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JULY 15, 2020

As the pandemic has seen people’s spending habits shift largely to the internet’s digital technologies, scammers and fraudsters have followed, seizing on the opportunities from confusion and haste as companies and individuals transitioned to the new mode of spending.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are following suit, reordering their products and services for a new digital normal — but unfortunately, fraudsters are tagging along. Why Shifting Consumer Spend Is Prompting Security Onboarding Moves. For more on these and other stories, visit the Tracker’s News & Trends.

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MAY 18, 2020

Sometimes that tipping point comes when technology is available and cheap enough for everyday people to embrace. As a result, consumer spending is plummeting on anything but the essentials — and even that is slowing. It may be no surprise that younger, tech savvy consumers have been the most visible adherents to online spending.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

When a company realizes it’s time to improve its corporate travel and expense (T&E) management strategy, there are a few items on the list of must-haves: Spend control, transparency and analytics are probably high on that list.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

is rolling out its own fleet spend management solution to offer businesses an alternative to fuel cards, the company said Wednesday (Sept. The business fleet technology company announced Equo Fuel, a solution that automatically calculates cents-per-mile reimbursement rates for fuel expenses.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

But a new report from cloud accounting firm Sage has put a price tag on this burden: a whopping $600 billion for firms across the globe. is by far the hardest hit from small businesses spending too much time on manual tasks. Manual processes are expensive for small businesses, in both time and money. Canada, U.K. Canada, U.K.

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APRIL 16, 2018

Of survey respondents who said they are spending less at Macy’s than they have in the past, 53 percent of Amazon Prime members reported they shop at Amazon instead, compared to 22 percent of respondents who weren’t members of Prime. The retailer has already tested the technology at a store in New Jersey.

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JANUARY 16, 2021

Some of the highlights of the rollout were spec-only options, not likely to be available for mass-market purchase for many years to come; others are ready now and clamoring for consumer spend and attention. Because pandemic or not, lockdown or none — the future will keep right on coming. Well, sort of. The Smart Mask Revolution .

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JANUARY 25, 2017

Loyalty is the Holy Grail of retail, with happy customers retained and spending all the while on goods flying off brick-and-mortar shelves. The shift has been spurred by online technology and retail channels, he said. In retail, a similar shift also has been transpiring, from transactional relationships to relational.

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JUNE 13, 2018

It’s not entirely clear yet how — or if — blockchain will transform the financial services market, but that hasn’t stopped industry players from scrambling to get a leg up on the technology and ahead of the competition. Reports also noted that the number of employees assigned to blockchain projects has doubled year over year.

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JULY 5, 2018

By the cultural standards of today, the technology is ancient, born amid hot jazz and bootleg booze, when memories of the slaughters of the “The Great War” — now called World War I — were still fresh enough to hurt. Such companies as Expedia, Citi and JetBlue reportedly have used Samba technology to craft personalized ads.

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APRIL 23, 2019

With that in mind, the integration of various products and platforms will also be an essential strategy for Back Office, and is reflective of SMB accounting technology’s bigger shift to meet demand for more holistic services that communicate with each other. Accountants and accounting solutions must address this need, too.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Gartner forecasts that global spending on security and risk management will exceed US$150 billion in 2021 adding cloud adoption and remote working to the mix of reasons for the spend.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Regulators as well as finance and technology experts are scrutinizing where digital information is held, and one recent survey found that eight out of 10 IT professionals in the UAE believe storing sensitive information locally is either “somewhat” or “very important.”. 1 to adjust their standards in compliance.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

” Looking ahead, Fleetcor said it is focused on adding new customers and increasing spend for existing customers to continue growth. Sem Parar, Brazil’s largest toll road payments technology firm, was acquired by Fleetcor in 2016 for $1.12 billion, reports in Reuters said Tuesday.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

The answer, simply put, is that the technology being used to fight money laundering is not up to the task. All of these institutions are spending billions and billions, and billions, of dollars on compliance and AML, not to mention a ton of time and talent that goes into this,” Adjaoute told Webster. New Technology For Regulators.

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AUGUST 19, 2016

Earlier in the year, Volvo and Uber agreed to spend $300 million to create a completely self-driving car by 2021. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but the report pegged the price tag at about $680 million. The automobile and technology industry is in a race to be the first to bring self-driving cars to the market.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The big buy of the Connecticut-based firm instantly vaults Samsung into the world of automotive technology in a big way. The largest auto suppliers boast revenues of $20 billion or more annually, meaning they are ideally suited to the capital-intensive world of giving automobiles a technological facelift. for $8 billion in cash.

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MARCH 17, 2017

Because the technology allows consumers to increasingly interact with objects, no matter where they may be physically located, AR and VR also hold particular promise for merchants. Already, retailers like Converse, De Beers and Wayfair, among other big brands, have embraced the new technology. Giving Customers the Perfect Preview.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

From the biggest names in retail and technology to up-and-coming startups, there suddenly seems to be a world of innovators with wearable inventions at the ready to make all of our collective lives better. It looks cool, and makes it somewhat easier to navigate technology hands-free. What’s Next.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

That’s the experience PERCH aims to deliver using computer vision and sensing technology to determine what the customer has picked up. Sumner said this is especially important for categories like electronics — try learning everything there is to know about an iPhone from three bullet points on a tag at BestBuy! —

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

The tag line was “Real-time accounting”. This may not seem to be that important, but when you spend hours staring at a screen you want to be interacting with the best-looking platform possible. This is time that I can spend on things that matter and that actually bring about positive change.

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JULY 6, 2018

Adobe’s platform taps into a store’s existing customer relationship management (CRM) system and technology, such as beacons, radio-frequency identification (RFID) and Wi-Fi triangulation, among other options, Klein explained. It’s about [asking], ‘How do [we] use technology to assist with the customer journey, rather than intrude on it?’

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MAY 22, 2018

In addition, consumer spending has more than doubled, exceeding $86 billion, while time spent in apps increased by 30 percent, with each user spending nearly 1.5 The technology, which is powered by the retailer’s mobile app, is expected to be deployed to all of Macy’s full-line stores by the end of the year, CNBC reported. —

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Kroger, for instance, has a technology called Scan, Bag, Go , which lets shoppers use their smartphones to select products as they shop. Shell, General Motors and mobile payments provider P97, for example, are using embedded in-dash technology with select vehicles to help consumers find and pay for fuel. About a quarter – or 24.8

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AUGUST 22, 2018

Known for its shea and almond bath products, lavender scents and its tastefully muted color scheme, L’Occitane is very much about what its tag line says it is: natural beauty from the south of France. . Some technological augmentation is required. . And, as it rolls out its Manhattan flagship store today (Aug.

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MAY 26, 2017

Imagine a business that has overcome the headwinds of digital adoption: the cost of implementing new technology, the corporate culture that fights change, the investment required to pick the right solutions. Our entire economy, our technology infrastructure is moving toward this specialization and away from generalization,” he said.

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JUNE 22, 2018

As mega-retailers struggle to stay competitive in an eCommerce world, inventory management technology has emerged as a critical component of their strategies. For SMBs, sophisticated technologies with integrated machine learning, robotics and automation may go too far for their needs — and are undoubtedly past their price range.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Through the site, consumers can search for locations that will take their bags and make a payment online through technology powered by Stripe. That customer will, in turn, take a photograph of a unique code on the tag that identifies his or her bags and also use as a token when he or she picks up the bag.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

No one wears just one suit of armor, and no one shops in just one place when it comes to the mixing and matching of that armor, the hunting for designer names and comparing price tags against the waxing and waning of one’s bank account. We are redefining how fashion is bought and sold through technology, data and innovation.”.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

The goods themselves are inexpensive and are meant to align with the emerging trend among consumers who have an increasing interest is spending less on private label goods. More rewards program, customers get free shipping on orders above $48 (for a $36-a-year buy-in). Non-members pay a $5 shipping free.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point Software Technologies alerted Google to the cyberattack on Aug. Because SMBs struggle with poor record keeping and mixing personal expenses with business ones, accountants can spend up to 50 percent more time managing the books, which costs the SMBs a lot of money. X Versus Pixel 2.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Take the consumer segment known as Bridge Millennials — 29 million strong, they are between the ages of 30 and 40, and have grown up using connected devices and represent the first generation of connected consumers with spending power.

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MARCH 2, 2016

Blockchain proponents say the disruptive technology is worth the onboarding process. Last week, Ripple published a report outlining some of its boldest claims about the potential of distributed ledger technology, including that it could save banks money. The Price Tag. A lot of money, in fact, according to Ripple’s calculations.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

The latest research puts a price tag on the finances of better procurement, banking, cash management and innovation among small and medium-sized businesses. Analysts point to the wide array of potential use cases for blockchain technology as a major factor behind its popularity with investors, from smart contracts to cross-border payments.

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APRIL 24, 2017

McGurk agreed, noting why the first lesson of information security — the first consideration before one gets to technology or process — is humility. He said that he and his team also spend a fair amount of time probing their internal systems for vulnerabilities. We have state exams for compliance and info security,” McGurk explained.

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MAY 24, 2016

Kroger is much less interested in being the technologically sharpest grocer out there, and is instead looking to simply be the best all around. Kroger is spending a lot of money building out and better coming up. ” A big price tag is in part an outcome of a big operation. How risky a plan is it?

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