PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

It’s a hungry brand, gobbling up three different food delivery competitors in the last quarter alone: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and most recently, Yelp’s Eat24. The OrderUp acquisition from Groupon ended on similar terms, with Groupon customers gaining coupon codes and gift cards to certain Grubhub-participating restaurants.

Baltimore 138

Baltimore Boston Chicago Mobile 138

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Acima grew 2005 percent from 2018 to 2019. Because shoppers weren’t paying cash for furniture, and didn’t necessarily have the credit to pay via card, the owners were looking for an alternative credit option. It was also tabbed by Utah Business magazine as the fastest-growing company in the state. LTO Vs. BNPL.

Company 154

Company Utah San Francisco Retail 154

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players. And each January, we ranked all previous recipients into a master list.

Innovation 15

Innovation Fintech Online Mobile 15

Bankelele

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Helios are best known in Kenya for their large investments in Equity Bank, Wananchi Online, and soon, at Telkom Kenya, where they are in the process of buying out France’s Orange Telecom. Interswitch also owns Verve International which is the largest card brand in Nigeria with almost 30 million customers.

ATM 28

ATM Maine Branding Cards 28

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The sequel, “ Meet The Fockers ,” released in December of 2004, was among the top-grossing films of 2005. At their peak in 2005 , DVDs were a $16.3 Dining out, though, is just one example of the consumer’s “don’t have to but want to” activities that brands can meet with digital-first solutions to keep consumers engaged.

Innovation 245

Innovation Video Course Meeting 245

PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2016

In 2003, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that American consumers spent roughly 48 minutes a day shopping offline and online. In 2003, the majority of the online shopping was done at the desktop at the office when the boss wasn’t looking, and that experience included laboriously typing in card credentials at every site.

Google 100

Google Mobile Apple Online 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Paper checks are thriving in the online rebates world, though, despite consumers growing more familiar with options like one-click ordering. Checks are both slow and costly, but they still make up 75 percent of payments sent by online rebate sites. Online Disbursements And Why Checks Are Still Hanging On.

Online 134

Online Payments Branding Cards 134

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

That’s where Reid Hoffman hatched the idea for LinkedIn in 2003 after inviting hundreds of his friends to create online profiles to get his idea for a professional online networking site off the ground. E-Bay acquired online ticket exchange, StubHub, in 2007. Speaking of online retailers, eBay went all out to court them.

Online 128

Online Retail San Francisco Mobile 128

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Justin Lavelle, communications director of BeenVerified.com and a frequent writer on how to avoid scams, noted that even back in 2005 (practically the dark ages when it comes to the internet), while the U.S. It is far better to use a well-known brand or one you or colleagues/family/friends have used in the past. It happens every time.

social media 130

social media Security Taxes Operations 130

PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

It’s a world in which new retail models and new places to shop have emerged to satisfy that need, blending the online and offline worlds in ways that benefit the digital and marginalize the physical – at least as it operates today. And stores with a physical presence that “went online” carried different inventory – and not much of it.

Retail 196

Retail Payments Online Cards 196

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

online grocery sales since 2017, the largest share of any single retailer and double its closest competitor. When linked to the Amazon Chase card, the cash-back makes the experience even more of a win, in addition to serving as a natural pull toward card/brand share shift. The goal is to cover 40 percent of the U.S.

Branding 101

Branding Florida Retail Online 101

CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

From supply chain and inventory improvements to new payment options, these brands are going all in on digital. Key People: Anthony Gregorio, Innovation Lab Senior Manager; Prat Vemana, VP Online; Albert Vita, Director of Strategy Insights. Founded: 2005. The Home Depot — The Home Depot Innovation Center. Founded: 2015.

Innovation 77

Innovation Retail Branding Technology 77

CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Founded: 2005. The company’s assets were acquired by Q Holdings in 2015, and the firm quietly relaunched the Quirky brand in 2017. Second, the thesis that one or two brands would quickly go on to own on-demand food turned out to be either wrong or too early. Dart Music. Earth Class Mail. Declared Bankruptcy: 2011.

Apple 78

Apple Branding Google Company 78

CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

WrkRiot’s short-lived house of cards falls down. Pixelon: Online video vaporware. The Honest Company’s branding and promotional materials claimed that the firm’s goods were free of synthetic chemicals. Founded by Renaud Laplanche in 2006, LendingClub quickly became one of the largest online lenders in the US.

Fraud 78

Fraud Las Vegas Company Video 78

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

When BeverageCo sought to take advantage of digital, they had many isolated initiatives (such as online advertising and a corporate Facebook page) underway, but lacked traction in any of them. It’s not difficult to imagine a need for technology consulting amidst some of the biggest credit card and personal information thefts in history.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2017

Virgin Islands cards and its cards offered in the 50 U.S. Consumers, as it turns out, often use their mobile numbers as their secondary form of identification for many online accounts. It seems Starbucks has had enough of selling its wares online. Starbucks Pulls an eCommerce Plug.

Puerto Rico 116

Puerto Rico Virgin Islands cryptocurrency Arizona 116

CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

Key people: Chris Curtin, Chief Brand & Innovation Marketing Officer; Shiv Singh, Senior Vice President of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships. Founded: 1999 and 2005. At the end of the program, startups participate in a demo day, showcasing their brands to potential investors. Visa — One Market Center. Founded: 2013.

Innovation 78

Innovation blockchain Technology Groups 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

And, yes, this likely sounds blasphemous from someone who’s been beating the mobile payments drum since 2005, well before the iPhone and the App Store changed how consumers, retailers and payments players all use mobile devices. Paying for things will happen online for pickup in the store later. I’m glad I got your attention.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Had I been in town, I might have used Google to find a store near me in Boston that carried the brand I wanted so I could try before I bought. Between 1956 and 2005, 1,500 malls were built in the U.S. Brands today don’t even need stores – they can now go directly to the consumer, on channels like Instagram.

Innovation 170

Innovation US Maine Google 170

CB Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In the process, these brands, spanning everything from detergent to sneakers, are radically changing consumer preferences and expectations. These well-positioned startups are not just competing with some of the biggest retail brands in mattresses, razors, shoes, and more, by launching their own brands.

Video 78

Video Branding Company Strategy 78