PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In the highly connected digital age, consumers are interacting with a multitude of social media sites as well as apps and connected devices. During this time, retailers and tech companies are bringing integrated shopping experiences into the sites and apps where consumers spend the most time.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Here’s why: Traditionally users weren’t able to purchase items through social media platforms. Social influencers could promote brands through their channels and direct users to “swipe up” or click a link in their bio to purchase.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are now scheduled to appear before a Congressional subcommittee exploring competitive practices among Big Tech Wednesday (July 29) instead of Monday (July 27) as originally planned. It is unclear what arguments Google will make.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

For fans of retail or marketing history — or just fans of how people communicated in the past — reading old magazine and newspaper advertisement from, say, before the 1960s can be fun and illuminating. Already, retailers, telecoms and others are mapping out that 5G-augmeneted reality future (and beyond). Snap’s Efforts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

Social media image-sharing platform Pinterest is introducing an augmented reality (AR) try-on tool to help users assess and compare eyeshadow. . In October, Pinterest updated product tagging with improved functionality for retailers to tag their own scene images with specific products. 22) press release.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

According to CNBC , King will be the new head of engineering at social media company Pinterest, where he’ll be in charge of the site’s “visual discovery engine” that recommends posts and images to users. Walmart CTO Jeremy King is moving to Pinterest. Last month, the company made a confidential filing with the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

“How about waking up in the morning and asking Google Home or Amazon Alexa, or your mobile phone if you’re on the go, ‘Hey Google, hey Amazon, what are my deals for the day?’” Successful retailers, for example, can provide discounts for consumers to come into the store at a certain time of day.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

While apps are still a popular way for customers to order and pay, other options are up-and-coming because it’s a natural fit for restaurant patrons, many of whom are already heavy users of text, social media and voice technology.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments and consumers around the world. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report. Regulation.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

Make room for more contextual commerce and more retail innovation in the travel sector. That’s the view from one of Google’s latest retail-associated launches, an airfare insight and travel recommendations offering. The travel industry also is the site of recent retail-oriented innovation. Contextual Commerce.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

To help improve the retail shopping and shipping experience, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) is catching on with big-box retailers in the U.S. AR could be on the cusp of having its moment, as a large brick-and-mortar retailer has fresh plans to appeal to shoppers willing to test out the technology.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

The eCommerce retailer invested $22.6 Here’s how these companies are investing in R&D — and ushering in the next generation of retail technology. Google is aiming to get more augmented reality (AR) on Android mobile phones and released a mobile developer tool in 2017 to meet that end. Amazon spent $22.6

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

With this addition, each of the Frightful Five will have its own voice-controlled speaker: Amazon with its Echo family of devices; Google with the Home speaker; Apple with its new HomePod; Microsoft with the Cortana-powered Invoke speaker; and now, Alibaba, with its as-yet unnamed voice assistant and device.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

“The direct-to-consumer movement will be the replacement for the retail issues and commerce issues that are going on because of the platforms,” said Armstrong, who founded a DTC company with the aim of changing how people shop online. Armstrong is the former CEO of AOL and used to run Google ads.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Here’s the latest news from companies in the technology industry, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from officials and criticism from competitors. The executive said that the retailer will keep taking on the extra expenses without increasing charges until June 1, 2021. Facebook Calls Out New Apple App Privacy Policy.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Apple reportedly said that the service will not allow advertisers to track what subscribers are reading, which means no targeted ads based on consumed news stories, as is the case with social media. As PYMNTS has regularly documented, subscription eCommerce is among the hottest areas of digital retail.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Google ’s massive outage on Monday (Dec. Although Google restored YouTube’s services after about an hour, that was long enough for the hashtag #YouTubeDOWN to generate tons of tweets from alarmed users. Such concerns aren’t surprising, given that YouTube is the world’s second-most popular website , trailing only Google itself.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

After all, online sales no longer rely as much on younger shoppers who are more comfortable with the technology. He said “the older generation that couldn't [use technology] or is not willing to shop in stores is also adopting digital” — one of the main reasons the adoption of eCommerce has accelerated so much this year.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Traditional financial institutions that want to compete with fintech disruptors like Chime and X (formerly known as Twitter) need to up their social media game. population will soon be comprised of what’s known as “digital natives,” those born after 1989 who have lived their whole lives immersed in technology.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

intelligence warning of a possible cyberattack, grocery chain SUPERVALU being acquired by UNFI, an imminent comeback for RadioShack and Google banning apps that mine crypto from user devices. intelligence officials are warning of an imminent cyberattack targeting the technology behind business supply chains. The report by the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Facebook is getting big, and we don’t just mean popular: the social media giant has gotten bigger than its britches in more places than one, with new offices cropping up across the U.S. Google, for instance, has its Midwest headquarters in the former Fulton Market Cold Storage building. Chicago, Illinois. Menlo Park, California.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2018

Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo rolled out shopping chatbot Uniqlo IQ on Thursday (August 2), which acts as a digital concierge service. As retail moves deeper into the digital realm, shopping needs to be not just portable and perpetual, but personal as well. billion hours by 2023 in those three sectors.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Amazon takes another swing at Etsy, Apple catches up in the proprietary Pay game and Facebook matriculates a new generation of social media users with its new Messenger product for kids — this and more of the latest news from the Frightful Five, just in case you missed it.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2018

BigCommerce , the eCommerce platform for retailing brands, announced news on Wednesday (April 25) that it has closed a $64 million round of funding. eCommerce is constantly evolving, and brands need technologies that allow them to stay current and competitive.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Reuters is reporting that Shores, who comes from the firm of Shearman & Sterling, will help with the probe of Google, Facebook and other notable technology companies. The department did not name specific companies, but said they were related to “search, social media and some retail services online.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Fighting fraud takes teamwork – a set of brains and eyes (several of them) working in tandem with technology to stop the bad guys in their tracks. 81 percent: Share of consumers who engage in contextual commerce through social media. 1 billion: Number of devices supported by Google Assistant.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

That’s because smart technology device owners recognize that the Internet of Things makes shopping easier. Eighty-three percent of those surveyed said smart technology saves time and hassle at checkout, with the majority of IoT shoppers showing disdain for the inefficient and even “boring” process of shopping at brick-and-mortar stores.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

With a field of competitors that includes Pinterest, Target, ASOS and Google, the category is driving consumer adoption and shopping at a rate that has led key executives to rename the business “visual commerce.”. Retailers are starting to tap into the camera,” said Ted Mann, CEO of visual search technology provider Slyce.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

In an interview that springboarded the findings of the Retail Innovation Readiness Index , published late last year, Nicky Koopman, vice president of content and value-added services at AEVI , stated that when it comes to apps, one maxim holds true: One size does not fit all. Laying The Groundwork. Ah, but how to get there?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2017

Facebook has tried the hardware thing a number of times to no avail, but that hasn’t stopped the social media giant from pursuing another new hardware venture — this time, a home smart speaker that would place it in direct competition with Amazon, Google and (soon) Apple and Microsoft, as they roll out their own home speakers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

To improve imaging capabilities on the iPhone, Apple has acquired InVisage Technologies , a startup that develops solutions for space-constrained devices like smartphones. The social media giant teamed up with Apartment List and Zumper to bring hundreds of thousands of real estate listings to the platform.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

While beauty conglomerates like L’Oréal are making acquisitions to become more tech-enabled, tech giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple (GAFA) are pursuing the high margins in beauty through partnerships, consumer insights, e-commerce, and more. Beauty brands partner with Google Assistant and Home. Source: Think with Google.

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Banking 2020

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Here’s a perfect a snapshot of how crazy technology adoption can be. In early December, there was a flood of coverage of wearable technology, mostly focused on how 2015 will be the breakout year. Of course, while most such shows analyze the past, technology forces us to look forward, hence the nuanced approach.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Indeed, as Karen Webster has written — and other experts have opined — the 2020s promise many marriages of innovations and new technology and processes created over the prior 10 years. The report comes at a time when innovation — and data — are building a new world of digital payments and commerce. What the Consumer Wants.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Tech specs will be held up head to head, game catalogs will be scrutinized and compared and fans of one system or the other will insult each other on social media. Case in point, Microsoft announced earlier this week that its game-streaming service XCloud is now available to users of Google's Android service.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This happened despite sophisticated technology capabilities that successfully flagged many other types of inappropriate postings, like pornography, and kept them off the platform for years. Only 38 percent of hate speech content was identified by their technology in Q1 2018, they reported, resulting in the removal of 2.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2017

When it comes to chatbots, the available outlets for them reside in the cloud, resulting in text-based bots and voice-activated bots like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Google’s Home. Within the past year alone, Facebook has been a major player in slowly working its way to improve the way businesses think about chatbots.

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