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Consumers' Preference For Online Car Sales And Auto Loans Shakes Up Banks And Dealers

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Power research shows that the number of customers doing their credit applications online has kicked into high gear. Consumers and Banks Both Like Online Auto Loans. Consumers are apparently so glad to dump the back-office haggle between dealer and bank that roughly one-third of car buyers are now doing the loan process online, J.D.

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Digital Couponing Rises With The Digital Shift

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Inmar Intelligence , one of the leaders in digital couponing, reported last week that enrollment in digital coupon programs among the top 30 percent of national grocery chains has grown 93 percent year over year since March 1. Digital coupon redemption in March increased 56.5 percent industry-wide year over year.

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Widening Borrower Protection’s Scope To SMBs

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Borrower protection initiatives have taken aim at predatory lenders, both online and brick-and-mortar, with legislators at the state and federal levels addressing concerns that include a lack of transparency and sky-high fees and interest rates. small businesses had sought a loan online, compared to just 19 percent that did so in 2017.

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When It Comes To Paid Social Media, Facebook Leads The Way

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Retailers continue to rely on paid search and email marketing channels, but mobile marketing and social media are continuing to increase in popularity as a way for businesses to grow their customer acquisition, according to a new study.

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Back-to-School Retail Meets Digital 3.0 FIT Framework

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The projections were led by the National Retail Federation (NRF) this week, as it foresees record sales for back to school. Its estimates are based on a hybrid schoolyear, one in which parents have to split their bets between possibly going back to physical classrooms and possibly taking courses online.

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VCs Back Autobooks For SMB Banking

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The company provides online banking platforms with small business solutions to help FIs better service their SMB clients. We are really pleased to have such a strong group of local and national investors, including VC funds and a strategic partner,” Robert said. Reports Monday (March 13) said Autobooks secured $5.5

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Biometrics Of Mass Defense?

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HYPR, for example, debuted what it is calling a biometric shopping platform at the National Retail Federation’s BIG Show in New York City in January. The platform is designed to help retailers combat an uptick in online retail fraud, caused largely by ineffective or stolen password credentials.