PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

Before Megan Graddy co-founded the PostStich knitting subscription service, she had served as a publicist and had segued into small business marketing. The two began PostStitch in November 2014 as “the subscription concept was kind of booming,” Graddy told PYMNTS in an interview.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2016

Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More. Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and its overall valuation of more than $60 billion, have turned the Alibaba spinoff into one of the most valuable private tech companies in the world.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

“These voluntary resignations included members of the [retailer’s] leadership team and other employees that performed critical functions, including [its] director of tax, director of strategy and customer insights, senior director of social media, senior director of operations procurement, and various regional managers.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

It made a largely unreported acquisition of a firm called STARTEK earlier this year, and although it may sound like an acquisition more appropriate for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space exploration firm, the business is a call center operator and engagement outsourcing specialist.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 1, 2016

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

This is out of touch with the way it should be,” said ItsOn Vice President of Technical Sales and Marketing Robert Oberhofer. Though America’s biggest carriers haven’t cottoned on yet, cloud startup ItsOn has made great inroads in overseas developing markets, with Saudi Arabia leading the charge in customer-centric marketing.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

Digital orders for local pizzerias is a largely untapped market. With platforms such as Slice, pizzeria owners can compete with the larger players through a mobile-optimized website and tools that enable customers to place orders through social media channels. But many markets outside those areas are underserved.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

The announcement comes as, since 2014, more than 163 million women have launched businesses across the globe, at a rate that outpaces that of businesses launched by men. 30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally. To that end, Visa said on Tuesday (Jan.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The analysis revealed the Menlo Park, California-based social media giant is rapidly increasing headcount to strengthen its specialized product and product innovation teams. With its $2B acquisition of Oculus in 2014, Facebok created buzz for being at the forefront of futuristic consumer VR technology. Top Tech Patent Data.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

They wanted to look nice, but with hundreds and thousands of new products launching on the market annually, only the most interested and invested consumers would ever encounter most of them. More recently, the brand has remapped how they connect with new customers — like bringing their entire influence marketing operation in-house.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

Think of the Apple iPhone, and thoughts are likely to turn to matters involving social media, selfies, family photos, mobile commerce and even payments. The six people authorities say ran the ring would then sell the stolen phones on the black market, getting away with the scam for years.”.

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Long Lasting Ideas

JANUARY 5, 2015

Believe it or not, this is a slice of the market that in some cases has never opened the doors of a bricks-and-mortar branch bank or learned how to write a check. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal states that the average Class of 2014 graduate with student-loan debt has to pay back some $33,000. Don’t.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2017

It’s been chronicled in these virtual pages that millennials are the driving force behind change – change in how payments are done, how banking is banked, how social media influences commerce (or doesn’t) and how shopping may become a hybrid of high touch across the digital and physical realms. What would Sinatra say?

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Celent Banking

DECEMBER 15, 2015

In 2014, Celent recognized mBank’s digital platform redesign and in 2015, Celent recognized mBank’s Bancassurance initiative. Through 2014, mBank has grown to more than 4.7 Gamification and social media integration inspired by Foursquare, Like and Love. Well, not exactly. About mBank. mBank is no stranger to Celent.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2016

Department stores appealing to all parts of the consumer spectrum — Macy’s, Nordstrom, Hudson Bay (operator of Lord & Taylor and Saks) — are in a big slump, and chains that live in the malls they anchor are suffering right along with them. Karen Webster described this scenario in 2014 as The Coming Physical Retail Death Spiral. “So

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Fellow blogger Jim Marous asked me what I thought were hot stove issues for banking in 2014. On the surface, this looks good for a branch that might cost $600 thousand per year in operating expenses. What about paying for that army of operations, IT, compliance, finance, and executives back there at home office? But hold on.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Since its founding in 2014, Mist Systems has worked to bring its Mist Intelligent Wireless Cloud and Enterprise-Grade Access Points to corporations across multiple sectors including retail, hospitality, health care, education and more. We’ll be working with a lot of industry leaders to build those solutions and bring them to market.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

Google appears to be losing steam in the ongoing race to dominate the online advertising market, and competitors Amazon and Facebook are taking advantage of the stumbles. The slowdown stood starkly against the 66 percent paid clicks growth seen during the fourth quarter of 2014, when costs were down 29 percent. The essence of it all?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This is a classic bank deal – one acronym buys another at a good price and plans to cut the hell out of cost while adding markets. Chris’ public posts including his playbook for dealing with COVID-19 were gobbled up on social media. Market cap in January: $19B. Bank Deal of the Year PNC nabs BBVA USA – paying 1.3

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

But in today’s world of proliferating digital devices and communication options, customer contact centers, once operating primarily as telephone switchboards, are turning into full-service and multichannel communication hubs. A recent ICBA poll found that 16 percent of member community banks operate contact centers. 1% Don’t know.

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FICO

JUNE 22, 2017

billion in 2014. Increasingly in today’s age, terrorist organizations and dangerous criminals finance their operations by laundering money in global financial institutions, presenting a huge public policy problem for regulators and policymakers.

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NCR

JULY 11, 2016

This is true in both developed and emerging markets – and in fact, the most successful P2P services so far have been those in places such as Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, where they have become an integral part of the financial landscape. A primary option. Opportunities for banks.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 15, 2015

.” Pictured (left to right): fastacash Chief Commercial Officer, Gilberto Arredondo, and Chairman & CEO, Vince Tallent at FinovateEurope 2014. Founded in April 2012 and headquartered in Singapore, Fastacash currently operates in India, Indonesia, Russia, Singapore, and Vietnam.

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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: $3.2B.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Pictured: Kreditech CEO and co-founder Sebastian Diemer demonstrating Kredito24 at FinovateSpring 2014 in New York. “Most lenders, including those built on modern technology, may not crack these markets for years,” Felsman said. ” The company is “ramping up” operations in Brazil and Romania, as well.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Quill Engage turns Google Analytics data into actionable, natural language analysis and reports that are easier to understand and easier for website operators to implement. The natural language generation specialist has launched a new, enhanced version of its Quill Engage for Google Analytics technology. month), and Premium ($49.99) versions.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 17, 2017

In 2013, the launch of Google Glass drove widespread discussion of augmented reality glasses, and indeed, throughout 2013 – 2014 Walmart applied for several patents that used augmented reality wearables to guide shoppers. Date filed: November 25, 2014. Date filed: November 19, 2014. Date granted: July 15, 2014.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

An Amazon representative said, per the report, “We continuously update our privacy practices to ensure that we meet the evolving needs and expectations of customers and regulators and fully comply with all applicable laws in every country in which we operate.”. Facebook and Google Could Face Large Fines With Potential Australian Legislation.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

GAFA’s search data, smart home devices, advertising and marketing capabilities, and more offer compelling use cases for the beauty industry. Simultaneously, the beauty industry is looking towards tech to provide an edge in an increasingly crowded market. Google intends to dominate the smart home market. Consumer Insights.

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Banking 2020

MARCH 10, 2015

According to FDIC Data Calls as outlined in the Forbes , in the 4th Quarter of 2014, traditional banks’ commercial loan portfolios saw a 3.1% Here are a few ways Kyle described how this concept might work: Marketing to the local community and actively becoming a part of it. Making the small to mid-market loans more financially viable.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

After soaring to a multi-billion-dollar valuation behind an iconic founder, a team of prominent backers, and a promise to revolutionize blood testing, Theranos officially ceased operations in 2018. That July, it banned Holmes from owning or operating a lab for two years. The rise and fall of Theranos. Total funding : $161M.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

The Home Depot also operates a secondary lab out of Austin called BlackLocus. Operating like a startup and adhering to concepts like a fast-paced testing and implementation process, its projects include simple things like mobile phone pharmacy reminders and complex ones like apps that turn those phones into remote diagnostic tools.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Today, Instagram is one of the more popular social media platforms. Owned by Facebook, the image- and video-sharing service is worth an estimated $100B, boasts 1 billion users, and has spawned a new class of marketing careers for savvy users. Source: Wayback Machine.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The company announced it was effectively ceasing operations immediately and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, putting more than 1,100 people out of work overnight. After evaluating the vehicle, the EPA gave The Coda a fuel economy equivalence of 73 miles per gallon, the highest of any electric vehicle on the market in 2012.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2016

In a $460 million deal, Texas-based ATM operator Cardtronics has acquired Canada-based DirectCash Payments. The insurance industry is a multi-trillion dollar business; property and casualty insurers alone generated more than $64 billion in net income in 2014. Big handshakes. Cardtronics acquires DirectCash Payments.

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CB Insights

APRIL 26, 2018

China’s internet may be sandboxed from the rest of the world, but China’s big tech companies are bringing their AI capabilities to the global market. BAT’s private market AI bets and global expansion. A year later, in 2014, Baidu recruited Ng to lead its AI group as chief scientist. (He BAT patents reveal AI roadmap.

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