Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

If a bank needs to do KYC, I give permission for a validation of my name, address and nationality to the bank to my identity data – just those parts they need to access – for a period of up to 24 hours. This is the idea of a self-sovereign identity scheme: I own my identity, and give access when needed and explicitly permissioned.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 19, 2017

But the most significant revelation from the company’s earnings call yesterday may be that digital banking allows any bank to become national. Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group is making a significant digital push this quarter, and highlighted a number of areas this is benefiting the bank’s consumer business.

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JULY 8, 2020

As it does during the first week of every month of the pandemic, attention turns to retail leases. This week found that one of the crisis’ most troubled retailers — Nordstrom — will only pay half of its rent for the balance of 2020. Retail Properties of America, Inc. percent of Q2 2020 rent as of the end of June.

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JUNE 2, 2020

The list of positive retail brand attributes goes on and on, but one new post-pandemic value has become more important than all the others: cleanliness. Example: Ted Gallagher is vice president and partner at Environmental Hazards Control , a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based company that disinfects retail locations and other business facilities.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

For physical retail, the pandemic was simply the force that accelerated a decline that had started in 2014 — one that inertia had masked for all of the years up until now. This data came on the heels of a holiday shopping season that was strong, but weaker than retail analysts had expected. A Long Time Ago … In January 2020.

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Abrigo

APRIL 28, 2016

Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? My story is possible only because of America's promise and its entrepreneurial spirit.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Good Housekeeping is opening up a pop-up shop in the Mall of America running from early October through the end of December, aka the holiday shopping season. Named GH Lab, the 2,800-square-foot shop will be a monument to experimental retail, designed to resemble a real home complete with dining and living room areas.

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JUNE 7, 2019

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions have enjoyed widespread uptake in much of North America, and the region’s related market could see continued growth if solutions providers, government officials and other stakeholders play their cards right. percent between 2017 and 2026. percent between 2017 and 2026. Receptivity in U.S. and Canada.

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JULY 19, 2017

200 retail professionals from across the United States gathered at the Retail Advocates Summit in Washington, D.C., Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the event hosted by the National Retail Federation about the overall retail industry and where it’s heading for the country. As retail goes, so goes America.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2020

All possible joking aside, going into the national day of giving thanks is going to be especially hard on some people this year, simply because of how very little the year has given them to be grateful for. So it’s good to see some major retailers giving back for the holiday. That would cut 7.3

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AUGUST 21, 2017

From thredUP to The RealReal , Tradesy and SnobSwap , every retail segment out there today seems to be looking for some sort of deal on discounted items, especially clothes. These second-hand retail options have become so popular that there is now an entire day dedicated to celebrating them: National Thrift Store Day.

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JULY 4, 2017

Stemming from the creation of this brand new country that we today call the United States of America, we’ve developed our own identity. This national holiday has thus turned into a time where the retail industry provides discounts on products and services to help drive up business profits. One of the ways in which U.S.

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JUNE 24, 2020

While web users have harnessed eCommerce in numbers that haven’t been seen before amid the COVID-19 heath crisis, eMarketer forecasts the worldwide retail online shopping sales will slow down to a 16.5 percent of retail sales, Western Europe will account for 16.2 percent and North America will take 22.9 percent in 2019.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Retailers are scrambling to figure out the best ways to provide a more tailored and engaging experience. The study, which surveyed 500 retailers in North America and Canada, was conducted in November and December 2016. Welcome to the age of instant gratification.

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BankInovation

AUGUST 11, 2020

Mobile banking has surged during the coronavirus pandemic, and banks are reacting with enhanced mobile capabilities, new features and educational tools to support the new wave of digital users.

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JULY 23, 2019

The country recently announced that it will no longer process checks on its national payment system. Truckers play an important role in shuttling deliveries across country to retailers and merchants, handling 71 percent of the freight tonnage moved in America in 2017. Find all the latest headlines in the Tracker.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Case in point, Stockwell: a self-service retail venture that got off on a very wrong foot with customers by, among other things, choosing the wrong name. The Washington Post branded Bodega the most hated startup in America. When Stockwell launched in September of 2017, it went by a different name: Bodega.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Recipients of what are being called “Giving Good” cards will be able to use them at any of a number of retail and dining locations. The initial charities enrolled are Feeding America, Habitat for Humanity, Make-A-Wish, St. The value of each card is customizable, ranging from $20 to $500, with no associated fees.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

International payment platform dLocal has grown its payment network to include Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic to help retailers accept and distribute local payments, according to a Thursday (Oct. And retailers that seek to offer cash payments in Costa Rica can take Tucán Cash. 8) announcement. “As

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JUNE 14, 2019

However, in the 2019 Retail Banking Report, a study by Reputation.com that analyzed online data relating to retail banking locations for 23 major U.S. At a high level, retail banking didn’t score as well as other industries with a 341, 174 points lower than retail’s 515.

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APRIL 4, 2016

After years of slow growth brought on by the financial crisis, retail rents are recovering and are on the rise. The question, according to retail analysts, is if this trend will be sustainable, especially as consumer-facing retail is becoming an increasingly digital endeavor. Supply is also an issue in Denver.

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MARCH 4, 2019

Amazon, of course, stands out as a marquee name in the move to make the retail experience wholly digital commerce. There may be a groundswell against cashless retail, but then again, there also is a movement to take cash out of the equation. Much has been made of the coming of the cashless society. The Case Against Cash.

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JANUARY 24, 2021

The company, which works in over 200 nations and territories, was begun by Yuval Tal in Israel and is currently headed up by CEO Scott Galit. recently is that the percentage of retail transactions that are being done online has grown as much during the pandemic as it had in the prior 10 years,” he said. “So

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AUGUST 5, 2020

This is not a shift because this digital growth isn’t coming at the expense of our retail business so much as it is about getting new customers to the category and other customers from other parts of the remittance market, like banks and other digital financial services providers.”. Earnings likewise fell sharply to $161.9 million ($1.43

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NOVEMBER 28, 2020

For years, the weekend after Thanksgiving has been a harmonic convergence of made-up shopping holidays, concentrating Black Friday and Cyber Monday into three days of riotous retailing. As a companion to National Salesperson Day on Dec. 14 already has a made-up commercial holiday: National Free Shipping Day , in effect since 2008.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

According to the announcement, the platform paves the way for online retailers to reach a wider array of customers by taking alternative payment methods. As it stands, SafetyPay teams with 380 financial institutions in 17 nations throughout the world. And, Latin America remains an especially busy market for super apps.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

million square feet fully leased out to retail, food and entertainment tenants, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Jan. ADM has said that its attractions — like Nickelodeon Universe with two record-holding roller coasters, and DreamWorks Water Park — will help the mega-mall sidestep the retail closings that have haunted other shopping centers.

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MARCH 16, 2020

Things are getting a bit testy in retail land. The world’s largest retail trade group sent a letter on Monday (March 16) to the National Governors Association and the U.S. Conference of Mayors stating its subtle displeasure about retailers finding out about mandatory store closures in the press.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Bank of America (BoA) is muscling into the payday loan business, minus the sky-high fees, as the pandemic continues to upend the financial landscape, according to a post on the company website. Steve Boland, president of Retail at Bank of America, said in the post. BoA on Thursday (Oct.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

“As trends around the world are shifting to working and sweating from home with an increased focus on health and wellness, we believe 2020 is likely an inflection point for retail and for Lululemon.". Each of the retailer’s retail locations in Europe, North America and select Asia Pacific nations were shuttered for a time in Q1.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

When it comes to a retailer protecting its assets — digital and otherwise — the intrinsic assumption might be that the focus ought to look outward. But the reality is that the greatest security threat facing retail companies, according to a number of recent surveys, often comes from within. In a story posted yesterday (Feb.

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

Instead, they have either (1) been directly owned by retail investors through crypto exchanges or decentralized apps, or (2) been packaged and secured for safe handling by newly buy-side funds for the largest endowments and family offices in the world. National banks can custody crypto assets. Houses and MBAs for everyone.

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

Instead, they have either (1) been directly owned by retail investors through crypto exchanges or decentralized apps, or (2) been packaged and secured for safe handling by newly buy-side funds for the largest endowments and family offices in the world. National banks can custody crypto assets. Houses and MBAs for everyone.

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JUNE 24, 2020

On a recent National Retail Federation webinar Target CEO Brian Cornell was asked about the most important factors facing retailers as they continue to deal with the business disruption caused by the pandemic. But how exactly can retailers build an intangible like trust in the current environment? Trust,” he said. “I

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AUGUST 11, 2020

Stripe has also rolled out its service in 15 new nations throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America. The firm said the effort also encompasses a new revenue optimization technology that it foresees bolstering retailers’ revenue by as much as $2.5 billion in 2020.

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APRIL 12, 2020

From private equity firms to venture capital, retail to hospitality, casinos, airlines and more, the coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a feeding frenzy. Physical retail was falling into financial ruins due to eCommerce long before the coronavirus took hold. Lobbyists are burning up the phone lines in Washington, D.C.

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JULY 23, 2020

Open banking has been picking up steam in Latin America for more than two years. It may not seem like the pandemic is significantly affecting open banking in Latin America, but further research reveals that it is. The Pandemic’s Delayed Effects On Latin America. The creation of open banking initiatives in the E.U.

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