Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

It’s showing up in music and entertainment , education , healthcare , and marketing. An example of a use case for predictive AI is Signature Bank of Georgia ’s addition of AI-driven check fraud detection software that finds fraud faster.

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CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Corporate innovation is critical for established companies looking to stay relevant in the face of disruption from up-and-coming startups. With industries being unbundled left and right ( supermarkets , banking , cars — just to name a few) more companies are opening up in-house innovation labs every day. Innovation Lab Name: HP Labs.

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William Mills

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Approximately 1,300 attendees (including bankers, credit union executives, industry analysts and media representatives American Banker , Banking Exchange and BIG Media ) joined 30 sponsor companies to immerse themselves in all things retail banking at BAI Beacon 2017, held at the Georgia World Congress Center October 4-5.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

There is more than one way to drive commercial card innovation. Below, PYMNTS examines the latest in commercial card innovation, and uncovers ways that the commercial card industry is capitalizing on a slew of opportunities to drive adoption in B2B payments. Addressing The Middle-Market Gap. A Focus On Transparency.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

The Atari brand might be elderly when it comes to gaming culture and history, but the hope behind this hotel effort is to tap into a growing and vital market, one that is increasingly important to digital and mobile commerce and payments. One example of those forces came recently from Georgia. As the statement notes, “more than 2.5

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In the meantime, the digital, mobile, delivery and other innovations that are taking place in this sector are also promising to impact retailers and the consumers who shop not only with mom-and-pop stores but with the bigger chains. It has opened a Walmart Health clinic in Georgia.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

In its oversubscribed series A funding round, OnPay , a Georgia-based payroll software startup, secured $6 million, the company said this week. The firm said it plans to focus on scaling up and product innovation, building out its staff, and strengthening marketing initiatives. AvidXchange.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2018

Entersekt , the push-based authentication and app security company, announced Tuesday (June 12) that it has opened a new office in Atlanta, Georgia, aimed at supporting the company’s growth and serving as the headquarters in North America.

America 101

America Atlanta Georgia Security 101

William Mills

MARCH 8, 2018

As headquarters to large companies including NCR, WorldPay and First Data, the Georgia Department of Economic Development reports that Georgia fintech companies generate more than $72 billion annually, third in the nation behind New York and California. So how did we get here in such a short amount of time?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2018

Small but mighty, German discount grocer Lidl — a brand known for not only its low prices, but also its innovative store layouts and private labels, including clothing — has already gobbled up 3 percent of local market share since the chain came to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in June 2017. jobs in the next year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

said in the announcement about the offering, “Walmart aims to be the market leader in providing retail workers a path to careers in growing fields like healthcare. As previously reported , the Georgia location will provide patients with comprehensive and low-cost care, including mental health services.) billion to $43.6

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Two innovators approached a well-heeled investor asking for money. They told this investor that their innovation was so incredibly cutting-edge that only the hopelessly uninformed would fail to recognize its value. The innovators said that they had picked him because he was smart and forward-thinking enough to see the potential.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

But he realized that there was something lacking in small markets like his at the time — big food delivery players such as Grubhub. Then he moved to another smaller market — Lake Charles, Louisiana — and realized there was a potential for food delivery outside big cities. In all, he identified 422 cities as potential markets.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

When merchants offer consumer financing at the point of sale, they can remove friction and increase conversion,” LendingPoint Chief Marketing Officer Mark Lorimer said in the announcement. Since its founding in 2014, LendingPoint has issued nearly $500 million in consumer loans to more than 70,000 borrowers.

Retail 100

Retail San Diego Georgia Risk Management 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

Saladworks also plans to plant corporate stores in key markets in Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas over the next six to 12 months. These corporate stores are projected to spur growth in those new markets, eventually leading to franchise locations. The company currently has about 70 franchisees.

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Fort Worth Dallas Georgia Atlanta 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

In this week’s Tech Center tracker, Mary Gavala, Online Marketing and Promos Manager of Viva Wallet , spoke with PYMNTS on how Greece is becoming a hot spot for tech. Four Athens is working with Georgia-based Advanced Technology Development Center that’s helping entrepreneurs with their startup ideas.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2018

Those countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Georgia, India, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkey and Vietnam. “We as the biggest aviation market in the world. Spending by Chinese travelers in 2016 hit $261 billion, with the total number of outbound travelers hitting 135 million during that year.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

With the latest round, however, Provi seeks to continue to innovate its product offering and speed up its expansion into new markets. But, in order to do so, Provi needs to build relationships in each market, as the distributor for a particular liquor brand in Colorado could be different than a distributor in Georgia, for example.

Examples 108

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

More than $874 million in fresh funding landed at B2B startups this week across a range of market segments and geographies. Now that Fyle has officially launched operations, the company said it would deploy the funding to focus on product innovation and global growth and to invest in sales and marketing efforts. SaaSOptics.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

When news of the financial crisis broke in 2008 and big banks all over the world were eschewing consumer and small business credit markets, Batine and Dunaev saw an opportunity — one that was particularly pressing in developing nations, an area of the world that was below the big banks’ radars. A New $200 Million Fund.

Lending 105

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CB Insights

JUNE 7, 2018

Is it the “dark arts” of marketing — as some, including former presidential candidate Hilary Clinton and Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff, have claimed? Psychographics has the potential to transform the way marketers understand and influence decision-making. For example, imagine trying to market a vegan protein bar.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

” The PYMNTS Digital Drive Report recently found fertile ground for the connected car market. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has been collaborating with Ford Motor Company, which has committed to making all cars connected by 2022. It showed that internet usage during commutes is steadily increasing.

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Georgia Technology Conference Data 141

PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

What you put out is what you get,” said Jenna Behrer, senior director of innovation at Heineken USA, in the Digiday report. A direct-to-consumer service means Heineken can be fast to market, she said. “With traditional retail, it takes a long time to get beer from overseas, and you have strict shelf sets.

Online 115

Online United States New York City Georgia 115

William Mills

MAY 23, 2017

William Mills Agency , the largest independent public relations and marketing firm specializing in the financial industry, announced that Heather Sugg, Mary York and David Jones have been named as Group Directors and have joined the agency’s management team. Trio represents 30 years of financial industry experience at the agency.

Management 56

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

According to some observers, that increase might indicate that hiring costs for Waymo employees are increasing as the market for connected and self-driving automotive technology continues to grow. Though most testing takes place in California, those operations also are conducted in Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Michigan and Washington State.

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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. OK, well, maybe we’re just deciding which city’s football team is better (still Boston, because, well, Go Pats!),

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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. OK, well, maybe we’re just deciding which city’s football team is better (still Boston, because, well, Go Pats!),

Boston 100

Boston San Francisco Houston Georgia 100

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

The major mass-market producers – Procter & Gamble (Charmin), Kimberly Clark (Cottonelle, Scott) and Georgia-Pacific (Quilted Northern, Angel Soft) – make their products primarily (and, in some cases, exclusively) from fresh-cut trees, which are mostly grown in Canada, and sometimes in boreal (ancient) forests.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. Can the states make licensing – of the money movement kind – any easier?

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Washington Regulation Conference Fintech 101

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2017

It delivers to homes and businesses in 24 metro markets and has more than 200 pickup locations. Launching ‘Ask Peapod’ on Alexa was a natural innovation for Peapod as we continue to create real meal solutions that fit into normal at-home behaviors,” said de Merode. “We Put them together and what do you get?

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Columbus Delaware New Jersey Maryland 100

South State Correspondent

MAY 13, 2024

timeshare companies, crypto firms, multi-level marketing, credit repair, dating services, telemarketing, tech support companies, etc.). The session also covered the new Georgia “merchant acquirer limited purpose bank” (MALPB) charter, which has the potential to be popular among fintechs wanting bank powers.

Conference 195

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FICO

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Duguid before the end of June 2021, I believe the court will not only provide some clarity on what an ATDS is but, in doing so, will further facilitate the use by banks and other businesses of legitimate, non-marketing automated or prerecorded voice and text messages to the mobile phones of customers who have the provided requisite consent.

Policies 52

Policies Washington DC Regulation 52

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2018

The funds will go toward staffing up both hardware and software resources and igniting targeted marketing campaigns throughout the rest of the year. What we are looking at is to be in 10 states by the end of 2018” — from the East Coast to the West Coast, from Michigan down to Georgia, the CEO told PYMNTS.

Boston 128

Boston California Michigan Georgia 128

PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2016

And what better way to mark that milestone than with a monthly recap of the Top 12 news items in one major market in the payments ecosystem: mobile payments. Samsung Pay is the first mobile payment service of its kind to be launched in Spain, giving it a head start in the market over Apple Pay and Android Pay. Apple Pay — 20 Months In.

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William Mills

AUGUST 24, 2017

4-5 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. This is a great venue for financial executives to hear updates about the economy, financial markets and regulatory issues. This year will cover very important issues like HMDA rule implementation, retaining or releasing mortgage servicing rights and secondary market perspectives.

Conference 41

Conference Denver Georgia Industry 41

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

In addition, the CFPB has announced the creation of the American Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN) to facilitate coordination between the CFPB, other federal regulators, and state regulators and the CFPB’s issuance of the first NAL under the revised NAL Policy. First NAL under new policy.

Policies 60

Policies Compliance Regulation South Carolina 60

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Santa showing up in retail marketing, as far as historians can tell, dates back to the 1840s when some stores went as far as putting up life-sized models of jolly old St. Edgar’s innovation in experiential retail was an instant hit — and by the early 1900s was widely imitated in department stores all over the nation.

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Retail New Jersey New York City Course 136