CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. We’ve created a list of finance innovation labs from some of the biggest names in the industry, as well as from newcomers looking to make a name through tech. We’ve written about corporate innovation theater before — and how sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong.

Innovation 78

Innovation blockchain Technology Groups 78

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Well, what do we say about 2015? And, give or take a stumble or two, we snuck through it and did a reasonable job on 2015 objectives, in our humble opinion. So, it seems we’re good with only one outstanding item—digest the 2015 GonzoBanker Awards! 2015 Executive Call-out. Department Whose Brand Isn’t Improving Award.

Community Bank 60

Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Founded in 2015 by Spanish entrepreneur Oier Urrutia, the company uses algorithms to provide users with a personalized online shopping experience. Lookiero’s inventory includes more than 150 European brands, with the platform shipping more than three million items of clothing this year to seven European countries.

Security 122

Security Branding Maine Online 122

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

Innovation 73

Innovation Cleveland New York New York City 73

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

In fact, the venture and entrepreneurial ecosystem grew by 20 percent from 2014 to 2015 alone. In general, venture capitalists are boosting their investments in Latin America, with funding reaching $594 million in 2015, a stark increase from $387 million in 2012, the Latin America Venture Capital Association confirmed.

Innovation 100

Innovation Apple social media America 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Venture capital has hit a plateau, according to some analysts. “After $100M+ checks flowed freely to VC-backed companies through much of 2015, the mega-round trend has settled into a lower range through 2016,” concluded KPMG and CB Insights in their Q3 2016 venture capital report.

Fintech 100

Fintech Capital Analysis Trends 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

In 2015, the tech media was gaga over Snap and its ability to corral the so-called most valuable eyeballs in media: the millennial. Media companies, in the meantime, shoveled tens of millions into Snap in the hopes of selling to a generation whose brand loyalty is about as fleeting as Zsa Zsa Gabor’s affection for each of her nine husbands.

Innovation 109

Innovation Online Google Millennials 109

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

It’s easy enough to think of small businesses as not being particularly innovative – and even to find data to back up that claim. In fact, on the zero to 100 scale offered by the Readiness Index, small businesses underscore large firms in terms of digital innovation adoption by over 20 points. Assortment as a Service.

Retail 101

Retail Innovation Branding social media 101

PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2016

True Fit , the Boston-based startup that helps connect customers with shoes and apparel that fits them really, really well, recently announced a $25 million investment from Intel Capital that it will use to expand its business, according to a report from TechCrunch. 2015 that it used for expansion.

Boston 100

Boston Branding Retail Video 100

CB Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In this analysis, we’ll explore the immediate and long-term challenges facing the CPG industry, as well as the business strategies that CPG brands are using to adapt. Since then, Peltz has continued to push P&G to re-evaluate its R&D strategy, bring in more external talent, and focus on innovation. Short-term challenges.

Branding 73

Branding Industry Retail Strategy 73

CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

Kraft Heinz has drawn criticism for its food innovations not being, well, innovative enough. The food giant is betting big on its recent Real Mayo launch in the US and Canada, competing with leading brands like Hellman’s. Note: the earning’s calls mentions before the 2015 merger are for H.J. Heinz company.).

Innovation 40

Innovation social media Trends US 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Analysts at the time called this product “an historic opportunity” to bolster the merchant’s “corroding bottom lines,” and innovators rushed to build new applications to help them seize it. Just like 2012, with the launch of MCX and CurrentC merchant-branded, ACH-linked mobile payments products. And what was the product?

Branding 184

Branding Cards Payments New Jersey 184

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

The TouchCR platform was born out of the desire to be able to serve a consumer who is increasingly omnichannel, said Chief Innovation Officer Ritchie Hale. It’s for brands in a $15 to 500 million revenue space who want to go direct-to-consumer, to understand and relate to their customers,” Hale said.

Marketing 100

Marketing Data Innovation Retail 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Paytm was a brand-new prepaid mobile card in India. Mobile devices, fast cellular networks, the cloud, data and new tech – along with investors with capital and incumbents with an appetite for innovation – gave innovators the tools, ideas and capital to disrupt the then-analog sacred cows. Look who’s laughing now.

Innovation 176

Innovation Mobile Software San Francisco 176

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The corporate venture capital ecosystem is expanding far beyond the likes of Google Ventures and Intel Capital. According to our 2017 CB Insights Corporate Venture Capital Report , the number of new corporate venture capital firms making first-time investments reached record levels in 2017. Intel Capital.

Samsung 68

Samsung Google Capital Innovation 68

Celent Banking

DECEMBER 15, 2015

In 2014, Celent recognized mBank’s digital platform redesign and in 2015, Celent recognized mBank’s Bancassurance initiative. For those unfamiliar, mBank is a Polish direct bank brand established by BRE Bank in 2000 as one of the first of its kind in the country. Imagine BBVA adopting Simple as its global brand.

Branding 100

Branding Retail social media Video 100

CB Insights

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Since 2015, we’ve seen a domino effect of leading global food companies establishing venture funds and startup incubator programs.These include Campbell’s Soup with Acre Venture Partners($125M), Kellogg’s with Eighteen94 Capital ($100M), Chobani with its food incubator (provides $25K grants), and AB InBev with ZX Ventures.

Branding 72

Branding Capital Company Analytics 72

PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2017

According to TechCrunch , the Portland-based startup had previously raised $800,000 in startup capital and $3 million in convertible notes, as well as $1.5 million raised in November 2015. While Circle has plenty of competition, one factor that makes it unique is its partnership with Disney for use of its brand name and select assets.

Portland 100

Portland social media Video Regional 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Retail social media Marketing 100

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. His passion for innovation, community, culture, and clients provides a leadership template for all future GonzoBankers.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Another week, another Amazon expansion/innovation. The Launchpad program, which debuted in summer 2015 , was designed to enable and accelerate startups by assisting with product distribution via custom product pages. Launchpad is backed by more than 100 venture capital firms, startup accelerators and crowdfunding platforms.

Data 100

Data Conference Innovation National 100

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Since late 2015, General Mills, Campbell Soup, and Kellogg’s have all launched or invested in venture capital funds to foster startup innovation. Big CPG players have stepped up their M&A and investment activity in recent years. Other corporates have made major acquisitions. Danone announced a $12.5B

Capital 37

Capital Google Branding Groups 37

PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2016

The company, which Deloitte said was the fastest-growing tech startup in the world from 2011 to 2015, expects a bump in its British business as a result of the historic vote to compel the U.K. We have a really strong brand name for them to other countries in the EU where bids are made in euros. Sellers in the U.K.

Marketing 100

Marketing Training Capital Branding 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2016

Not only did Vestis itself file for bankruptcy protection , but its retail holdings — sporting goods stores Sport Chalet and Eastern Mountain Sports and apparel brand Bob’s Stores — were suddenly thrown into financial turmoil as well. Several retailers have conducted stunning turnarounds by pivoting toward the market Walsh puts down.

Retail 100

Retail Branding Exercises Marketing 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

This week we saw scientists march, the French go to the polls and a $400 high-tech juicer turned out to be an innovation on par with something that everyone already has: their hands. Now reports indicate that BJ’s owners, CVC Capital Partners and Leonard Green & Partners, are looking to sell the company for just north of $4 billion.

Millennials 109

Millennials Cards New York Branding 109

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

According to the report , the deal comes as Carro raised some $30 million in fresh capital. The report said that French TV reporters “followed the path of brand-new, unsold goods destined for disposal at the online retailer Amazon’s warehouse near the eastern town of Chalon-sur-Saône.

Online 112

Online Retail Trends New York 112

PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness. ” Brian Tate, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (NBPCA), had a similar reaction. The referenced studies and research harken back to 2015 when the CFPB initially proposed its rules.

Cards 101

Cards Lending Study Industry 101

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2016

It’s another important milestone in the “Look, Ma, no countertop terminals needed to check out” experience that we’ve been talking about for some time and that other retail innovator — Starbucks — showed us was possible when it unveiled mobile order-ahead a little more than a year ago. Kinda misses the whole point. times a week, on average.

Retail 100

Retail Online Branding Innovation 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2017

The rise of alternative and marketplace lenders emerged because traditional FIs weren’t agile enough in their innovation and technology adoption to develop the convenience and efficiency new market entrants offered, he added. The bank will win the game, hands down,” the executive declared. Marketplace lenders will eventually disappear.”

Lending 100

Lending Software Meeting Technology 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

“Large global firms such as RBS and BNY Mellon already call Manchester home, and the city also holds the IT centers for other global financial services brands, such as Lloyds and Barclays,” Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency recently announced. FinTech Paves The Way For Financial Resurgence.

Fintech 201

Fintech Industry Big Data Trends 201

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

Beyond BMW and Cadillac , the subscription market is growing as consumers and brands take note: Software vendors, too, are turning to subscriptions, according to the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker. Here is how different industries are innovating with subscriptions. in Q1 2018 to 64.0 in Q2 2018.The

Marketing 110

Marketing Software Nashville Tennessee 110

Your Full Potential

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Drum roll…… We’ve arrived at YFP’s MOST-READ blog post of 2015!! Capitalize on each individual’s strengths. It’s fitting since it provides suggestions on how to motivate, energize, and inspire employees! The link and text are below. From all of us at Your Full Potential and ABSURD! Be patient.

Meeting 28

Meeting Leadership Capital Report 28

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

Despite another quarterly earnings miss announced Wednesday (May 23), Lowe’s shares got a 9 percent bump mid-week after poaching JCPenney CEO Marvin Ellison on Tuesday, a move that garnered support from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management LP. Zulily was one of those ventures, bought by QVC in 2015 for $2.9

Leadership 100

Leadership Retail Groups Analytics 100

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

To whet your appetite for two days of fintech innovation, we’re releasing the full and final lineup of presenting companies for FinovateFall 2015. additiv develops and implements digital innovations and business models for financial services providers. Dealflow is building the largest channel for online capital formation.

Company 12

Company Software Analytics Mobile 12

PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2016

Members hoped that the scheme would be attractive enough to consumers that many of them would shift away from what they were using in the store – branded plastic cards – to this mobile payments scheme. Rumored calls for capital were rebuffed.

Mobile 105

Mobile Apple Columbus Payments 105

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s a thought that was triggered recently after reading and reflecting on recent developments across three innovations heralded as FinTech’s poster children — disruptors out to change the world and eat the proverbial lunches of incumbents they say are too big and too unmotivated to change. Blockchain. Marketplace lending. Digital banks.

Fintech 183

Fintech blockchain Lending Digital Banking 183