PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

franchise operator, Carrols Restaurant Group. “[It] The outlet notes that the Impossible Burger is “is lagging behind in selling its burgers directly to home cooks” in comparison to that list of stores. For every region it serves, Everytable builds a single, central kitchen that services all of its restaurants within that region.

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Regional Comparison Trends Retail 142

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

By comparison, 2019 saw 9,200 stores closed as brands like Payless ShoeSource, Fred’s, Gymboree, Charlotte Russe, Family Dollar, Forever 21 , Charming Charlie, Sears, Kmart, A.C. The emergent form of coronavirus that originated in China’s Wuhan region continues to spread and pick up fatalities. So what did we learn this week?

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Bitcoin Data Retail Charlotte 132

PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

But consolidation looms, according to some observers, and online food delivery services will eventually have to shift more focus away from consumers and toward restaurant operators in order to thrive in a crowded marketplace. Meanwhile, the eCommerce operator and logistics heavyweight continues investing in its delivery fleet.

Online 176

Online San Francisco Capital Operations 176

PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

“You have Barnes & Noble, Borders and regional bookstores. . “You have Barnes & Noble, Borders and regional bookstores. That’s in stark contrast to the “front office” operations of the sector, according to analysis by DNV GL, an oil and gas industry advisory firm. ”

Industry 148

Industry Operations Analysis Innovation 148

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Furthermore, according to the latest edition of PYMNTS’ PSD2 Tracker , only 40 percent of merchants operating in the European Union that are aware of SCA reported being ready as of that date. Hungary, by comparison, has announced a shorter time frame than the U.K. or France: Industry players have only 12 months to get SCA on board.

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Compliance Security Industry Regulation 156

BankUnderground

JULY 16, 2021

Given that SMEs are more likely to operate in in sectors like hospitality and arts and recreation, Covid-19 has hit them particularly hard. To build confidence in the data, we have run some simple comparisons to growth in GDP and aggregate corporate profits. Figure 1: Comparison of SME turnover growth with aggregate data.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

Overall, the eCommerce operator and cloud services provider operated at the end of 2017 a total of 254 million square feet of space, which includes all types of buildings, not just warehouses. Amazon accounts for a decent chunk of that U.S.

United States 102

United States Comparison Industry Online 102

PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2020

To get a sense of how advertising search-related revenues suffered by comparison, Porat noted that those revenues were down by double-digit percentages in March. And “Other Bets,” which covers the company’s Waymo self-driving offering and a life sciences operations — was $135 million, bleeding out more cash, to an operating loss of $1.1

Google 132

Google Meeting Comparison Conference 132

FICO

JUNE 12, 2020

In comparison to others in the Asia Pacific region, regulation has evolved due to last year’s Royal Commission, updates to the privacy act as well as changes enacted by global bodies such as the FATF (Financial Action Task Force). Like other advanced financial sectors, Australia has a complex and evolving regulatory environment.

Fraud 52

Fraud Compliance Regional System 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

While the eventual goal for perhaps all participants in the pre- COVID-19 commerce ecosystem was to center their operations around a digital-first mentality, priorities have shifted some in the last several weeks. Grubhub reports signing on more than 20,000 new restaurants in March alone; in February, by comparison, it signed up 5,000.

Seattle 150

Seattle Comparison New York Report 150

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The stores are large operations offering 100,000 items and are about 180,000 square feet. 1 through Christmas Eve in comparison to the same time last year. Sales in the retailer’s Asia-Pacific region rose 7 percent to 9 percent after adjusting for currency movements.

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Retail Innovation Comparison Meeting 132

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The news comes as merchants in the region have begun allowing their customers to pay in bitcoin. A representative of Icelandic energy company HS Orka told the BBC that bitcoin mining operations use 840 gigawatt hours each year, in comparison to a home’s typical use of only 700 gigawatt hours.

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Bitcoin Rhode Island cryptocurrency New Hampshire 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. In the U.S.

Cards 187

Cards Security United States Technology 187

CB Insights

JULY 29, 2021

Insurtech geographic diversity continues to grow as opportunities to leverage technology in insurance transcend borders: Overall, insurtech value propositions are resonating with more countries as entrepreneurs chase opportunities to innovate insurance in new regions. Willis Re is one of the world’s leading reinsurance advisors.

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Regional Technology Comparison Strategy 83

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Other FIs are offering open banking out of necessity, with governments and regional lawmakers requiring its adoption and that consenting customers’ financial data is made available to third-party payment service providers. Google reported that the number of phishing attacks involving fake websites rose 350 percent between January and March.

Security 151

Security Fintech Data Comparison 151

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

That sounds like a large number, though it is difficult to make an apples-to-apples comparison with cards issued by others, since as a general rule banks do not break out performance by individual cards. From an operational and risk perspective, we’ve handled the inflows smoothly, and without comprising our credit underwriting standards.”.

Apple 101

Apple Massachusetts Data Cards 101

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

Early Warning, the network operator of Zelle, also said that in the second quarter of 2019, “$44 billion was sent through the Zelle network on 171 million transactions.”. We continue to see double-digit increases in new customer wins each month, demonstrating continued demand for Zelle from national and regional banks and credit unions.”.

Payments 124

Payments Trends Cards Comparison 124

PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

Merchants often struggle to find their perfect match, a partner that can help them take their operations to a wider market. From managing business operations, improving performance to increasing cross-border conversion rates and building out a payments process, the search for a good partner can feel like an overwhelming task.

Payments 123

Payments Operations Study Comparison 123

PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

The automaker is also reportedly joining the Open Platform operated by Lyft for autonomous cars. Careem has quickly leapt to the leadership of ridesharing within the MENA [Middle East and North Africa] regions by delivering rapid innovation and customer growth, and it is spearheading new ways to transport people from point A to point B.”.

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Capital Las Vegas San Jose California 109

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The comparison, of course, isn’t exactly apples to apples. “We’re partnering with them to take advantage of the strength they have: Stores near where customers live that carry what they want to buy, with deep relationships and a level of trust and personal nature that you can’t get from a large warehouse operation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

But the bitcoin and blockchain technology is only used as the interoperability layer of the social payment platform, which means it only comes into play if funds are being exchanged with a digital wallet in a market where Circle does not operate. In the Western world, social payments is still a young category, Allaire noted.

Payments 189

Payments blockchain User Experience Bitcoin 189

PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2017

Through its relationships with shipment operations such as FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service, ShipRush provides real-time, side-by-side carrier rate and delivery date comparisons, shipment tracking, bulk label printing, low-cost declared value coverage and discount postage for those SMBs. “The

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System Resources Groups Seattle 101

CB Insights

AUGUST 17, 2017

In this briefing, we analyze the Southeast Asia venture capital landscape, macro trends affecting the region, where deals and dollars have trended and a look ahead at which areas might be primed for startup investment in the future. Tech Investing in Southeast Asia. First Name.

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Fintech Comparison Lending Capital 36

CB Insights

AUGUST 26, 2021

Many of SoftBank’s portfolio companies operate across a variety of different industries. Other companies backed by SoftBank operate in areas like media & entertainment ( Iyuno-SDI Group ) and satellite connectivity ( OneWeb ). Investments into e-commerce appear to be more regionally focused than other industries. First name.

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Regional Fintech Analysis Company 94

CB Insights

MARCH 18, 2018

The importance of China, and the Greater China region, is apparent in Apple’s emphasis on the region during quarterly earnings calls, as seen above. Amazon owns and operates an e-commerce site in China, Joyo.com. Despite these challenges, however, the region is still a focus.

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Apple Regional Comparison Google 28

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Over the years, the region’s tech industry has grown, and today Indonesia is one of the world’s fastest-growing Internet markets, as well as home to two newly-minted tech unicorns: ride-hailing startup GO-JEK (which hit a $3B valuation in Q2’17) and travel booking company Traveloka Indonesia (valued at $2B in Q3’17).

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Before we begin and for comparison purposes, here are last year's top five , as measured in December 2015: #1. billion of assets and operates eleven branches in the metropolitan Milwaukee market, a loan production office (LPO) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and 45 mortgage banking offices in 21 states. Annual operating expenses were $36.6

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North Dakota Minnesota West Virginia Arizona 60

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2017

In 2014, its first year in business, the company quickly signed up over 200 customers in Europe and then determined it needed to expand outside the region to build momentum. In comparison to P2P transfers, B2B payments logistically involve more heavy lifting, Laven said. Taking an API approach. Staying calm and compliant.

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Payments Compliance Guidelines Comparison 109

PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2016

Now, when a retailer with regional and sometimes even international reach crumbles under the weight of its own lagging financials, the shockwaves it sends across the industry can be enough to throw its competitors – otherwise ecstatic about the loss of a rival – onto unbalanced footings of their own. Now, though?

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Retail Comparison Industry Maine 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2018

Cook certainly does his best to generate excitement about Apple Pay, putting its transactions up against PayPal’s, a recent comparison that was not exactly, uh, apples to apples. The card originated with the Chicago Transit Authority, by far the largest transit provider in the region, the agency that operates those famous L trains.).

Apple 101

Apple Chicago New York City Training 101

Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Attracting and keeping technology talent at a regionally based financial institution is a constant struggle. Staffing can be the most difficult comparison to make because staffing is impacted by the change in the operational support business model and is an unknown without comparable market staffing benchmarks.

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Data How To San Jose San Francisco 62

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Before we begin and for comparison purposes, here are last year's top five , as measured in December 2016: #1. billion of assets and operates twenty five branches in the western suburbs of Chicago. Summit also operates an insurance subsidiary. Positive operating leverage! Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCP) #2.

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Minnesota West Virginia Virginia Iowa 60

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

You’ve also got the major sea ports in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, where a much vaster proportion of trade comes in via sea trade in comparison to the U.K. “You’ve got the whole trucking network of Europe. By being here, I’ve got access to a lot wider variety of products that I can then offer back to the U.K.”.

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Fintech Comparison New York Report 100

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Another player in the mobile wallet battle is T-Cash, the e-wallet service of Indonesia’s largest mobile operator Telkomsel, which recently opened up its e-wallet to the customers of rivals. However, financial comparison startups such as Experian-backed C88 Technologies have largely focused on simpler financial and banking products.

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Policies Lending Operations Examples 61

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

, and perhaps it’s for the best if we all take a page from Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and keep the coming fight light — and focused on various samplings of regional deliciousness. By comparison, a hit show in prime time carries a CPM of $35 million or more.

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Boston San Francisco Houston Georgia 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

, and perhaps it’s for the best if we all take a page from Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and keep the coming fight light — and focused on various samplings of regional deliciousness. By comparison, a hit show in prime time carries a CPM of $35 million or more.

Boston 100

Boston San Francisco Houston Georgia 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

Quality: Walmart has expanded its customer base with a wider offering and greater range of grocery offerings – but produce, meats and other fresh products are consistently ranked below that of competing grocery operators. Despite the familial connections, the two chains are owned and operated entirely separately. District 7: Wegmans.

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Branding Florida Retail Online 101