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Baby Boomers Vs. Millennials: Eerily Similar?

PYMNTS

Interestingly enough, recent Pew Research Center research shows these two groups are slowly becoming more similar to one another in terms of finance, living situations and their online presence. This may be due to the fact that major cities throughout the country, like Boston and New York City, are seeing significant rental price surges.

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Football Season To Kick Off New Payments Plays

PYMNTS

As new PYMNTS research documents, over the past year, 18 Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) arenas have deployed biometric solutions by CLEAR. Not only that, but over the next decade, some 90 percent of sports bets will be made online.

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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The Federal Reserve said this year that its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. Department of Justice said in a report that rogue nations and other risks loom as exchanges are lightly (or not at all) regulated for cryptocurrency trading.

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The Buyers: Omnichannel Customer’s Impact On Retailers

PYMNTS

Even as consumer expectation rises, a mere 25 percent of retailers are confident that they’re meeting the omnichannel demands of the retail industry, according to Boston Retail Partner research. And both retailers and CPG companies face competition from online superstores, such as U.S.-based

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The Big Bucks Behind Sleep (Or Lack Thereof)

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But somehow, we are a nation of chronically under-rested people. The pods set up shop in places where the nap-needing tend to gather – university campuses and office spaces being their two main sweet spots – and offer the chance to book a 20-minute to two-hour nap online or on mobile with a few clicks or taps. But does it really work?

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The Stats of Summer

PYMNTS

Spring is about renewal, the holiday season is about family and friends, and later winter (in Boston, anyway) is filled with the gnawing anxiety that it might never ever get above 40 degrees Fahrenheit again. Every season has a certain defining characteristic. Which is not to say that others have not tried. billion calories.

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The community bank’s complete guide to building trust

Independent Banker

Building trust in your institution has a lot to do with technology, from implementing strong data security practices to humanizing your online customer interactions. With much banking moving online or to smartphones, interactions with customers can be less frequent. Use social media to build trust. National banks.

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