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Checkout Features, Visa Interchange Rates, Gaana’s Music Service Top This Week’s News

PYMNTS

Retailers that sell products and services online have been slowly, but steadily, removing payment frictions and improving user experience to boost conversion rates. They have done so primarily by adding checkout features like refund policies or free shipping. And Google Search revenues gained 16.7 percent to $27.2

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Lessons From The Failed Chatbot Revolution — And 5 Industries Where The Tech Is Making A Comeback

CB Insights

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella referred to chat as the “third run-time” — an indispensable piece of operating a platform, second only to the operating system and the web browser. Healthcare chatbot Florence, named after famous nurse Florence Nightingale, operates on Facebook Messenger, Skype, and Kik. Source: Spoqtech.

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Finovate Fall 2016 Live Blog – Day 1

William Mills

Charlotte, NC-based tech company founded eight years ago by a 14-year FinTech veteran from FIS. Back in 2013 this was their company stats: HQ Location: Charlotte, NC. I suspect they do (or have done) a lot of work for Bank of America since they are based in Charlotte. operation of Russian-based company. Founded: May 2007.

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