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TRENDING: How Fitness Pros Are Pushing Payments


New Report: Who’s Using Same Day ACH And Why?


Why Big Data Is ‘Strategic Spaghetti’ For Retailers


Why Alexa Won’t Replace Call Center Agents (Just Yet)


No Storefront? No Problem: Future Retail May Be Unattended


For Merchants, Boosting Their .250 Chargeback Batting Average


Same Day ACH And Remote Retail Sizzle While Amazon Notches The Rare Fizzle Two-fer


Are Incumbent Acquirers Relevant In An Era Of SaaS Dominance?


TRENDING: The Uberization Of X-Border Receivables


Banks Resigned To Role Of Utility, Not Collaborator, For SMBs


When Points Programs Fail To Score Points


A Surprise Same-Store Sales Bump Isn’t Enough To Offset An Earnings Miss For Kohl’s


TRENDING: Moving Into The Fast Lane, Riding Atop The Blockchain


The Role Of ATMs In Bank Omnichannel Strategy


The Power Of Direct Mail To Recall Conversions In Digital Channels


Can Making Holiday Engagement Ring Shopping A Bit Shinier For Everyone


Instant Payments Are Killing The Check (Not So Softly)


Macy’s 3Q Comps Down, But Digital Puts Up Digits


Saucey’s Secret Alcohol Delivery Sauce


Mouth, Meet Money In Payments Innovation


Chick-fil-A And The Power Of A Payments Upgrade


NEW STUDY: Gig Economy 2.0: Faster Payments No Longer An Option


Square Shares Slide Despite Solid Earnings Result


Taking A Credit-First Approach To Alt Lending


Betting On Style For The Short-On-Time


Securing Consumer Data Beyond The SSN


Food And Fashion: A Recipe For Foot Traffic?


Banking On Social Banking


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Animoji Karaoke — The Fad We Didn’t See Coming
 

Ever wonder if "Bohemian Rhapsody" would be a better song if sung by a quartet of animated emojis? Or if the Joker in The Dark Knight could be just as menacing if an animated chicken were cast in the role? Well, as it turns out, Apple’s got your back. The internet spent the last week or so realizing that the best and highest use of the revolutionary True Depth camera tech Apple rolled out with the iPhone X was animated emojis and their various use cases. Some have said it’s a particularly stupid fad — others have said it’s the greatest smartphone advancement in the history of time. Where do you stand? (Animatedly, of course.)

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What The Book Of The Month Club Can Teach Retailers About Taking On Amazon
 

As retailers look to compete with Amazon every which way they can, Karen Webster says they might want to consider a 92-year-old business model that transformed how consumers purchased products. Launched in 1926, the Book of the Month Club turned consumers into members and gave them great deals when buying a curated selection of books. That business and its membership model went south as Amazon’s sales went north, but it's making a comeback. New platforms using membership models are finding riches in curated retail niches that Amazon, with its scale, isn’t serving. According to Webster, it’s an irony that shouldn’t go unnoticed.

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