Image from Reve Marketing It’s best to think of a text-based chatbot as an “automated customer service rep.” That’s the advice from Kaye Chapman, learning and development manager at digital engagement platform Comm100. As a conversational format sometimes assisted by AI, chatbots provide a different opportunity for marketers than, say, the structure and presentation of […]
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To assemble baskets of products for delivery orders, Albertsons is teaming up with Takeoff Technologies for a trial partnership. Through the arrangement, the process will be handled by technology in lieu of staff, CNBC reported. With the pilot, Albertsons plans to stock products that shoppers like for online orders in selected areas. Technology enabled by […]
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Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has partnered with two technology institutes to launch a blockchain research lab to examine new applications of the technology. Chinese retail giant JD.com is further gaining a foothold in blockchain technology by launching a research lab for blockchain in partnership with two technology institutes, according to an announcement published Oct. 30. […]
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MediXserve is working with the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines in an effort to make the first blockchain research and education lab in the country, Cryptovest reported. The Ateneo-MedixServe Blockchain Education and Research Laboratory (AMBERLab) will be involved in training programs and prototype design, among other activities. It will also involve various verticals, […]
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Chinese payments conglomerate Alipay is ramping up its B2B services with a new suite of offerings for small businesses (SMBs). Reports in Financial IT on Monday (Oct. 29) said Alipay is introducing a range of solutions for small businesses to support growth of China’s SMB community. They include business intelligence solutions like analysis and support […]
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25th October, 2018. London, UK. The past 12 months have seen many rush into cryptocurrency guns blazing. Following the initial rise and fall in 2017, the general consensus is that a solid base is forming in the price of cryptocurrency and it’s right to hold (or ‘HODL’) onto the asset as we see what comes next. […]
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sponsored Version 1.0 of the platform was launched to change the process of collecting reviews from customers, by means of blockchain technology. On October 24, Revain, a service for collecting customer reviews, released a full-scale working 1.0 version of its Ethereum-based platform. As the project team reported to Cointelegraph, the 1.0 version is completely blockchain-based, […]
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The oil and gas industry is one of the most complex when it comes to emerging technology implementation. Yet as complicated as it is, it’s people and processes which will ultimately move the needle, according to Jim Claunch, vice president of business efficiency at Equinor. This is not to say that the tech side can […]
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It was a good week for wearables and their future, as the devices continued to show indications of strong promise on the B2C and B2B fronts. A sizzle in its own right – and also possibly a sizzle within a sizzle for payments and commerce players who may stand to see their boats lifted by wearables’ rising […]
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Rostin Behnam called for an “open mind” on disruptive tech regulation like blockchain. A new commissioner at U.S. regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) repeated called for handling fintech – including blockchain and cryptocurrency – with an “open mind” in a speech Thursday, Oct. 25. Speaking at the 2018 […]
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