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Float Raised $3M to Offer Credit Cards, ‘Without the Plastic’

Bank Innovation

It’s not news that millennials hate credit cards. Float – a Los Angeles-based startup, launched today – is set to change that. Which is one of the reasons a lot of them end up as “thin file,” with through-the-roof overdraft fees.

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Shifting The Used Car Market Into Overdrive

PYMNTS

It’s hard to imagine that there’s so much technology and innovation happening up and down the mobility spectrum except for in this market — and it’s a $1.4 Via online and mobile it has introduced artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology in pricing cars as well as qualifying for financing. trillion market in the U.S. How It Works.

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Can REVOLVE Turn Heads With B&M ‘Social Club’ In LA?

PYMNTS

There was a point not too long ago when online-only merchants were happy to thumb their noses at the stodgy paradigm of brick-and-mortar retail, but nowadays, even the chicest brands on either side of the divide know they can’t afford to miss out on any selling opportunity.

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How The DTC Model Is Gaining An Edge In Commerce

PYMNTS

All of that helps prepare the ground for innovation. “In Function shoppers complete online surveys – a basic part of the DTC website experience these days. And much of that innovation and disruption comes down to better analytical prowess. One recent example comes from Los Angeles-based Pepper.

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How Digital Platforms Tackle Luxury Travel Reservations, Payments

PYMNTS

But many luxury trips can run aground without effective and innovative payment solutions to help travelers meet and manage associated costs. And a significant share of luxury travelers express high levels of interest in using innovative payment solutions to fund their future vacations. Millennials make up about a third of the U.S.

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Retail Pulse: IKEA To Open ‘Planning Studio’ In NYC; Pizza Hut Will Acquire QuikOrder

PYMNTS

Younger shoppers, however, are still seeking out places like IKEA even in the age of online shopping: A Home Furnishing News survey found that brick-and-mortar stores provided 63 percent of indoor furniture purchased by millennials. Pizza Hut plans to acquire online ordering software provider QuikOrder. restaurants.

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Lyft Wants To Reward Consumers Who Sell Their Cars

PYMNTS

7), the transit-as-a-service operator is offering car and truck owners looking to offload their vehicles a deal: Sell those vehicles via online retail service Carvana and get in return $250 worth of Lyft credits, plus three months of free membership in Lyft’s new Lyft Pink membership subscription program.