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Getting Mobile Ready

Independent Banker

Finding the right place, at the right pace in a volatile and uncertain mobile marketplace. Research and everyday observation show how consumers are increasingly using mobile technologies. But how far are they willing to go to do their banking on small mobile devices? By Collin Canright. Ed Bachelder, payments consultant.

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Is It Time For Apple To Allow Others Access To The iPhone NFC Chip?

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You can see it in how investors are putting money to work in both consumer-facing and B2B startups, and how startups and incumbents are forging new partnerships to move innovation faster to market. And since iPhone users skew more to the affluent, it also denied those innovators the opportunity to monetize their spend. 23-25, 2020.

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The Connected Car: An Extension Of The Consumer’s Home

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It’s Boston. It’s February (or maybe it’s May, because it’s still snowing in Boston). The firms are eyeing a confluence of mobile commerce, digital marketing and ease of payments. We call these companion apps,” he said of the mobile conduits, which are gaining traction and being deployed by Frieden’s firm. “So,

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Can ‘Elective’ Fees Work For Retail Banks?

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Most people like their banks, a built-in advantage for banks and credit unions as they fend off challenges from upstarts, and as more and more financial services get the mobile touch. But that’s not stopping efforts at innovation and disruption in this space. The last such store closed earlier this year in Boston.

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28 Percent Of Consumers Cite Coupons As Most Important Beauty Merchant Feature

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When Sephora announced the launch of a new 2,000-square-foot concept store in Boston last year , it unveiled a marriage of brick-and-mortar and digital: The store allowed customers the ability to order products in-store from the Sephora website, and it announced same-day pickup through its Sephora app, too.

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What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments

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That matters because as time goes by and existing cities become prohibitively expensive — think San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles, with Chicago, Boston and other areas not far behind — many younger, well-educated consumers are making moves to exurban or even rural areas, or smaller cities.

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The Rise Of Card-on-File Commerce

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Part of that includes reminding consumers to use their contactless cards when they check out in their stores (if they have one) or their mobile wallets (if they choose). One of the best things that happened last week was the reopening of hair salons in Boston. But given the absence of contactless card penetration in the U.S.,

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