William Mills

MAY 8, 2018

William Mills Agency will be live blogging at FinovateSpring 2018. William Mills III, Chief Executive Officer of William Mills Agency is live blogging today at FinovateSpring 2018. He has more than 34 years of experience in financial technology and is a recognized leader in financial and technology marketing.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The financial services industry is one of the fastest adopters of this technology. In The Forrester New Wave : Conversational Computing Platforms, Q2 2018 , IBM’s solution was rated the top solution. Also follow the social media platforms to stay informed with the latest updates : .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In the highly connected digital age, consumers are interacting with a multitude of social media sites as well as apps and connected devices. Simply said, contextual commerce occurs when a consumer sees a product on a smart device or social media feed (and even a recommendation from a friend) and buys the product.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bank client preferences have moved toward self-service technologies over branch visits in recent years because of ease of use and improved convenience. Kobe Bryant’s VC Firm Holds More Than $2B in Assets .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. The brand is well-known for using its community of skateboarders for design ideas and marketing. The brand has also partnered with Goodwill and Chrysalis to access underserved employees.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Cashoff enhances customer engagement with its loyalty program offering cash back by big-name brands. Cashoff integrated with global brands. Tinkoff’s data shows that they do and it drives engagement with the mobile banking app and the brand. ^DG. However, they see their main value as helping to improve customer experience. ^SR

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings. Just under half — or 45.9

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

The announcement comes at a time when rival cosmetics firms like Estee Lauder and retailers like Sephora are making big investments in new technology, in part due to the influence of beauty bloggers and online selfies. percent of its total sales during the first half of 2018, which is up from about 5 percent just three years ago.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

These technologies bring more options for consumers to order and pay for their meals, such as kiosks and mobile ordering. Borrowing from the strategy of fast food restaurants, Dine Brands is working on a new order-ahead technology. It’s like converting casual dining to fast food,” Dine Brands CEO Stephen Joyce told The Post.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Retailers are starting to tap into the camera,” said Ted Mann, CEO of visual search technology provider Slyce. StyleSnap’s recommendations draw on a number of factors, including brand, price range and customer reviews. billion in 2018 and is expected register a CAGR of 8.9 And it really has been wildly successful for that.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The move comes amid increasing global focus on matters related to online privacy and data security — and as the idea of regulating social media is gaining currency. The two executives told lawmakers that “they had made great strides cleaning up their sites and services ahead of the 2018 midterms,” according to The Washington Post.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Indeed, that is one of the main ideas behind Instagram ’s recent move to offer three new ways for users of the Facebook-owned photo-sharing social media platform to discover products. Instagram users can also now shop in videos from the brands they follow. Window Shopping. It found that, on average, it takes 22.1

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CB Insights

JUNE 5, 2019

Biometric technology such as facial recognition can quickly and accurately identify individual people and their emotional state, making it a powerful tool for ensuring security and preventing fraud. The company is hoping this technology will be showroom-ready by 2020. GET THE entire 23-PAGE Facial recognition REPORT.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2018

The voice app, Uniqlo claims, is the first time a brand worked with Google to develop a chatbot. According to Juniper, using chatbots will cut response and interaction times via phone and on social media by a dramatic amount, with businesses and consumers combined saving more than 2.5

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Technology is an essential ingredient that connects consumers with their favorite food brands. Many fast food, fast casual and quick service restaurants (QSRs) in the industry are realizing that using technology to deliver a seamless ordering experience is essential to remaining competitive in a $273 billion market.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Consumers are now buying CPG goods online, via mobile, at the office, through on-demand delivery, in meal kits and personalized services, by using smart home and voice technology, and more. Pinnacle Foods, which owns Vlasic pickles and other brands, has been targeted by activist investor Jana Partners. Jana disclosed a 9.1%

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

According to the 2018 Global Brand Counterfeiting Report , luxury fashion brands are a favored target. This is revenue drain on brands and has the potential to damage their public image, as well. Social Media. Globally, the industry loses $30.3 billion per year to fake online sales.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Sometime brands hit it lucky, sometimes a very concerted marketing effort makes all the difference — but what flavors define a food trend have heretofore mostly been mysterious. Technology can give restaurants the insight they need to stay ahead of trends,” Tastewise CEO Alon Chen noted. That’s a huge jump in a year.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

From healthcare to education to entertainment to manufacturing, technology innovators are stepping forward to help answer that question. In some cases, the technological changes inspired by Covid-19 will come in the form of an acceleration of existing trends — for example, industrial automation and contactless payments. Teletherapy.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Social media was largely considered more friend than foe, most consumers still used passcodes instead of fingerprints to open their mobile devices, and Tom Brady was merely a great athlete instead of the fountain-of-youth demi-god he is today (PYMNTS is based in Boston, so just go with us on that one). “In Back to 2012.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Social media was largely considered more friend than foe, most consumers still used passcodes instead of fingerprints to open their mobile devices, and Tom Brady was merely a great athlete instead of the fountain-of-youth demi-god he is today (PYMNTS is based in Boston, so just go with us on that one). “In Back to 2012.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This happened despite sophisticated technology capabilities that successfully flagged many other types of inappropriate postings, like pornography, and kept them off the platform for years.”. government and other technology companies to stay ahead.”. The shops are staffed by Macy’s employees.

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The Financial Brand

JUNE 3, 2018

This annual analysis of technology and internet trends from Mary Meeker, the world's foremost authority on digital channels, is an essential guide for financial marketers. The post Top Takeaways for Banking Execs From The 2018 Internet Trends Report appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Building trust in your institution has a lot to do with technology, from implementing strong data security practices to humanizing your online customer interactions. But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. Use social media to build trust. Illustration by Ahoy There.

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

Welcome to FinovateSpring 2018. Again another financial wellness platform using machine learning technology. A TON of really old technology is being used in mortgage lending. In fact, Fiserv recently sold ALL of their mortgage technology to a PE firm. I’m here at the Santa Clara Convention Center covering the demos.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

Other figures from the first quarter of 2018 show that 299 brands suffered phishing attacks during that period, up about 15 percent quarter over quarter. Those attacks include targets from a “more diverse set of brands” than in the recent past, with cloud storage providers now appearing in the top 10 most targeted during Q1.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

They’re also embracing new technology and the unprecedented discoverability and customer connections it allows. in 2018, up from less than $2B in 2013. Also in 2018, nearly 80M American households went camping — a new high. Finally, technology is helping millennials learn more about camping and find camping experiences.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 9, 2018

The emergence of “fake news” — false stories that gain traction across the internet and social media — has become a major story since the 2016 elections. This spread of misinformation, amplified by high engagement, has impacted individuals and brands alike. Research Briefing: Game Changing Startups of 2018. PERIMETERX.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

The easiest possible summary is that in a post-apocalyptic future, the United States has become the Kingdom of Panem, which consists of a rich, technologically vibrant capital city ringed by 12 impoverished agrarian or industrial districts that are exploited for their resources by wealthy residents of the capitol. as of 2018.

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PYMNTS

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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CB Insights

MAY 3, 2018

After conducting research backed by DARPA — the same defense agency that helped spawn the internet — Dr. Robert Finkelstein proposed the creation of a brand new arm of the US military, a “Meme Control Center.” ” REsearch briefing: Cyber defenders in 2018. Instead, they seem farsighted.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

From robots that sew and cut fabric, to AI algorithms that predict style trends, to VR mirrors in dressing rooms, technology is automating, personalizing, and speeding up every aspect of fashion. How AI is influencing brands. D2C brands shun physical retail. AI Is Already Influencing Fashion Brands. Table of Contents.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

Bloomberg led the week with reports about Amazon’s impending plans to cut off its relationship with small, wholesale merchants in favor of building relationships with big brands directly. It was reported last year that Amazon was closing in on $30 billion in gross apparel and footwear sales as of 2018.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

That putting what is now the inevitable regulatory screws to social media platforms will impose unwieldly compliance costs on every player, making it harder for new players to emerge and scale, and thereby strengthening Facebook’s position. Anyone who gets it down to one minute should definitely get the Nobel Peace Prize.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Search data helps brands understand shopper preferences. Beauty brands partner with Google Assistant and Home. Messenger taps brands for beauty bots. Instagram powers digital beauty brands. Google’s search data helps brands understand beauty shopper preferences. YouTube powers beauty influencers.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

Learn about the technologies, innovations, and strategies that retailers can leverage this holiday season. From supply chain and inventory improvements to new payment options, these brands are going all in on digital. Key People: Simon Caspersen, Co-Founder and Communications Director. Key People: Scott Emmons, Director.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

As The WSJ noted, the fine that the FTC is ready to impose against Facebook will be the largest ever against a technology company. Consumer Reports did a study of American consumers in May of 2018, shortly after news of the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke – and then again in January of 2019. Trust, but Adjust. What’s Next.

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