, most active investors include key market players, such as booking platform Expedia, travel B2B solutions provider Amadeus, and hotel chains Hyatt Hotels and AccorHotels. From new booking engines to events/activities to person-to-person platforms like Airbnb, there is innovation all over in travel. in 2017 YTD.