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BBVA On Google, Digital Banking And The Rise Of The ‘Everyday App’

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When the story of the coronavirus is written, when it comes to financial services, the key chapters will focus on the pace at which innovation accelerated — and where a range of players came together to create ecosystems, rather than to simply compete in zero-sum, winner-take-all bids for consumers. Ready For The Digital Shift.

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Google Buys Fossil Smartwatch Tech For $40M

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Fossil Group has announced that it is selling $40 million of intellectual property (IP) related to smartwatch technology to Google. In recent years, smartwatches have become Fossil’s fastest growing category — it launched smartwatches across 14 of its owned and licensed brands. million units in 2022.

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Today In Payments: Railsbank Closes $37M Funding Deal; Google Critics Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement

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urged antitrust regulators to act fast in enforcement toward Google. Google Critics From US, UK Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement. as well as 21 European Union (EU) countries — sent a letter to antitrust regulators asking that they throw the book at Google as fast as possible.

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Commercial Card Innovation Puts SMBs In The Spotlight

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Smaller companies were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to new cards designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). This week’s commercial card innovation tracker includes the launch of business cards by American Express and Amazon in addition to one by Wyndham Hotel & Resorts and Barclays.

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Google Dumps Zagat

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The Infatuation, the restaurant discovery platform, announced Monday (March 5) it is acquiring the restaurant review brand Zagat from Google , nearly seven years after it paid $151 million for it. Iconic brands don’t become available very often, and Zagat is about as iconic as it gets.

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Will Giving Brands A Voice Boost Conversation Commerce?

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While the concept of a brand having a “voice” is not a terribly new idea, before this month it was more metaphorical and mostly a synonym for “style.” As of a few weeks ago, however, Amazon announced that Polly is now taking its offering up a level, and allowing brands the opportunity to customize text-to-speech voices for their Alexa skills.

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H&M, Google Team Up For Mobile Voice-Enabled Shopping

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H&M Home and Google have announced a holiday partnership, according to reports. The apparel, home design and decoration company has created a gift guide for the holiday season with Google, using Google Assistant voice technology. This year they released the H&M Home Stylist, which is also a voice application.

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