PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

And Phillips, on the eve of founding his dessert delivery on-demand business SugarMoo in 2014, had two problems to solve. This was a pretty big leap since online food delivery business in Dubai was worth $750 million per year at the time. The first was cupcakes, which were everywhere five years ago. The products were solid.

Online 148

Online Marketing Millennials Branding 148

PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

Enova International plans to acquire online small-business lender OnDeck for some $90 million in cash and stock. Enova said it plans to bring the OnDeck brand and offerings into its current lineup. The deal comes some three months after activist investor Voce Capital urged shareholders to dump three members of the company’s board.

Online 165

Online Fintech Report Strategy 165

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

ContentSquare, an experience optimization platform for online and mobile businesses, announced Tuesday (Oct. The capital investment by Highland Europe will support ContentSquare’s global expansion and attract new talent to advance the company’s vision. 18) the completion of $20 million in Series B funding.

User Experience 100

User Experience Analytics Online Mobile 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. The last one, published in Jan 2014, featured 50 innovations (see below).

Innovation 15

Innovation Fintech Online Mobile 15

PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2017

David is taking on Goliath as Shipt, an online grocery delivery startup based in Birmingham, Ala., number one grocery delivery brand. Shipt has raised $40 million in venture capital on top of last year’s funding as initial investors doubled down on their contributions.

Alabama 100

Alabama Google Los Angeles Metro 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

you could be gearing up to buy gifts in store or online. In a recent PYMNTS interview , Stacey Renfro, the company’s chief customer and digital experience officer, discussed why the merchant jumped into subscriptions and how it meets the unique challenge of bringing together physical storefronts with online subscription services.

Retail 151

Retail Innovation Online Meeting 151

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The most transformative innovations in payments and commerce over the last decade are mostly the result of innovators making what was once visible, invisible: payments, stores, merchants, brands, issuers, even card networks. But in 2014, Starbucks piloted something that would change the in-store payments experience altogether.

Innovation 223

Innovation Payments Branding Cards 223

PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

Founded in 2014, Zoox has been working to develop electric-powered robot taxis in a difficult multipronged effort, simultaneously creating driverless technology, a ride-hailing network and a bespoke autonomous vehicle at scale. So the eCommerce giant certainly has both the scale and the capital required to push Zoox’s ambitious goals.

Retail 131

Retail Capital Online Video 131

Celent Banking

DECEMBER 15, 2015

In 2014, Celent recognized mBank’s digital platform redesign and in 2015, Celent recognized mBank’s Bancassurance initiative. For those unfamiliar, mBank is a Polish direct bank brand established by BRE Bank in 2000 as one of the first of its kind in the country. Through 2014, mBank has grown to more than 4.7 Before It’s Time.

Branding 100

Branding Retail social media Video 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Launched in Thailand in 2014, Pomelo has always had a bigger vision for its fast fashion eCommerce shop as a global brand bringing value to fashion forward consumers, wherever they may happen to be buying. They want international branded fashion, [and] with Instagram and Snapchat, trends are no longer local.

Tulsa 109

Tulsa Trends Branding Retail 109

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2017

That ignores, of course, that it’s dangerous to live in a world of “statistical averages” since big chunks of in some segments have been shifted online — books (of course), sporting goods, apparel. Dealing with deal-hungry shoppers works for them because they are always able to offer the brands consumers want at a discount.

Retail 101

Retail Branding Online Course 101

PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

Plastic cards and the card rails are reliable and certain, at the physical store as well as online. Speaking of online, uncertainty over shopping online is what gave birth to PayPal in 1998. Then, buying and selling online was a sea of uncertainty. Consumers stick to what they know will deliver a predictable outcome.

Online 162

Online Retail Study Cards 162

PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2017

The funding will help with upfront capital provided to those farmers. Within banking, SolarisBank garnered $28 million, with venture capital provided by Arvato Financial Solutions, among others, which will be taken to expand the European technology platform, furthering geographic reach.

Technology 119

Technology Colorado Tools Denver 119

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. The service allows for the company’s vehicles to be delivered and picked up on demand for customers via a smartphone app.

Marketing 110

Marketing Software Nashville Tennessee 110

CB Insights

JANUARY 9, 2018

This includes a wide range of investors, including venture capital funds, private equity firms, corporations, and angel investors. It recently, for example, led a $1M seed round into MA-based jerky startup Kalahari Brands. Major international food incubator program Food-X also launched in 2014, and has since backed over 600 startups.

Memphis 65

Memphis social media Branding CA 65

PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2018

Mycoskie is no longer CEO — after selling much of his share in the firm to Bain Capital in 2014, he has since moved to the official role of Chief Shoe Giver and has focused his attention on what’s next for TOMS Shoes. The online customer is expensive to attract and not easy to keep. The Importance of Direct Connections.

social media 104

social media Study Branding San Francisco 104

PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

With its stock value up 10 percent in after hours trading – Square has managed to please investors with losses smaller than expected, growing payments volumes and continuing signs of strength emanating from from its lending platform for small business, Square Capital. They see us around their neighborhood.”

Lending 100

Lending Capital Payments Taxes 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2018

and the World Cup (like in 2014, when the U.S. That has left an opening that Chinese brands are planning to spend — $832 million to fill on advertising — during the World Cup. That has left an opening that Chinese brands are planning to spend — $832 million to fill on advertising — during the World Cup.

Regional 109

Regional Retail Branding Marketing 109

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Online sales today are a speck on a pinhead, accounting for just $7 billion, or a little more than 1 percent of total grocery sales. Letting its Prime customers buy Bounty paper towels or Tide Laundry Pods or extra-large Milk-Bones online eliminated the hassle factor of having to go to the store to get them and then lug them home.

Retail 100

Retail Online Branding Innovation 100

Accenture

MAY 22, 2019

percent between 2014 and 2016. Companies are moving cash off the balance sheet and investing in areas like wages, capital expansion and innovation. For example, Stripe offers online payment processing for e-commerce businesses of all sizes through a suite of payment APIs. 2 Accenture Research on S&P Capital IQ data.

Payments 150

Payments Customer Experience Survey Capital 150

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. million from Benchmark Capital and changed its name to eBay. E-Bay acquired online ticket exchange, StubHub, in 2007.

Online 128

Online Retail San Francisco Mobile 128

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Company Description: Founded in 2012, this Berlin-based company runs an online used car exchange via a family of sites such as Auto1.com, Select Investors: DST Global, DN Capital, SoftBank Group. Company Description: Based in Sweden, Klarna provides online payment solutions. Select Investors: Rhone Capital. NuCom Group.

Groups 76

Groups Capital Operations Fintech 76

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Search data helps brands understand shopper preferences. Beauty brands partner with Google Assistant and Home. Messenger taps brands for beauty bots. Instagram powers digital beauty brands. Google’s search data helps brands understand beauty shopper preferences. YouTube powers beauty influencers.

Google 72

Google Apple Industry Branding 72

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

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. Additionally, many of these physical retailers have lost the cache they once had as new direct-to-consumer brands with a hyper-focus on specific products have taken off.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Check out our latest lists: SMB online lenders (33) | SMB challenger banks (12) | SMB insurers (15). Lola (acquired by Capital One, 2021) FAB Score = 11. – Bellevue, WA. $54. Tribal Credit. HQ: Boston.

Cards 15

Cards Online Utah Austin 15

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Check out our latest lists: SMB online lenders (33) | SMB challenger banks (12) | SMB insurers (15). Lola (acquired by Capital One, 2021) FAB Score = 11. – Bellevue, WA. $54. Tribal Credit. HQ: Boston.

Cards 15

Cards Online Utah Austin 15

PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

Then, there was the announcement of Square Capital’s partnership with Upserve , a restaurant management system (the same one that also acquired Breadcrumb from Groupon in May) to extend working capital to restaurants. Its pitch to the family is to use their local Mastercard branded credit or debit card to make those payments.

Lending 100

Lending Apple Cards Study 100

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

While its boxes include products from over 1,000 different brands, Stitch Fix has begun to use the shopper preference data it has collected over time to launch its own private label brands. Based on big data and consumer feedback, it has rolled out 8 women’s brands and 9 men’s brands to date. in Q4’13.

Branding 45

Branding Data Marketing Retail 45

PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2017

Capitalizing on those opportunities means understanding the complexities that await businesses who want to get in on the ground floor. We primarily sell products through our Mi.com online platform but also through partner sites, such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal. VS: Xiaomi started business in India back in 2014.

Payments 100

Payments Mobile US Cards 100

CB Insights

JULY 28, 2017

Despite deal growth, funding totals have been slipping since 2014 — though this is largely due to momentum among newer startups, which are seeing an increasing number of smaller, early-stage deals. Series A to Function of Beauty (mentioned above), with participation from GGV Capital and Y Combinator. Annual deals and dollars.

San Francisco 29

San Francisco Capital Branding Trends 29

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

In fact, the venture and entrepreneurial ecosystem grew by 20 percent from 2014 to 2015 alone. In general, venture capitalists are boosting their investments in Latin America, with funding reaching $594 million in 2015, a stark increase from $387 million in 2012, the Latin America Venture Capital Association confirmed.

Innovation 100

Innovation Apple social media America 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

In 2016, it got to the point where it seemed every merchant or tech firm that could affix the world “pay” to its name did so, and launched a mobile payment service to go with it: Apple Pay, Google Pay, Kohl’s Pay, Chase Pay, Capital One Pay, Walmart Pay, Target Pay, CVS Pay, Garmin Pay. The list goes on. Don’t take our word for it.

Innovation 131

Innovation Payments Apple Mobile 131

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Date: April 25, 2014. Ballmer led Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia for over $7B in a deal finalized in 2014. Date: January 13, 2014. In 2014, Google sought to make an entrance into smart homes by acquiring Nest Labs, a four-year-old startup founded by two ex-Apple engineers, Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers. Price: $7.9B.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

Gonzobanker

JULY 28, 2014

2014 is turning out to be a year in which many financial institutions are considering replacing aging or inadequate loan origination technology. Online Applications and Borrower Portal. The biggest difference is that if the system selection is not done properly, the pain lasts a hell of a lot longer.

System 102

System Lending Data US 102

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Select Investors : StartLab Galway, Enterprise Ireland, Notion Capital. With a class-based and mobile first philosophy, Glofox is another company capitalizing on increased consumer interest in boutique fitness by combining a cloud-based business management platform with a white label mobile app. Peerfit recently closed a $2.3M

New York 48

New York Exercises Training Maryland 48

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

You know that dog either has Capital One or Delta Amex. The Ecosystem Award Goes to TransPecos Banks’ Dub Sutherland for growing a startup brand in BankMD through working directly with NYMBUS and running straight into a niche screaming with national potential. The Best Card Loyalty Reward Goes to ugh… CASH! Nicely done! Gritty is good.

Idaho 170

Idaho Community Industry Strategy 170

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Notable projects: The Mayo Clinic OB Nest explores ways for women with low-risk pregnancies to reduce the number of their in-person doctor visits through a combination of dedicated nurses, a special online community, and in-home monitoring. Founded: 2014. Founded: 2014. Cardinal Health — Fuse.

Innovation 73

Innovation Cleveland New York New York City 73