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Amazon Launches Alexa Skills Workshops For Small Developers
Amazon Launches Alexa Skills Workshops For Small Developers
August 15, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon is partnering with Galvanize — a 21st-century school for entrepreneurs, engineers, and data scientists — to offer Alexa Skills development workshops that will teach small developers...

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The Great Online Innovation Pile On Of 2017
The Great Online Innovation Pile On Of 2017
August 14, 2017  |  Innovation

There seems to be an awful lot of piling on these days on the big online platforms. Startups are piling onto Facebook, claiming that they...

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PayPal To Roll Out Innovation Labs In India
PayPal To Roll Out Innovation Labs In India
August 14, 2017  |  Innovation

PayPal, the digital payments company, is rolling out two new technology Innovation Labs based in India, where FinTech startups are currently flourishing. According to a...

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FinTech Mergers a-Plenty, While in Trump Era, Fewer Fines for Firms
FinTech Mergers a-Plenty, While in Trump Era, Fewer Fines for Firms
August 14, 2017  |  Regulation

On the regulatory front, last week saw a bit of news about mergers – actually, more than a bit. Specifically, the agreement for U.S. credit...

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QSRs Recovering From Food Scares – Can It Be Done?
QSRs Recovering From Food Scares – Can It Be Done?
August 10, 2017  |  ResTech

In the restaurant business, dirty hands are a deal-breaker. Just ask Chipotle, which has been subpoenaed after the most recent norovirus outbreak in one of...

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Walmart Expands Test Of Scan & Go To Ten More Locations
Walmart Expands Test Of Scan & Go To Ten More Locations
August 10, 2017  |  Mobile Applications

Retailing giant Walmart is expanding the use of its Scan & Go mobile app, which is already being tested in around 12 stores in Arkansas,...

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Western Union’s P2P Partnership Push
Western Union’s P2P Partnership Push
August 07, 2017  |  Exclusive Series

Staying in business for 166 years is no small feat on its own — but staying successfully in business with continued growth against increasing competition from...

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Shopping Malls Are Evolving, But They’re Not There Yet
Shopping Malls Are Evolving, But They’re Not There Yet
August 03, 2017  |  Retail

For years, we’ve seen suburban shopping malls build up and expand out. A favorite pastime for many teenagers growing up in the ’70s, ’80s and...

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Startup Bread Raises Funds To Offer Consumers Financing On Big Purchases
Startup Bread Raises Funds To Offer Consumers Financing On Big Purchases
August 03, 2017  |  Fintech Investments

FinTech startup Bread, which offers consumer financing on large online purchases, has raised $126 million in a Series B venture capital (VC) funding round. Forbes...

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