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The exciting unintended consequences of digital banking in 2019 and beyond, by Theodora Lau 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- May 15, 2019
What might digital banking unleash? Are we becoming more exclusionary as we march down the path toward completely digital banking? The debate around cash has been heating up lately. The city of Philadelphia and the state of New Jersey have recently passed bills that ban stores from going cashless, arguing that the concept marginalizes consumers who
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failed big bet has serious strategic consequences 0
- BUSINESS
- April 25, 2019
The problem with big bets is that sometimes they don’t pay off. While a lot of attention is often paid to successful mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals, little attention is paid to the dark side of M&A – what happens to a company’s strategy when a deal fails. The UK competition watchdog’s decision to block
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The unintended consequences of the ‘junk food’ advertising ban 0
- HEALTH
- March 5, 2019
It’s only been a week since Sadiq Khan’s ill-conceived ban on ‘junk food’ advertising across London’s public transport network came into effect, but the unintended consequences are already coming to light. As I explained last June, ‘junk food’ has no legal definition. Those who want to restrict food advertising clearly have American fast food chains
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