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Walmart Rolls Out Voice Orders On Google Assistant

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In a blog post, Tom Ward, senior vice president of digital operations at Walmart, said the retailer is building platforms with partners including Google to help customers shop via voice. If a customer tells Walmart through Google Assistant to add milk to the shopping cart, it will add the one he or she purchased in the past.

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[Podcast] What If? So What? Episode 4: What if Every Brand Went Direct to Consumer?

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podcast , we interview Jon Bostock, best-selling author, innovator, co-founder and CEO of Truman’s and learn how brands that innovate will win in a rapidly changing digital-first economy. Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | Stitcher. In 2016, Jon joined fan and light maker Big Ass Fans as its first chief operating officer.

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InsureTech Connect 2022 Recap: Key Themes Include Data, Personalization, and Embedded Insurance

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Roaming the convention floor, I found several exciting paths the industry is headed down and how it aligns with our view of digital modernization: Data is everywhere. Data and analytics remain key investment areas for insurance operations.

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CellPoint Mobile Rebrands As CellPoint Digital To Power Travel Payments

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Now, after several years of sustained growth, we can see the next step-change for travel companies is an integrated digital strategy based on real-time data and a seamless flow between mobile, web, live chat and app,” said Kristian Gjerding, co-founder and CEO of CellPoint Mobile and now CEO of CellPoint Digital.

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How is Diversity and Inclusion Incorporated into Your 2020 Digital Roadmap?

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In some cases the events of 2020 forced organizations into reaction mode and they rushed to try and operationalize digital responsibility initiatives at a much higher rate. That included looking inwards to identify internal operating models and biases that may have inadvertently been impeding business goals and objectives.

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Walmart Mexico Eyes App Enhancement To Keep Money Transfers In-House

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Pushing Digital. Although Walmart didn’t respond to PYMNTS’ request for comment on its Mexican money remittance plans, the company's embrace of digital strategy, both in the United States and abroad, has been no secret. percent charged by money-transfer operations and mobile operators, respectively.

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Alphabet’s New CEO, Millennial Black Friday Spending And Digital Drivers’ Licenses Top This Week’s News

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Monzo , London’s digital unicorn, has appointed TS Anil to head U.S. operations. Google CEO Sundar Pichai Takes the Reins at Alphabet. Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over as Alphabet ’s new CEO , while retaining his job at Google. Anil was the global head of payment products and platforms at Visa.