PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Merage and his family sold their company Chef America — best known for the Hot Pockets brand — to Nestlé in 2002 for $2.6 In August, it was reported in The Wall Street Journal that “activist investors” were circling Groupon, trying to persuade management to do a stock buy-back, enter into a strategic partnership or sell the company.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In this analysis, we’ll explore the immediate and long-term challenges facing the CPG industry, as well as the business strategies that CPG brands are using to adapt. Nelson Peltz and his fund Trian Fund Management disclosed a $3.5B Chobani became the top-selling yogurt in the US in 2011 , only four years after its launch.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Sears hasn’t had a profit since 2011, and Lampert has faced criticism that he let the physical stores deteriorate. Sears, over the years, has sold the Craftsman brand and is mulling an offer for the Kenmore appliance brand , noted Reuters. Under the bankruptcy plan , Lampert will be replaced with a three-person committee.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

11:FS CEO David Brear talks to him about why ‘Monzonauts’ are so crazy devoted to the brand. [You And then, GoCardless in 2011, we founded it, myself and my two co-founders, Matt and Hiroki, and I was there for almost three years, and that was my first experience with FinTech. I think the word FinTech wasn’t yet around.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2018

Brett took over just over a year ago, and the retailer’s “404 stores have cleared out inventory left over from his predecessor, in time for Brett to give the brand a makeover,” the report said. The company went private in 2011 and has about $1.7 billion worth of debt.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

It has around $12 billion in assets under management. The company teamed up with Coinbase for a zero-fee branded cryptocurrency trading platform, and there are plans for a credit card by the end of the year. It also handles management services and mortgage refinances. billion in 2018, up from under $1 billion in 2013.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The company began charging for its online media offerings in 2011, betting that digital content was the key to its future. The Times reported that it added almost 400,000 digital subscribers during the quarter, with the increase in sign-ups driven primarily by coverage of the contentious U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

Following the quarterly check-in with parent firm L Brands , which also owns Bath & Body Works and the youth-oriented PINK lingerie brand, the reviews have not been kind. L Brands slashed its earnings estimates by 8 percent. For fiscal 2018, L Brands now expects earnings per share to fall within a range of $2.70

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The traffic generated by holiday returns holds significant opportunity for retailers to build better customer profiles and generate new opportunities for engagement by personalizing the returns experience,” said Jeff Warren, vice president of retail solutions management, Oracle Retail. More than 1,700 physical stores in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The company began charging for online content in 2011, betting that digital news was the key to its future growth. Danielle Gotkis, senior vice president at Recurly, told PYMNTS that “SaaS subscription brands must examine every touchpoint in the subscriber life cycle to ensure it is optimized to obtain and keep customers.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The startup was founded in 2011, but it was not until 2015 that it began working on its end-to-end third-party payments platform that is gaining traction today. There are modules for onboarding submerchants and managing fraud and risk, all the way through to settlement, reconciliation and reporting. EST on Thursday, Oct.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

But that advance has come, Hunt noted in an interview, at the expense of the discovery side of shopping — which is why so many up-and-coming direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are finding it hard to find an audience and stand out in the crowd. All revenue from sales earned within SHOWFIELDS are the merchant’s to keep.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Most recently, the credit card company struck a partnership with Swipezoom in the United Arab Emirates to roll out a B2B payment and invoice management solution, signaling B2B FinTech as a key focus for Mastercard in the market. ” Doha Bank and Mastercard have worked together in the past, launching a co-branded credit card in 2011.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2016

The retailer to earn the dubious distinction of first to bow out in 2016 was teen fashion brand — and staple store front of the American mall’s heyday — Wet Seal, which filed the appropriate documents on Jan. If an asset isn’t pulling its weight in the markets, it’s more likely than not pulling other brands down with it.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the National Restaurant Association’s research and knowledge group, and Peter Backman, managing partner at Peter Backman FS, explored the possibilities during a joint presentation at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago. GDP growth rate is at its lowest since 2011. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Like its $310 million purchase of Bonobos, buying Blue Apron would repeat Walmart’s playbook of acquiring a branded eCommerce startup with a more premium product to its core offerings,” said Matthew Trusz, equity research analyst of Gabelli & Company, to investors. Take its 2011 deal to buy Motorola for $12.5

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

StyleSeat Founder Melody McCloskey knew she had a good idea when she launched StyleSeat in 2011, because the concept seemed so intuitive. The platform’s features include management of scheduling, client notes, social media, email marketing promotion and payment services like credit card acceptance or direct daily payouts.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

you might see these shoppers as an attractive opportunity for expansion of your brand and sales,” the report noted. “As The figures represent the highest percentage recorded since IMRG began the index back in 2011. If you’re a merchant based outside the U.K., ”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

Sears has also been limping through the last several months on agreements that have seen the firm sell off some iconic brands such as Craftsman. The response from Amazon customers around this program has been extremely positive,” a statement from Mike McCarthy, vice president and general manager of Sears Automotive, read on Tuesday.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2017

Koupon is a mobile offer platform and redemption network, powering offers for over 43,000 retailers and the world’s largest CPG brands. Its reach, patented offer delivery and security technology, Koupon helps brands and retailers drive sales by targeting consumers and delivering offers when consumers are ready to buy.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2017

Muzak, as we tend to associate it, is more or less a relic, it was bought out by Mood Media in 2011 for $345 million. offers brands and merchants an opportunity to try something old – in a new, and more effective way. And, mostly, he notes, it depends on the brand and the shopper. Keeping Users Engaged .

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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 7, 2018

Brian Kilcourse, a managing partner at RSR Research, told PYMNTS that when you have rolling stock, there are two issues to deal with. The meal kit business has evolved a bit since Blue Apron and some of its initial rivals got started during the 2011-2012 period. The firm, which has mainly operated in the Western U.S., Holding Out.

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Accenture

MAY 22, 2019

I am excited to have Tim O’Donnell join our Payments team as a managing director and draw on his insights in developing this blog. Instead of getting consultative assistance in their preferred channels, they have to rely on a relationship manager, at best, or more often, a 1-800 number for answers. The birth of the virtual CFO.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

And while the last week had no shortage of players pushing ahead with big moves, there were three that managed to put up some pretty staggering early-season numbers. Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

With a sizeable unbanked population of over 36 million, and a system dominated by no-contract, cash-in-hand jobs that results in the use of cash in 47% of transactions, market conditions have meant that the local payments market has traditionally been dominated by foreign brands.

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FICO

MAY 15, 2023

Managing Bills, The Modern Way AGL’s solution, called the Personalised Collections Hub, delivers unique video messages to each AGL customer via SMS or email with self-service options for bill payments. For its achievements, AGL won a 2023 FICO® Decisions Award for Debt Management. “In

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

First Billing was founded in 2011, operating until the December 2018 transaction with Paya as the billing services affiliate of The Connor Group , a real estate investment firm. First Billing will continue to operate under its existing brand, the companies said on Tuesday. million, as reported in the Dayton Daily News.

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 12, 2012

Actually, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was the only major stock market index in the world to increase in 2011. Their ultimate goal seems to be a reduction in mortgage rates to help spark a housing market recovery; mortgage rates lagged the change in Treasuries in 2011 by falling 105 basis points. Businesses fared okay in 2011.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Retailers are losing billions and billions of dollars on the way returns are managed,” he said. “A A lot of retailers can add 5 percent to their bottom line by better optimizing the management and resale of their returns.”. That said, only 23 percent of retailers employ software to manage returns and their resale, according to Optoro.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Not sure why you would have a high-brow attitude towards this bank, since its management team is made up of investment bankers, blue-chip consultants, and engineers (see here for management bios). Their efficiency ratio was 40% for their fiscal year 2011 (ended June 30, 2011).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In fact, they have favored brands, with iTunes and Google Play cards popular favorites. The official white flag comes after years of attempted restructuring of the once iconic brand. Last year Sears sold off its Craftsman brand line of tools and is mulling an offer for the Kenmore appliance brand.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

Because as a brand, they are opposed to the overpackaging endemic to the beauty industry. In 2011, one Lush employee hung herself from the ceiling for a window display, piercing her skin with giant hooks to protest the shark fishing industry. Also, edgy marketing campaigns are part of the Lush experience.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

Beyond BMW and Cadillac , the subscription market is growing as consumers and brands take note: Software vendors, too, are turning to subscriptions, according to the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker. and Canada with marketing, information management and eInvoicing features. The firm also rolled out its Office 365 Business center.

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Social Assurance

JUNE 21, 2021

. – Social Assurance, a software and marketing solutions leader in the financial services industry, has announced that Jaime Falkner, CFMP, has joined its team as their Client Growth Manager. After sitting in the seat of the bank marketing director, I find so much joy to be a strategic partner with those bank marketers. “The

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

And there appears to be big money in this growing industry, as a glut of startups and online-only brands rush to fill the space once exclusively dominated by the ubiquitous Gillette razor (Gillette’s parent company, Procter & Gamble, controls about 67 percent of the global razor market, according to The Wall Street Journal ).

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FICO

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In China, online P2P lending exploded in popularity, with the number of P2P lenders growing from 50 in 2011 to 6,000 in 2015. Brand protection. Fintechs and challenger banks understand that brand recognition and affinity is key to their long-term success. and China). There are two primary reasons I believe this will happen.

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