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DECEMBER 17, 2020

FreedomPay said it is “rapidly expanding on a global scale” in such markets as retail, eCommerce, hospitality and food and beverage. FreedomPay’s robust solutions across payments, security, identity, and data analytics are available in-store, online and on-mobile,” the press release said. Before, they were limited to one or two areas.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

At first glance, 2018 is shaping up to be a year that has brought meaningful consumer, regulatory and legislative backlash against lax online privacy. social media users are “very confident” that those platforms would protect users’ data, according to Pew — with 64 percent calling for more regulation of online advertisers.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

At a time when the coronavirus has sent record numbers of consumers online instead of to the mall, livestreaming is filling the social vacuum. For the first time ever, consumers can hang out and shop with their friends online, in one place,” Verishop said at the launch of its new “Shop Party” feature on its platform.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The region’s internet economy is projected to become a $278 billion market by 2025 , with immense growth expected in all online sectors, but especially in mobile payments as companies across the region invest more in digital infrastructure. Thailand and Indonesia are also seeing rapid online mobile infrastructure growth and adoption.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

In fact, the old-fashioned form of outdoor advertising is winning over digital marketing heavyweights and finding ways to thrive in the online world. Amid data sharing and online privacy controversies, Facebook recently promoted on billboards what Bloomberg called the social media operator’s “new approach to user safety and privacy.”

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APRIL 18, 2017

By removing the middleman and connecting consumers directly with online retail chat representatives, retailers have a chance to increase revenue and deepen end-user loyalty to the brand. One company that has received a fair share of media attention on the topic of chat commerce is social media giant Facebook.

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Accenture

OCTOBER 3, 2017

We know almost US$1 billion was invested in PSD2-enabled services in 2016, up 200 percent from the year before¹. The drive towards open banking gives them a direct line into a potentially lucrative market. And, crucially, it’s a market where they’re well placed to deliver the flexible, personalized experiences consumers demand.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2017

is currently testing two new advertising tactics — deep linking and auto-fill — to boost its social commerce capabilities. Deep linking allows marketing agencies to run interactive, direct response ads on Snapchat whereby users can swipe, tap, etc., Stateside, however, social commerce has been a tougher sell.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Venture capitalists are funding new entrants to the field, and features like authenticity guarantees, postings to social media, the use of data and post-sale services could propel the industry forward, according to a new report from Fung Global Retail & Tech. Smaller firms are growing quickly and making gains in the market.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The panel of judges — Scarlett Sieber of BBVA; Sam Maule of Carlisle & Gallagher; Ryan Falvey of the Center for Financial Services Innovation; Matt Wilcox of Fiserv; and Phil Ryan of Bank Innovation — will decide which company is worthy of the “Best in Show” DEMOvation crown at Bank Innovation 2016.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Study: More People Fall Prey To Fraudsters Online Than By Phone. A new study shows that social media and online marketplace scams are much more successful than phone scams. Since 2016. Marcus, a consumer bank launched in 2016 and run by Goldman Sachs, has lost a total of $1.3 Goldman’s Marcus Has Lost $1.3B

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JULY 3, 2017

Even in the quiet seasons, the online travel market is susceptible to the trade winds, and they don’t always blow in agents’ favor. But what hurts a business (especially a small one) more than an October snowstorm is when online fraudsters use CNP transactions to steal their services. The End of Excessive Card Surcharges.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2016

Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and its overall valuation of more than $60 billion, have turned the Alibaba spinoff into one of the most valuable private tech companies in the world. Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Sezzle’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform is in the U.S. It gives user the freedom to shop online and spread four equal payments across six weeks. . BNPL providers are seeing market growth and new funding opportunities. 10) that it topped 1 million active customers. .

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

A new study recently released by the Pew Research Center looking at online shopping has shed an interesting light on how eCommerce has changed consumer behavior over the past decade-and-a-half. adults have made a purchase online, and 51 percent of consumers surveyed reported making at least one purchase using a mobile device.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 1, 2016

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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JUNE 18, 2019

Bebo began in 2005 as a social networking platform by Michael and Xochi Birch. It was said to have become “the market leader” in some countries such as Ireland and the U.K. The growth path of the company in addition to the larger opportunity in social media helped it get acquired by AOL for approximately $850 million in 2008.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2017

The number of brands that consider a content strategy effective in raising revenue increased from 74% in 2016 to 83% in 2017. There are many tools available to harvest data about your customers and stakeholders, both internally and externally: CRM systems, social media analytics, web analytics and more. Content strategy.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Sezzle’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform is in the U.S. It gives user the freedom to shop online and spread four equal payments across six weeks. . BNPL providers are seeing market growth and new funding opportunities. 10) that it topped 1 million active customers. .

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 15, 2018

In markets like Australia, this is already happening. National Australia Bank set up its own alternative lending arm called QuickBiz Loans back in 2016. Over the […].

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time. It turns out that retailers geared toward this younger demographic are having a tough time engaging them online.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2019

A robust supply of private capital reportedly is one of the main reasons for that, along with corporate cultures that are averse to public markets. Among the most anticipated are IPOs that will impact the mobility-as-a-service and ride-hailing ecosystems, social media, and data analytics. consumer ridesharing market.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time. It turns out that retailers geared toward this younger demographic are having a tough time engaging them online.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2017

trillion in digital-based payments during 2016. It was found that China’s integration of digital payments into existing online platforms helped boost its economy by providing ways to open up financial opportunities for everyone.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2016

We can all agree Credit Karma, Chase Mobile, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PayPal aren’t leaving the Top Ten on App Annie anytime soon. But ratings and rankings aren’t everything — there’s also the cool factor. How easy is the app to use? Does it makes us feel good (even Read More.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does. We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More.

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Accenture

APRIL 26, 2017

For years, we’ve heard people proclaiming the demise of the bricks-and-mortar bank branch, supposedly swept away by customers’ mass-migration to online and—increasingly—mobile alternatives. 1-5] Source: UK findings of Accenture 2017 Global Banking Distribution & Marketing Consumer Study— Beyond Digital. Stay tuned. [1-5]

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The firm retained the Foursquare name and pivoted toward a new use case: a marketing platform that aggregates location data and provides software to businesses alongside that data. Merchants come to us and say, ‘What can you tell me about what’s happening in my market?’” Harkey said.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

As The Financial Times put it, Vestager “said that the preliminary probe focused on the online retailer’s dual role as a competitor, but also host, to third-party merchants.”. Last week it announced Souq, an online retail and marketplace website in Saudi Arabia, is launching the Amazon Global Store. European Tone.

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MAY 12, 2016

Case in point: While most marketers recognize that mobile devices are one of the most powerful channels for engaging with consumers on their path-to-purchase, many are still not getting the most out of the channel. But what about social media , you might be asking?

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JULY 21, 2017

No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. Between 2015 to 2016, consumer expectations for multiple purchase options grew from 61 percent up to 74 percent according to Retail Systems Research’s 2016 Customer Experience/Unified Commerce Benchmark Survey.

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MARCH 24, 2016

According to Deloitte Global and North America Sourcing and Procurement Lead Brian Umbenhauer, the 2016 survey of trends among the chief procurement officers of the world is one of reflection. The verdict: Surprisingly, procurement seems to be back on track for going digital.

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AUGUST 24, 2019

That’s because stadiums and sports teams are looking for more opportunities to connect with at-home and online viewers as they come to represent another segment of attendees. million people in 2016 to 17.2 Not only that, but over the next decade, some 90 percent of sports bets will be made online.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

The 100-page catalog would arrive near the end of October for kids to look through and create wish lists before December — filling, perhaps, the void left by Toys R Us when it went out of business (in part because of competition from Amazon and other online retailers). Online retail accounted for 53.7 Williams Sonoma is one example.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 28, 2016

Bank Innovation INV, this blog’s fintech accelerator, is pleased to today to announce the six extraordinary startups that have been admitted to its inaugural class.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2016

The eCommerce giant will be supporting EGX and parent company Gamer Network with marketing initiatives on its website, mobile platforms and social media outlet, and it will also create a dedicated content source on its gamer-centric Twitch livestreaming site.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

By 2016, that figure has reportedly nearly doubled to nearly $28 billion. the grocery and pharmacy conglomerate behind Albertsons, Shaw’s, Star Market and Safeway, among others — has welcomed a new senior VP of digital marketing and eCommerce, Narayan Iyengar. . — the market share is growing quickly.

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