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Fleet Feet: Running Shoe Retailer Sprints With Technology

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Americans are exercising through the pandemic. The Carrboro, North Carolina-based chain has used its technology-first strategy to get, keep and grow its customer base – even while its stores were shut down early in the pandemic. Fleet Feet has come up with proprietary technology to address that. it has 181 stores in 37 states.

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RBC To Spend More Than $3B On Advanced Technology

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billion on technology with a focus on artificial intelligence, digital products and social media. According to a report in BNN Bloomberg , RBC said it will invest in the technology with a goal of attracting more than 2.5 While RBC is increasing its spend on technology, the bank is no stranger to AI.

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The cyber security threat landscape in financial services

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Craft a strategic and tactical response that goes beyond a technology solution, understanding the customer, corporate and regulatory ramifications. “ Cyber security is as much a business problem as a technology one. He outlined four key steps to effective implementation: Exercise and test your strategy and plan.

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How Banks Can Stay More Connected Like Amazon

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If consumers can get constant access to services and purchase through their computers, mobile devices and smart home technology, it follows that they would expect a similar level of connectivity (for service, advice and purchases) from their financial institutions. Consider fintech partnerships that offer digital delivery.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

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Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments and consumers around the world. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report. Regulation.

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Worried About Digital Fraud Now? Just Wait For The Implants.

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The payment and commerce opportunities of such technology is obvious, and the wearables market is helping to guide the way toward the potential (likely?) 29) by Kaspersky Labs and the University of Oxford Functional Neurosurgery Group noted, the technology is quickly gaining ground. Memory Technology. Security Vulnerabilities.

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Why The Transportation Sharing Economy Isn’t Just For Cars

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If someone wanted to make a two-mile journey in San Antonio, Texas, to see the Final Four at The Alamodome, for example, the trip would be “an exercise in 25 to 35 minutes by car,” Blue Duck Scooters Co-Founder Eric Bell told PYMNTS in an interview. Dockless Technology. But that doesn’t have to be the case for travelers on scooters.