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Beyond Unattended Retail, There’s Unattended Payments

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There is no longer much tolerance, or enthusiasm, on the part of consumers for digging into one’s pocket to find money or a payment card, or doing the mental math (well, OK, a smartphone has a calculator) to figure out how much to tip a driver. Nowadays, one’s card is on file with the ride-hailing service. The Partnership Model.

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Holding Onto Your Marketing Budget in a Downturn

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Make sure you have the right math and language to explain results driven by direct and indirect marketing spend. As much as possible, CMOs must help their C-suite colleagues understand the math of marketing activities holistically and results throughout the full funnel. Build a tight relationship with your CEO and CFO.

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What Walmart’s Resurgence Means For Retail And The “Pays”

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He didn’t think much of math and science — rather unusual given his choice of a profession that uses complicated math formulas to communicate. Accomplished public intellectual and post-Keynesian economist John Kenneth Galbraith was well-known for four things. His economic principles were what inspired President Lyndon B.

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Another Singles’ Day, Another Series Of Smashed Records For Alibaba And Alipay

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While American retailers are gearing up for the one-two punch of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the biggest shopping day in China’s year has already come and gone. Jack Ma even made a surprise appearance as the “retail-tainment-in-chief.”. The pace of sales also set off a minor spat between Alibaba and retail rival JD.com.

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Will 5G Be Secure Enough During Early Deployments?

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As retailers, payments providers and consumers prepare for the coming 5G world, there remain concerns about how well that mobile network technology will protect consumer privacy and security.

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181: Imtiyaaz Abdul-Gaffur

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Wesbank is one of South Africa’s leading vehicle and asset finance providers that operates in both the retail and commercial/corporate segment. I was always the science kid, I use to love science and math and technology, that was a big thing for me. Things like team leadership, communication and presentation.

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Transcript: Lynn Martin

Barry Ritholtz

So I tend to view computer coding not that dissimilar to communicating in a foreign language. A lot of times you’re learning your French, Spanish to communicate with someone in a different country. When you’re learning computer coding, you’re just learning how to communicate with a machine.