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Lease-To-Own Business Fueled By Acima Acquisition; Company Boasts Triple-Digit Growth

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It was also tabbed by Utah Business magazine as the fastest-growing company in the state. Granted that’s not a tech spot on the order of New York or San Francisco, but nonetheless the growth rate shows a well-run company that has tapped into a hot market, in this case the underbanked consumer. LTO Vs. BNPL.

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Retail Pulse: Good Housekeeping Plans Pop-Up; Amazon Coming To New York

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And, this week, an iconic American magazine, Good Housekeeping , said it was opening a pop-up shop of its own in the Mall of America called the GH Lab that, too, melds the worlds of brick-and-mortar and eCommerce — with a bit of twist from Amazon. Earlier this year, Amazon launched its first Amazon Go store in Seattle.

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Sephora’s High-Tech, Social Justice Case For Cosmetics

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In retail, and especially for personal beauty brands trying to navigate brick-and-mortar and online subscription spaces, this is doubly true. Dive deeper Sephora did when it followed up its Innovation Lab announcement with another explaining the first eight innovators invited to work on their projects at the San Francisco think tank.

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Four Finovate Alums Land on Inc. Magazine Top 100

Fintech Labs Insights

Magazine published its annual ranking of private American companies based on three-year revenue growth. Four out of the top 100 companies are Finovate alums: Kabbage , provides working capital to small businesses online. Come to FinDEVr San Francisco 2015 to check out what Kabbage has for developers. Last week, Inc.

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Why TOMS Shoes Is Putting A Toe In Brick-And-Mortar

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The online customer is expensive to attract and not easy to keep. That’s much better than a magazine ad that you spend money on today and it’s gone tomorrow. You can’t eat shoes,” Bruce Wydick of the University of San Francisco said simply. Social Entrepreneurship Done Right.

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FinDEVr APIntelligence

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Be sure to check out coverage from our recent developer conference in San Francisco. The latest from FinDEVr San Francisco 2015 presenters: Hyperwallet Launches Loyalty Program for Independent Workers. Banking CIO Outlook magazine features Praesidio. Are you building new financial technology?

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What Should a Bank Sound Like?

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In San Francisco last month, it wished me “Good Evening,” against a nighttime photo of the Golden Gate Bridge. For a bank to thrive online, it has to create meaningful conversations with its customers about life’s big financial decisions. I love my mobile banking app. Sure, I can check my balance and transfer money.