PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Retail social media Marketing 100

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

APRIL 25, 2016

“Improving engagement” has become just another platitude in retailers’ back pockets as they figure out which channel of the increasingly fragmented online world they should focus on, but Nordstrom may have struck gold with a new Snapchat-centered production.

Millennials 100

Millennials South Carolina social media Oregon 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Potato Parcel allows you to pop online and send the gift of a potato with a message or photo of your choice right on its hearty brown skin. More than 20,000 potatoes have been sent since the business sprouted in May 2015. Bekhit, who has a background in eCommerce and online marketing, has been leading Potato Parcel since Oct.

social media 100

social media US Online Cards 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

In 2015, 1.32 New York City–based startup Atom Tickets, a social ticketing mobile app and website, is looking to put butts back into movie theater seats. The app uses predictive data analytics to suggest films based on previous orders and information from users’ linked social media accounts. billion in 2009.

New York City 100

New York City New York social media United States 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

In an interview with PYMNTS, Jesse Ness, senior marketing manager of Ecwid, an eCommerce shopping cart and online store solution provider, discussed the importance of shopping carts to online retailers. He pointed out that these online carts have largely replaced POS systems as the central component of any business.

Retail 197

Retail Online Strategy social media 197

PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2017

Although luxury revenue took a dive between 2015 to 2016, going from €251 billion down to €249 billion, there has been signs of positive growth in 2017. In buyer news this week, social media is proving to be a major influencer factor across all generations.

Millennials 122

Millennials Survey Retail social media 122

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

The pullback of banks from the small business lending space left a gap filled by alternative lenders who are exploring new ways to connect entrepreneurs with capital, a journey that includes innovation and a bit of experimentation. “Lenders’ primary goal is to assess a consumer’s stability, ability and willingness to pay.

Data 100

Data social media Lending Tools 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Germany- and Boston-based Spreadshirt uses data, analytics and even social media information to build a product and spread news among communities while printing more than 3.6 The startup concept was to create and activate an online shop system to sell and share ideas,” said Smoter. million items last year. “[Our

Data 100

Data Boston Community social media 100

Celent Banking

DECEMBER 15, 2015

In 2014, Celent recognized mBank’s digital platform redesign and in 2015, Celent recognized mBank’s Bancassurance initiative. Gamification and social media integration inspired by Foursquare, Like and Love. The latest published statistics from the US Census Bureau ( November 2015 ) tells the story with great clarity.

Branding 100

Branding Retail social media Video 100

Bank Innovation

MARCH 24, 2016

This is about average for a YC incubator class, with the 26% from Summer 2015 being an Read More. Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 Demo Days just wrapped up, with 159 startups taking the stage and making their play for funding. Just under 10% of the companies — 15 to be exact — were fintech-related.

Fintech 150

Fintech Meeting Company social media 150

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Even customers who did online research first tend to make a store visit before a final purchase. In 2015, the French-import and specialty beauty retailer operating in the U.S. Consumers may or may not be going into their shopping venture with a specific budget in mind and may be more easily swayed to add more items to their carts.

Retail 108

Retail Branding social media Mobile 108

PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

That’s according to CoinDesk , which cited Gulru Atak, head of Citi’s Innovation Lab, as saying that after working on a cryptocurrency since 2015, the bank came to the conclusion that while the technology had potential, there were other ways to improve payments. Facebook : Plain text and plain wrong?

Bitcoin 123

Bitcoin social media Lending cryptocurrency 123

PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2016

These days, retail merchants must reach customers, both in-store and online, securely and conveniently. As Dasilva pointed out, it’s not as if those Apple products that seemingly everyone wanted were not also available online or through other channels. Now, he said, “it’s not an option to just be online or just be in store.

Retail 100

Retail Apple Fraud Online 100

Bank Innovation

APRIL 28, 2016

Facebook expects its payments revenue for 2016 to come in lower than 2015. The company couldn’t be more clear: ads are “the big focus.” The company’s ad revenue this quarter soared 57% year over year, hitting $5.4 billion, of which $4.2 billion – 82% – comprised of mobile ad revenue. In Read More.

Payments 150

Payments Mobile Company social media 150

PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2016

It does to anyone who tried and failed to snag a piece of Target’s last partnership with a boutique designer — the 2015 Lilly Pulitzer team-up that saw virtually every item in every store sold out within the day it went on sale. “Many stores sold out within minutes,” Thomas said of the 2015 sale.

social media 100

social media Retail Branding Strategy 100

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 27, 2015

The Sneak Peek series looks at the innovators demoing live on stage at FinvoateFall 2015. Socure takes an innovative approach to identity verification, using online and social media data to enable financial institutions to confirm consumers’ identity. Features: Innovative Social biometrics platform.

social media 12

social media New York Conference Innovation 12

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 28, 2017

Do the Best of Show winners of FinovateSpring 2017 represent our most diverse array of fintech innovations to date? Neener Analytics for its compliant social media analytics solutions that provide frictionless credit decisioning and individual risk outcome predictions. FinovateSpring 2015. FinovateFall 2015.

San Jose 28

San Jose Analytics social media Conference 28

PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2016

I n the mid-late-1980s, the online shopping channel of choice was the television – and QVC one of the granddaddies of what was hailed as “home shopping.” And you could buy some of the same stuff that you can buy today online. Even Comcast is expanding its on-demand, online video services. It wasn’t always that way.

Mobile 100

Mobile Retail Video social media 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2016

I n the mid-late-1980s, the online shopping channel of choice was the television – and QVC one of the granddaddies of what was hailed as “home shopping.” And you could buy some of the same stuff that you can buy today online. Even Comcast is expanding its on-demand, online video services. It wasn’t always that way.

Mobile 100

Mobile Retail Video social media 100

CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

One popular choice: retail innovation labs. Learn about the technologies, innovations, and strategies that retailers can leverage this holiday season. We’ve assembled a list of innovation labs from some of the most recognizable names in retail looking to disrupt their industries. Founded: 2015. Founded: 2015.

Innovation 77

Innovation Retail Branding Technology 77

Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 27, 2016

That’s the goal of SaleMove , the company that has built a platform that enables businesses that sell services – banking, mortgage, insurance – to provide an online user experience that exceeds the in-person version. “Even email and social media posts are more traditional, turn-based ways of communicating.”

Customer Experience 12

Customer Experience Online New York City Video 12

PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

billion spent annually on online advertising. Internet advertising was a disruptive innovation when the industry was formed,” says David Silverman, partner, PwC US. Twenty years later we still see double-digit growth rates, including 20% in 2015. All in, mobile accounted for 35 percent – at $20.68 percent to $ 10.9

Mobile 100

Mobile social media Google Online 100

PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

based online grocery firm Ocado , which will see the firm become Kroger’s exclusive partner in the U.S. But the firm had operational difficulties, and after a few rounds of layoffs, the firm officially closed down operations everywhere except its home city of San Francisco in 2015. Auto loans: They now show a delinquency rate of 5.8

San Francisco 100

San Francisco California Operations social media 100

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Well, what do we say about 2015? And, give or take a stumble or two, we snuck through it and did a reasonable job on 2015 objectives, in our humble opinion. So, it seems we’re good with only one outstanding item—digest the 2015 GonzoBanker Awards! 2015 Executive Call-out. ” – Tom Armstrong. Bravo OZRK!

Community Bank 60

Community Bank Apple Community Technology 60

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

So how did you spend the days leading up to FinovateFall 2015? Ramneek Gupta, Managing Director and co-Head of Investing at Citi Ventures praised Trading Ticket’s ability to “integrating mobile trading seamlessly into online publishing platforms.”

social media 12

social media New York Mobile Video 12

William Mills

MAY 10, 2016

Qumrum allows banks to actually document customer interactions online. We enable FIs to record everything that goes on with the customers transactions on mobile, online, social and let the FI validate interactions on that site. Empyr helps to connect online and offline businesses. 11 hours a day online.

San Jose 40

San Jose Customer Experience Mobile social media 40

CB Insights

JULY 31, 2017

Since 2007, the company has made 77 acquisitions, including 8 last year and 7 in 2015. So far the social media giant has made only one acquisition in 2017, with the purchase of Source3 , which offers an enterprise licensing and rights management platform for the distribution of 3D content, in Q3’17.

Company 28

Company Video social media Conference 28

Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

between 2015 and 2022. In the late 90s, low interest rates made speculative equity investments more attractive than bonds, and at the same time, innovative internet companies grew in popularity among retail investors, professional traders, venture capitalists, and the like (familiar?). Between 1941 and 1979, an average of 5.3

FDIC 78

FDIC Community Bank Regulation Lending 78

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Katerina Frolovicheva (MD, Technologies Innovations). This is a leading bank in Russia, with a track record of fintech innovation. Chip card reader for when customers are shopping online to improve security. Integrate with any online merchant site. David Carr (Innovation Manager). Vladimir Stasevich (Exec.

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Do no go online and get another online loan. Under the scenario the consumer can transfer much-needed cash as well get cash (that was earned, not paid yet) so no payday or online lending debt is added. Millennials want the right mortgage, right now, online or on their phone. Can work with FI’s and all kinds of employers.

Video 40

Video Lending social media Analytics 40

William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Auto-financing is ripe for innovation. Social media is a special challenge since social media was not created with compliance in mind. I can see how some other social media channels may be more prevalent and important in the U.S. 10:50 am Moonraft Innovation Labs – [link] – @moonraft.

social media 40

social media ATM Mobile Customer Experience 40

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. In 2015, the acquisition was written down for $7.6B. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. Price: $3.2B.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

” A few key metrics from the report: Total premiums for all insurance sectors in 2015: $2.0 What makes insurtech especially interesting is where it sits at the nexus of the pace of technological innovation and the reality of an ever-evolving regulatory landscape. More than 6,000 insurance companies in the U.S. employ more than 2.5

Trends 12

Trends Report San Francisco social media 12

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

WeChat is credited with that shift, which began in 2015 with more than 1 billion envelopes (hong bao) being delivered. Once the account fills up with V-bucks, they are then sold through a legitimate vendor like eBay , or on the dark web, for lower rates than the $10 for 1,000 that gamers get in the game or through an authorized online store.

Examples 194

Examples social media Exercises Course 194

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2016

Very few consumers want to pay full price for an item any longer, and there are plenty of off-price and off-brand sellers and third-party retailers lining up to get them those deals, both online and at brick-and-mortar stores. The past 10 years have comprised the single most powerful and innovative time in the history of technology.

Branding 100

Branding social media Millennials Study 100

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 14, 2017

Verify system, to enable digital signing, speed customer on-boarding, and remove friction from the online experience for financial services consumers. Signicat’s innovations are driven in part by what the company called “the battle to on-board.”

Video 15

Video Regional Regulation Security 15