PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Global payment solutions provider Castles Technology has acquired Spire Payments , a provider of electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS) systems, the company announced in a Thursday (Oct. Castles Technology customers will benefit from having a local presence and more access to the new technology.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Afresh Technologies has raised $13 million in a Series A extension round to expand its fresh food management technology that helps grocers reduce food waste. The round was led by Food Retail Ventures and joined by existing investors Innovation Endeavors , Maersk Growth , and Baseline Ventures. “I

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Digital greeting card and gifting company Givingli has chosen Blackhawk Network to provide its app users with digital gift card selections. Blackhawk helped us grow our business and is continuing to help us push the envelope for superior digital gifting capabilities.”. 14) announcement. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

“What, do you think we own the electric company? The one thing we all have to learn: it is not about the innovations themselves. It is about the use cases and the value we can create for the consumer and the professional customer. Those innovations have illumination that there is value here beyond a great light,” said Karner.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ( FinCEN ) is launching an initiative called the FinCEN Innovation Hours Program, as a call to private sector companies that have developed tech to fight money laundering and terrorist financing, the organization said in a release. FinCEN expects to hold events in the Washington, D.C.

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Bobsguide

JUNE 3, 2022

Ground-breaking WWS ATM Acquiring Software Wins ATMIA Peter Kulik Innovation Award. The company received the award for WinWebServer ( WWS), its integrated ATM Acquiring solution, at a special ceremony during the ATMIA US Conference taking place in Orlando, Florida.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2019

To help improve their operations, consumer services companies appear to have some very specific ideas about digital technology. The report also noted that many firms believe technology could also bolster their back-office operations. And tech companies are already working with retailers on payments innovation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

As PYMNTS readers know, the role and appeal of FinTech is increasing significantly as consumer demands rapidly change, and technology and regulatory efforts encourage further innovation in digital payments and global transactions. And that’s where we come to FinTech. FinTech Partnerships. According to Angelos, as part of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Visa Talks Payment Rail Innovation. In a PYMNTS interview this month, Visa Global Head of New Payment Flows at Visa Business Solutions Alan Koenigsberg discussed the need for existing payment rails to innovate and adapt to new use cases. When we think about rails, we think about them as a means to an endpoint," he said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

PSCU has appointed Denise Stevens as senior vice president and chief product officer, while Scott Young will head the product delivery leadership team as vice president of innovation, PSCU announced today (Feb. Stevens will oversee product delivery and management, as well as its innovation teams. Young will report to Stevens. “We

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Demand for digital solutions continues to accelerate, making innovation an imperative for community banks looking to excel in today’s evolving market. That’s why ICBA makes innovation a priority and provides community banks with the information and tools necessary to grow and succeed in today’s competitive landscape.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

For most of us, a stroll down the chilled or frozen food aisle in the supermarket is essentially an in-store version of window shopping. We are taking advantage of unused capacity,” Cooler Screens Chief Technology Officer Rob Dravenstott told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Coming Soon To Stores Near You. The Right Side Of Privacy.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s speech for the antitrust hearing before Congress on Wednesday (July 29) touts his company’s mission as one of connectivity, boosted by selling ads and debuting new services to connect to users, according to a transcript from Politico. Others include the heads of Amazon , Apple and Google.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With new risks, shifting market dynamics, and the unstoppable march of technology, the insurance industry finds itself at a crossroads. Perficient’s insurance experts, who were interviewed for this report, echo this sentiment, emphasizing the need for insurers to embrace innovation to stay relevant.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez said, according to the report, “it is vital that Congress keep pace with the evolving needs of our country’s innovative small businesses.” The “Building Blocks of Change: The Benefits of Blockchain Technology for Small Businesses” hearing will be held on March 4 at 11:30 a.m.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

A managed security services provider h as also con cluded a $53 million Series B round to help accelerate research and development of its cloud security technology, among other uses. Venture capital funding landed at accounts payable (AP) and cybersecurity technology firms, among other innovators that raised money this week.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

Equifax , the Atlanta-based financial technology company, has purchased Ansonia Credit Data , a commercial credit data firm. Its global database completes updates to 25 million accounts daily, worth more than $700 billion in trade accounts receivable data, the company said. The price was not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In the book, he freely admits that his formula might not work for every company. But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. I Don’t Want To, But I Have To’.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

The myth of the lone (and possibly mad) scientist died out a long time ago, as the industrial age led to teams of researchers working together (or at healthy cross purposes) to enable innovation. He added that “our customers buy our product because we offer advantages over the technologies mentioned here. That’s the tech part.

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Bobsguide

MAY 26, 2022

Generation Life – a leading life insurance company that’s been providing Australians with tax-effective investment solutions for over 18 years – has launched its innovative new lifetime income solution, known as Generation Life LifeIncome, on GBST’s cloud-based wealth administration platform, Composer.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

In a deal valued at over a $1 billion, SoFi said it has inked a definitive deal to buy Galileo Financial Technologies. Galileo CEO Clay Wilkes said in the announcement, “SoFi has built a very strong diversified financial services company focusing on a full suite of financial services. I think it’s very powerful.”.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 23, 2017

I’ve been working closely with BKM, the Turkish retail payments clearing company, for a few years now. They manage the Fintech Istanbul program, and are the powerhouse behind many of the innovations we’ve seen in Turkey from mobile wallets to contactless payments. Could you please tell us a bit about banking sector in Turkey?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Smaller companies were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to new cards designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). US Bank Instant Card Connects With Concur Expense. American Express, Amazon Rollout Card For UK SMBs. “As To help monitor, report and reconcile expenses, U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Looking ahead to 2021, I believe that secure digital transformation will remain a priority globally as individuals, businesses and economies begin to bounce back from the events that have so challenged us all in 2020. They engage with companies that listen. Consumers have choice. They are making their voices heard.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

-based online grocery, is heightening its automation drive by acquiring two robotics companies. Owning Kindred Systems of San Francisco and Haddington Dynamics of Las Vegas will help Ocado tackle “one of the world’s hardest challenges in robotics, the picking and packing of groceries,” the company said in a press release on Monday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

The time and effort lost manually filling in information, sorting through receipts and documents to track down missing details and ensuring each claimed item falls within companies’ standards stresses workers as well as the expense managers who must check each field. This is why Paul Davis is turning to new technology, Floyd said.

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Perficient

MARCH 1, 2021

As a company known to treasure talent, embrace effort, and reward results, Perficient’s goal is to extend a number of qualified cohort graduates a full-time job in the software engineering and development field, where they will partner with one of the world’s biggest brands in the Detroit metro region. . READY TO GROW YOUR CAREER?

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The region’s software engineering talent, cultural affinity with the US, and similar time zone alignment provide a strong case for considering nearshore software development. The shift to fully remote teams in the US made a stronger case for nearshore. David Arango, Perficient Global Delivery.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Community bankers are embracing innovation like never before—with impressive results. But with so much emphasis placed on customer-facing products and technologies, innovating back-office operations can fall to the bottom of the priority list. Partner with a bank-enabling technology service provider.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

In a year filled with unexpected challenges and a COVID-era economic climate that proved fatal for many companies, PYMNTS was lucky to hear directly from the front lines how scores of company leaders and industry experts were coping with the crisis and turning conflict into opportunity. The other is technological innovation.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

As technology buyers, banking executives need to up their game on tech purchases and technology performance management. For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. Tech companies trying to support a bank stack have no easy task.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

And according to Doug Brown, senior vice president and general manager of digital banking at NCR , simplicity and innovation have turned what could have been a disastrous year into a transformational pivot for the better. So we led with technology.”. Brown said in a recent conversation with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “So

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

To grow its presence in the Bay Area and integrate teams with advanced technology skills into its business, McDonald’s Corporation announced an agreement to acquire Apprente. The company also said the team of Apprente will become the founding member of a new integrated group dubbed McD Tech Labs.

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Perficient

JANUARY 5, 2021

I’m confident each will bring unique, strategic insights that not only sets us up for long-term growth, but further enhances our ability to deliver transformative digital solutions for our clients.”. “We’re in the business of helping our clients power innovation and deliver exceptional customer experiences.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2017

Technology innovation can happen at any place at any time. As rental prices for prime real estate in large cities continues to rise, startup companies and innovation centers look to the surrounding areas. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s list of top 100 Hoosier companies included 22 from Hamilton County.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

For the service providers themselves, he noted, it’s critical to have a high-touch relationship with companies that are in search of capital in order to best understand their needs and the way their business operates. Some of the old rules still apply, but there are new tools to help us seize the opportunity.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

To help diners make the best use of their mobile devices to order meals, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are tapping into mobile innovations. Technology that lets diners place their orders for pickup or delivery has become more common, and mobile devices are serving more restaurant functions than they have in the past.

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