PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

To keep up with the pace of innovation as competitors move toward mobile ordering, delivery and payments innovations, Restaurant Brands International (RBI), which owns Burger King and other brands, hired CFO Josh Kobza as its new czar leader in January. But not all QSR chains are so focused.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 15, 2018

National Australia Bank set up its own alternative lending arm called QuickBiz Loans back in 2016. Large banks, e-commerce moguls like Amazon and eBay and tech firms are likely to enter the alternative lending space, and soon, according to Eden Amirav, co-founder, and CEO of startup LendingExpress. Over the […].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2016

There are just five more days until we can leave 2016 behind for good. As 2016 becomes history, we should take special care not to forget it — lest we have to hear about being doomed to repeat it (there’s always that one person). If there’s one thing that’s for certain, 2016 showed us that the gig economy is here to stay.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

Several new innovations that change the way retailers manage inventory and consumers purchase products were on display at the National Retail Federation’s annual trade show, The New York Times reported. During the three-day event, retail industry leaders discussed artificial intelligence, Big Data and automation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Meet Shark Wheel, a company that has literally invented a wheel that’s not round and added some innovation to the eCommerce space by partnering with a new one-click checkout system. In fact, while other companies are looking for VC money to grow and innovate, Shark Wheel is funded by the National Science Foundation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

And so are the digitally innovative companies that sell them. But as much as the overall pet industry is experiencing a boom, many individual shops within this niche segment are wrestling with many of the same issues as the broader retail sector faces. The Digital Players Dig In .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

What we do know, however, is that efficiency-driving innovation will have its place, come whatever market environment,” Joshua Kempf, cofounder and CEO of online B2B industrial products distributor Gaveteiro.com.br , explained in his TechCrunch piece. Canada and Brazil. It looks like it’s no harm, no foul for Apple.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

According to the BDO Retail Compass Survey of CMOs, nearly 60 percent of marketers plan to leverage mobile in their marketing strategies this holiday season. Although less than 10 percent of marketers say they plan to focus on generic mobile coupons, retailers will be offering bargain hunters other ways to get a deal.

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CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Corporate innovation is critical for established companies looking to stay relevant in the face of disruption from up-and-coming startups. With industries being unbundled left and right ( supermarkets , banking , cars — just to name a few) more companies are opening up in-house innovation labs every day. Retail/Consumer Goods.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2016

Some believe the rest of the nation should be following that example. Some, like Walmart, think the argument has a forgone conclusion — and the retailer has already begun overhauling its business to meet that standard well in advance. Which leaves retailers with one of two choices. Which leaves retailers with one of two choices.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The National Football League (NFL) and pizza quick service restaurant (QSR) Papa John’s made news when they agreed to end their sponsorship agreement, but Pizza Hut has since signed up to be the league’s official pizza sponsor — and it’s reportedly paying more for it than Paper John’s did, according to the Washington Post.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

As new PYMNTS research documents, over the past year, 18 Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) arenas have deployed biometric solutions by CLEAR. million people in 2016 to 17.2 Attendance at NFL games declined from approximately 17.8

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

percent in August, which is a healthy gain for the quarter, it’s still not as strong as last quarter’s numbers, Internet Retailer reported. The Monthly Retail Trade Report for August also showed that nonstore sales increased 11.9 Earlier this year, projections delivered only moderate retail growth expectations for the year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Remittances to developing nations continue to grow, which has spurred many global markets to pursue efforts to enable more efficient cross-border payments. World Bank data shows that remittances to low- and middle-income nations reached a record high last year, with migrants sending $529 billion to their home countries. innovations.

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Celent Banking

JANUARY 26, 2017

The timing is also interesting, as only two weeks ago outgoing President Obama’s National Economic Council (NEC) released a new whitepaper called A Framework for FinTech. The NEC, a policy advisory unit of the White House established in 1993, proposed 10 high-level principles designed to move the US fintech industry forward.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

have a retail crisis — or a small business crisis? Which is why “fixing” retail must include giving SMB merchants the tools they need to compete in the very dynamic environment that now defines Retail U.S.A. So, what does this all have to do with retail? Here’s a question: Does the U.S. Here’s an answer. We have both.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2018

The operator of over 2,000 grocery stores nationwide, the company is the second-largest physical retailer in the U.S., according to a National Retail Federation ranking. With its size, Kroger packs a private label punch: The retailer carries around 30,000 SKUs (stock keeping units) for 8.2 billion products sold in 2016.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

And yet, for all the newness and newfangledness of toy innovation, it is remarkable how many of the classics are still not only available, but thriving. The original STEM toy, and part of the first class of toys inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame (yes, that exists), has actually been around for over 100 years.

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NCR

JANUARY 9, 2017

Growth and innovation. The latest Trust Index from the UAE Banks Federation (UBF), published in December 2016, revealed that nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of respondents to a survey described their view of banks as “very positive”, up from 70 percent in 2015. Prices recovered to nearly $51 by the end of 2016.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2017

Amid the overarching concerns, noted the regulator: “It’s important that we understand how our future regulatory decisions could affect the ability to innovate, and we want to avoid inadvertently creating barriers to innovation and technological developments.”. million to £2.5 million, compared with £2.5 million to £4 million in 2015.

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William Mills

MARCH 30, 2017

This year’s Retail Banking conference took place at the Trump National Doral in Miami March 22-24. The following two days focused on both banking and credit unions with sessions on regulations, revenue strategies, innovations, digital banking and branch banking. Zelle is a pP2P payment platform that launched in 2016.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

The Western Union Company , a global payments company, announced Wednesday (May 10) that it has activated its 40th wu.com transactional website, now providing full digital access for cross-border person-to-person (P2P) money transfer services across major developed nations, including the U.S., Canada and major parts of Europe.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

Consumers in countries that commonly see credit and debit card use expect all retailers to allow them to pay in those ways, thereby generating merchant demand for mPOS solutions. is one such nation, with a June 2018 Statista survey reporting that 83 percent of Americans aged 30 to 49 owned credit cards. Receptivity in U.S. and Canada.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

And though some restaurants are making strides on technological innovation, some restaurants still have a way to go. As restaurants seek to innovate with consumer preferences in mind, here are some online features that consumers look for in their preferred restaurants: Third-Party Aggregator App.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

But before it was known as Black Friday, it was already a nationally established custom in the U.S. In one of the earlier examples of experiential retail innovation, in 1924 Macy’s hosted the first of its annual Thanksgiving Day Parades. to associate the end of Thanksgiving with the kick-off of the holiday shopping season.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Dollar Shave Club first made a name for itself with a solid concept — and a series of very entertaining ads that brought the inexpensive razor company into the national consciousness. “While we’re not going into mass retail, we are going to be increasing our presence in the real world,” Dubin says. last quarter.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

“Chatbots will be giving Santa some help this holiday season for a few boys and girls on the digital nice list, but they are unlikely to give retailers the needle-moving sales boost they’re looking for,” said Jake Bennett, CTO at POP. Chatbots are just too new, and there are too many logistical hurdles for widespread adoption in 2016.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Digital innovators are giving consumers the chance to experience all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model. According to the latest PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Conversion Index , however, subscription innovators need to provide consumers with the satisfaction they expect.

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FICO

JUNE 6, 2019

For the third year in a row, FICO was honored with the Drexel LeBow Analytics 50 award for our innovative work on the FICO® Safe Driving Score. The university’s Center for Business recognizes 50 organizations nationwide, who leverage analytics in notable and innovative ways to solve business problems.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

William Mills Agency will be live blogging at Finovate Fall 2016. Auto-financing is ripe for innovation. 10:50 am Moonraft Innovation Labs – [link] – @moonraft. Our platform is open source, which makes it more reliable, innovative and secure. We are launching a pilot for the 2016-17 Australian grains harvest.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

That ongoing competition between Amazon and Walmart expanded into a few new fronts this week – from streamed digital airwaves to employees’ literal paychecks to the POS itself, as Amazon and Walmart both got busy tossing out new innovations and ideas to the markets they hope to capture. CEO John Furner. percent throughout the industry.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

In some ways, the risks facing banks are longstanding: Non-traditional FIs and innovation are forcing banks to rethink their position in the market. The federal banking system is, and should be, a source of strength for the nation and its economy. percent in the first half of 2016 but then slowing toward the end. Cyber Threats.

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NCR

MARCH 28, 2018

Home to more than 261 million people, it is the world’s fourth most populous country and also the largest island nation on the planet, comprising more than 13,000 islands. As the national government pursues initiatives to address this problem over the coming years, ATM deployment could prove a vital part of the mission.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Most people know some version of an apocryphal legend about how retailers need the holiday shopping season to get their sales “into the black,” and Black Friday is named for the beginning of the profitable season. As with many things commerce and retail these days, Amazon can rightly be held responsible for setting the pace.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

The stated goal has been to boost digital payments, especially transactions across RuPay cards, which are domestically issued by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Add those developments together, and it may mean that the effort is to make RuPay the de facto (digital) card for retail payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2017

When it comes to the ramifications for the retail industry, a Deloitte study found that 56 cents of every dollar spent in retail stores today is influenced by digital interactions. As such, it would behoove retailers to invest wisely in incorporating social media strategies into their overall marketing campaigns. In 2017, U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Aetna said the launch of Attain builds on a partnership Apple and Aetna inked in 2016 in which 90 percent of participants reported receiving a health boost from their Apple Watch. The accumulated points can go to defray the cost of the Apple Watch or can be used for gift cards from participating national retailers.

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