PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Corporate buyers are quickly shifting their purchasing habits online, and seeking more efficient experiences from product sourcing through to checkout. According to Suchit Bachalli , CEO of Unilog , thanks to the market's acceleration as a result of COVID-19, the industry is on the cusp of some major innovation.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In merchant innovation, many retailers are in the middle of a journey to digitize operations and bolster sales. And in payment methods, a number of luxury merchants are turning to flexible payment solutions like buy now, pay later (BNPL) , as greater numbers of consumers move online. All this, Today in Data.

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Perficient

AUGUST 4, 2023

In today’s rapidly advancing technology landscape, businesses face a profound revolution in operations, customer interactions, and innovative endeavors. Drive innovation with creative talent and practices.” Partnering with the right digital transformation service provider is vital to thrive in this digital age.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Online marketplaces have been essential for companies and consumers who want to transact under stay-at-home mandates, but these platforms need formidable security approaches in place to prevent fraudulent sellers from joining or scams from occurring. All this, Today in Data. 109%: Rise in volume of online orders placed with U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

While the advancement of open banking regulations may be seeing a small skip due to the spread of the coronavirus , many countries saw business and typical banking operations halted right after deciding upon new online privacy rules. Around The Data Protection And Security World. The virus is sweeping through the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

How that will affect merchants’ online promotional activity hangs in the balance. As we know, mostly anonymous corporations have been collecting consumer data online for years, usually without explicit permission, selling it or using it for ad retargeting and personalization. That’s a bad moon rising for some Big Data operators.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

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. A combination of forces — Netflix’s own content and technology innovations and advances in hardware and software — helped them consistently attract more eyeballs.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

In this article, we look at cell phone tracking data for about 1,000 branches across the industry to derive insights to help banks increase branch engagement and boost branch profitability. The operative question is: given online and mobile banking, what is the new role of the branch?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Digital platforms are driving innovation in the health and wellness space. In other digital innovation news, Amazon is growing its 4-star store footprint , showcasing items rated four stars or higher by online shoppers. All this, Today in Data. 187: Number of store locations Forever 21 plans to close.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

Financial Innovation Now (FIN) submitted a public letter in December, contending that the Fed was best-positioned to operate a ubiquitous, interoperable real-time payments network. Innovation, flexibility and agility helped drive WEX ’s acquisition of Discovery Benefits, Inc. All this, Today in Data. DBI) in 2018.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2019

Data is where it’s at, and more credit unions (CUs) are waking up to the fact that without sophisticated analysis of customer data, they risk being left behind as financial institutions continue to adopt innovative digital technologies to please the modern consumer. But the opportunity is real.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Banks, businesses and consumers fundamentally altered how they interacted with each other in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic — and regulators tasked with making sure their data and payments are kept safe took notice. Regulators in countries like Egypt have only recently rolled out their data protection rules.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

Open banking regulations across Europe kicked open the door for a wave of FinTech competition, with consumer-facing personal finance management (PFM) right in the crosshairs of innovators’ efforts. ” Like consumers, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and corporates present a strong market for financial management apps.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Adhering to Payments Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) is an unavoidable requirement for any and all eTailers that accept card payments, but a surprising number of firms are not up to speed on these standards. Either way, firms that do not comply with these industry standards risk leaving their customers’ data exposed.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Banks’ use of such innovations is predicted to expand, too, with 60 percent of FIs saying they aim to gain customers and improve customer experiences using digital channels. Banks must confront numerous fraud threats when they operate digitally, and some of the most pervasive are forms of identity fraud.

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Perficient

MAY 28, 2020

Oracle Utilities has long been a leader in industry applications for operations at power generation companies. Oracle’s suite of enterprise applications; ERP, SCM, EPM, and Data & Analytics all lead the industry to new fond levels of efficiency and innovation with special focus on the four desired areas of business outcome below; I.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

Businesses that did not have online shopping channels were unable to sell their products, and restaurants that did not offer online ordering for pickup or delivery could not serve their customers. Confronted with the option, most SMBs chose to innovate. Our study finds that 33.4 Meanwhile, 16.9 percent and 13.9

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, transformative innovations in payments and commerce are making the visible, invisible. Also, incoming European Union (EU) leaders are planning laws governing artificial intelligence (AI) as well as big data. Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The pandemic has shifted priorities in regulatory policy tied to the financial services industry — and for Europe, it is heralding the emergence of a data-driven economy. The great digital shift has spurred banks to examine even the most basic levels of services and bring them online. Ready for Digital Currencies? .

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

have passed laws or implemented programs over the past two years to put more focus on digital banking and data security, fundamentally changing how online transactions work. This also makes data security critical, though, because banks must protect growing volumes of personal information. and the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

Indeed, just as SMBs have fast-tracked their own digitization efforts, their financial technology partners have also found the current climate to be an opportunity to accelerate innovation and roll out new services to support their merchant and consumer users. Innovation On The Fast Track. ” Giving SMBs A Hyperlocal Helping Hand.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

More and more, B2B payment solutions are focusing less on single end-points of friction, and more on the overall picture of how money (and data) moves from one business to another. Below, PYMNTS explores the latest initiatives and finds that innovators are looking at the accounts receivable side to tackle accounts payable friction.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

It’s easy to imagine the appeal: Transferring loyalty program data from one grocer to another, moving image data from a social media site to an online photo-printing service, retaining access to music playlists after leaving a website with weak privacy protections or other flaws. Data Control. DTP Development.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in both theory and practice — for retailers to not only see how consumers browse and what they buy (to analyze the entire path to purchase), but to get to know them in the same ways as those old-time general store operators who served small towns.

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Abrigo

MAY 22, 2024

The piece covers: Statistics on small business lending and its role in communities and the economy Traditional depository institutions’ changing market share in small business lending The challenges (financial and operational) of small business lending for banks, credit unions, and borrowers. trillion between 2019 and 2022.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

The following Deep Dive examines the interest in contactless payments among credit union members and the opportunity for the CU space to meet members’ changing payment needs through digital innovation. This change in consumer behavior is expected to remain even after vaccines are more widely distributed.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

In what’s becoming an increasingly popular theme for B2B startup investors, this week’s funding rounds for B2B startups largely centered on tackling data silos and empowering the enterprise with the insights that data can provide. Existing partners of the FI including Coinbase and online lending platform Affirm.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

Within the retail industry specifically, artificial intelligence (AI) is moving the ball for a lot of merchants looking to not only streamline their business operations but provide a more personalized experience for consumers. Machine learning applies AI to take up-to-date data to help improve upon an experience without any human interaction.

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Abrigo

APRIL 22, 2024

The piece covers: The small business lending market and its role in communities and the economy Traditional depository institutions’ changing market share in small business lending The challenges (financial and operational) of small business lending for banks, credit unions, and borrowers. trillion between 2019 and 2022.

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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. Imagination and epiphany still have their roles, but it’s less about “eureka moments” than the steady, data-focused march of daily progress.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

It’s one of the main clichés of the early 21 st century, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong: Data is the new oil. However, as is the case with any powerful, profitable substance (whether tangible or not), data can be dangerous if not used appropriately. The problem is fear of data monetization gone wrong (more about that in a bit).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Two hundred and seventy-four years later, those words are the perfect framework for understanding what will define the next decade of innovation in payments and any ecosystem that touches it. Sometimes those innovations disrupted old models and players; other times they made them better and more efficient. The Invisible Innovators .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2020

The EU enacted open banking rules in 2018, inspiring regulators worldwide to reconsider how they were transacting funds or transmitting data. Mobile and online payments are also on the rise for this same reason. Data privacy and security standards are critical for regulators to address in regions such as the U.S., and the EU.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

tech firms’ dominance across online platforms, and the collection and use of data. The European Union is examining the creation of a single data market that would reportedly challenge tech firms such as Google and Facebook, as Reuters reported. In Europe, another regulatory salvo may be aimed at U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

It’s also the start of another football gambling season — one that involves mobile commerce and digital payments, and companies trying to innovate their way to success in this growing field of transactions. More Innovation. Such desire for speed is also helping to drive innovation in other forms of gambling-related payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Many cybercriminals are now conducting eSkimming attacks designed to steal card data online instead of putting in the time and effort to launch schemes that involve tampering with physical card terminals, said Lindsay Land , vice president of operations at Consumers Credit Union. . “I Safeguarding Card Details.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The pandemic has forced businesses to pivot quickly to continue their operations — both domestically and internationally — with relative ease as the health crisis affects everything from supply chains to payment schedules. They will need to continue innovating these processes to stay on top of shifting B2B trends worldwide.

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