PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Alipay is already available in PyeongChang and Gangreung, with approximately 400 merchants — including convenience stores, local restaurants, more than 20 Starbucks locations and retail stores, among others — accepting the digital payment method. Launched in 2004, Alipay currently boasts more than 520 million active registered users.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 22, 2019

The report is based on information from the CFPB’s Consumer Credit Panel, which is described as “a longitudinal, nationally representative sample of approximately five million de-identified credit records” from one of the three national CRAs for the period Q2 2004 through Q2 2018.

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Abrigo

MARCH 9, 2017

In New Orleans, Philadelphia-based CDFI, Reinvestment Fund, provided financing that is helping turn a vacant 10-story building into workforce affordable housing, retail space, and a federally qualified health center. Opportunity Finance Network, the national network of CDFIs, and the CDFI Fund at the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

have a retail crisis — or a small business crisis? Which is why “fixing” retail must include giving SMB merchants the tools they need to compete in the very dynamic environment that now defines Retail U.S.A. So, what does this all have to do with retail? Here’s a question: Does the U.S. Here’s an answer. We have both.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The rise of card-not-present transactions for phone and then e-commerce, starting in 1994, cannibalized check volume, as did Paypal, retail ACH for phone and internet transactions in 1998. The debit card started to rise in popularity in 2004, as did an explosion of ATMs in 2005, affording the general population more access to cash.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

as one of seven major retailers who could face bankruptcy over the next two years, Sears CEO Eddie Lampert apparently felt the need to write a public blog post stating that the company had no plans to shut its Kmart stores , despite rumors to the contrary. A week after a report from Fitch Ratings named Sears Holding Corp.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

It is the problem that GiftLit was founded in 2004 to solve, under the motto that good books make great gifts. And while it probably won’t be enough to push the nation toward a mass celebration of the Yule Book Flood, it will certainly make it easier for those who actually want to celebrate Jólabókaflóð to do so.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Innovations from 1995 to 2014 (with launch dates) Note: Ranking as of Jan 2014 Wells Fargo is first in the world to offer Web-statement access (launched May 1995) Security First Network Bank launches first full-service Internet bank brand (Oct 1995, disbanded 2002) PayPal launches first online optimized payment system (Nov 1999, bought by eBay in 2003) (..)

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

That garage is now a private museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Almost twenty-two years later, another startup founded in 2004 in a living room (of sorts) — a dorm on the campus of Harvard University — could end up being eBay’s most promising buyer ever: Facebook. From the Living Room to the Basement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Kaepernick has not thrown a single pass in the NFL in two seasons and is currently involved in an active lawsuit with the NFL, as he alleges that he was blacklisted as a free agent for his choice to kneel during the national anthem. That was not quite the point the nation took from the ad. That line has turned out to be a long one.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2019

In fact, given that this is a limited edition product that is only available in five markets — and it created two days of national media attention — it might be one of the more innovative and successful acts of trolling in history. In fact, in 2004 an entire movie on the subject was released called “Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Bankruptcy claims a marquee name in tyke-focused retailing, as the Amazon effect continues. The slowdown in new businesses being founded in the 1980s and 90s was largely quarantined to certain segments – especially retail, where corner stores and regional brands were falling to larger national chains. Toys R Us: Toys Were Us?

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MyBankTracker

MAY 7, 2021

In 2000, the company reorganized from a mutual life insurance company (owned by members) to a stock life insurance company and was purchased by Canadian life insurance company, Manulife in 2004. This program also grants policyholders exclusive rewards from various retailers like Apple, Hotels.com, Amazon.com, Fitbit, REI, and more.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 22, 2018

Consumer spending and retail sales have shown weakness since the fourth quarter of 2017 but we should see improvement. National housing indices continue to rise by +6% on a year-over-year basis and are projected to rise at least +5% during 2018, provided that long term mortgage rates do not spike and cut off demand.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The sequel, “ Meet The Fockers ,” released in December of 2004, was among the top-grossing films of 2005. The one thing PYMNTS has heard consistently in the 10 studies of a national sample of more than 25,000 U.S. It also keeps them from doing something they increasingly say they don’t want to do: Go into stores to buy retail products.

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 18, 2014

The National Association of Business Economics, or “NABE,” is almost as optimistic at close to 3%. No wonder retailers were slashing prices for the Christmas holiday spending season. Dorothy has been with First Federal of Bucks County since November, 2004. and Janney Capital Markets at 2.1% Real GDP grew by 4.1%

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

In October of 2004, Josh founded First Round Capital where he serves as General Partner to this day. He then went on to serve as president of Paypal in 2004 before becoming president and CEO of OpenTable in 2007. Education: Stanford University (MBA), Australian National University (BA/BSC). Operating Location: Menlo Park, CA.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

In tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), The Coda was awarded a rating of 5 stars out of 5 for its side-impact and rollover tests. Founded by Jane Park in Seattle in 2007, beauty brand Julep quickly grew from a scrappy startup to a major omnichannel retail operation. Declared Bankruptcy: 2018.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Bill Me Later was one of the earliest fintech payment platforms on the market and gave big retailers the ability to offer flexible financing programs. The company announced it would pass on the special card savings Amazon gets from card networks (because of the volume of purchases they can guarantee) to retailers that adopt Amazon Pay.

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CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Retail/Consumer Goods. Founded: 2004. Founded in 2004, Amazon’s Lab 126 is responsible for innovations like the Kindle, Fire, and Echo. National Medal of Science, Turing Awards, Kyoto Prizes, and many others. Retail/Consumer Goods. This post is broken up into sections. Click on a vertical to jump to it. Technology.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2016

They provide physical or virtual platforms (like a shopping mall) for multiple groups (like retailers and shoppers) to get together. Put yourselves in the shoes of the Revolution Money team back in 2007, pitching its platform to retailers and consumers. Platforms’ Critical Success Factor: Crossing the Critical Mass Frontier.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful.” ( 2004 ). In the aftermath of the crisis, retail and institutional investors offloaded massive numbers of stocks in businesses weak and strong. Buffett’s warning was a prescient one for retail investors who decided to take it.

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