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What Do Sororities Do by Jordan Nettleship (2025) discusses the characteristics of sororities. She explains how they can lead to lifelong relationships and connections. Gen Z prioritizes the relationships in their lives, so it could be interesting to explore how the characteristics of sororities can be applied to the concept
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Transforming Business with Community-Based Models by Natalie Brite (2022) examines how community-centered business models can revolutionize traditional business approaches. As a business owner or entrepreneur, your choice of business model should align with your organization's core values, mission, and vision. One increasingly popular option is the community-based business
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The article Contactless Payments: The Future of Commerce explores Mastercard’s role in accelerating the global shift to tap-to-pay technology. With NFC-enabled cards, digital wallets, and emerging biometric options, contactless payments are reshaping the retail and banking experience. “Mastercard witnessed tremendous adoption with contactless payments. It has leaned into that
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In today’s digital era, the rapid growth of mobile banking has created both opportunities and challenges for financial institutions. As customers demand seamless digital experiences, banks must balance ease of use with uncompromising security. The article Strengthening Mobile Banking Security with Biometric Authentication: A Case Study on HSBC explores
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The article, Exploring the Future of Online Quizzes with AI Technology by Saskia Zwaak (2025), explains how A.I. can be used for making and analyzing quizzes within the education field. A.I. technology can examine users’ data and behavior, and can provide feedback. This technology can be applied to
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Artificial intelligence is now a seamless part of daily life, but as AI-generated content becomes more common, trust and authenticity are increasingly important. Generative watermarking, highlighted by the World Economic Forum as a Top 10 Emerging Technology of 2025, offers a solution by embedding invisible signatures in AI content. “ In
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The banking industry is at a pivotal moment, driven by rapid technological advances and evolving customer expectations. As financial institutions navigate this landscape, understanding emerging trends is critical for creating meaningful, future-ready experiences. Accenture’s Top 10 Banking Trends in 2025 and Beyond highlights how innovations (from generative AI to
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Uncommon Growth caught my attention because it’s not just about rapid expansion, it’s about growth that’s exceptional and sustainable, often defined as doubling the industry average over five years. What makes it “uncommon” isn’t the numbers, but the approach; companies focus on human-centered strategies that create
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Commercial banking is rapidly evolving as businesses expect the same speed and usability in work banking platforms that they experience in personal apps like Chime, Apple Pay, and Venmo. The Race to Modernise Commercial Banking highlights two major drivers: real-time payments and embedded finance. These trends push banks to enable
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One of the most fascinating dynamics in the digital economy is network effects, when a product or service becomes more valuable as more people use it. Unlike traditional growth strategies that rely on scale or branding, network effects create a compounding cycle that fuels adoption and defensibility. The NFX study
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No, you don't need a shared bank account to travel with friends by Mariya Postelnyak (2025) examines a group of friends who created a shared bank account for their trip. While this particular group of friends was able to pool thousands of dollars before their trip, financial experts
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One of the most compelling aspects of business model innovation is when it doesn’t just change how a company makes money, but how people live their daily lives. Amazon’s Subscribe and Save exemplifies this, it goes beyond convenience to address a hidden imbalance in household management. Many parents