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Is coronavirus pushing us towards a cashless society? | Euronews

Is coronavirus pushing us towards a cashless society? | Euronews | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"Several countries have increased the limit for contactless payments, to reduce the handling of cash and the risk of infection ..."

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How blockchain could help emerging markets leap ahead

How blockchain could help emerging markets leap ahead | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"It could be applied to government, finance, and law ..."

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Will social media messages soon replace bank transfers? - Virgin.com

Will social media messages soon replace bank transfers? - Virgin.com | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"Social media is well established as a medium of choice for engagement, promotion, and general interaction, but is it also set to become a preferred method of transferring money? ..."

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Cellphones for women in developing nations aid ascent from poverty

Cellphones for women in developing nations aid ascent from poverty | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"Digital financial tools can greatly improve lives in poor countries, but it is especially crucial to put them into the hands of women, whose role in economic growth is often ignored ..."

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The humans that make the apps we love

The humans that make the apps we love | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"We use applications almost every day for all kinds of things. We use social apps for communicating, games for passing time, to-do lists to keep us on task, and so on. Most of the hugely successful applications are owned by some large company, but at some point, they started with an individual who had ..."

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Africa: TNM's Airtime Advances service hits almost 20 percent of its user base ... - AllAfrica.com

Africa: TNM's Airtime Advances service hits almost 20 percent of its user base ... - AllAfrica.com | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"TNM's Passuvate service is offering short-term, micro loans - Airtime Advances - to a staggeringly large number of its users. The sheer scale of use indicates that users find this kind of service extremely useful ..."

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The Holiday Habit That's Making You Unhappy

The Holiday Habit That's Making You Unhappy | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"More money, more problems? It might just be true..."

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Wanting Expensive Things Makes Us Happier Than Actually Buying Them

Wanting Expensive Things Makes Us Happier Than Actually Buying Them | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"The idea that you can't buy happiness has been exposed as a myth, over and over..."

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Four ways a drug company makes billions off patients with the rarest diseases

Four ways a drug company makes billions off patients with the rarest diseases | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"It’s no secret that there’s big money to be had in drugs. The cost of many pharmaceuticals has increased dramatically. But the real money makers for the drug industry aren’t ..."

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Ramen noodles 'are most valuable US prison commodity', study suggests - BBC News

Ramen noodles 'are most valuable US prison commodity', study suggests - BBC News | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"A study suggests ramen noodles have overtaken tobacco to become the most valuable commodity in some US prisons ..."

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Facebook could be the future of money, if it learns to ignore the United States

Facebook could be the future of money, if it learns to ignore the United States | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"There's a tremendous opportunity to serve citizens where banks and governments can't be trusted ..."

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Has technology killed the jewelry industry? - Pacific Standard

Has technology killed the jewelry industry? - Pacific Standard | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"Jewelry sales continue to plummet. Are iPhones and Kindles to blame? ..."

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This cognitive bias explains why pretty people make 12% more money than everybody else

This cognitive bias explains why pretty people make 12% more money than everybody else | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"If you want to get paid, it helps being beautiful. 
Sean Salter, a finance professor at Middle Tennessee State University, found as much in a 2012 paper on real estate brokers ..."

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New Research Shows Money Makes You Happier, but More Evil | National Payday

New Research Shows Money Makes You Happier, but More Evil | National Payday | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"To some it may seem like common sense, but since 1974 researchers have been using statistics and science to prove that, yes indeed, people with money are more ..."

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Olfactive Branding: Retail's Fragrant Frontier

Olfactive Branding: Retail's Fragrant Frontier | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"...In the last few years, fashion retailers have become increasingly aware of scent’s power to convert customers, too. Indeed, a growing number of businesses from Bloomingdale’s to Corto Moltedo now realise that their customer’s nose can be an important pathway for building brand identity and encouraging them to spend more time (and more money) in stores..."

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Q&A: The case for money buying happiness, sometimes | National Business News | The State

Q&A: The case for money buying happiness, sometimes | National Business News | The State | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"It's an age-old question: Can money truly buy us happiness?.."

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