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GoDaddy Agrees To Buy Poynt To Boost Digital Payments Technology

PYMNTS

GoDaddy was interested in Poynt because of the digital shift in payments due to the pandemic, as well as in-person and online shopping converging more all the time, the release stated. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021. He said a business could do both, and that they didn't have to be competitors.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: How financial institutions can stay safe and secure online

Abrigo

Ideas for educating and promoting cybersecurity in October Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an opportunity for banks and credit unions to promote online safety and take steps to reduce cyber risks. The campaign has also evolved to reflect the changing nature of cyber threats and the emerging technologies that enable them.

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Social Media Can Make Bank Customers Susceptible To Scams

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Unintentionally making themselves targets for scammers, customers may become vulnerable to fraud by complaining to banks on social media when systems crash. After problems with an information technology migration locked thousands of clients out of accounts at the U.K.’s

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Deep Dive: Why Retailers Are Merging Online, In-Store Shopping For The Omnichannel Age

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Consumers have shopped online, via mobile devices and at brick-and-mortar stores in various capacities for years, but the pandemic is dramatically expanding the connections between these channels. billion online in Q2 2020. times more consumer conversions for brands such as Estée Lauder, for example.

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Deep Dive: How Banks Use Digital Technologies To Outlast The Coronavirus

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Some have added support for in-branch digital technologies such as video banking screens and upgraded ATMs to minimize in-person contact while making sure customers’ needs are met, for example. Some are closing physical branches or changing the customer channels they leave open, for example. Digital Technologies Under COVID-19.

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Luxury Retail Steps Up Its Offline And Online Game

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Nordstrom is one example of that. Meanwhile, luxury brand Burberry has teamed up with Tencent in China to offer a “social retail” store to take advantage of China’s online shopping trend and capture more of the luxury market in the country, according to a report by Reuters.

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On Tweeting with Patti Husic, an ICBA Social Media Influencer

Independent Banker

Husic: Originally, I had qualms about effective use of my time as an executive and the ROI of social media. After many discussions with my marketing firm—which has always led by example—I consented to start my Twitter journey. Ann Chen ( ann.chen@icba.org ) is ICBA’s director, social media engagement. Husic: Do it!