| Signify US CEO (Formerly Philips Lighting): Lighting Up The Connected Economyâs Innovations Founded as Philips Lighting 128 years ago and spun off as Signify in 2016, the company today considers the sun to be its primary competitor in the illumination market. And, as its U.S. CEO Roger Karner tells Karen Webster, its next big challenge is helping to light up the connected economy. Itâs about more than the tech making it happen, he says â itâs also about building the legion of use cases that make it relevant. |
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| How P.F. Chang's Keeps Customer Data Under (Lettuce) Wraps While third-party delivery apps can help boost sales and name recognition, many restaurants are moving instead to their own proprietary apps. This switch can pay dividends, but only if operators can keep fraud in check. In this monthâs Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker, P.F. Changâs Whitney French tells PYMNTS how the chain keeps customer data secure and their app experience high. |
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| Oracle: Overcoming ERP-AP Integration Inertia Legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can both drain businesses' time and resources and make accounts payable (AP)â processes overly complicated. But, integrating ERP and AP systems can help expedite invoice processing. In the latest Next-Gen AP Automation Tracker, Oracleâs Senior Director of ERP Cloud Development David Haimes explains the key elements of a successful AP-ERP integration strategy. |
| LendingClub and Morgan Stanley, A Tale of Two Bank Deals Two deals this past week shone a spotlight on thelure of financial services – done digitally – and the “build vs. buy” debate, settled firmly on the side of “buy.” For Morgan Stanley and for LendingClub, the respective acquisitions of E-Trade and Radius Bancorp show how “one-stop shops” and platforms are all part of a long-term road map. |
| | KLW Commentary | | The Connected Economy: Itâs About Time We have used clocks to measure time for hundreds of years, and mobile devices and apps over the last decade to save as much of it as we can. Yet, Karen Webster said that, in this decadeâs Connected Economy, consumers will want devices and apps that do more than save time, but also compress as much of it into every one of the 1,440 minutes in their 24-hour day. Itâs why, she says, that time will be central to the connected economy innovations that will emerge over the next decade and beyond. Hereâs proof. |
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