PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Lotte, a South Korean conglomerate, is shutting down its Vietnamese online marketplace, lotte.vn, which allows merchants to connect with buyers, according to Deal Street Asia. The move is indicative of the trend toward “new retail,” which is the blending of eCommerce and traditional retail.

Retail 130

Retail Groups Maine Google 130

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

As the rise of eCommerce marches onward, physical retailers increasingly rely on store transformation initiatives to reinvent brick-and-mortar stores to maintain majority market share and boost consumer interest. One such retail reinvention shifts the role of store associates from a sales position to one of service.

Retail 102

Retail Mobile Training Comparison 102

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2018

It’s not uncommon for online brands to open brick-and-mortar stores, and it seems that Google may be the latest digitally native brand to take the plunge into offline retail. In the past, the Chicago Tribune noted that retail and technology experts had thought Google would build stores to create a place to highlight its electronics.

Chicago 100

Chicago Google Retail Seattle 100

CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Traditional retail is getting an upgrade. Despite the rise of e-commerce and mobile, the physical channel still plays an important role in consumer experience — and retailers are increasingly leveraging technologies to stay afloat. Cashier-less technology is one of the latest trends to dominate conversation.

Retail 71

Retail Technology San Francisco Mobile 71

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Against that backdrop, considering the speed at which states are accepting online sports betting (and the strength of the dollars flowing into the space), legalized gambling via mobile seems a sure wager. Several other states have online gambling legislation in the works. The Technology Component.

Online 108

Online How To Payments Mobile 108

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bryant formed the Bryant Stibel venture capital firm in 2013 with Jeff Stibel, founder of Web.com. BMO on Taking a Digital-First Approach to Retail Banking. Kobe Bryant, who died on Sunday (Jan.

Cards 131

Cards Technology social media Meeting 131

PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2016

The retail sector in the region grew by 209 percent from $4.4 As the online economy booms, many are rushing to make predictions about continued growth, The Economic Times reports. But technology-led companies simply go bust. billion in 2010 to $13.6 billion in 2014, more than tripling in fewer than five years.

Retail 100

Retail Marketing Online Mobile 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

The financial technology company is regarded for helping to make trading in vogue with millennials, Reuters reported. “We The company noted in a separate tweet that its systems had been completely brought back online and its web platforms were working. “We The app was up in under an hour.

social media 174

social media Millennials Marketing Financial Technology 174

CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

From healthcare to education to entertainment to manufacturing, technology innovators are stepping forward to help answer that question. In the wake of the outbreak, everything from doctors appointments to schooling to workouts went online. Telehealth technology. Remote learning technology. Online courses & content.

Industry 101

Industry Technology Online Video 101

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

I, Shopper, take thee, Online Retailer, to be my faithful partner in commerce. Today, fewer than a third say that membership in loyalty programs drives their choice of retailer. Today, fewer than a third say that membership in loyalty programs drives their choice of retailer. THE MOVE FROM PHYSICAL TO ONLINE TO MOBILE.

Retail 90

Retail Payments Online Mobile 90

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2017

Even in the quiet seasons, the online travel market is susceptible to the trade winds, and they don’t always blow in agents’ favor. It can be buffeted dramatically by shifts in the global economy, emerging technologies and even factors as arbitrary as the weather. The End of Excessive Card Surcharges.

Online 112

Online Payments Fraud Cards 112

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

21) that its acquisition of a virtual provider of similar plans will accelerate its omnichannel growth strategy and make its alternative financing method available to more retail partners and more credit-constrained customers. For its part, Acima has been playing — and growing — in the lease to own (LTO) market since 2013.

Company 154

Company Utah San Francisco Retail 154

Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2019

This is up from 35% in 2017, and way up from 18% in 2013, according to Financial Technology Partners’ 2018 Annual Fintech Almanac. Strategic participation in fintech climbed in 2018, with 41% of all fintech financings containing either a corporate VC or strategic investor.

Fintech 170

Fintech Financial Technology Technology Operations 170

CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

The impending “death of retail” has been projected for decades. But, in an increasingly digital world, brick-and-mortar retail shops are embracing new ways to disrupt the system and get an edge on customer attention. One popular choice: retail innovation labs. Get the 54-page retail report.

Innovation 77

Innovation Retail Branding Technology 77

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

“It’s hard to imagine that there’s so much technology and innovation happening up and down the mobility spectrum except for in this market — and it’s a $1.4 It’s 2020, we have technology everywhere all the time, and most people are doing all their research on their phones anyway. trillion market in the U.S. These are massive purchases.

Marketing 242

Marketing Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego 242

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

Just because the pundits say that certain forms of retail are on their way to the grave doesn’t mean that merchants in those markets are going to go quietly into that good night. That’s no small feat, especially considering India’s status as the place to be for global retailers looking to offset domestic sales declines.

Retail 100

Retail Analytics Branding Data 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Online auto retailer Vroom has announced a $146 million Series G funding round led by AutoNation. Launched in 2013, Vroom offers customers who buy a car off the platform seven days to test drive the vehicle after delivery, and allows for them to return it if they are not fully satisfied.

Online 104

Online Retail Capital Branding 104

PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

Providing Curbside with resources to grow its platform globally, Rakuten has acquired the mobile ordering technology company. The deal’s terms were not made public, retail news source Chain Store Age reported. Established in 2013, Curbside’s technology uses predictive arrival to help with order fulfillment.

Retail 108

Retail Mobile Resources Technology 108

Payments Source

APRIL 1, 2016

s relaunch of its online payments business in 2013 was greeted with skepticism. Amazon.com Inc.'s PayPal Holdings Inc. had a huge head start and credit card companies like Visa Inc. already had products that made buying something on the Web as easy as swiping a card.

Retail 60

Retail Payments Cards Online 60

PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2016

If you look closely enough, it can seem as if online retailers are stuck in a kind of moth-to-the-flame dance with the consumers that fueled their rise. As merchants entice shoppers with promises of free or low-cost express delivery, those shoppers get hooked on the promise and demand it of every retailer they visit.

Retail 100

Retail Course Online Innovation 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

Banks will be able to offer the new solutions directly to their own customers or use Raisin’s platform to reach all potential retail consumers. This new technological solution means helping U.S. Raisin , which is backed by PayPal, was founded in Berlin in 2013 and has raised about $200 million in funding from investors.

Fintech 131

Fintech US Software Retail 131

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

They’re places where the company already has a presence and where resources and infrastructure could support a technology heavyweight like Amazon. Township leaders are ecstatic, yet some fear the company could kill more jobs than it creates because of its threat to the retail sector. But those are all fairly obvious submissions.

San Diego 164

San Diego Detroit San Francisco Oakland 164

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Most of the industry still relies on 1970s era technology like mainframes and COBOL, he said. Deserve was originally launched in 2013 as SelfScore, which served international students who had trouble getting credit cards. Goldman sees the value in that given they didn’t have any legacy infrastructure when they started Marcus.”.

Cards 101

Cards New Jersey Branding Apple 101

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

When Amazon, the largest retailer by market cap, says that it had its best day ever , it’s hard not to call that a sizzle – and then some. Remember, Lending Club’s claim to fame, as all of the online lenders, was their technology prowess at building systems that could take data and mash it up and make better decisions, faster.

Retail 100

Retail FDIC Bitcoin Lending 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If brick-and-mortar retail is fading, Batteries Plus Bulbs never got the email. It added the “and Bulbs” to its name in 2013. While some “essential” retailers have done well by capturing the consumer shift to digital, Batteries Plus arguably powers it. The company encourages customers to turn their feedback into a Google review.

Wisconsin 130

Wisconsin Retail Apple Branding 130

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

It was founded in 2012 and said that it handles $500 million in loans every month for 4 million borrowers in retail. The company has raised $549 million over seven funding rounds since the end of 2013. The company’s founder, Kevin Guo, said the online finance industry in China “is undergoing a reshuffle.”.

Lending 100

Lending Capital Maine Groups 100

PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2018

Sleep-In@Nordstrom featuring Casper launched on July 13 in select Nordstrom stores and online. In addition, Sleep-In@Nordstrom will feature an assortment of home and wellness essentials curated by Kim and her team, including energizing supplements, skincare, accessories, edible wellness, pajamas and restful technology.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles Seattle Texas Washington 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Nike’s technology investments are being put to the test this week after the release of its new product, the Nike HyperAdapt. The HyperAdapt sneakers come as part of a push by the footwear manufacturing company to shift their business model from wholesaler to eCommerce mogul as retail continues to shift online across sectors.

Training 100

Training Comparison Online Apple 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

The holiday season isn’t only about retail and payments. billion in 2013, according to the market research group Euromonitor International. billion in 2013, according to the market research group Euromonitor International. It’s about family and friends – and killing time with those relatives and pals. Yes, board games.

Trends 211

Trends Texas Retail Groups 211

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

In a recent interview, company founder Dawn Dickson discussed how Flat Out of Heels and the unattended retail sector as a whole have each evolved since their inception. Through facial recognition technology, they can also recognize and read consumers’ emotions as they engage with the machine. Simple Beginnings.

Atlanta 100

Atlanta Retail Miami Technology 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2016

For the many retailers racing toward retail’s future, ship-from-store has emerged as a saving grace for a multitude of reasons. Furthermore, the web has no shortage of articles pitching the wonders of ship-from-store as the solution to a variety of retailer woes. Regional overstock of some goods? No problem.

Retail 100

Retail Online Florida Management 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2016

Last summer we just wanted data on how the online revolution was affecting brick and mortar retail for our book Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms. Our first disappointment was that the most recent data for retail industries like Electronics and Appliance Stores was two years old. So we started digging.

Data 100

Data Retail Online Maine 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

The GAO said it had seen — through interviews with 11 FinTech firms — loan volume grow by sevenfold, while collaborative efforts with banks continued to grow from 2013 to 2017. The bill , titled the “Financial Technology Sandbox Act,” was introduced as 2019 dawned, and will allow new financial products to be tested in the state.

Lending 150

Lending Fintech Data Wyoming 150

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

And, for retailers, the holiday shopping season marks, by far, the busiest and most lucrative time of the year. Sharma is a retail veteran with stints at Apple, Walmart and Williams-Sonoma, where he helped transform delivery and logistics into a critical part of the customer experience.

How To 101

How To Retail Customer Experience Online 101

PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

The account that was eliminated was introduced in 2010, when the company was trying to lure customers to online banking. The account had no monthly fee, as long as the customer accessed statements online and did not use a bank teller. If customers used those services, they paid an $8.95 fee each month.

America 175

America Survey FDIC System 175

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

Before Bluefly was what it is today, the retailer was the golf sportswear company Pivot Rules. As an early pioneer in high-end fashion retailing on the web, said board member and former CEO of Bluefly Neel Grover, the firm has always been focused on staying in style. And the marketplace helps us introduce new brands. ”

Retail 100

Retail Branding Mobile Groups 100

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