PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2017

The number of Mastercard cards increased 6 percent in the Americas in 2015, which compares to a 4 percent increase for Visa, but Visa still holds the spot as the largest card scheme in the region, reported RBR. billion cards in circulation in 2015 compared to Mastercard, which had 26 percent market share. during 2015.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Data from the International Data Corporation suggests that while the Philippines is underbanked, over 30 percent of Filipinos owned smartphones in 2015. Its digital pawn shop rolled out in the Philippines in 2015. Some 31 percent of adults were unbanked in 2015. India, for instance, surpassed the U.S.

Regional 100

Regional eBook Mobile Analysis 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

The news comes a few years after CEO Brian Chesky spoke about the company’s plans to branch into the East Asian region. Calling the move the “next level” for Airbnb in 2015, he had said the company was reviewing “how can we invest and be much more aggressive about the opportunity we have to grow in China,” CNET reported.

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Regulation Regional Policies Capital 101

PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2016

2016, Android has increased its share in the urban China regions to 76.4 This is always a busy promotional season, and Android brands were able to take advantage,” said Lauren Guenveur, mobile analyst for Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. And that’s where the Android-Apple market share may be shifting in the region. 2015 and Feb.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

The privately-held appliances brand sells vacuum cleaners under the Shark logo, while its line of food processors, coffee makers, pressure cookers and blenders are sold under the Ninja branding. In the United States, Shark vacuums run the market — it’s the top selling upright brand and owns 35 percent of the market.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A highly regional grocery store chain, it’s only known in the six states where it actually operates. In 2015, Safeway took over three Albertsons stores and poured $30 million in bringing the West Coast brand to Publix country. Among those who do know Publix, the affinity is incredibly strong. The experiment crashed and burned.”.

Florida 105

Florida South Carolina Tampa Regional 105

PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2017

In 2011, Visa invested in Square and in 2015, Stripe. Expansion regionally has been a focus, with the U.S. as a market entered as late as 2015. That comes against a backdrop where Klarna’s transactions grew more than 50 percent over 2015 and volume was up 44 percent in Europe, driven by mobile commerce.

Regional 100

Regional Mobile Cards Security 100

Celent Banking

JULY 13, 2016

billion in 2015), while the purchase value of debit card transactions was greater than that on credit cards by 2.4 times (£439 vs £181 billion in 2015). Furthermore, of nearly 100 milion debit cards issued in the UK, 97% carry Visa brand. In March 2015, those fees changed to 0.2% + 1p, but were capped at 50p.

Regulation 100

Regulation Cards Regional Examples 100

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2016

The brand has always managed to have at least one of its three stores doing well. As this week’s Q1 earnings indicate, that is just not the case anymore — as all three of its brands reported anemic sales. Results for Gap Inc. have been a mixed bag for the last several years. Recently it’s been Old Navy.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2016

In the jewelry business, there are many bricks-and-mortar shops, from independent mom-and-pop stores to big brands like Kay Jewelers and Jared. There are also jewelers like Blue Nile that have built their brand online and have a handful of stores sprinkled throughout the country.

Millennials 100

Millennials Branding Online Regional 100

Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

Regional and mid-tier banks face an uphill battle on the digital front, but have advantages they can capitalize on with some focus and determination. Alarm bells are sounding in boardrooms of regional and mid-tier banks across the U.S. Jim Marous, co-publisher of The Financial Brand, said the J.D. Or at least they should be.

Regional 28

Regional Mobile Millennials Study 28

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In 2015, 7-Eleven announced that it would not renew its Cardtronics relationship in the U.S. — Increased Allpoint and bank-branded transactions across many of our retailers drove 3 percent growth in our North America business, excluding the impact from 7-Eleven,” said Cardtronics CEO Edward H. Cardtronics said. Meanwhile, the U.K.

ATM 155

ATM Cards Operations Regional 155

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2017

All told, Freshly has raised $107 million since its launch in 2015. Freshly currently serves markets on the West Coast and in the middle region of the country. Although, it should be noted that, despite Nestle’s generous support, there is no plan to include Nestle’s food brands in any of Freshly’s meal kits.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Its founders, three sisters from San Francisco, turned down Mark Cuban’s $30 million offer to buy the startup in 2015. WeWork operates the Creator Awards , a series of regional competitions rewarding innovators that is open to entrants whether they use WeWork or not. The company has reportedly raised $23.4

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Innovation San Francisco Seattle Meeting 122

South State Correspondent

AUGUST 8, 2022

For 2Q, deposit betas were sub-10% for most community banks and around 15% for regional banks. While banks are almost out of time, now is the last chance to increase service branding, eliminate your short (less than a year) certificate of deposit offerings, and create new payment/deposit products that support deposit duration.

Trends 195

Trends Community Bank Community Retail 195

PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

Brands like TJX , Macy’s , craft and fabric retailer Joann , and Walmart ’s ModCloth are trying on smaller-format, off-brand and off-price destinations with features and experiences tailored for the digital-first generation. It does seem, however, that a focus on affordability is a core driver of new retail strategies for brands.

Retail 100

Retail Ohio Columbus San Antonio 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Fast casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill became one of the first major restaurant brands to pioneer the mobile ordering experience in 2008. West said Chipotle observed increased demand for delivery in various regions across the U.S. when it first began partnering with delivery providers in 2015. .

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Strategy Innovation Digital Strategies System 130

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

Launched in 2015, Waitr is an on-demand restaurant platform similar to Grubhub and Seamless in that it connects local restaurants to consumers hungry for food delivery. It was the regional grocers … saying, ‘Hey, we got customers calling us wanting to be on Waitr. region — states such as Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Georgia.

Louisiana 122

Louisiana Regional Arkansas Alabama 122

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The brand new October 2016 Global Fraud Attack Index™ , a PYMNTS and Forter collaboration, has some scary news for retailers, and it has nothing to do with Halloween. The rate of fraud attacks is up 39 percent in 2016 (through Q2), and the rate has risen 62 percent from Q3 2015. out of $100 is at risk for luxury goods.

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Fraud Online Trends Tools 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2017

acquirers to help eCommerce sites brand well beyond their companies’ domestic stomping grounds. Research from eMarketer has found that in 2015, the total worldwide value of eCommerce was $1.7 To that end, PPRO Group , which focuses on cross-border ePayments, has opened an Atlanta-based office. The company is partnering with U.S.

United States 101

United States US Payments Atlanta 101

NCR

AUGUST 29, 2016

The number of EMV payment cards in global circulation had rocketed more than 40 per cent year on year by the end of 2015, new statistics from EMVCo have revealed. The region’s chip card adoption rate jumped to 52.3 There were 4.8 billion ‘chip-and-pin’ cards when the data was collected, and 35.8

Cards 75

Cards Regional National America 75

PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2018

billion of retail annually by 2015, fueled by the shopping habits of some 32 million consumers. The “primary value of the AR games market will come from (pay-per-download monetization) and in-app purchases, with little variation across the regions.”. For instance, Goldman Sachs has estimated that augmented reality will drive $1.6

Mobile 134

Mobile Retail Payments Branding 134

Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 23, 2016

Digital Payments Guardian from Prairie Cloudware is now live at a multi-billion dollar regional bank. The digital vault technology is facilitating tap and pay transactions, tokenizing credit and debit card numbers that are secured in a branded mobile wallet. “The largest financial institutions in the U.S.

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Regional San Jose Omaha Nebraska 16

PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Brands need to think about how they are innovating, and ask themselves how they are stepping out of their comfort zone to stay relevant when there are a lot of exciting completely out of the box ideas already out there.”. The latter is innovative; the former is, well, just a tweak. However, she noted, the data there is more nuanced.

Retail 168

Retail Innovation Data New York 168

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

And New England isn’t the only place enjoying the autumn chill as it sets in — although we are perhaps enjoying it more colorfully with the region’s famed foliage. In fact, they have favored brands, with iTunes and Google Play cards popular favorites. That is up from just 7 percent in 2015 — a 270 percent increase.

Data 134

Data Fraud Cards Regulation 134

PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2017

At 133 ATMs per 100,000 people, the country has the second highest penetration of ATMs in the Asia-Pacific region, after South Korea, according to the brand new PYMNTS.com Global Cash Index™ Australia Analysis. percent.

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Report ATM Analysis Cards 100

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

Brazil and Mexico — the total amount in cash payments for the region was $3 trillion in 2015, with weighted average cash use at 14 percent of GDP, with an estimated increase, annually, of 4 percent through 2020 in absolute dollars but a decline in percentage of GDP by 1.2 Turning to the Americas — defined as the U.S.,

ATM 192

ATM Millennials United States Study 192

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Others referenced regional geotag text with which Snapchat allows users to overlay their photos. But there was no clear branding on any of them unless you were in on the reference. Some sported a model sporting a chic pair of sunglasses with two sets of digital lights on either corner. And just what are Spectacles?

Millennials 143

Millennials Video Retail Regional 143

PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2018

That has left an opening that Chinese brands are planning to spend — $832 million to fill on advertising — during the World Cup. Even among American brands making a major advertising push at the World Cup this year, the thrust of that advertising is very different, reports Digiday. Even low-priced jerseys do not attract customers.”.

Regional 109

Regional Retail Branding Marketing 109

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

consumers, Lookiero is probably not all that familiar a name, as the Spain-based firm founded in 2015 operates entirely in the European Union — specifically in the U.K., European consumers have different tastes, habits and brand preferences than their American counterparts. For most U.S. France, Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium and Italy.

Course 116

Course Marketing Data Taxes 116

PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2016

We made significant progress in 2015, transforming our product operating model, enabling us to be more responsive to trends and market conditions and consistently deliver on-brand product collections. All three of its store brands were showing decline, and watchers and analysts were significantly less forgiving. percent.

Retail 100

Retail Branding US Maine 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

“Large global firms such as RBS and BNY Mellon already call Manchester home, and the city also holds the IT centers for other global financial services brands, such as Lloyds and Barclays,” Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency recently announced. FinTech Paves The Way For Financial Resurgence.

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Fintech Industry Big Data Trends 201

Abrigo

MAY 6, 2016

But “ unsuitable on Rea Radio ” isn’t your typical accounting podcast, which is why it has been so successful for our firm, Rea & Associates – a regional accounting and business consulting firm headquartered in New Philadelphia, Ohio. In October 2015, “unsuitable on Rea Radio,” Rea’s 20-minute weekly podcast, was launched.

Cleveland 150

Cleveland Philadelphia Ohio Regional 150

PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2018

This included multiple recurring blizzards in the Northeast in 2015, an usually warm fall in 2016 that kept people from buying coats and winter clothes until very late in the season, and the tragic series of hurricanes that left a number of American cities crippled for weeks last summer. divisions, and nineteen regions. percent in Q1.

Retail 101

Retail Washington Regional Report 101

Banking 2020

JUNE 9, 2015

Midsize banks (those with deposits between $2 billion and $33 billion) have traditionally been the leaders of customer satisfaction in the banking industry, but technology has advanced to the point where big banks and regional banks are closing the gap. Power 2015 U.S. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study SM. .

Regional 40

Regional ATM Customer Experience Policies 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

Meanwhile, the FDA is investigating this and previous incidents from 2015 in which hundreds of Chipotle customers picked up E. As for restaurants, Martin didn’t name names, but he did suggest that implementing the HandInScan could help brands that have suffered from health code lapses recover their reputation.

Virginia 101

Virginia System Training Video 101

Bankelele

JANUARY 20, 2016

The Chevrolet TrailBlazer that is being used to support for the Tembea Kenya Maina Kageni Road Trip Tour is a 2015 model, new vehicle, that General Motors is showcasing around the country. Chevrolet is a strong brand world-wide for GM which remains the USA’s largest auto maker with 18% in 2015.

Regional 28

Regional Branding Taxes System 28