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How SMBs Could Edge Out eCommerce Giants This Holiday Season

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-centric events, that’s no longer the case because global sellers and fierce competition have blurred national boundaries. But while cross-border barriers have come down, brand-building is still challenging. But while cross-border barriers have come down, brand-building is still challenging. Small And Nimble > Big And Slow.

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Pixlee Lets Retailers Market Using Real Customers’ Photos

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Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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Chase On Gen Z, Mobile Banking — 10 Years In

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In the new Digital Banking Tracker , PYMNTS examines how startups are competing with legacy brands, social media services and even eCommerce companies that want to add financial capabilities to their platforms. China isn’t the only nation where consumers have their pick of banking options, though.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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This belief is based on “the Company’s operating plan, that current working capital and expected continued inventory and capital expenditure financing is sufficient to fund operations and satisfy the Company’s obligations.”. New Markets. The Miami vending machine has a new design and is definitely an attention-getter in new markets.

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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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The Buyers: Omnichannel Customer’s Impact On Retailers

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Retailers face competition from companies that used to be their suppliers as consumer brands open dedicated retail chains and online direct-sales offerings,” the analysts said in a McKinsey blog post. In consumer news this week, we’ve learned that Generation Z-ers are most influenced by social media when it comes to purchasing decisions.

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Data Dive, Rainy Days Edition: Fines, Misses And Video Game Money Laundering

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And an estimated 86 percent of the scams were shared via social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Capital One’s Earnings Flub. Capital One ’s further reprots domestic card loans increased 8 percent or $5.8 And Mastercard wasn’t the only big brand feeling the sting of European regulators wrath.

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