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Paying People To Get Vaccines: The Ultimate Economic Stimulus?

PYMNTS

As reported in the latest (fourteenth) study of a national sample of about 40,000 consumers who have given us insight since the pandemic hit home, most people (a majority, at more than 80 percent) are familiar with the vaccines that will be rolled out. The question remains: Who will take the vaccine – and how to get more to do so?

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Deep Dive: Why Smart Cities Should Get Smart About Digital ID

PYMNTS

As the millennial population grows, the implementation of smart city technology will accelerate. In other words, millennials are likely to lead the adoption of digital identity tools and expect government services to deliver services digitally, as well. Idaho, Colorado, Maryland and Washington, D.C.,

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California Dreamin’ (Of A Higher Minimum Wage)

PYMNTS

The $15 hourly minimum wage would be the highest in the nation, and the proposal represents a potential game-changer in the battle to raise the federal minimum wage, which currently stands at $7.25 Furthermore, according to FN, Cowen and Co.

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Grocery Tracker: Discount Games

PYMNTS

Over a year of research, development and beta testing, Shopkick Grocery was found to increase consumer basket sizes to $59 in grocery, drugstore and retail spend per trip versus the $32 national average. Distribution centers are currently under construction in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. The grocery chain has opened a U.S.

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Hit The Ground Running: 15 Early-Stage Fitness Tech Startups To Watch

CB Insights

The companies below were selected based on the recency and size of their disclosed funding and their Mosaic score, CB Insights’ National Science Foundation-backed algorithm that uses financial and non-financial signals to predict private company health. Headquarters: Baltimore, Maryland. Research Briefing: Fitness Tech.