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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Amazon has sold $1.6 million in Whole Foods products in the first month since acquiring the national grocery chain. According to news from The Wall Street Journal , this is one of the first infusions of cash the eCommerce giant has delivered to Whole Foods through its website. Amazon completed $500,000 in online grocery sales in the first week after it started offering Whole Foods’ “365 Everyday Value” products, according to One Click Retail eCommerce data.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

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Planful

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Many FP&A teams are stuck on a treadmill of laborious number-crunching, and struggle to manage data across disconnected spreadsheets and aging financial applications. The end-result is a huge disconnect between finance organizations and top-level operations. Fortunately for Planful customers, the latest Summer17 release introduces dramatic improvements across the board to help FP&A teams maximize corporate performance.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Is the app marketplace dying a slow death? Consumers have certainly gotten past the novelty phase, with more than half of U.S. smartphone users downloading a grand total of zero new apps each month. So, does that mean consumers are moving on, or simply that they are expecting more from apps and their developers? If it’s the latter, what will it take to hold their attention – more visibility from the Apple App Store ?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

What’s better than being able to boss Alexa around at home? How about being able to boss her around everywhere else, too? It’s becoming possible with hearables — and no, that’s not a typo. Hearables may be the next big wearables if the voice activation trend continues the way it’s been going. The world already has Bluetooth earpieces and wireless earbuds.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

While there has been lots of talk about robots stealing jobs and prompting layoffs of American retail workers, most people probably weren’t thinking accountants would be first on the chopping block. But, as it turns out… Sam’s Club has announced news that it is cutting 700 back-office retail positions at its U.S. brick-and-mortar locations as the company attempts to gain more control over costs and improve efficiency in its operations.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

WeChat, the Chinese messaging app owned by Tencent, confirms it provides information about users to the Chinese government. According to a news report , the company has released an update informing users that all the private information of customers will be disclosed to authorities in China. With more than 662 million users, WeChat is the leading app in the country and one of the largest around the globe.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Banks are finding it more difficult than ever to ignore potential FinTech partnerships that could better serve their corporate customers. When it comes to corporate treasury, business clients demand robust solutions and services from their banks, and FinTech players are stepping in to help. But the banks themselves also have complex demands for their own treasury departments, which, like other corporations, must be able to manage finances, risk and compliance.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

A handful of Uber shareholders filed a lawsuit against the company and its former chief executive for what they claim is the covering up of illegal business tactics. According to a news report in The Wall Street Journal , the lawsuit, which was filed by the Irving Firemen’s Relief & Retirement Fund, contends that Uber’s ex-CEO, Travis Kalanick, knew he was misleading investors during capital-raising efforts by not informing them that Uber may have broken laws.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

And just like that, there will be no new ownership structure for Facebook. Several financial news outlets, including CNBC , released news that a new class of stock will not be issued that would have let CEO Mark Zuckerberg maintain voting control of the company. That proposed ownership, according to reports, would have changed in the wake of Zuckerberg’s sale of millions of shares in the recent past to help fund his philanthropic efforts.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

No matter how impressive new technology is, its fate often lives and dies with consumer adoption. After all, if no one wants to use a new piece of tech, it doesn’t matter how groundbreaking an innovation it might be — it probably won’t be around for long. According to Hari Gopalkrishnan, managing director of consumer facing platforms and technology for Bank of America, that’s especially true when it comes to digital identity security and protection technology for banks and other financial instit

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

A smartwatch can act as a personal trainer that motivates the user to reach daily exercise goals. And, as smartwatches have enjoyed consumer popularity, it seems that there are opportunities for the devices to add new capabilities and play different roles. When Fitbit ’s latest smart device, the Ionic smartwatch, releases next month, contactless payment capabilities will be available as an integrated feature.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Lyft, the Uber rival, is eyeing the London market, holding talks with Transport for London (TfL) and City Hall officials over the past year. According to a news report in The Telegraph citing freedom of information records, while the talks don’t state Lyft is getting into the U.K. market, they do show it has an interest in that market and in the city’s transport policy.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Harvey. Irma. Jose. Maria. Even those who were not directly hit by one of these recent, dramatic and devastating hurricanes are feeling the emotional impact after watching these mega-storms wreak havoc across the southern part of the U.S. and surrounding islands. Well-meaning individuals empathize with the victims and want to help, and one of the easiest ways to do that is to click a “Donate” button on a charity website somewhere.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

According the National Retail Federation (NRF), Halloween this year will see record-breaking shopping numbers. More people will be celebrating, which will mean bigger spend on Halloween costumes, candy and pumpkins in 2017 than in previous years. The NRF is forecasting the whole shebang will cost approximately $9.1 billion, up 8.3 percent from last year’s previous record of $8.4 billion.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

PingPong Financial Group , a Chinese FinTech company, has received a Payment Institution (PI) license from the government of Luxembourg. In a press release, the company said its Luxembourg entity, PingPong Europe S.A., was issued the license by Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna of Luxembourg, making it the first Chinese FinTech company to establish European offices in the country.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Trade finance revenue is slipping at the world’s largest banks, especially as companies struggle in a global trade environment operating with a $1.5 trillion gap in trade finance availability. The FinTech space is hoping to address these challenges head-on, targeting the paper and manual-based processes of trade finance transactions though innovations like blockchain.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Alipay , China’s leading third-party online payment solution, has partnered with Norway’s tourism promotion agency to provide better services to Chinese tourists traveling in the Nordic country. Norway is just the latest country to offer Chinese tourists the convenience of using Alipay, which is owned by China’s Alibaba Group. The mobile payment service boasts more than 500 million registered users and plans to grow that number to exceed 2 billion within the next 10 years.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Blockchain remains a hot topic among FinTech innovators, and now, more corporates are paying attention. That’s according to Juniper Research, which recently released the results of a survey polling nearly 400 corporate executives, founders, managers and IT specialists on the topic. In an article for Venture Beat published Monday (Sept. 25), Windsor Holden, head of forecasting and consultancy at Juniper Research, said the survey showed a “dramatic” increase in the awareness of blockchain

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Bank of America Merchant Services laid off about 10 percent of its staffers last week, with sources saying that the cuts are the result of restructuring. The Wall Street Journal reported that the joint venture, which has operated in conjunction with First Data Corp. since 2009, employed about 2,200 people. It let go about 250 employees last week. A spokesperson explained that last Wednesday, BOA “announced to employees a restructuring designed to accelerate our business strategy and better meet

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

[link]. How to avoid sour notes when booking a music act? That is: Making sure that the band you take on is the right fit for the right place, and will keep people out on the dance floor or filling the seats? The question is not an idle one for talent seekers – the folks who book and pay for the musicians. Consider that half-empty music clubs can actually lose money on a tough night.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

While Swiss financial watchdog FINMA announced it is investigating a number of initial coin offerings (ICOs) for possible breaches of Swiss law, South Korea has decided to ban the crowdfunding method altogether. According to news from Reuters , the Swiss investigation is the second crackdown in less than two weeks by FINMA and could lead to greater regulatory oversight of some of the most prominent blockchain projects in “Crypto Valley,” located in Zug, Switzerland.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Chinese cuisine restaurant P.F. Chang’s announced it is testing beer and wine delivery with DoorDash at 12 locations in select California markets. Guests at least 21 years of age will be able to choose from more than 15 varieties of domestic, import and craft beers, including Kirin Lager, as well as more than 40 varieties of wine, including Mark West Pinot Noir and Estancia Pinot Grigio, to add to their order when placing it via DoorDash.

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Marketing 49

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

When Facebook bought Oculus Rift for $2 billion in 2014, the acquisition wasn’t exactly regarded as a stroke of business genius. Wired referred to it as a bet too far; The Guardian said the purchase was made “because Mark Zuckerberg is rich and powerful, and because he can.”. They then noted what was the popular “uncharitable view” of the time: “Oculus VR is a boy’s toy for Facebook’s still-youthful CEO: He tried the Rift and loved it so much he bought the company.”.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The era of price adjustments and price matching has ushered in an uncontestable series of wins for consumers. Instead of searching a few dozen sites to make sure someone else doesn’t have an item for a lower price, or having to wait a few days in case a big sale is around the corner, consumers can hit “buy” with confidence, relying on the fact that retailers are increasingly willing to match a competitor’s price or refund money back if a big sale comes up within a certain time window (usually 14

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