Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Mobile-first Starling Bank released a video today showing off an integration of its API with a Google Home device. The feature is not available for Starling customers yet, though it’s coming, according to Megan Caywood, chief platform officer at Starling Bank.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

In today’s top news, the European Central Bank outlines use cases for a digital euro, and Goldman Sachs will buy GM’s credit card business. for General Motor's Credit Card Business. Goldman Sachs will buy General Motors’ credit card business for approximately $2.5 India Looks to Take on Apple, Google With Its Own App Store.

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Celent Banking

MAY 22, 2017

Last week in the Google I/O developer conference, Google made a number of interesting payments-related announcements. I would encourage anyone interested in this to look at the full video online , but here are some highlights and my takeaways. Importantly, it also includes cards registered via Android Pay.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

Innovators are seeing the potential to shape the way consumers place their orders at quick-service restaurants (QSRs) through digital technology. Through their solution, which is deployed on Google Assistant and Alexa, consumers can ask their voice assistant to, say, place an order from their favorite coffee place.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Google officially introduced Google Home on Tuesday, the search giant’s answer to Amazon’s Echo and other smart home devices. Google Home will retail for $129 and will be available in stores on Nov. Also on Tuesday, Google unveiled its latest smartphones, the five-inch Pixel that will retail at $649 and the 5.5-inch

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

Phone numbers, email addresses, usernames and other online signifiers have become vital to digital identity verification, as the world becomes increasingly connected. Mobile wallets have become popular vehicles for storing and accessing credit card information, plane tickets and other documents.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Google Pay, a digital wallet and payment platform, has added about 30 new U.S. 6, Google announced that Danske Bank would support the app. This year has been a busy one for Google Pay, as it tries to gain prominence in a crowded market with competitors like Apple Pay , Samsung Pay and even Walmart Pay. Philo Exchange Bank.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

8) the launch of its new Business Gold Card, which comes with four times Membership Rewards points on the top two categories that the business spends the most on each month. American Express said card members can get up to 250,000 points back per calendar year with the benefit. American Express announced on Thursday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2017

Google is taking the first steps to integrate its Google Assistant with different paid services. According to a report , citing an APK teardown by XDA, Google’s latest version of its app, 6.11.13 beta, has a string of code which the report said could be a sign that payments are coming to Google Assistant shortly.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2017

Just how powerful are online ads in terms of driving foot traffic? On May 23, during the annual Google Marketing Next event, Google announced that it’s stepping up its machine learning and mapping technology to offer even more granular insights on offline, brick-and-mortar store visits and the effectiveness of local ad experiences.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Such tools are no longer at the far reaches of the universe, and today’s technologies would make the Enterprise’s crew feel right at home. Wingstop, a fast-casual buffalo wings chain with 1,031 locations worldwide, tends to be an early adopter for new technologies. Orderscape is also working on voice-activated ordering technologies.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

The ongoing pandemic has pushed more consumers online to carry out their shopping and banking, with fraudsters following suit. Bad actors have moved to take advantage of the rush to digital payments — particularly those made with debit cards — leaving banks and financial institutions (FIs) racing to keep them off their platforms.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Department of Justice is expanding its antitrust probe to include Google’s online shopping comparison tool, and Visa warns of an increase in fuel dispenser POS cyberattacks. US Antitrust Regs Probe Google’s Shopping Comparison Tool. Also, Uber is negotiating the sale of Uber Eats to India’s Zomato.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2017

Our Data Dive’s weekly recap this time around takes its cue from news from some of the biggest names in payments: Google, Stripe and Amazon. Google Cards. Google is banking on credit card data to help show that ads are the way to gain consumer attention and induce them to buy and buy again.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

17) that it will enable tokenization services on all cards by 2020, as part of its Digital Commerce Solutions, a suite of offerings geared toward making online transactions speedier and more secure. The company is also working with issuers, including Citi and Fifth Third Bank, to convert cards on file into tokens.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

PEPSI promises to rival not only the two credit card giants, but also other financial technology companies including Google , Apple , Alipay and WeChat Pay. . A so-called “scheme manager” will be the central governing body, the online news service reported.

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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

JULY 25, 2017

Today’s teens and young twenty-somethings grew up knowing “Google” not as a numeric value – a “1” with 100 zeroes after it – but as a verb, something they do when they don’t know something. You’ll spend less time and energy trying to keep up with your interests and more time enjoying and cultivating them,” Google said in its blog.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Our core products allow our users to take remote and contactless card payments during lockdown situations, and so in a very real way, this [license] will ensure Ireland’s entrepreneurs can keep trading and keep recovering,” Walsh said. The FinTech also has eCurrency licenses in Lithuania and the U.K.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2017

That feeble protest may be the best Apple can offer as Amazon’s Alexa gets smarter and smarter and Google rolls out its voice-controlled assistant to the iPhone, an advancement announced by Google’s Scott Huffman during the company’s annual I/O keynote. On the way: Engadget reported that Samsung will be outfitting its Family Hub 2.0

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

Despite the surge in mobile payments and online banking , no one is predicting the disappearance of traditional banks and their brick-and-mortar branches. . consumers who have at least one credit or debit card and mobile device revealed that 24 percent would be “very” or “extremely” likely to switch to the new generation of banking.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

The firm is aiming to grow its online commerce business and take on the country’s large payment platforms – WeChat Pay from Tencent Holdings and Alipay from Ant Group. Indian Delivery Platform Dunzo Raises $40 Million in Round Led by Google, Lightbox. Digital Greeting Card Startup Moonpig Plans $1.6 MGM offered 0.6

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Consumers are waking up to the fact that all those free online and mobile services — email and social media among them — take in trade personal data that is chopped, diced, analyzed, bundled and sold to numerous third parties. Some consumers have woken up to the fact that all those credit card rewards can lead to higher retail prices for all.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

It looks like a race is shaping up to determine the future management of General Motors ’ credit card business. However, the Journal cited unnamed sources as saying that the London-based Barclays is also bidding for GM’s card business, while current issuer Capital One is unlikely to let the account go without a fight.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

Vast numbers of consumers are happy to ask Alexa, Siri or the Google Assistant to play a song, find a recipe or dim the lights in their smart homes. While many consumers believe that buying things online is faster and more convenient, they also find it safer than going to a physical store and risking COVID-19 exposure.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Necessity being the mother of invention, consumers rapidly reset their lives around digital across the board — from working to shopping to learning to managing their financial lives online. Getting Ready To Fight Off Apple And Google. Is a given FinTech looking ahead to technology shifts to things like real-time transaction cards?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Goodtill’s POS technology helped hospitality businesses quickly pivot to mobile table service and online ordering during the coronavirus crisis. To help its clients do business safely during COVID-19, SumUp introduced new payment links, invoicing options and selling tools through its online store.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

“If you’re to go to iMessage and experiment with the ability to purchase a gift card of either Dunkin’ Donuts or Starbucks in the apps, those feel more native because it’s not actually contextual commerce at that point,” Gilbert said. Gift Card Popularity. Consumers want gift cards,” Gilbert said. Everyday Occasions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

President Barack Obama is warning about the potential negative impact that technology can have on society. President Barack Obama is warning about the potential negative impact technology can have on society. Goldman CEO Denies Claims Of Apple Card Credit Biases. Privacy Advocates Fear Google Will Mine Fitbit’s Health Data.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Stripe really did come about because we were really appalled by how hard it was to charge for things online.” — John Collison.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

These rising expectations have even previously resistant restaurants investing in mobile ordering and other technologies, including pancake chain IHOP. That’s really what drove us down the path of creating an IHOP mobile app and investing in other technology.”. Changing Technology, Changing Customers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Research confirms that QSR patrons are seeking multiple online and offline ordering methods. Restaurants need multiple strategies to meet customers’ demands for speed and convenience, regardless of whether they are ordering in person, by phone, online, via app or at kiosks in brick-and-mortar locations. The Evolution Of Ordering.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

As PYMNTS found in a study published earlier this month, 42 percent of consumers are engaging in even the most routine activities online, and as much as $158 billion in brick-and-mortar sales are moving to digital channels. It’s no longer just a matter of, ‘can I take a credit card online?’”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Riders with NFC-enabled mobile phones will be able to download the EASY Card, and for those without NFC-enabled phones, the app will provide a display-generated ticket and one with a bar code.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2017

The company has added Alexa to its Dash Wand product, making it smarter and more capable than ever – and strategically positioning itself to own the emerging online grocery market. “If As consumers continue to get more comfortable ordering food online, Amazon is positioning itself at the bleeding edge of that market shift.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

“Mobile fare payment is the future of transit, giving customers the ability simply to tap their phone and go, all without stopping at a fare vending machine or using a separate card,” Metro General Manager Paul J. Through the app, customers will be able to add funds to their fare cards through an auto-reload feature.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

These days, however, food delivery means digital technology, entrepreneurship and global acquisition activity — and reasonable questions about how this will all shake out in the coming few years. India-based online food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy has reportedly spent about $7.3 Food Delivery Moment. The China Story.

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