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August 10, 2018

Yelp Earnings

Yelp’s Shares Zoom As Alexa Looms

Yelp saw its best day in six years on the stock market this week, as earnings and revenues exceeded analyst expectations. It was a shot of much needed good news for the firm, which increasingly faces pressure from Alexa and a business model in question.

 

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Beyond The Buzzword Podcast

Moving Beyond Tokenization’s ‘Automagic’ Buzz

Tokenization is a word that gets bandied constantly, but few stop to peek under the hood. GEOBRIDGE CTO Jason Way tells Karen Webster in this week’s Beyond The Buzzword why they should.

 

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Sharing Economy

The Netflix Of Gadgets?

Want to rent the latest gadget? There’s now an app for that. Thomas Antonioli, CFO of German-based startup Grover, tells PYMNTS why German consumers like rent-to-own for the latest phones and gaming gear, and why U.S. consumers will, too.

 

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Payments Powering Platforms Tracker™

TRENDING: Giving Rent Payments A Platform-Powered Overhaul

While more than half of consumers pay bills online, an astounding 80 percent still rely on paper checks to pay rent. But with Zillow now processing rental payments, legacy payment systems are seemingly on track to be upended. In the latest Payments Powering Platforms Tracker, PYMNTS catches up with founders of rental payment platforms Avail and Cozy to discuss how the entrance of a high-profile player will impact the space, and why rent checks have endured for so long.

 

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