PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2019

The retail giant bought Bonobos and ModCloth in 2017 and plus-size brand Eloquii in 2018 in a bid to compete with Amazon. billion in China over the next 10 years to upgrade logistics, per the retailer’s social media account. In other Walmart news , the company plans to invest $1.2

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 10, 2017

Avin Arumugam, senior vice president of the Internet of Things at Visa, has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2017, which takes place March 6-7 in San Jose. Arumugam was at JPMorgan Chase for four years prior to his starting at Visa in May 2016. Recent video footage also Read More.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Monty Python “I’m Not Dead … Yet” Award – Goes to physical retail. GONZOBANKER’S ROCK RIP LIST – 2017.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Apple reportedly said that the service will not allow advertisers to track what subscribers are reading, which means no targeted ads based on consumed news stories, as is the case with social media. As PYMNTS has regularly documented, subscription eCommerce is among the hottest areas of digital retail.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

According to the company, JoyRun connects consumers through a social feed that matches buyers with runners planning to make the runs to local eateries, coffee shops, hardware stores and more in the area. 25, an Amazon Web Services outage affected the digital presence and operations of dozens of companies. On Wednesday Nov.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 8, 2018

What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. Bitcoin mania has died down in the fintech world, and the conversation has shifted to technologies like voice banking, payments, and alternative credit scoring. This year, the pressure for banks to innovate is high, as banks no longer […].

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In fact, 2020 opened with retail reports decrying the great toy sales slump , citing the 4 percent fall-off in toy sales, the rather tepid holiday sales season reported between 2018 and 2019 and the fact that toy sales came up short during last year’s holiday season.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

I couldn’t think of a more relevant metaphor for the tectonic shifts that have influenced the direction of the payments, commerce and retail ecosystems over the last several years. Most everyone operating today as part of these ecosystems understands this, too, and feels the pressure points and the tensions building.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

I couldn’t think of a more relevant metaphor for the tectonic shifts that have influenced the direction of the payments, commerce and retail ecosystems over the last several years. Most everyone operating today as part of these ecosystems understands this, too, and feels the pressure points and the tensions building.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Despite the rather sobering results — and a dearth of retailers specializing in Billabong’s vertical — Fiske believes the firm is actually demonstrating signs of turning a corner this quarter, and that it has many “opportunities for sustained earnings growth” ahead of it. “We RVCA goodwill value was cut from $78.1 million to zero.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Retail chain Destination Maternity reportedly filed for bankruptcy on Monday (Oct. 21), the latest commerce operator to be on the verge of extinction in this age of digital and mobile. though they also operate under such brands as Motherhood Maternity and Pea in the Pod stores. “As Another one seems ready to bite the dust.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Jeff Marsilio, the NBA’s senior vice president of new media distribution, said the tracks will also be on the organization's website, on its app and featured on social media game highlights. While Apple will operate the playlist, a startup label called UnitedMasters , founded in 2017, will provide much of the music.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

In other news, the Marco Polo Network has announced that it has secured its first Russian-German import-export operations financing project. We launched our first distributed ledger technology in trade finance as early as 2017. We are trying to break down the barriers to allow everyone to use bitcoin,” said founder Pete Cheyne.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The way the eCommerce operator uses the data it collects from those merchants who list and sell their products via Amazon’s marketplace, putting them into competition with the marketplace host. Expansion into Turkey is just the latest in Amazon’s efforts to be operational across the globe. based tech firms operating there.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2017

More fintech is coming to Austin. The massive South by Southwest conference and festival features startups in a number of categories — transportation, augmented/virtual reality, and of course fintech — plus several others. The event is the 9th annual pitch session for SXSW’s accelerator.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2018

Shopify merchants are conducting many business conversations across multiple apps every day, not only to run their day-to-day operations, but also to manage customer inquiries,” Shopify Director of Product Michael Perry said in the announcement. The news comes as Shopify rolled out Instagram integration to its merchants in October 2017.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

Sales via social media in Thailand more than doubled to 334.2 billion) in 2017, according to the latest report from the country’s Electronic Transaction Development Agency , thanks to improvements to mobile banking apps. . billion baht ($10.92

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. Once they made their Blue Apron meals, he says they couldn’t stop talking about it and sharing photos of what they made on social media.” Back to 2012.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

It made a largely unreported acquisition of a firm called STARTEK earlier this year, and although it may sound like an acquisition more appropriate for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space exploration firm, the business is a call center operator and engagement outsourcing specialist. Plus, Evine might be something of a difficult acquisition target.

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JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. Once they made their Blue Apron meals, he says they couldn’t stop talking about it and sharing photos of what they made on social media.” Back to 2012.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Meanwhile, retailers are scrambling to develop and translate the personalized experience consumers desire into digital features for these devices, using data as well as artificial intelligence and augmented reality. The financial services company recently debuted a new partnership with Russian phone operator and telecom provider MegaFon.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The firm links fashion merchants with procurement and inventory management solutions, marketing and social media support, payment processing and financing, among other B2B products. million for the financial year ending March 2017, reports said. The company’s revenue hit $1.3

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

The eCommerce operator plans to print a holiday catalog , reportedly for distribution at Whole Foods and via mail. Even some major retailers famous for their catalogs are shifting more to digital. Online retail accounted for 53.7 That’s one reason some retailers are stepping up their catalog efforts. Paper Declines.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

The impending “death of retail” has been projected for decades. But, in an increasingly digital world, brick-and-mortar retail shops are embracing new ways to disrupt the system and get an edge on customer attention. One popular choice: retail innovation labs. Get the 54-page retail report. Founded: 2015 .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Retailers in China are taking sides in the rivalry between Alibaba and Tencent , and the latest battle ground is coffee: Chinese upstart Luckin Coffee is teaming up with Tencent on the heels of a partnership between Starbucks and food delivery service Ele.me , which is a unit of Alibaba. The Race to Reach Retailers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

Facebook ‘s stock price plunged Wednesday (July 25) after the social media operator’s Q2 financial report showed missed targets on revenue and users, and the ongoing costs of the privacy and data scandals to hit the company gained clarity. The company’s cost and expenses increased 50 percent year over year to $7.4

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Fiserv, a leading banking technology company, has signed on as the headline Diamond sponsor of Bank Innovation 2017. Bank Innovation 2017 is this blog’s annual gathering on ideas and opportunities in fintech. The sixth annual Bank Innovation will take place March 6-7 in Silicon Valley, at the Glasshouse in San Read More.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Presto Eats operates on a direct-to-consumer (D2C) model, and its products are sent on a weekly delivery schedule. The Instant Pot was the best-selling item on Amazon during Black Friday in 2017. To introduce more customers to her company, Chong has had social media appliance giveaways through channels such as Facebook and Instagram.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

The paper reported that, in May, the online retailer “added two directors to its 11-member board that were nominated by activist investor Starboard Capital. Cars.com, based in Chicago, launched in 1998 and became a public company in 2017 in its spin-off from TV broadcaster and digital media firm Tegna.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2017

It’s been chronicled in these virtual pages that millennials are the driving force behind change – change in how payments are done, how banking is banked, how social media influences commerce (or doesn’t) and how shopping may become a hybrid of high touch across the digital and physical realms. What would Sinatra say? Think blazers.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2017

Don’t miss your chance to secure your spot at Bank Innovation 2017 for the lowest available rate, and join attendees from companies already registered, such as: BBVA Braintree Capital One JPMorgan Chase Mastercard Rabobank Concentrix Silicon Valley Bank TD Bank U.S.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2017

Edward “EJ” Achtner, Bank of America‘s Head of Digital Banking – Strategy, Platforms, Innovation, and Partnerships, has joined the Bank Innovation 2017 speaker faculty. based bank.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

At the end of 2017, though, mobile payments accounted for 30 percent of the brand’s total transactions. company-operated transactions, the company said in its financial report. company-operated transactions, the company said in its financial report. Only a few – or 3.3 One in 10 – or 10.4

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

With platforms such as Slice, pizzeria owners can compete with the larger players through a mobile-optimized website and tools that enable customers to place orders through social media channels. For delivery platforms, Uber Eats was on track to post more than $3 billion in gross sales by the end of 2017, The Financial Times reported.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

That’s not the only strategy the social media giant plans to deploy, though. Facebook takes a 5 percent operational fee on donations for processing, fraud protection and payment support. China doesn’t let citizens access Facebook, but that hasn’t stopped the social media giant from trying to make inroads there.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

To help embolden this assertion, market research firm Technavio just released its Global Chatbot Market 2017–2021 research report, which highlights in-depth analyses of the chatbot market’s revenue and emerging market trends. Will more retailers follow suit via strategic partnerships to simplify purchase interactions? billion users.

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