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The Great Online Innovation Pile On Of 2017

PYMNTS

There seems to be an awful lot of piling on these days on the big online platforms. As The Wall Street Journal reported last week, the founders of live video chat service, Houseparty.com , said they thought they were being invited into Facebook’s offices last year to discuss a potential acquisition. What a difference two years makes.

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Walmart+ And Amazon Prime Face Off As Consumers Decide Who Gets Their Business

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consumer seems happy to test the waters — and none more so than the coveted bridge millennials. According to PYMNTS survey data, nearly three times as many bridge millennials are Amazon Prime members as Walmart+ members. But three in 10 bridge millennials already report having both, just a month in. Those are the 47 million U.S.

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Amazon Cloud Investigation And Walmart’s Answer To Libra Top Week’s News

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Bank Regulators Probe Amazon Cloud. The App Store and Google Play collectively offer more than five million mobile apps offering every type of service imaginable – ridesharing, music and video streaming, aggregators, banking, quick-service restaurants (QSR), retail merchants and countless others. Weddings, the Millennial Way?

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Prudential’s DTC Insurance Move Highlights Industry Changes

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Using the new insurance website, consumers can buy policies and related products, and do so with the help of insurance professionals via “phone, video or even in person.”. Millennial Appeal. The company, which reportedly serves five million customers, wants to reach some 20 million consumers via the new online service.

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Thought starter: Top challenges accountants face and actionable ideas to solve them

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Recently, Accounting Today’s editor-in-chief Daniel Hood spoke with Ralph Thomas , the CEO and executive director of the New Jersey Society of CPAs, to have a candid conversation about the challenges currently facing accountants for the website’s video series. Image source: Rubiks.com. Blog Accountant'

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Frightful Five: The Apple Update That Pays

PYMNTS

In another blow to online artisan marketplace Etsy, Amazon is pushing its own artisanal wares this holiday season by offering last-minute, one- and two-hour Prime Now delivery through Christmas Eve on items from its Amazon Handmade marketplace. It’s finally here: with the iOS 11.2

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The growing interest in digital banks

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At the same time, regulators in many countries also have relaxed regulations to encourage innovation in the banking industry. Some of the most important elements mentioned by analysts and professionals can be divided into four models: Digital bank brands: Many established, full-service banks find it difficult to appeal to millennials.