PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

BitOoda founder and CEO Tim Kelly said in the announcement, “I am thrilled by the explosion of interest in BitOoda’s unique business model, and the recognition of our pioneering success in bringing new, sophisticated products to the digital asset market.”.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 17, 2019

As the mobile-first generation starts to earn more money, the arms race to earn market share is heating up as large banks look to grow their digital-only brands and earn lifelong customers.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

concluded its previously announced purchase of ShopRunner, while Save A Lot unveiled the sale of 51 stores run by the company in the Tampa, Florida market to Fresh Encounter. Plus, PYMNTS looks back on direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, which came in two flavors in 2020. Retail 2020: Looking Back On D2C Brands.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 25, 2020

The OCC has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) seeking comments in connection with a comprehensive review of its regulations on electronic activities of national banks ( 12 CFR part 7, subpart E ) and federal savings associations ( 12 CFR part 155 ). Comments on the ANPR must be received by August 3, 2020.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. The retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year — “identifying and engaging with brands that have built a strong online community on the social media platform.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

est., the TikTok community will be able to shop for Walmart fashions from some of the app’s most popular creators, William White, chief marketing officer, Walmart U.S., It also gives the retail giant a new way to engage users “while bringing our own brand of fun.” . operations. 18) at 8 p.m. said in a blog post. .

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 21, 2023

The need for a known, reliable brand creates an excellent opportunity for community banks to help small business customers while building deposit balances. Currently, there are only a few established national brands processing ERC at scale (CPAs will do it for you on a one-off basis). The largest risk is headline risk.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

As far as made-up, non-holiday holidays go, you could probably do worse than National Burrito Day , which takes place on Thursday (April 4). Part of the growth in digital came from online marketing, Niccol told investors when discussing the latest Chipotle financials. percent, with revenue increasing 10.4 percent to nearly $1.23

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A three-year time horizon isn’t long enough if say you want to take your lending platform nationally such as specializing in lending on robotics. Research & development, product design, human capital and brand building is usually a next year item when it should be a next decade exercise. These banks have all taken a longer view.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

The fashionistas posting on Facebook have the attention of Kohl’s , which is looking to create a curated clothing line based on the brands people are wearing most, the Motley Fool reported Sunday (Aug. Kohl’s is teaming up with the social media giant to uncover emerging brands that millennial shoppers consider cool.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

News came over the past few days that Amazon may look to buy (not build) a presence in India’s mobile industry, through a reported $2 billion stake in Bharti Airtel, which is the third largest operator there. In terms of mechanics of the deal, if Amazon were to pony up those billions, it would garner a 5 percent stake in Bharti Airtel.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

China’s Ant Group is considering the formation of a new consumer loan division that would let it continue to provide loans across the nation while adhering to new Chinese banking rules. The company intends to harness the infusion for outreach to more small companies throughout the nation, among other purposes.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2019

ModCloth offers exclusive indie and vintage-inspired women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories for 18- to 35-year-old women, while Go Global Retail is a brand investment platform for strategic investors in the consumer sector. Walmart acquired the assets and operations of ModCloth in March 2017 for an undisclosed amount.

Retail 129

Retail Branding Strategy Digital Strategies 129

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

The combined companies will solidify 20 markets containing 1 billion people and is likely to attract 3 billion monthly visits, the companies said. Adevinta operates in 15 countries and its portfolio includes nearly three dozen digital products and websites. The combined company expands its reach to 20 nations. “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

As part of our mission, we develop deep expertise in each local market we serve, and we’re pleased to add Costa Rica, Panama, and the Dominican Republic to the growing list of countries available to our clients,” dLocal VP of Growth Michel Golffed said in the announcement. 8) announcement. “As

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The website is a re-branding of Middle Eastern eCommerce site Souq.com , which was acquired by Amazon in 2017, PYMNTS reported. Last year, the company converted Souq’s website in the United Arab Emirates to an Amazon-branded one, amazon.ae. Bin Salman denied the claim, saying it was rogue operators who committed the crime.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

Mastercard and Interac said National Bank will be the first bank to pilot the new service for its banking clients. ” According to Mastercard and Interac, Canada is a big market for international payments given its diverse population. . Numerous businesses in Canada operate global marketplaces.

Payments 192

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

“With our teams focused on sales growth and returning to profitability, we’ve made investments in demand generation that are driving engagement, particularly in this dislocated market as customers are looking to trusted brands to provide easy and safe shopping options,” Gap Inc. Gap added that it finished Q3 with $2.6

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

According to the company, more than 35,000 brands from small companies to recognizable online shopping names have shipped over 150 million orders with the Shippo software. Shippo also announced that Catherine Stewart, who was formerly Automattic’s chief business officer, will come onboard as chief operating officer.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As more shoppers moved to eCommerce, L Brands CEO Les Wexner wagered on opening more brick-and-mortar locations. 20), The Wall Street Journal reported that Wexner plans to sell a controlling stake in Victoria’s Secret and will step down from his roles as chairman and chief executive of L Brands. But on Thursday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

Louis test market reportedly exceeded the restaurant’s foot traffic national average by 18.5 At the beginning of April, the Restaurant Brands International chain said it was testing the vegetarian-friendly Whopper version. percent in April. City locations brought in 16.75 We believe in self-reliance,” Lee said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

The company operated 182 J.Crew-branded stores, 140 Madewell stores and 170 factory stores as of March 2. Some of the nation’s weakest retailers that have not formally filed for bankruptcy, including J.Crew, Gap and JCPenney, have very few options. Those plans were scrapped as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in March.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

With loans, it’s hard to discern expert-level skills unless you know the market and the credit. Each bank faces a different cost structure, market, goals, and risk profile, so pricing to the market or other banks never makes sense. Deposit products and marketing attributes do not operate in a vacuum.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

put a kibosh on a request by its more than 1,600 franchisees which own and operate nearly all of the chain’s 14,000 U.S. The operators have asked for financial help during the coronavirus pandemic while corporate has asked its operators to step up and do a better job at protecting workers. McDonald’s Corp.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Over 100 restaurant and retail brands attended the meeting to offer feedback and make suggestions about future platform developments. . This year’s PXUX was full of exceptional presentations from clients like Primanti Brothers, Jimmy John’s, National Coney Island, Mendocino Farms, and MFA Breaktime,” said Paytronix Systems, Inc.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

Google lost its second-place spot in smart speaker sales to Chinese tech company Baidu , whose only market is China, according to reports on Monday (Aug. Amazon remains number one, according to market research by Canalys. The report indicates that the worldwide smart speaker market sold 26.1 market declined by 2.4

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

domestic market. Westernunion.com is now available in 70 nations and represented 13 percent of total C2C revenue. We also saw more leading global brands turn to Western Union for our unique cross-border capabilities. Latin America showed the strongest growth and offset declines in the Asia Pacific region and in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2017

In a press release , the companies said the combined business will operate under the GSTV brand and deliver 3.3 National and regional marketers across all industry sectors now have a way to reach valuable, attentive consumers. billion annual impressions through more than 18,000 locations in all 50 states by year’s end. “We

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The TCS BaNCS deployment provides Zions a parameterized, US market compliant, real-time solution, sets up Zions to go Digital, be nimble & efficient and shift to a customer centric approach. Zions Bancorporation is one of the nation’s premier financial services companies with total assets exceeding $65 billion.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

These decisions are not taken lightly, but we believe they are necessary to set the brand and business up for long term success,” a spokeswoman said. In 2018, it bought Elloqui, a plus-size women’s fashion brand. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a few dozen are being laid off in the company, which has about 600 employees.

Online 100

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This update … is another way people can shop with Black businesses across Google’s products and platforms,” Attica Jaques, Google's director of brand marketing, consumer apps, said in a blog post on Monday (Feb. The search giant is planning to wrap up Black History Month with a national Black Small Business Meetup on Feb.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Fast food and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are much more about mass production than customization, no matter how many personalized options those operations offer hungry consumers. Ridgely spoke with PYMNTS as the latest figures from the National Restaurant Association paint a promising picture for the U.S. restaurant market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Meat and seafood brand Licious , based in Bengaluru, India, has raised $30 million in a Series E funding round led by Singapore-based Vertex Growth Fund, TechCrunch reported on Monday (Dec. Anticipated growth in India’s cold-chain market is expected to be an estimated $37 billion by 2024, according to industry projections, the report said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

But the branding came across somewhat differently. The brand was widely accused of being culturally insensitive and appropriating the name of the very shops they were hoping to push out of business with their full-service vending machines. The Washington Post branded Bodega the most hated startup in America.

Retail 130

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2019

Opendoor , the startup that operates an online platform for buying and selling homes, “is reshuffling staff and scaling back on a time-honored startup perk: free lunch,” according to a report from Bloomberg. The report went on to say that “Opendoor, most recently valued at $3.8 Earlier this year, Opendoor raised $300 million.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

and Walgreens Boots Alliance, a Kroger Express grocery assortment and the Kroger Pickup service will come to 35 Walgreens locations in the Knoxville, Tennessee market. Also, Walgreens’ branded beauty and health products will be sold in 17 Kroger grocery stores, Supermarket News reported.

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