PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

Amazon recently focused a bit of attention on smoothing out one of the rougher patches marring user experience and accessibility. Amazon recently fixed an early point of friction: the requirement that users enable Alexa’s skills via smartphone or web browser before they can use them. Here’s what we mean.

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Google User Experience Apple Retail 101

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Index found that CU members may not prioritize the latest technologies as much as bank and FinTech customers do, but they still value easy-to-use mobile apps and online capabilities. SAFE has been delivering on-demand experiences since 2016, when it launched a targeted marketing function on its mobile app.

Marketing 131

Marketing Sacramento Data Mobile 131

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The 23 percent of users trying Apple Pay in June 2016 represents an upward trend instead of the decreasing percentage revealed in the two previous PYMNTS Apple Pay studies. The appeal of design and positive user experience goes on to influence a consumer’s likelihood to complete a transaction.

UX 100

UX Mobile Apple Trends 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2017

billion in 2016 to $9.59 Branding the Nadia avatar as a “trainee” helps the agency convey to users that the program is still learning how to interact in an emotionally intelligent manner. billion by 2021.

Digital Banking 180

Digital Banking Technology Samsung Meeting 180

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 Omnichannel Commerce. So why was 2016 the year omnichannel commerce came to fruition? The Future Is Now.

Payments 131

Payments eBook Trends Big Data 131

PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

At launch, the service was positioned as an innovative replacement for a well-entrenched standard considered not well-suited for a mobile and digital world. Now, before you call me out for being too harsh, it’s not nearly half as harsh as the reality of how eligible users view Apple Pay today. Source: PYMNTS.com/InfoScout 2016.

Apple 165

Apple Mobile Cards Payments 165

Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 2, 2016

Today’s acquisition gives Ping access to UnboundID’s “impressive list of big enterprise customers” which include global brands such as Chick-fil-A, Wells Fargo, Target, Boeing, Cisco and NBC. ” Specifically, Ping mentions that the addition of Unbound’s capability will bolster: User experience. .”

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Austin Colorado User Experience Management 12

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

For Fiserv, a focus on financial services innovation means a focus on the end-user experience. Last year, the company won not one but two awards at the PYMNTS Innovation Project 2016 Awards, nabbing Gold for Best Check Innovation and Gold for Best Debit Innovation.

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Innovation Security Innovation Strategies Data 129

Insights on Business

APRIL 6, 2017

As Jim Marous notes in his article, Top 10 Retail Banking Trends and Predictions for 2017 , “APIs were not even listed as a 2016 trend, but was #4 in 2017.”. They want a user experience that is designed, simple, easy to use, and innovative.

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Las Vegas Fintech User Experience Trends 194

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2017

That is how the world first met the iPhone a little over ten years ago in January 2007, when Steve Jobs took to the stage to announce Apple’s latest and greatest innovation. Apple created a movement that spanned across OS platforms toward truly consumer-friendly smartphones, where experience was re-imagined with “simplicity” in mind.

Apple 150

Apple Mobile Innovation social media 150

William Mills

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

William Mills Agency will be live blogging at Finovate Fall 2016. 09:47 am Finovate Fall 2016 Day 1 Recap. End of Day 1, check back later today for our video recap of Finovate Fall 2016! Integrated with major retailer API’s like Amazon, eBay, Best Buy and several other aspirational brands. William Mills and K.T.

Mobile 40

Mobile Cards Fraud Data 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

14, 2016, any bank that issues a Visa-branded card must give cardholders the option to register for alerts related to any card and card-not-present transactions, international cross-border transactions, and transaction amounts that an authorized cardholder has specified based on some transactional limit. Effective Oct.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 8, 2019

The phone, watch, and medical device innovation. While healthcare might seem like an area outside of Apple’s expertise, it has many advantages relevant to the space, its brand being one of the biggest. Apple’s attention on user privacy is notable here, especially compared to other tech giants entering the healthcare space.

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Apple Data Industry Study 78

PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2016

Like any hotbed of technological innovation, many competitors have emerged and crowded the marketplace with options. However, when it comes to making purchases at the point of sale, mobile payments users of the world (and, more specifically, the U.S.) as of March 2015, only 6 million of Android’s total users and 14.4

Mobile 100

Mobile Samsung Payments Apple 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2017

In 2016, the PYMNTS.com Tracker series kept tabs on practically everything within the payments and commerce ecosystem, from A to Z (that’s ACH transfers to Ziosk). From using virtual reality to overhauling the retail industry to shifting trends in cross-border payments, here are some of the highlights from our 2016 Trackers.

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Retail Millennials blockchain Mobile 123

William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

How they describe their product/innovation: Project Finance is a personal finance application that shows users the future of their finances based on all the choices and decisions they’re making today. In today’s world there is uncertainty around many things, your finances don’t have to be one of them.

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Security Samsung Strategy San Jose 40

CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. We’ve created a list of finance innovation labs from some of the biggest names in the industry, as well as from newcomers looking to make a name through tech. We’ve written about corporate innovation theater before — and how sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong.

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Innovation blockchain Technology Groups 78

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 25, 2017

. “We are still finalizing the development of our solution to provide our future users with the best possible digital banking solution,” Pulikiewicz said, adding “We have come a long way in a short time already and we are tremendously motivated to go even faster and keep ourselves continuously (focused) toward customer success.”

Digital Banking 20

Digital Banking Fintech Groups Analytics 20

CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2017

An explosion of new consumer finance brands is transforming how people save, spend, and manage their money. The app, known for free mobile stock trading, hit 1 million active users in a year — and today Robin Hood is at over 2 million, adding about 140,000 new users every month. In aggregate, they command $1.3

Tools 78

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2016

They also want a high-quality user experience.”. He noted the two efforts were separate — Goldman Sachs isn’t becoming Goldman Sachs Savings & Loan — but connected insofar as they both buttress and diversify the Goldman brand. “We It really speaks to the brand strength.”. We view those as separate.

Lending 100

Lending Online Innovation Retail 100

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

What words describe 2016 GonzoBankers? So it’s time to light a fire, grab a big tumbler of Scotch and rest up for a busy 2017 as you experience one of the holiday’s greatest traditions: the annual GonzoBanker Awards. We hope you enjoy our take on the good, the bad and the bigly of 2016. . THE BANKING AWARDS.

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Utah System Community Marketing 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

What words describe 2016 GonzoBankers? So it’s time to light a fire, grab a big tumbler of Scotch and rest up for a busy 2017 as you experience one of the holiday’s greatest traditions: the annual GonzoBanker Awards. We hope you enjoy our take on the good, the bad and the bigly of 2016. . THE BANKING AWARDS.

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

But why then, you might ask, are so many pure-play eTailers, whose target audience is the millennial — like The RealReal and Rent The Runway , new marketplaces like OfferUp , deal aggregators like Groupon , alt lenders like SoFi and alt lending platforms like LendingTree — buying pricey blocks of airtime on CNN and CNBC to promote their brands?

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Millennials Video Maine Operations 109

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Speaking at FinovateFall 2016 in September, Daon President of the Americas Conor White asked attendees about their own experience with cart abandonment online. The platform is designed to allow companies to “innovate as you authenticate your customers” as well as add the latest authentication technologies available.

Security 12

Security Mobile Technology Virginia 12

CB Insights

APRIL 3, 2018

Rival Nike is also focusing heavily on manufacturing innovation and speed. Nike has also applied for patents to automate shoe parts assembly and identification, underscoring its commitment to manufacturing innovation. “We are investing very, very heavily at the moment in innovation. online solutions.

Retail 78

Retail Online Branding Strategy 78

CB Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In the process, these brands, spanning everything from detergent to sneakers, are radically changing consumer preferences and expectations. These well-positioned startups are not just competing with some of the biggest retail brands in mattresses, razors, shoes, and more, by launching their own brands.

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Video Branding Company Strategy 78