PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

a cannabis company in Denver that manufactures and sells weed vapes, drinks, tinctures, topical creams and candies in five different U.S. The company that makes Arizona Iced Tea is getting into the marijuana business, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Arizona Beverage Company has made a deal with Dixie Brands Inc.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

What follows is a look at some of the most important topics in the worlds of payments and commerce, and how they will be treated and discussed at the upcoming CES. The future of money and security also stand as relevant topics associated with blockchain and cryptocurrency. A reasonable sense of that comes from the published program.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2017

There are many different devices across telephone manufacturers that are looking to avail themselves with not only payment capabilities but other types of secure credential management.”. Security throughout the IoT arena is a topic that’s continually being refined.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Among other topics extensively reported, PYMNTS' latest Global B2B Payments Playbook , done in collaboration with Worldpay B2B Payments , zeroes in on international B2B payments friction, and how digital invoicing and payments are making it easier for B2B funds to cross borders.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

Diving deep into that topic, the April 2020 Buy Now Pay Later Tracker® , done in collaboration with Afterpay , documents how fitness is shaping up to be a strong BNPL category. So as not to pull a financial hammy while getting in shape, fitness gear manufacturers utilize payment plans to take the burn out of acquiring these items.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

The study, one of many on the blockchain topic, also showed that the technology could potentially assist businesses and governments manage the incoming influx of IoT data. Grant Thornton partner Luis Pastor commented on this topic.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

B2B eCommerce is becoming a hot, hot topic. I can tell you, most manufacturers and distributors don’t like Amazon Business,” she said. Manufacturers feel like they have to be on Amazon, because if they aren’t, their products will show up there anyway through overstocked inventory.”. B2B is hard.”.

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Bussman Advisory

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Mercedes Pay: Mercedes Pay turns vehicles into payment devices German car manufacturer Mercedes is innovating in the FinTech space by integrating a contactless payment feature into its vehicles. We offer expert advisory services for executive teams and customized in-person or virtual courses on relevant topics.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

Boeing and Airbus , the world’s two largest airline manufacturers, are working jointly to research what airlines’ new standard operating procedures ought to be to prevent COVID-19, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). And although Memorial Day weekend brought an uptick in air travel — more than 1.5

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

manufacturers and merchants can apply through LegitScript to certify CBD products and websites that are in compliance with USDA, FDA, FTC and DEA regulations, as well as state-specific laws.”. While CBD does not get people high, it does reportedly relieve stress and pain. Starting today, U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

Her observations cover a wide range of topics, but among the main themes is to look beneath the surface of technology, processes and innovation ideas. Mercateo Unite connects buyers, retailers and manufacturers to facilitate B2B trade and procurement. B2B Payments.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2015

The debate between fair value and historical cost accounting is a hot topic for academics, regulators and investors. Aswath Damodaran, a professor of finance at NYU’s Stern School of Business and a leader on the topic of business valuation, highlights many of the issues surrounding fair value and its use in business valuation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

This topic has been a major concern for the Z-Wave Alliance developer consortium. The first dictates interoperability: All Z-Wave products must be compatible with each other, regardless of which company manufactures them. . The entire connected home can be put at risk, too, if just one smart device is vulnerable. .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2017

As such, the shift to manufacturing skillsets, for the most part, limited the creativity of American workers in those types of jobs. With the amount of access to information increasing on a larger scale, the way in which people’s skill sets were impacted again saw a shift, and this time it was away from traditional manufacturing jobs.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2017

And in the latest Topic TBD, between PYMNTS’ Karen Webster and Aaron Frank, Final ’s CEO, it was noted that innovation typically is confined to rewards and offers and the incentives that can be sweetened to get cardholders to spend at merchants. It may seem at first glance that credit cards are no font of innovation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

Earlier this year at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show, the hot topic of debate was how chatbots can be beneficial to consumers if implemented in the correct way. million (17 percent) of jobs lost, stemming from the increasing pressures of manufacturing to produce more in a shorter period of time. Research from U.K.

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Abrigo

MAY 2, 2017

He explained that a reliable and repeatable system makes Toyota’s auto manufacturing work well on every continent. For more on this topic of scalable systems and repeatable revenue streams, watch the webinar, “ How to Develop Predictable, Repeatable and Scalable Revenue Streams.” For example, Welham considered the example of Toyota.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2018

TBD is nothing if not about topics of timeliness—and in the latest Topic TBD, FitPay CEO Mike Orlando told Karen Webster that lines are blurring in what the devices can do, and what they might do in the future. Garmin , too, said earlier this month that its wearables sales were up 24 percent year on year.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2017

Enhancing the entertainment experience for consumers has been a hot topic over the past few years, and companies are starting to take notice. Given this notion, companies are moving to develop offerings that will allow people to live a more convenient and simplified lifestyle.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2016

Despite so few reporting that the candidates are addressing topics of importance to them — like tax regulations and economic policy — 87 percent said they are following the elections either very closely or somewhat closely, higher than the national average, researchers said.

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NCR

APRIL 18, 2017

“Physical, performance, and behavioral data generated from biometric and positional sensors for individuals, as well as shipping and manufacturing control sensors for businesses, could provide new opportunities for credit underwriting, especially for customers lacking a credit history,” he noted.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

In the latest Topic TBD, Chen Amit, CEO of payables automation company Tipalti , told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that automating the AP process lets management focus on, well, managing. In the B2B realm, the movement to get suppliers paid on time may become a struggle, mired as AP management is in the paper chase of manual effort.

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BankUnderground

OCTOBER 5, 2022

But bonuses could be really important to understand labour market tightness – a topic of much interest at the moment. The manufacturing industry and other industries typically account for a pretty small share of total bonuses. Everyone, that is, except statisticians.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The battle for dominance in this emerging connected-vehicle landscape is a complicated, multiple-part effort that includes payment, commerce and other tech firms, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and operating system providers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Toward the end of our conversation, the topic turned to what would make someone the “ideal” candidate for one of those roles. This week, I’m compelled to offer a few thoughts that go against the grain on several topics that made the news last week: Amazon’s NY HQ2 , card interchange fees and Facebook ad revenue. Good luck with that.

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CFPB Monitor

MAY 3, 2019

For transactions involving a manufactured home, whether the loan is or would have been secured by the home and land, or only the home. For transactions involving a manufactured home, whether the consumer owns or would have owned the land, or leases or would have leased the land. Interest rate at closing or account opening.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2017

While there are various auto manufacturers on the market now working toward autonomous driving, this may be the first step toward helping to significantly move the needle for cars becoming airborne. With traffic congestion projected to hugely increase by 2030, the topic is becoming a more pressing issue for commuters in cities worldwide.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

Conn said that one of the brand’s unique attributes that attracted he and his team is that The Sharper Image is less about any particular product category and more about an idea that can be embedded into a lot of products – the products that they directly manufacture.

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Alex Jimenez

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The topics discussed varied from arcane technology topics to discussions about general innovation. The hot topics that I heard during these four days were: AI, Cloud, Diversity, and Innovation. Other topics that I sought were Cybersecurity, and APIs (Open Banking). I can’t fault IBM for either of those. Cybersecurity.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

In the latest Topic TBD, CEO Donald Frieden of mobile commerce firm P97 told Karen Webster that the marriage of journeys — the literal ones across daily commutes and errands, and the journeys of payments and transactions moving from digital wallets to merchants’ tills — are blending seamlessly. Didn’t think so.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2016

By necessity, up-and-coming performers are very much DIY operations, with the artists themselves often putting up the manufacturing costs for their merchandise. That is not the case, on the other hand, for independent music acts.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2017

After all, having a mobile presence enhances products and communication with both consumers and employees in fields such as manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and, of course, financial services. Brands have been eager to invest in digital transformation in recent years. That’s a good thing. Second, the process.

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NCR

JUNE 30, 2016

With innovation on the rise at financial institutions both big and small, security has become a hot topic in the financial services industry. We recently spoke with Lyan Fernandez, EVP and Chief Operating & Risk Officer at TotalBank , to discuss how they’re leading the way and working to keep their customers’ financial information secure.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Given that some of the projects we are working on for clients in the financial services sector are providing more input to thinking around this topic, I think I’ll put it to one side for the moment and return to this important topic into a future blog. Anyway, to the point.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

There are many approaches to sustainable cards — and some approaches use scraps left over from the card manufacturing process.”. But as Sabo said with a nod to the fact that Visa neither manufactures or issues cards, “We certainly have this physical item associated with our brand.”. The Issuer Side Of The (Sustainable) Equation.

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CB Insights

JULY 10, 2018

This was the most the company has ever discussed the topic. Aluminum makers welcome tariffs, but other manufacturers are not happy. In the call, Harley-Davidson execs were keeping an eye out for possible retaliatory measures from the EU — the company’s second-largest consumer market after the United States.

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FICO

JANUARY 8, 2021

In this category, COVID-19 was a pressing topic but didn’t dominate the discussion as it did in the Debt Collection & Recovery category. For more information on this topic, read our white paper on Agile Decisioning in an Unprecedented Downturn. #5. Here are our top 5 posts from 2020. #1.

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