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Return Season Hits Hard; Some Retailers See Bright Side Of Customer Experience

PYMNTS

With Mastercard putting a 49 percent tag on the eCommerce spike for the holidays, this year will be the toughest on record for handling what is a resource- and capital-intensive task. In fact, forward-thinking retailers are looking at the return process as a chance to create a positive customer experience.

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How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’

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Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. Singapore is poised to become the world’s first country to make the notion of a “Smart Nation” an actual reality.

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Fifth Third Links Rejected Business Borrowers To Alt-Lender

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To offer expanded services as it pursues a digital innovation strategy of harnessing partnerships to provide an enhanced customer experience, Fifth Third is teaming with Fundation for small business loans. Companies that lack access to capital are not able to grow their operations or have had to cut their headcounts.

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Rick Winslow, Kabbage chief experience officer, to speak at Bank Innovation Ignite

Bank Innovation

Rick Winslow, chief experience officer at small business lending company Kabbage, will join Bank Innovation Ignite this March 2-3 in Seattle as panelist for a session entitled “The future of banking customer experience.” The discussion will dive into new products and services that can help improve customers’ digital journeys.

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Capital One, Hotel Tonight And The Beauty Of Simple Rewards

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Starting today and running through the end of 2017, travel-loving Capital One customers with either the Capital One Venture Card or the VentureOne Card will have a new perk to play with. The sentiment was mutual, concurred Capital One Managing Vice President Manan Mahadevia, on the loyalty pair-up.

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InsurTech Hippo Closes On $150M On $1.5B Valuation

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Last summer, Hippo reached unicorn status, the term used by the venture capital sector to describe a startup company valued at more than $1 billion. This latest financing pool included new investors FinTLV, Ribbit Capital, Dragoneer and Innovius Capital. a national property and casualty insurer.

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InsurTech Hippo Closes On $150M On $1.5B Valuation For Expansion

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Last summer, Hippo reached unicorn status, the term used by the venture capital sector to describe a startup company valued at more than $1 billion. This latest financing pool included new investors FinTLV, Ribbit Capital, Dragoneer and Innovius Capital. a national property and casualty insurer.

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