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Black Swans Are The Sandbox Of New Innovations

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Jim McCarthy, i2c president, says disasters often breed innovation. Black Swans Are the Sandbox of New Innovations. A few innovators do come forward with good ideas, but often the environment can’t support them past the short term. While it may take years, these good, innovative ideas often resurface when the time is right.

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Red Hat: Cloud Technology And The New Digital Normal

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"What I enjoy most is helping our customers thrive in this rapidly changing world and helping them realize their vision in a way that simplifies the adoption of new technology — capabilities that can unleash their innovation in the digital economy," said Craig Muzilla, senior vice president of Red Hat.

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Why SMBs Need To Focus On Product Innovation And Adopt A Digital Business Model

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Given these trends, there is a strong case to be made for our customers to increase investment in product development in order to continue offering innovative products that are successful despite the recent upheaval. The pandemic has highlighted the importance of product and business model innovation. This, too, is likely here to stay.

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Payments Execs On 2019’s Payments Innovation Watershed

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As the 2010s roll off into the 2020s, the fact remains that technology is blurring the lines that used to exist before the (continuing) digitization of commerce. PYMNTS queried nearly two dozen C-level executives from companies at the forefront and intersection of technology and innovation.

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ACI: Innovation Will Accelerate The Digital Economy In 2021

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A Year of Innovation in the Face of Adversity Digital and omnichannel consumer journeys have accelerated during 2020, as click and collect, buy online pick up in-store (BOPIS), and contactless payments and touch-free shopping have all seen an enormous boost this year. Challenges And Opportunities Ahead In 2021.

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Payments 2016: The Year of Payment Innovation Via Predictive Analytics

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PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of …” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year of Payment Innovation Via Predictive Analytics. This was the year for payment innovation through predictive analytics.

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Self-Checkout Gets An Innovation Makeover

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Matt Redwood, head of self-service at Diebold Nixdorf , contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. Self-checkout has been around for 15 years — we’re all accustomed to seeing SCO point-of-sale terminals at the grocery store. This couldn’t be further from the truth.