PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

A mega-merger between Grab Holdings and Gojek is getting closer to being realized in what would be the biggest tie-up of online firms in Southeast Asia, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (Dec. Grab and Gojek are both powerful players in Southeast Asia’s market for ride-hailing, food delivery and payments. 2), citing unnamed sources. .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza has announced that it will be selling books online, which could be picked up in one of its almost 1,000 stores. The company is aiming to compete directly with Amazon , which launched its online Brazilian operations in 2012. Magazine Luiza shares were up 1.9 percent at R$170.31 ($43.45

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2018

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has acquired Daraz , Pakistan’s most popular online shopping destination, thus expanding its empire into South Asia. Daraz was founded by Rocket Internet in 2012 and has since expanded across five South Asian markets, including Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal and, of course, its home country of Pakistan.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

The two main eCommerce players are Copia (which has faster delivery) and Jumia (which has more market share. Other online marketplaces include Sky.Garden, Kilimall, MallforAfrica, My Big Order, Masoko, Ubuy, Shopit, Cheki, MamaMikes and Electro Hub. Both have been helped by the increase in logistics companies across the continent.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

"Combining Facturama's regional expertise with FreshBooks’ online payments and scaling expertise will accelerate our ability to better serve Mexico’s growing small business and startup market.". Ramirez López and Arochi started Facturama in 2012, and the company was selected as a 500 Startups portfolio firm in 2013.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

The partnership expands upon several years of blockchain investments by Mediaocean, and strives to put end-to-end advertising campaign control back into the hands of marketing firms and ad agencies. It combines blockchain, advertising and payment technologies to enforce transparency in online advertising.

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Accenture

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

An obvious reason is the inroads they’re making into the market, both domestically and globally: recent Accenture research finds that digital-only banks operating in the UK could amass a total of 35 million customers globally within the next 12 months, up from 13 million today. Why the intense interest in the neo-challengers?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

There seems to be an awful lot of piling on these days on the big online platforms. Take a look at this chart, which lays out grocery chain market share. Walmart has the largest market share at 14.2 billion into Snap since it started in 2012, and its IPO in March of 2017 raised $3.4 This one is particularly amusing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Careem Now will be separate from Careem’s ride-hailing operation and have its own app and call center. Careem has operated in 120 cities and 15 Middle East countries since its 2012 launch. Careem has been after food delivery since February, when it acquired an online restaurant listing platform.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Imran Khan, who spent three years at Snap as chief strategy officer, has created a new retail company, Verishop , which aims to “bring joy back to online shopping, and do it at scale with the ease of online purchasing and fast delivery we’ve all come to expect.” High-End Retail. The company generated about $3.3 Retail Challenge.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

A number of prominent voices in Europe — among them Germany’s finance minister — have called for a parallel payments system that would operate, presumably, beyond the scope of U.S. In 2012, SWIFT cut off access to Iranian banks in 2012, upon sanctions levied by the Obama administration. political influence.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Arizona-based startup Emailage — the identity verification company delivering risk scores to financial institutions (FIs) and online merchants based on customers’ email addresses — announced news that it’s going on tour. Founded in 2012, Emailage it is now hitting its major growth area and has entered expansion mode. First, on Oct.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

Founded in 2012, Jumia also became the first African unicorn startup in 2016 after a $326 funding round that included Goldman Sachs, AXA and MTN. We’re really focused on growing our existing business, leadership position, number of sellers and consumer adoption in those markets,” Poignonnec said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Founded in 2012, Jumia became the first African unicorn startup in 2016 after a $326 million funding round that included Goldman Sachs, AXA and MTN. Jumia operates in 14 African countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Egypt. retailers online in markets across Africa, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

It’s all the fashion these days to battle it out online for more market share when it comes to selling clothes to consumers. This isn’t Amazon’s first attempt at breaking into the luxury fashion market – the retail giant originally tried in 2012, but was not successful. Part of the problem is the eCommerce brand’s image.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 21, 2016

Since 2012, it has been the fastest growing technology in banking. That’s the word out of Digital Banking 2016 here, where bankers outnumber entrepreneurs (but not vendors). The mobile banking app traces its roots to SMS banking back in 1999. But it comes with Read More.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The company already operates the Whole Foods Market chain. An Amazon Go grocery store initiative has been underway since 2012, and some $1 billion in salaries have gone to people working on the project, the source said. The first Amazon Go opened last January at the online retailer’s Seattle headquarters.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

billion Canadian dollars, exiting the German market while staying in the Netherlands (with an eye on revamping operations there). billion buy of Lord & Taylor in 2006, the public debut of Hudson’s Bay as a public company in 2012, and the acquisition of Saks Fifth Avenue in 2013. billion Canadian dollars.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Consumers want everything these days, from online shopping with one-click ordering and fast delivery to an exciting and high-tech shopping experience at physical stores. The company also announced Nina Barjesteh as the new marketing chief and the creation of a new position of chief customer officer. to less than $0.29. percent to $1.19

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Authors and other observers don’t exactly give their highest marks to Apple Books when it comes to encouraging sales of books and other factors, including marketing to consumers who might already be predisposed to go deeper into the Apple ecosystem. Indeed, the streaming market is an increasingly competitive space. The Oprah Effect.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

A company called Buy It Installed , which launched in 2012, is ready to help the less skilled consumer with the task. The company allows online and offline consumers to purchase products with installation included, and then uses connecting technology to facilitate the assembly with an installation service provider.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

That comes in the wake of BEC scams that are growing as a threat to companies of all sizes and industries as they conduct B2B operations. The South China Morning Post reports that the SFC has set up a form online through a page titled “Reporting corporate fraud and market misconduct.”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

Before working for Home Depot, Krishna oversaw Target ’s web technology and operations. Still, Macy’s is losing market share to competitors such as Amazon , according to Coresight Research. The think tank found a decline of 410 basis points in the retailer’s apparel share as its revenues declined by $3 billion from 2012 to 2017.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Authors and other observers don’t exactly give their highest marks to Apple Books when it comes to encouraging sales of books and other factors, including marketing to consumers who might already be predisposed to go deeper into the Apple ecosystem. Indeed, the streaming market is an increasingly competitive space. The Oprah Effect.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. Back to 2012. According to Blue Apron’s own website and other reports , the story begins way back in the halcyon days of 2012. Social Media’s Role.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2017

Starting at the company in 2012 as Macy’s VP of engineering, Anwar founded MacysLabs. In this new role, Robinson will focus on the company’s entire product management portfolio, digital user experiences and omnichannel operations. Macy’s CEO, Jeff Gennette, commented on these two new strategic hires.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

million last month to purchase the retail condo housing Murray’s flagship store, affiliated classrooms, as well as its catering and event operations. Kroger reportedly became a minority owner in Murray’s Cheese back in 2012. bought groceries online in 2016, up from 19 percent of households in 2014. percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. Back to 2012. According to Blue Apron’s own website and other reports , the story begins way back in the halcyon days of 2012. Social Media’s Role.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

In the face of an existential threat from e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Walmart ’s Jet.com , mall owners and real estate investment trusts with a core retail focus have explored private market investments in retail technology, e-commerce companies, and direct-to-consumer brands as a way of strengthening their core strategic business position.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Yes, I know that for many of you, especially in California, this is old news and standard operating procedure – but hear me out. The card networks left it up to the states to decide whether or not to allow its operating merchants to do so. A 2012 survey presented by the U.K. Because when they do, consumers can get hurt.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

Courthouse News Service reported that a court in California has thrown out a lawsuit filed in 2012 against Delta Air Lines that alleged the carrier developed and published a mobile app that surreptitiously collected identifiable information on users with no available privacy policy for users to opt into.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

A bank with $100 million or more in total assets would be presumed to hold such a market position but could attempt to rebut the presumption by submitting written materials to the OCC demonstrating it does not hold either market position. Comments on the proposal are due by January 4, 2021.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Since its founding in 2012, the firm has specifically distinguished itself in a crowded field of tech-based underwriters, with its focus on the consumer group it calls the “underbanked middle class.”. Avant’s consumer-facing product is devised as a digital alternative to that market. A Better Option For Banks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Founded in 2012 in Los Angeles, the digital marketing firm works to bridge (hence the name) the gap so that the various communications don’t fall into the void. “We Bridge has a two-tiered approach to cracking the loyalty market: Identify the right targets and then aim wide when approaching on digital channel.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

In a recent interview, Ethan Song, Frank & Oak’s founder and CEO, told PYMNTS that has often meant providing online shoppers with the types of personalized recommendations they typically only receive from store associates, as well as giving in-store shoppers access to mobile and online-based features.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

We here at PYMNTS will leave it to others to hash out the truths of that view, but here is one thing we know: All that stuff is creating a tremendous opportunity for self-storage operators, especially those who know how to get the attention of younger consumers. Indeed, one of the most recent and reliable estimates of self-storage in the U.S.

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