PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in both theory and practice — for retailers to not only see how consumers browse and what they buy (to analyze the entire path to purchase), but to get to know them in the same ways as those old-time general store operators who served small towns.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2019

Innovation is good, but flexibility and agility count, too — as does striking while it’s hot. DBI) , an employee benefits administrator, by financial technology services company WEX. In 2018 alone, the company generated $100 million in revenue. to launch Halo Travel, a travel chatbot powered by Priceline Partner Network.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Akli Adjaoute, CEO of Brighterion , wrote this AI-focused piece as part of our 2018 year-end eBook. . 3, 2018, the U.S. Treasury’s FinCEN and Federal Banking agencies issued a joint statement encouraging innovative industry approaches to combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other illicit financial threats.

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Insights on Business

JULY 26, 2018

IBM RegTech Innovations. One of the best things about working at IBM—and in the RegTech field in particular—is meeting daily with the engineers and developers who are driving technological innovation in the financial industry. Those types of capabilities are very difficult to achieve without using blockchain technology.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

While there has been some innovation in wage payment mechanisms as more employers shift away from the paper check toward direct deposit and payroll cards, little has changed about the timing of those payments. ACH Innovation Breaks The Mold. I incorporated the business the next month, in April 2018.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. And many retailers are heeding the call: According to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , 60 percent of health and beauty merchants are focusing on innovation. About the same share — or 60.9

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Bruce Parker, founder and CEO of Modo , contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. So, uh, that’s not exactly how 2018 turned out. Now this technology is getting its comeuppance as banks and innovators come to realize that blockchain does not solve all problems for all people at all times.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

. “While their contribution has grown at a slower rate than that of large businesses, small businesses continue to be at the forefront of driving innovation, jobs and economic growth.” ” However, as SMBs drive innovation for the U.S. trillion in 2015, the report said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2019

More potential roadblocks to connected vehicles emerge, and new PYMNTS research dug deep into trade credits and corporate credit innovation. In payments, to gain technology, reach and new use cases (and, sometimes, all of the above), the debate has always boiled down to “build or buy.” Mastercard Revs Its Payments Innovation Engine.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In a bid to serve customers through digital channels, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are rolling out new innovations. These technologies bring more options for consumers to order and pay for their meals, such as kiosks and mobile ordering. company-operated transactions, the company said in its financial report.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As more retailers try to get more shoppers into their stores – not everything is about eCommerce, after all – new technologies are playing a big role. That technology promises to play a bigger role this holiday shopping season, according to an analysis. percent since 2018. Related Innovation. That includes beacons.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

For the fourth quarter of 2018 , Chipotle increased its foot traffic and benefited from higher product prices, and posted year-over-year same-store sales growth of 6.1 For the full year of 2018, digital accounted for 10.9 The chain opened 137 new restaurants in 2018, bringing the total count to 2,491. Chipotle’s Digital Gains.

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Insights on Business

JUNE 18, 2018

Some important financial technologies are changing the way the world is doing business and that change is now reaching the securities industry. At the SIFMA Fintech Conference this week these powerful technologies will be on display in the Big Apple. Another technology in discussion will be the ever prevailing blockchain technologies.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The number of financial technology companies is on a rise, and every year many of these new companies as well as established ones choose to situate themselves in cities that are not San Francisco or New York. In some cases, the establishment of one powerful player in a region automatically turns a place into a […].

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

The EU’s PSD2 and GDPR regulations were passed in 2018 and designed with a primary focus on interoperability between open banking systems around the world. The presence and curation of FinTechs is growing … and we are leveraging the technologies offered by FinTech players to enhance customer experience. Similar to the U.K.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Now, more than ever, the marriage between technology and finance is apparent. Enter, IBM Think 2018 , the premier business and technology event of the year that underscores and emphasizes the bond between business and technology. Looking forward, the line between the two will continue to intertwine. Somewhere in between?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

It was only (relatively) recently that B2B payments finally secured significant attention and investment from innovators. That’s one trend we’ll see a lot more of [in 2018].” ” There’s evidence to support his sentiment that B2B payments haven’t evolved as quickly as innovators may have liked.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Every day the world hears about another blockchain project in the works or another distributed ledger technology consortium forming. According to reports in Cointelegraph this week, payments technology firm Mastercard filed a patent related to real-time payments using blockchain technology. Reports said the filing, dated Nov.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The acquisition builds on a strategic partnership and investment made in 2018, where Visa invested in the company back then. With the acquisition, Visa hopes to boost its 'network of networks' strategy, reducing the time to market and costs for issuers and processors who need to access innovative operating solutions, the release says.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

In its Global Banking Outlook 2018 survey , EY assessed 221 financial institutions across 29 markets. According to the results, banks argue that innovation, not just regulation, is behind the wheel of progress. Optimism Up. Regulatory pressures, particularly following the global financial crisis, imposed new stressors on global banks.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Matt Redwood, head of self-service at Diebold Nixdorf , contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. Self-checkout has been around for 15 years — we’re all accustomed to seeing SCO point-of-sale terminals at the grocery store. This couldn’t be further from the truth.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

T he offering, dubbed Wallet Card, was unveiled during the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) technology conference. The card was awarded Best of Innovation for Security Technologies and was an honoree for Computers, Embedded Technologies and Technologies for a Better World at CES 2018. .

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 18, 2019

banks seem to be optimistic their technology and innovation investments will pay off in the long run, and fourth quarter earnings for 2018 suggest some are already seeing progress on finding efficiency. Executives at the four big U.S.

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Insights on Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

Given IBM’s experiences helping clients accelerate their digital transformation journey with Cloud and AI, we’re particularly excited that “Enabling the digital economy” is the Sibos 2018 conference theme. IBM at Sibos 2018. Stay tuned for more blogs on Sibos 2018! Using IBM QRadar Advisor with Watson, Cargills Bank Ltd.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

As Karen Webster pointed out, the first commerce intermediary to operate at scale was Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar , which opened for business 558 years ago. It’s not easy work — and that is why there are far more “Uber of X’s” consigned to the scrap help of innovation history than there are successful Ubers in the market.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

In 2018, Google hired Feinberg to lead the company’s expansion into the healthcare space. DeepMind recently announced that its technology can predict if a patient has potentially fatal kidney injuries 48 hours prior to the time that doctors can recognize symptoms. Your doctor, before they operate on you, they actually go to YouTube.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

billion of these payments in 2018 alone for a total of $97.04 Banks can spend up to 80 percent of their entire IT budgets on maintaining legacy technology, with large banks spending up to $300 million a year on updating this software to meet regulatory requirements. consumer purchases made with cash.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The operation's purview will include enforcing new regulations governing consumer data privacy and the preservation of small businesses and small- and medium-sized news operations. government, digital business added 150 billion pounds (about $200 billion) to British economy in 2018. According to the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

In the digital age, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) can use all sorts of technology to improve the customer ordering experience. From in-store kiosks to mobile apps, new innovations are giving diners the chance to ditch the line and order through other channels. percent of managers view, say, in-store kiosks positively.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 15, 2019

Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat touted roughly $200 million in cost savings the bank found in 2018 by going digital and taking on other related initiatives. It seems $200 million is only the beginning. Corbat said the bank will potentially reap $500 million to $600 million in incremental savings each of the next two years. That […].

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

That is among the latest trends as retail reinvents itself, and technology and other trends force new uses for old commerce spaces. Mall of America is teaming up with University of Minnesota physicians and a Minnesota-based health care system to operate the clinic.”. retailers so far this year than in all of 2018. Mall Leases.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 24, 2019

Among such issues discussed in the Spring 2019 report , which generally reflects bank data as of December 31, 2018, are risks arising from financial innovation and new technologies. By taking a wait and see approach to innovation, banks add to their risk.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 25, 2022

The CFPB announced earlier this week that as part of a new approach to innovation in consumer finance, it is replacing its Office of Innovation and Operation Catalyst with a new office, the Office of Competition and Innovation, and eliminating its No Action Letter (NAL) and Compliance Assistance Sandbox (CAS) programs.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

trillion in 2018. New technologies and API infrastructures are also leading to rapid innovations in the PaaS space, including quicker payments than ever before. Artificial intelligence (AI) is also driving payments innovations, with a study finding that it could add $1.2 billion noncash payments totaling $97.04

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

In the inaugural Digital Banks And The Power Of The Cloud Tracker® , PYMNTS examines how cloud-based tools are becoming part of banks’ digital transformations worldwide and how they are overcoming obstacles that can come with implementing these technologies. Developments Around The Cloud Banking World. The bank has designated $3.7

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

The drive-thru, which captured 70 percent of quick service restaurants’ (QSRs’) total sales in 2018, has become a critical focal point as dine-in seating areas are closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Other players in the space are rolling out innovations to support restaurants’ efforts to improve customers’ experiences.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

New methodologies and technologies such as artificial intelligence are empowering firms to finally gain control of their risk and compliance efforts. The event brings business and technology together and will give you access to industry leaders who know more about the newest, future-leaning, world-changing technologies than anyone else.

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