PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Dallas-based busing line Greyhound is all too familiar with such problems, prompting it to implement advanced learning technologies to secure ticketing. Greyhound’s digital push comes as more consumers — many of them millennials — are demanding added affordability, convenience and safety from travel companies.

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NCR

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

There’s nothing more suitable for technology disruption than traditional small business banking. And there’s no better way to target Millennial entrepreneurs than with the technology they crave to help them in their business pursuits. And 77 percent of them said that technology makes them feel “more in control.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2017

The latest Expectations & Experiences consumer trends survey from Fiserv , a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, finds that consumers are paying more bills from mobile devices while slowly starting to venture into digital wallets.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

In late 2016, Kroger began testing sensor and analytics technology to let shelves and products interact with shoppers. In-store transformation will increasingly become key for grocery retailers in the coming years to compete with growing consumer interest in online food sales. Online grocery sales in 2016 represent about 4.3

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

An idea hatched at the Burning Man desert arts festival, the experience-focused hospitality group Habitas was founded in 2014 by Oliver Ripley, Kfir Levy and Eduardo Castillo. . The startup uses 3D printing technology to build its hotels in Mexico, where Ripley says 100 rooms per month can be built. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

In 2017, Starbucks launched ordering integration with Ford’s SYNC3 , the automaker’s voice-activated technology powered by Alexa. Domino’s had already enabled in-car ordering with Ford’s Sync AppLink back in 2014. In fact, Pizza Hut’s claim to fame is that it sold its first online order way back in 1994. percent vs. 45.8

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 5, 2022

And products started migrating online. Then came this bubble generation they named millennials. Ever call your millennial child only to get a text back asking "what?" There is a fintech firm, SoFi, that was born in 2011, that focuses on millennials financial needs. Because that is what millennials needed at the time.

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Banking 2020

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

For everyone from lazy millennials in the suburbs to disadvantaged denizens in under-developed regions, this is a game-changer. billion as of August, 2014. billion as of August, 2014. And then, of course, there’s the technology. Featured mobile banking mobile only online banking' It almost seems inevitable.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

That’s because they’ve trained consumers over the last half decade that walking into a store isn’t as nearly as satisfying or productive an experience as shopping online—and not necessarily from those same traditional players. population was online. And another seven – until 2014 – for more than half of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Nearly $120 million has been invested in approximately 300 startups based in Guadalajara since 2014. Mexico’s longstanding business culture resulted in the government investing $658 million to an estimated 620,000 entrepreneurs back in 2014. It’s projected that Mexico will represent the world’s fifth-largest economy by 2050.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

15) that it has launched a global initiative, She’s Next, Empowered by Visa, which seeks to support the advancement of women-owned small businesses around the world through shared research, experience and technologies. To that end, Visa said on Tuesday (Jan. India and Mexico.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It’s true: bots have squeezed their way in and they’re changing the way companies interact with consumers online. . Over the past week, bots are joining the fashion industry at runway events, delivering pizza without hopping off Facebook and peeking through in cloud technology. Speaking of address.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

It’s not only for consumers, though: Alternative lending firm Kabbage recently found that mobile lending is on the rise among small businesses, with a more than 360 percent increase in the number of SMB loans accessed via mobile device between April 2014 and February 2018. According to Glover, that means banks in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

But purchasing high-value diamonds online — whether they be traditional or lab-grown — is still a process that comes with risk and uncertainty. Andrew Puddifoot, GM of MiaDonna, shared with PYMNTS how the eCommerce bridal jewelry business is bringing value to the engagement ring shopping journey both online and in its physical showroom.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

It is, of course, obvious that the internet has changed how the world gets its information and conducts its commerce, but the specters of fraud and data breaches are keeping the latter from reaching its true potential online. For businesses, 2014 was “the wakeup call” and a “banner year for internet crime.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Millennials are taking a mobile-first approach to banking, driving that transformation. However, older populations — and even millennials — still need the services provided by bank branches. These contactless transactions decrease fraud, which is a critical service with ATM skimmer fraud up 500 percent since 2014.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Large banks and nonbanks, merchants and technology companies are pressing to solidify their inroads into the financial transaction business. Research and everyday observation show how consumers are increasingly using mobile technologies. It’s become a familiar story, usually with a new splash. Ed Bachelder, payments consultant.

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Long Lasting Ideas

JANUARY 5, 2015

In the age of Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and online banking, the old assumptions are shattered. 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. Go to where millennials are and find out the trends that are popular among them.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

And you can see it in the hustle by retailers and brands large and small to pivot their businesses and business models — and the disclaimers on just about every retail site starting a week or more ago that orders placed online might not make it in time for Christmas. Take PayPal, for example. And therein lies the rub. 25-31, 2020.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

While the media often portrays millennials as preoccupied with the rising prices of festival tickets and avocado toast, their real financial concerns are a bit more practical. But millennials face significant headwinds in making those financial dreams a reality. get the REPORT on next generation investors. From big banks to big tech.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

Mobile order-ahead technology has changed the game for restaurants, even for those that aren’t focused on speed. But as mobile technology becomes more popular in the dining industry, casual eat-in restaurants like TGI Fridays are also embracing mobile order-ahead services with an eye toward finding new customers via digital opportunities.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

That’s the backdrop for the nearly hour-long conversation that Karen Webster had about the role of payments security in digital business transformation with CA Technologies Director of Payments Security James Jenkins. Of course, it’s not just the FinTech industry and tech-savvy millennials who are fueling digital change.

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NCR

MARCH 31, 2017

That uncertainty hasn’t stopped an online casino in the UK from putting a specific date on when cash could become extinct in Britain. The research was based on figures showing a decline in cash use in the UK between 2004 and 2014, from 71 percent to 53 percent of transactions. The decline of cash.

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Banking 2020

DECEMBER 3, 2015

This is according to a new report by InnoTribe, which stated that financial technology pioneered in the country is set to change the way consumers around the world think about banking. This is unsurprising, as the boom in technology has been one of the major transformations in the country. At the turn of the millennium, just 1.8

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2016

And so, the brand’s recent technological push may come as a surprise to perspective car buyers. Despite Buick’s continued commitment to innovation, the brand’s retro image remained a somewhat stifling force until 2014. One spot, for example, shows a grandmother getting picked up by her millennial grandson in his new car.

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NCR

MARCH 16, 2016

I was banking online when people still thought of it as exotic and somewhat dangerous (I figured if the banks had my information online, I should have access to it as well.) In fact, more than three-quarters of banks already have them, according to an online survey Apteligent conducted in December.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2018

Median household income, which had dropped to $58,829 in June 2011, has consistently increased since the summer of 2014. They have and use store cards and say they pay student loans (probably at that age for their millennial kids). Yet, you might not think consumers are so happy if you look under the hood, as we have done.

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Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

Power noted that for the first time ever the largest six banks had taken the lead in customer satisfaction, largely through better customer-facing technology. The big banks ranked better across multiple segments, including the coveted millennials, emerging affluents, and minorities. The big banks’ advantage in technology is not new.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2017

In 2014, Starbucks stopped accepting Square’s mobile wallet, and shortly thereafter, Square pulled the plug entirely on that mobile wallet experiment. Their performance last quarter was eye-catching for what it says about Square’s pivot over the last several years toward becoming a technology-driven merchant services firm.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

As the travel industry shifts into higher digital gear, and increasingly responds to the needs and desires of new consumer groups — millennials and Gen Z among them — some players are getting left behind and making their way into the history books. Back in 2014, Hipmunk said it had raised $20 million in Series C funding.

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CB Insights

JULY 15, 2017

As a result the investment total for 2016 was $3.4B, lower than both 2015 and 2014. Health and fitness — Practo connects patients to doctors and helps them schedule appointments, while GOQii creates wearable health technology with a health app at the back end. Asia Tech Investment Report.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

While much of the fintech world remains mesmerized by the millennial market, True Link Financial CEO and co-founder Kai Stinchcombe believes that Baby Boomers – and increasingly Gen Xers – are where it’s at. “We think seniors are the most exciting market in financial services today,” Stinchcombe said.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Online SME lender OnDeck has announced a significant expansion of its product line for small businesses. ” Pictured (left to right): Miranda Lanzillotti, Marketing Communications Manager, and Pamela Rice, Senior Vice President of Technology, for OnDeck, discussing lending APIs at FinDEVr 2014.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

We define startups disrupting banking broadly to include mobile-first fintech companies that primarily focus on leveraging technology and software to digitize and streamline retail and business credit, checking, and savings accounts. customers since 2014 ( which is detailed in a separate brief on challenger banks ). Millennials.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Fitness tech is on track to see record funding in 2017 , as a diverse range of companies in the space apply new technologies to serve the needs of fitness-focused consumers, boutique studios, and gym chains. Zenrez has indicated future interest in expanding its pricing technology to other fitness and wellness services beyond classes.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Hot Pepper Beauty, one of Japan’s top online booking services, worked with Google AdWords to attract customers and increase conversions while lowering costs. Beauty brands must consider how voice technology could be used to address shopper pain points, from offering advice to making recommendations to booking reservations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

The latest size 12 to fall is what was touted as the online lenders secret sauce – the algorithms that crunched data, they reported, better than anyone ever had done, ever, in order to make lending decisions to consumers that would mitigate investors risk and maximize their return – have turned out to be not to smart.

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