PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

Amid brick-and-mortar retail struggles and stock price volatility, a go-private offer has emerged for Hudson’s Bay Co., billion Canadian dollars, exiting the German market while staying in the Netherlands (with an eye on revamping operations there). which owns Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor.

New York 108

New York Retail Groups Capital 108

PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

The two main eCommerce players are Copia (which has faster delivery) and Jumia (which has more market share. Tim Steel, its CEO, points to Africa’s 750 million mid- and low-income consumers- who spend $680 billion a year – as its main target market. The commission I earn as a Copia agent has been my working capital,” said Kihara, 48.

Maine 157

Maine New York Capital Resources 157

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Caesars Entertainment announced that it has reached an agreement to offer DraftKings , the leading sports-tech entertainment brand in the country, providing market access for its online gaming products. In New Jersey and Mississippi, DraftKings Sportsbook mobile and retail allows players to bet for major U.S. and Australia. .

Online 108

Online Mississippi New Jersey Boston 108

PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

In many businesses, acquiring customers used to be a function of where the business was located — a high traffic intersection for a convenience store or a well-heeled mall for a clothing retailer. Other industries see lower conversion rates — 1 percent to 10 percent, according to a 2012 study. Technology, of course, changed all that.

Study 190

Study Retail Industry Marketing 190

Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Here, for comparison, is similar data on venture capital funds?—?printing Should we be interpreting the desire of lots of private sub-scale companies to *sell* as a signal about the market environment and the quality of these companies? That is a 100% increase in capital looking for quality fintech assets. billion in 2021 Q1.

Capital 52

Capital Fintech US Lending 52

Lex Sokolin

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Here, for comparison, is similar data on venture capital funds?—?printing Should we be interpreting the desire of lots of private sub-scale companies to *sell* as a signal about the market environment and the quality of these companies? That is a 100% increase in capital looking for quality fintech assets. billion in 2021 Q1.

Capital 52

Capital Fintech US Lending 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

“When you combine a strong economy, healthy retail demand and the willingness of small business owners to reinvest their savings from tax cuts, it creates a positive atmosphere for small business lending ,” said Rohit Arora, Biz2Credit CEO, in a statement. alternative small business finance market in an effort to explore borrower protections.

Lending 102

Lending Community Bank Taxes Community 102

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Market opportunity. Stripe is ramping up its private market investments. Expansion into emerging markets. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Focus on developers.

Online 98

Online Company Retail Payments 98

PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

The FinTech startup iKaaz, which was founded in 2012, has a cloud-based platform for online merchants, point-of-sale hardware for retailers and a mobile wallet for customers who want to make digital payments. The existing MOWA wallet that serves the India market will continue as a separate company with its own leadership and staffing.

Payments 102

Payments Leadership Mobile Capital 102

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The partnership is good news for DoorDash, as it has received more than $700 million in capital since its creation in 2012 by former Stanford students Andy Fang, Stanley Tang, Tony Xu and Evan Moore. DoorDash is gaining market share faster than anyone in the space,” CEO and Co-founder Tony Xu noted.

Capital 117

Capital America Online Report 117

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Going forward, ABEJA and Google will collaborate on AI and ML solutions across various sectors, including retail and manufacturing, driving the application of AI solutions, along with further growth in the Japanese AI sector,” the company said in a statement. The deal is a strategic one, according to ABEJA.

Google 101

Google Company Retail Maine 101

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2017

million in 2012. Other players in the market, including Avenue Capital Group and Euler Hermes Group, have also exited the space, causing an increase in the cost of these insurance contracts. In 2013, those investments hit $232 million, and in 2014, they hit $80 million, according to reports. billion from $4.7

Payments 100

Payments Groups Report Capital 100

Accenture

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Cash usage will see a clear reduction across Europe—as an example, ATM cash withdrawals in the UK, which peaked at 2.9bn withdrawals in 2012, will fall from 2.7bn withdrawals in 2016 to somewhere between 2 – 2.5bn withdrawals in 2017. Retailing/Acceptance. Use of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay etc. Use of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay etc.

Payments 150

Payments Bitcoin Samsung Fraud 150

Accenture

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Cash usage will see a clear reduction across Europe—as an example, ATM cash withdrawals in the UK, which peaked at 2.9bn withdrawals in 2012, will fall from 2.7bn withdrawals in 2016 to somewhere between 2 – 2.5bn withdrawals in 2017. Retailing/Acceptance. Use of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay etc. Use of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay etc.

Payments 150

Payments Bitcoin Samsung Fraud 150

PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

Amid toys in the collectibles market, L.O.L. The recent report highlights the latest growth in the toy industry: NPD found that the global toy industry has seen steady gains starting in 2012, along with an increase in the global spend per child. In all, NPD predicts that the market overall will top $99 billion in 2022.

Industry 102

Industry United States Groups Branding 102

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

The venture capital world lit up last week with reports that B2B tech startups are now seeing increased funding, raising money at a faster pace than B2C startups. Unfortunately, for the world of B2B payments, those B2B startups seem to be serving more of the retail crowd. B2B ePayments. Transactis. Invoice Finance . Platform Black.

Capital 100

Capital Security Software User Experience 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2017

Momentum Machines introduced its fully autonomous burger bot in 2012, and now, with news of an $18 million venture capital funding round , it’s one step closer to opening its flagship San Francisco restaurant based around the prototype, which has been in the works since June of last year. “Our It’s meant to completely obviate them.”.

San Francisco 117

San Francisco Google Technology Training 117

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

But one California company has taken a slightly different approach to marketing their products at the popular grocer — they’re stocking kiosks, not shelves. Even food products that cost several times more than Urban Remedy’s typical fare have made the cut — like caviar, for example, according to PYMNTS Unattended Retail tracker.

San Francisco 108

San Francisco California Austin Strategy 108

CB Insights

OCTOBER 20, 2017

After a slow beginning of the year, New York has joined the IPO party and saw three of its VC-backed startups reaching $900M+ valuation on the public market. MongoDB, which provides database management services, is backed by investors including Union Square Ventures, Sequoia Capital, New Enterprise Associates. 2017 Tech IPO Pipeline.

New York 64

New York New Jersey Connecticut Boston 64

Gonzobanker

JULY 10, 2020

Regardless of their viewpoints on capital recovery, now is the time for banking leaders to reevaluate their planning strategies. In a recent Fortune survey, 55% of corporate executives said they expect to return to 2019 capital spending levels sometime in 2021. What businesses need capital in the interim? Capital will be king!

Risk Management 88

Risk Management Capital Strategy social media 88

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Market Roger Karner told Karen Webster for this week’s edition of the Monday Conversation, the lights turn themselves off. Karner noted that Signify has been into IoT and connected products since its early days: 2012, two years before Amazon Alexa’s release. That’s because, in the connected future, as Signify ’s CEO of the U.S.

Innovation 221

Innovation US Data Examples 221

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

The news follows big next-day delivery announcements from both Walmart and Amazon — in a week where both retailers had a lot of news about repositioning themselves in the market and reporting some pretty major changes. Big Debate Of The Week: Did Amazon’s Estimated Online Market Share Just Drop? retail sales.

Retail 100

Retail Cards Marketing Tools 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Founded by Amanda Zuckerman and her mom Karen in 2012, Dormify offers college students and post-grads tools, resources and products to create their first home away from home. The company was able to amass its loyal customer base through email marketing. Dormify announced a $3.45

New York 135

New York Leadership Millennials Branding 135

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Launched in 2012 by Payal Kadakia under the name Classtivity, ClassPass closed $2 million in seed funding in March 2014 after rebranding. “Even in our recently launched European markets, our partners consistently call us their No. CEO Lanman said the new funding validates the company’s success in the U.S.

Branding 130

Branding Management US Exercises 130

PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

To earn their devotion, shoppers demand that retailers offer features to make their shopping trips easier, more enjoyable and more personalized — and, at least as things stand right now, clothing companies are far from meeting those expectations. After all, brick-and-mortar sales still drive overall retail sales. out of 100.

Online 100

Online Branding Retail Mobile 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

million in Series A funding from investors Rumford, HW Capital and Speedinvest. PYMNTS caught up with CEO Christian Deger to find out what keeps Payworks “pulsing” away in the global payments market of gateway providers. Payworks was founded in 2012 by Deger, David Bellem, Johannes Lechner and Simon Eumes.

Austin 100

Austin System Texas Trends 100

Celent Banking

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Long before the Simples, GoBanks, Movens or Hello Banks of the world sought to capitalize on the shift in consumer behavior, there was mBank – serving customers where they want, when they want and through an innovative direct approach that, in its day, was one of the first of its kind. Retailers across most all segments get this too.

Branding 100

Branding Retail social media Video 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2017

So, while McKelvey lost out on that $2,000 sale — he and his (friend) and Co-Founder Jack Dorsey — the founder of Twitter — did end up with a $17 billion idea (Square’s market cap at the time this piece went to press). Square has come a long way from being an mPOS solution for cash-based glass blowers and farmers market purveyors.

Apple 110

Apple Capital Cards Payments 110

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

million from Benchmark Capital and changed its name to eBay. But it would be over the next four years that eBay would find itself increasingly pulled into a riptide of changing market dynamics. Speaking of online retailers, eBay went all out to court them. From the Living Room to the Basement. million in revenues to $3.2

Online 128

Online Retail San Francisco Mobile 128

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Shortly after 9/11, Time magazine declared the age of irony officially over, but by 2006, NPR was pretty sure it was alive and well in the United States – and by 2012, The New York Times said it was still firmly with us, but probably bad for us. million) plus,” the website said in a statement. Banksy’s real point?

Video 116

Video New York Capital United States 116

Celent Banking

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

In the US, small business customers get bounced around like Goldilocks—they are too small to be of interest to commercial relationship managers and too complex to be easily understood by retail branch staff. They also maintain that most of this growth is market expansion, not cannibalization of bank volumes. of all firms.

Report 100

Report FDIC Lending Fintech 100

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Above is the office’s historic retail building in earlier days. Countless urban downtowns have slipped into the economic fringes in recent decades as retailers and shoppers moved to suburban strip malls. despite being a capital city, was experiencing the same decline. Thurston First Bank makes a big move for a downtown’s future.

Illinois 70

Illinois Community Retail Community Bank 70

Gonzobanker

APRIL 23, 2020

In addition to standard CRE groupings of office properties (owner-occupied, multi-tenant, multi-family, retail/restaurant, industrial, land, etc.), The scenarios and data an institution used in a prior stress test will help it find potential problems in unemployment, vacancy rates, collateral values, capital rates and property value trends.

Management 80

Management Tampa Analytics Data 80

NCR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Last year, the EMV liability shift for payment terminals saw merchants become responsible for card present fraud conducted on their premises, and this is giving retailers the push they need to adopt tougher security protections. Dena has over 30 years experience in the financial services sector (retail and corporate banking).

ATM 75

ATM Fraud Illinois Cards 75

PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2017

million from Q Capital Partners, which will be slated for health care and other verticals served by the company. The only other deal that came in at the double-digit mark was for iGola, also in China, where the travel search engine firm landed a $19 million funding round from Rich Land Capital, a private equity firm. market in 2017.

Examples 101

Examples Data Regional Capital 101

Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2015

As McKinsey and Company note in their Retail Banking Insights report, while customers have embraced multi- channel access, they also expect higher value from face-to-face interactions at their bank branch.( 1) cumminsallison.com, The Changing Face of the ATM Market, 2015. (2) Retail-Banking Distribution, August 2014. (3)

ATM 70

ATM Branding Technology Retail 70