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As Sharing Services Face Backlash, Payments Takes A Bigger Role

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Those controversies have notably played out in San Francisco , though other cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles, are going through them at their own pace. And investors are still pouring capital into companies operating in the sector.

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Should QSRs Be Scared Of ‘Ghost’ Restaurants?

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Over 80 percent of restaurant operators agree that the use of technology in a restaurant provides a competitive advantage and nearly four in 10 plan to invest more in expanding their off-premises business in 2019. The virtual restaurant business model is becoming increasingly popular as technology improves the user experience.

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The Ever-Widening, Eye-Opening OmniReadi Gap

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The goal is to measure how well merchants are providing a consistent, frictionless experience that allows consumers to browse their sites whenever and however they choose. Additionally, the Index reveals how individual omnichannel merchant’s user experiences stack up across the board. About the Index.

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The Cash Flow Impact Of Connecting AR With AP

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Chicago’s Signature Bank recently debuted a new accounts payable solution for its business customers designed to offer companies choice in how they pay suppliers while streamlining processes. Supply chain finance, he said, can be an effective way to meet the needs of both AP and AR operations.

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Apple Pay’s Tough Twenty Months

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Apple Pay is also now last in line on the web behind PayPal, Visa Checkout, MasterPass, Amazon, Walmart Pay on Walmart.com and soon Chase Pay, who all do one thing that Apple does not: They work across operating systems and browsers. The card provisioning is elegant, the user experience secure, the tap-and-go a magical experience.

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

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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. Once the chatbot was in the hands of users, however, it became clear that there was a gap between what the service promised and what it actually offered.

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Why The Next Big Connected Commerce Play Is Television

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Popeil set up shop in New York in 1937 and then later in Chicago in 1941, where he invented a slew of household gadgets — like potato peelers and cheese slicers. Each demonstration ended with a call to action — with the infamous “operators standing by” to take orders for what consumers just saw over the course of 30 seconds and had to buy.