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The Apple Pay Pivot?

PYMNTS

. “Anything that involves the pump, from a hardware point of view, takes years to deploy and is extremely expensive,” Bryant Russell, Americas program manager for mobile payment and loyalty at ExxonMobil, said during a demo of the app at the San Mateo gas station. Exxon is not the first brand to embrace Apple Pay.

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 1

William Mills

Demo: calling customer service and screen shows personalized information such as info about checking account instead of the standard number screen on the phone. Demo 2: when a customer does need to talk with an agent. Houston Frost (SVP, Prepaid Products). The demo shows delivering a gift card via mobile phone.

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Surviving The Retail Apocalypse: The Technologies And Trends That Can Help Brick-And-Mortar Thrive Again

CB Insights

We look into how stores are being transformed into showrooms, community gathering spots, and even event spaces as retailers leverage the physical store as tool for brand marketing. It was an experiment by Ikea to better understand what types of technology could attract customers, and more broadly to introduce them to the Ikea brand.

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