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Local Insights On Airbnb In San Francisco

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San Francisco recently voted to impose a limit on the maximum number of days hosts could rent out their properties — which could bring major changes to the city’s gig economy. Airbnb eventually sort of settled with San Francisco back in 2015 — though it turned out to not be enough — and said it would better police its platform.

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Anand Talwar of Ally Bank Joins Bank Innovation 2018

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EXCLUSIVE – Anand Talwar, deposits and consumer strategy executive at Ally Bank has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2018, taking place next week March 5 to 6 in San Francisco. He also is responsible for.Read More.

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Apparel, Embracing Digital, Drives Innovation In Retail

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Apparel used to be mostly a brick-and-mortar retail experience, but that has changed drastically over the last few years – and has been one of the main innovations when it comes to commerce related to the clothes we wear. But at this point, it is also mostly table stakes in the race to bring apparel retail online.

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SigFig Launches Advice and Sales Platform for Retail Banks and Customers

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SigFig, a San Francisco fintech specializing in robo advice, today unveiled SigFig Atlas, an interactive platform for financial advice and software-guided sales that faces both retail banks and their customers.

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Bolt Nets $75 Million In Funding Round For eCommerce Innovation

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Bolt was founded in 2014 in San Francisco and works on tools to streamline web transactions. Retail Index showed that this accelerated the digital shift by five years, with eCommerce transactions for grocery orders alone hitting $5.9 The round saw the company's valuation hit over $215 million. Data from the IBM U.S.

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New Products, New Retailers: Affirm is on a Roll

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The San Francisco-based company, has made numerous strides, from issuing its millionth loan to expanding its retail partnerships; from preparing to launch new products in the fall to moving into a permanent office space. This has been a good year for Affirm, the lending startup established by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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To help meet customer expectations in the digital age, retailers have to know who their shoppers are and what they want. While eTailers already have this information about consumers, brick-and-mortar retailers don’t have this in-depth knowledge. They can also help capture the ages, genders and emotions (in some cases) of shoppers.

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