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. online merchants and how that changes over time.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

Think of it as an extension of brand and payment types and technology, and to some minds it is a natural fit. The movement toward digital and mobile, cashless payments is an immutable one, and Worldpay, as you might know, provides payment processing for online and brick-and-mortar transactions in more than 140 countries.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2016

As regional economies grow more dependent on the system of global trade, it follows that consumers in one country might develop a taste for products that aren’t available in the quality or quantity they want in their native land. “Walmart aims to be the most reliable retailer in China, no matter online or offline.”.

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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.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

In 2016, 95 percent of transactions in in India were done in cash and there were approximately 60 million online shoppers – representing about 14 percent of the internet using base of the nation, according to a late 2017 report by Morgan Stanley. The Powerful Punch Private Labels Pack In India.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Potential borrowers apply online or via mobile, can be approved and offered a rate within 15 minutes, and can have their loans funded within 24 hours. However, adopting the efficiencies that digital lending platforms bring to the table isn’t as easy as just flipping a switch and moving online, he added.

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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. The 2016 U.S. Jim Marous, co-publisher of The Financial Brand, said the J.D.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

People on social media will engage in online debate for almost any reason — sometimes no reason at all. Factual looked a bit more deeply into what the second favorite fast food chain in each state was and discovered that Chick-Fil-A deserved some applause for its regional dominance, garnering the title of No.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

William Mills Agency will be live blogging at Finovate Fall 2016. Now showing how Avoka can integrate with a ton of apps in a matter of days with your company’s brand. Demo: Customer Insight Dashboard for Regional Manager who can view their forward looking metrics such as customer attrition and look forward several quarters.

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NCR

APRIL 16, 2018

Like many regions across the globe, the Gulf is currently going through a period of change in the banking industry, which is presenting challenges for local institutions but also creating opportunity. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one key market where this trend of overbanking is particularly notable. Image: mdgomes via iStock.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2016

June promise aside, the Gap had a rough run in July and isn’t expecting great things from the second half of 2016. The Gap’s announcement of an uncertain and potentially anemic back end to 2016 follows a front end that wasn’t exactly terrific. .” But even the most neutral accounts all attest to the same reality.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 23, 2017

Jeff Bank A: To our shareholders, Since our inception, we have used the word ‘‘Absolutely’’ as a part of our brand. In 2016, we decided to ask our customers for feedback on their relationship with [Bank A]. We had $xx million of deposit growth in 2016, including $xx million, or x%, growth in transaction deposit accounts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

This week, global luxury brands have seen their stock prices take a sharp hit as reports emerge that a coronavirus with origins in China’s Wuhan region is spreading rapidly and has made its first appearance on U.S. That acquisition made PayPal the first foreign online-only payments processor to operate in China.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 16, 2017

India is home to one of the world’s most active startup ecosystems, with deal activity increasing for the fourth consecutive year in 2016. Delhi and its surrounding NCR (National Capital Region) area came in a close second, at 29% each. Delhi/NCR is home to 7 unicorns (the most of any other region). in total.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Consumers want everything these days, from online shopping with one-click ordering and fast delivery to an exciting and high-tech shopping experience at physical stores. both sought bankruptcy protection earlier in 2016. Rue21’s new strategy includes opening 40 new stores, giving 100 current stores a facelift and focusing on branding.

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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.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

The most important opportunity on the horizon is not growing online sales in isolation but rather helping traditional retailers upgrade into a brand-new retail model,” he wrote. VR Pay is expected to launch by the end of 2016. It is also strategically located near roads linking Hong Kong with the Pearl River Delta region.

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NCR

APRIL 11, 2018

In the United States, the rate of smartphone adoption among mobile users passed the 80 percent mark by the end of 2016, according to comScore. Consider the huge success of a brand such as Amazon, which has spent years perfecting its algorithms to make appropriate product recommendations to customers. billion).

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Banking 2020

MARCH 6, 2015

Gamification has been around long enough to prove its success in fields as disparate as fitness, brand marketing and education, and even scholarly studies confirm its effectiveness. A recent article in The Financial Brand delves deep into the topic and explores just some of the areas that could benefit from gamification-like features.

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NCR

MARCH 17, 2016

In light of these trends and statistics, what are the key trends for 2016? More and more customers are reassessing their risk tolerance and finally deciding that investment in security solutions makes more financial sense when weighed against the potential loss of dollars, brand reputation and customers as a result of an attack.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

2016 likely has a few custom curveballs to throw. Also, summer is the best time to meet and greet international travelers and introduce them to your brand, because about a quarter of the tourists traveling in the United States this summer will be from abroad. How big of a pop that adds to 2016 will be worth cataloging.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

orders, or a daily average of 700,000 orders, in Q3’18, and reached 12M orders on Indonesia’s National Online Shopping Day in December. in premiums in 2016. Life premiums through the bancassurance channel grew 74% in 2016 vs. 6% in traditional agencies, according to Oxford Business Group. The platform recorded 63.7M

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CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

The university was granted a patent around “hallucinating facial features” — a method to help law enforcement agencies identify masked suspects by reconstructing a full face when only the periocular region of the face is captured. Facial recognition, along with AR, is also making brands data rich — especially beauty brands.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

That’s nearly a billion dollars in funding, comparing favorably with the 45 percent logged in 2016. The slowdown in new businesses being founded in the 1980s and 90s was largely quarantined to certain segments – especially retail, where corner stores and regional brands were falling to larger national chains.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 1, 2016

” Entersekt CEO Schalk Nolte pointed to interest in his company’s technology from FIs in regions ranging from Africa to Europe. The company demonstrated its digital banking/ API layer at FinovateEurope 2016 , shortly after announcing a new digital banking partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise. CREALOGIX raised $25.4

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 4, 2016

The process is 100% online, available 24/7, and interest rates range from 8% to 20%. Kathryn Petralia, COO and co-founder of Kabbage praised Santander UK’s “preeminent global brand” as well as the bank’s “deep financial expertise, large customer base, and a shared passion for innovation.”

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

While recreational drones are strictly prohibited in active forest fire regions, they have proved useful when operated by the appropriate teams. However, access to modern medicine has been rather difficult in many rural regions around the world. LTE vs. Wi-Fi) will be provided to which regions. Conservation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

Until fairly recently the Middle East was a rather underdeveloped region from an eCommerce point of view. According to McKinsey, 50 million consumers are scattered across several countries in the region and yet only two percent of all retail spend flows online today. The venture was launched with an ambitious goal.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Notable projects: The Mayo Clinic OB Nest explores ways for women with low-risk pregnancies to reduce the number of their in-person doctor visits through a combination of dedicated nurses, a special online community, and in-home monitoring. Founded: 2016. JLABS was formed as an incubator to support healthcare entrepreneurs.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 19, 2015

And now, new competition both from less-regulated fintech players with fancy APIs along with aggressive digital marketers at the mega-brands. And even if you don’t buy that, the CFPB will make you a believer sooner or later, especially if the issue rears its head in the 2016 election cycle. Why risk losing another household?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

But it is also aiming to develop into newer and more frictionless version of that brand. The firm briefly entered bankruptcy in 2016 — though it was able to exit after reaching an agreement with its lenders to cut Fairway’s borrowings in half in exchange for equity.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2017

The service will launch in Australia and New Zealand and is the result of a collaboration with Nuance’s Nina virtual assistant engine but tailored to fit the Domino’s brand. To improve payments, Papa John’s added PayPal to its list of online payment options, which also includes Visa Checkout and PayShare powered by Venmo.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inspected a Theranos laboratory in 2015 and released a letter in January 2016 stating that it violated several clinical standards. Three months later, Amazon contributed to a $50M funding round earmarked for promoting the Pets.com brand. For Theranos, things spiraled from there.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2016

And as of today, users of Galaxy Note 5, S6 Edge+ and the S7/S7 Edge phones can use Samsung Pay in the region. While Apple Pay also recently launched in Singapore, Samsung Pay joins the region with its signature niche: the MST tech that makes Samsung Pay usable at virtually anywhere merchant credit cards are accepted.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Pixelon: Online video vaporware. Companies wishing to sell health insurance are required to comply with stringent state-by-state licensing requirements to ensure patient safety — and it was these compliance regulations that human-resources software provider Zenefits knowingly circumvented in 2016. Autonomy: Big problems with big data.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In 2016, chatbots were all the rage. There are many reasons why chat didn’t take off in 2016. Customer journey: Using chat to get people from online to brick-and-mortar. In 2016, virtually all of the world’s biggest tech companies were announcing competing chatbot projects. The chatbot movement gains momentum.

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