PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Luxury brands are selling more and more on Chinese eCommerce sites like JD.com and Alibaba, while still keeping their distance from Amazon, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The idea of being listed along with batteries and windshield wiper fluid is not one that attracts luxury brands, the Journal reported.

Branding 184

Branding Online Report Technology 184

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Silicon Valley is coming to banking? That happened long ago — just ask Silicon Valley Bank, a financial institution built to serve the world’s center of innovation. Few bankers can claim better knowledge of what the tech giants are up to. Startups, you say? SVB claims it banks a staggering two-thirds Read More.

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Community Bank Branding Community Innovation 244

Bank Innovation

MARCH 15, 2019

But over the last 12 months, warnings that first signaled in 2016 have been flashing brighter. CEO scandals, pulled IPOs and sinking stock prices, have taken the luster off previously high-flying brands. For most of the past decade, the fintech sector seemed to have nothing but blue skies ahead.

Branding 199

Branding Fintech How To America 199

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

BBVA has a lot more going on than Simple, cool as that acquisition was. 2015, CEO Francisco Gonzalez said, “Some bankers and analysts think that Google, Facebook, Amazon or the like will not fully enter a highly regulated, low-margin business such as banking. I disagree. What is more, Read More.

Branding 170

Branding Google Regulation Capital 170

Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Messaging apps are eating the world — and in the case of WeChat, even the payments world. Texting plans in China are quite expensive, so messaging apps play a more important role there in simply communicating than elsewhere. WeChat, developed by the corporation Tencent, numbers more than 650 million users Read More.

Branding 170

Branding Payments social media 170

Chris Skinner

JUNE 13, 2016

Things we’re reading today include … Used car salesmen still the ‘least trustworthy’ workers in Australia – but bankers are fast catching up Goldman Sachs hired prostitutes to win Libyan business, court told Greek central bank chief brands bail-out targets ‘socially unattainable’ Goldman Sachs accused of “taking (..)

Branding 150

Branding 150

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands came in two flavors during 2020. The second flavor were the brands that had seen traction before the pandemic and flourished during it with innovative marketing, fresh business models and cool packaging. Its eCommerce business has jumped 35 percent each year since 2016.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

Sales of luxury goods in China are skyrocketing — up around 20 percent from 2016 — in its sharpest growth since 2011, as Chinese millennials seek products like handbags and cosmetics, Reuters reported. billion) in 2016 in a 20 percent increase from the prior year, Bain & Co said in a report on Wednesday.

Millennials 100

Millennials Branding Retail America 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

That move comes as Amazon has had trouble wooing some direct-to-consumer brands. Amazon wants “consumer goods companies to create brands exclusively for Amazon after finding that developing them on its own is too costly and time-consuming, according to people familiar with the strategy,” stated a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Branding 145

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

Target has announced that it’s launching a new private-label food brand called Good & Gather in a move to boost its grocery business, according to a report by CNBC. . The new brand will arrive at Target stores on Sept 15, and Target said by the end of 2020 there will be upwards of 2,000 items being sold by the brand.

Branding 134

Branding Retail Management Report 134

Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

billion lost in 2016. One of the results of this arms race is the recent surge in ATO – account takeover – attacks, a form of fraud which is particularly difficult to detect. In 2017, ATO led to $5.1 billion in losses, a staggering 122% increase over the $2.3

Branding 171

Branding Fraud Online 171

Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2016

Max Levchin, CEO, Affirm Some members of the PayPal mafia are off building spaceships or suing media brands into nonexistence, but Max Levchin? Still in fintech. His company Affirm is in an underserved, unsexy space — point of sale financing. But trust Levchin to sex it up — he Read More.

Innovation 282

Innovation Branding Fintech Company 282

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Following a less-than-stellar fourth quarter, Newell Brands, which owns well-known brands, such as Calphalon, Sharpie and Yankee Candle, is deciding to shift its focus in 2017. Even though total sales for Newell Brands reached $4.14 billion in the last quarter of 2016, that number fell short of Bloomberg’s $4.27

Branding 100

Branding Retail Online Company 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2017

Rather than selling through a brick-and-mortar location or even on its own company website, some brands are looking to marketplaces like Amazon to sell to consumers. In this piece, we’ll review some of the larger and smaller brands that have taken this concept and run with it. Big Brands. Small Brands.

Branding 109

Branding Retail Online Company 109

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of The “Ecosystem,” Redefined. The payments ecosystem is being redefined. Download the eBook.

eBook 140

eBook Payments Customer Experience Retail 140

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The latest large retailer to make the leap over to the eCommerce side is Newell Brands. billion | Sales reached by Newell Brands in Q4. billion | Bloomberg’s projected sales goal for Newell Brands’ Q4. 805 | Ranking of Newell Brands in Internet Retailer ’s Top 1000. $1 1 billion | Newell Brands’ 2016 eCommerce revenue.

Branding 100

Branding Data Retail Online 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Gap Brand announced that its CEO Jeff Kirwan was leaving the company, just as the retailer gets ready to reveal its fourth-quarter results. While I am pleased with our progress in brand health and product quality, we have not achieved the operational excellence and accelerated profit growth that we know is possible at Gap brand,” Gap Inc.’s

Branding 100

Branding Comparison Retail Operations 100

PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2018

Taking over from a chief executive who spent almost 10 years at the helm of Dunkin’ Brands , David Hoffmann now has the top post at the quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain. Hoffmann came to the company in 2016 as head of Dunkin’ Donuts U.S., QSR brands. Financial Times reported.

Branding 100

Branding Mobile Company Technology 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Global apparel and accessories retailer Gap reported net sales for both the month of January and Q4 were up across brands year on year as the company showed signs of recovery over the previous year’s declines. We remain focused on actions that will strengthen our brands and recapture market share.”. in a press release.

Branding 100

Branding Retail Report Company 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Two famous North American-based quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands are preparing to duke it out in China for chicken-meal supremacy, the most recent sign of how Western brands are trying to increase their footholds in that massive country. The news comes as more Western brands – including those based in the U.S. –

Branding 100

Branding Retail social media Video 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2018

Borrowing from the strategy of fast food restaurants, Dine Brands is working on a new order-ahead technology. It’s like converting casual dining to fast food,” Dine Brands CEO Stephen Joyce told The Post. interactive kiosk market was worth $717 million in 2016, the most recent year for which data was available.

Branding 122

Branding New York Technology Study 122

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

Amazon.com Head of Beauty for Private Brands Kara Trousdale said in the announcement, “Our goal is to help customers spend less time and money searching for the right skincare solutions.” The collection has 12 different items, which range from vitamin C serums to retinol moisturizer, the eCommerce retailer said in an announcement.

Branding 109

Branding Retail Survey Report 109

PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

More than a store or a brand, The Sharper Image was the traditional mecca of the husbands, fathers and boyfriends along for mall trips they didn’t really want to be on, offering consolation in the form of a session in the vibro-massaging leather recliner and the opportunity to touch a plasma globe.

Branding 101

Branding Retail New York Groups 101

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In a press release , the Chinese online retailer said that in 2016, 82 percent of gross merchandise volume was settled through Alipay, underscoring Chinese consumers’ growing preference for digital payments. 140,000 brands and merchants participated, with Alipay processing 1.48 million and six surpassed $150.9

Branding 123

Branding Retail Groups Online 123

PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2018

Known primarily for a laid-back, soft-spun California beachy chic, the fashion brand Marine Layer is trying their hand at a new expansion in retail as Airbnb landlords. Those apartments will be found above the brand’s New Orleans outpost. The goal, he said, is not just for the brand to survive, but to actually thrive.

Branding 108

Branding Austin California Washington 108

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

million in revenue during Q4 2016, which is a significant increase of 38 percent from its 2015 Q4 earnings of $100 million. Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney went into why he believes the company saw such success over the last year in this quote from the earnings call : “2016 was an incredibly successful year for Grubhub.

DC 100

DC Branding Online Marketing 100

PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2016

The deal is expected to be done by the end of 2016 or by early 2017. This caps of a sometimes uneasy partnership – Donna Karan has publicly complained about LVMH’s stewardship of her brand since she retired officially last year. LVMH shares rose about 1 percent on the deal’s announcement.

Branding 100

Branding New York Capital Groups 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

According to Marketing magazine’s 2016 Consumer Superbrands survey , British Airways managed to hold its top spot among the most favored (or favoured) brands among consumers in the British Isles. However, 2016’s third-place winner, LEGO, is a newcomer to the podium, having spent 2015 at No.

Branding 100

Branding Survey Analysis Marketing 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of Online And In-Store Convergence Via Mobile. In 2016, we saw the first significant change in that dynamic.

Mobile 125

Mobile Online eBook Payments 125

PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

Instagram followers and engagement has skyrocketed among brands and celebrities over the past year, according to a study by ARK Investment Management , illustrating that the photo-sharing social platform “seems to be cementing its position as the ideal platform for premium brand advertising.”. “In

Branding 100

Branding Survey Study Trends 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of …” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year of Payment Innovation Via Predictive Analytics. This was the year for payment innovation through predictive analytics.

Analytics 110

Analytics Innovation Payments eBook 110

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

A study by Dotcom Distribution, a logistics and fulfillment firm, found that close to 90 percent of online shoppers consider delivery times central to their decision to shop with an eCommerce brand in the future. In 2015, 60 percent claimed that brand packaging affected their perceptions versus 68 percent in 2016.

Branding 100

Branding Security Survey Retail 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

2016 started off with a bang in the retail world when MPD and PYMNTS uncovered a few discrepancies in the retail data that many major retailers and reporting institutions were using to underestimate the impact of digital sales on brick-and-mortar sales. “In A Retail Data Reporting Error Was Uncovered.

Retail 123

Retail Online Customer Experience Trends 123

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

billion deal went through, shareholders and the public are learning more about what will come of the 30 brands and more than 5,700 properties. Since the merger, Marriott has spent more than $237 million on related costs, in just the third quarter of 2016. After the $13.3 Experts had speculated a consolidation of the Ritz-Carlton, St.

Branding 100

Branding Innovation Groups Apple 100

PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2017

saw purchase volume increase 7 percent year over year in 2016. reached $5.648 trillion in 2016. Debit and prepaid cards with those brands as well as the brands of EFT networks Star, Pulse, Nyce, Interlink, Accel and others combined generated $2.589 trillion in purchase volume, up 5.8 percent when compared to 2015.

Cards 101

Cards America Report Branding 101

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Here is the response from Steven Cole, Senior Product Manager, EMV, Vantiv … Payments 2016: The Year Of The Chip.

Payments 100

Payments eBook Fraud Cards 100

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The CFPB has filed a lawsuit against Oakland, CA-based online lender LendUpLoans alleging that LendUp is in violation of a 2016 Consent Order that required the lender to pay over $3.5 The CFPB seeks an injunction, damages or restitution to consumers, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, and the imposition of a civil money penalty.

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Oakland CA Regulation California 78