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Why Instagram’s New Shopping Icon Is Changing Ecommerce Forever

Perficient

Here are some statistics to back up this social proof: 92% of consumers around the world say they trust earned media, such as recommendations from friends and family, above all other forms of advertising—an increase of 18% since 2007. 70% of people will trust a recommendation from someone they don’t know. The statistics don’t lie.

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Kia Rolls Out Connected Car Subscriptions Via Zuora Platform

PYMNTS

Kia picked Zuora due to its smooth user experience and flexibility. Zuora was launched in 2007 in Redwood City, California by Tien Tzuo, Cheng Zou and K.V. Kia’s limited UVO service started in 2009, but it needed the right infrastructure to launch a mass-market version.

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Kount Launches AI Solution For Real-Time Identity Trust

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Solutions such as Kount’s Identity Trust Global Network go beyond machine learning or rules, offering an identity trust data network, advanced AI and a user experience engine. Businesses that are able to make dynamic decisions based on the level of trust in a user’s identity will be at a significant advantage in the years ahead.”.

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Decoupled Debit — Again?

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The year is 2007. Just like 2000, and then again in 2007 with the initial hype over decoupled debit. Cashless is now becoming king in stores, as merchants push digital over paper (and coin) in the name of efficiency and a better user experience. The only real success story, the Target REDCard, has plateaued.

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How next-generation technologies are transforming governance, risk and compliance

Insights on Business

Today, governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is being transformed by not only rapidly-evolving regulatory standards and growing costs of non-compliance, but also by the clear and present need for greater GRC adoption/engagement – by the first line of defense – while delivering added value by empowering business users.

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Happy 10th Anniversary iPhone

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That is how the world first met the iPhone a little over ten years ago in January 2007, when Steve Jobs took to the stage to announce Apple’s latest and greatest innovation. And on June 29, 2007, we finally got it. I dare say no one in 2007 could have predicted their current state. These are not three separate devices.

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Physical Retail Isn’t Dead – The Physical Store Model Is

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Amazon started with zero customers, zero brand awareness and a very ugly website with a clunky user experience, by today’s standards. And it did so via a channel that was not at all conducive to a digital shopping experience. Not exactly a great user experience. Amazon sold one, and only one, product: books.

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