PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Immediacy in retail is no small advantage. While being invisible is something of an odd goal in retail — as it’s hard to sell one’s goods and services if consumers don’t know you exist — Darkstore, as its name implies, is a bit different. Brands and retailers that don’t have a local foothold for their inventory now get one.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The panel of judges — Scarlett Sieber of BBVA; Sam Maule of Carlisle & Gallagher; Ryan Falvey of the Center for Financial Services Innovation; Matt Wilcox of Fiserv; and Phil Ryan of Bank Innovation — will decide which company is worthy of the “Best in Show” DEMOvation crown at Bank Innovation 2016.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold. The Economics.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

And to make sure that everyone starts off 2016, Part II on the same footing, we thought we would bring you a few of the top trending stories, as well as hot data/research topics, that will give you a head start on that all-important planning for 2016 and beyond. Store Front Business Index: Main Street USA, A-OK? Are SMBs Ready For EMV?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

As such, automakers are hitting the venture capital highway in droves. In 2017, there were 38 disclosed venture and seed rounds by automakers , up from 26 in 2016 — and astronomically higher than only six in 2015. The automaker is also reportedly joining the Open Platform operated by Lyft for autonomous cars. Ridesharing.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2016

Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and its overall valuation of more than $60 billion, have turned the Alibaba spinoff into one of the most valuable private tech companies in the world. Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2016

Electronic or ePayments are simple, fast, convenient and (mostly) safe, but it’s 2016 and forms of ePayment are still not the dominant or most accepted form of payment for consumers. If your company is still making payments with paper checks, you’re not capitalizing on today’s best practices.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

15), Lore said his dream pursuit is to create “a city of the future” built on a framework that envisions “a reformed version of capitalism.”. Lore joined Walmart after selling his startup Jet.com to the retail giant for $3 billion in 2016. In an interview with Recode on Friday (Jan. He officially leaves his post on Jan.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 1, 2016

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Formerly beloved brands such as Aeropostale, American Apparel, and PacSun bit the dust in 2016, and the pace of retail deaths has accelerated since then.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

home and fashion-ware retailer. based Wells Fargo and Malaysian group MUI Asia , it should be well-poised to utilize the needed funds from its working capital facility to meet its immediate funding needs. The retailer said the agreement did not constitute a cash injection from MUI Asia.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2017

Staples, the office supplier retailer, is reportedly looking to sell itself. based retailers, Staples has been shuttering stores and at the end of last year said it would sell a majority piece of its European business to Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity firm. Just like many other U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Macy’s is partnering with the female-led millennial venture capital fund SoGal Ventures to launch an in-store initiative focused on women-owned businesses, Macy’s said in a press release on Thursday (Dec. The retailer is opening SoGifted shops in its flagship Manhattan store and six other locations. Asia Pacific and Europe. Lauderdale.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

The online retailer has already been looking to raise capital at a valuation of about $2 billion, and the acquisition of ShopClues could help its funding efforts. For its part, ShopClues raised nearly $150 million in funding in 2016 to reach a billion-dollar valuation, becoming the seventh Indian startup firm to join the unicorn club.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2017

With the vast number of bankruptcy filings and department store closure announcements over the past year, it’s safe to say the retail industry has taken a hit in the digital age. Big box retailers like Macy’s and Sears are closing at various locations, and mall owners are filling their voids with expensive upgrades.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

capital goods were up in July, but shipments were down by the most in about three years. In terms of the headline numbers, Commerce Department data showed that non-defense capital goods orders were up 0.4 The pause in shipments shows that business spending, at least on the items that help them make things or run operations, is on hold.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2016

We can all agree Credit Karma, Chase Mobile, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PayPal aren’t leaving the Top Ten on App Annie anytime soon. But ratings and rankings aren’t everything — there’s also the cool factor. How easy is the app to use? Does it makes us feel good (even Read More.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does. We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The company doesn’t operate the secondary market itself but outsources to FOLIOfn, which is operated and maintained by FOLIOfn Investments, which is a registered broker dealer. 27, 2016, Prosper will no longer offer the Folio Investing Note Trader platform, the secondary market for Prosper Notes.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Minna co-founders and CEO Joakim Sjöblom and Chief Operating Officer Jonas Karles told PYMNTS that getting a better handle on subscription spend can be done through retail banking channels, boosting financial institutions’ own revenue streams. It’s an important capacity for banks as they compete with FinTechs.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2018

In a press release , Equifax said Begor will start on April 16 and is coming to Equifax from Warburg Pincus, where he was a managing director and focused on operational improvement across the portfolio of companies that fall in Warburg Pincus’ Industrial and Business Services unit.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Pharmacy retail giant Walgreens and Alphabet-owned drone company Wing have teamed up on a pilot program to deliver products to the doors of customers, according to a Sept. Walgreens continues to explore partnerships to transform and modernize our customer experience and we are proud to be the first retailer in the U.S. 19 release. .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

She comes to Chase Merchant Services with background experience in retail and mortgage business management, consulting, strategy, lean manufacturing, operations, transformation and change management. Prior, Strappa has held positions at GE Capital and McKinsey. trillion and features operations worldwide.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

In a press release , Equifax said Begor came to Equifax from Warburg Pincus, where he was a managing director and focused on operational improvement across the portfolio of companies that fall in Warburg Pincus’ Industrial and Business Services unit.

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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

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

The home improvement retailer reported net income of $1.52 comp-store sales gain since the first quarter of 2016. We posted solid results this quarter by capitalizing on delayed spring demand,” said President and CEO Marvin R. Lowe’s announced its second quarter earnings and sales, beating out analysts’ expectations.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Traditional retail is getting an upgrade. Despite the rise of e-commerce and mobile, the physical channel still plays an important role in consumer experience — and retailers are increasingly leveraging technologies to stay afloat. Get the entire 54-page retail report. Why Are retailers are pivoting towards cashier-less retail?

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Sigma aims to streamline business operations. Stripe’s early success in acquiring customers was largely due to its mass appeal to the developer community.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The retailer confirmed the shares, which are likely to raise $163.3 The retailer reported $617 million in sales for the one-year period ending on October 29, 2016. Given the strong results in online sales, it’s no wonder the clothing retailer is looking to capitalize on the eCommerce boom. Women’s apparel store J.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Jumia , which was founded by two Frenchmen in 2012, operates in 11 African countries, from Morocco to Nigeria and Kenya, and has been referred to as Africa’s version of Amazon. In 2016, the startup became Africa’s first unicorn, and in April 2019, its stock opened on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at $14.50. “The

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The world’s largest retailer by sales will be pumping the breaks on its store expansion model as it reorients its attention toward expanding its e-commerce operations and infrastructure. this year than it had expected to — 2016 saw the opening of 130 new Walmart locations, as opposed to the 135-155 they had originally projected.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 28, 2016

Bank Innovation INV, this blog’s fintech accelerator, is pleased to today to announce the six extraordinary startups that have been admitted to its inaugural class.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

The bank offers corporate banking, retail banking, treasury management, capital markets, credit cards and wealth management services in a range of consumer and corporate offerings. billion in 2017, though operating losses widened during that time. An F-1 registration statement revealed the bank’s plans for an IPO in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Yes Bank is a private-sector bank that mainly operates as a corporate bank, but it also does asset management and retail banking. The bank has had a tumultuous 2019, facing increased attention from regulators as well as scrutiny from investors, who are concerned about bad loans , lack of lender regulation and availability of capital.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2017

Market watchers apparently liked those upward results as share in the home furnishings and design retailer picked up 8 percent in after-hours trading. While 2016 was a year of transformation and transition, 2017 will be a year of execution, architecture and cash flow at RH,” Friedman said in a statement.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

Retail demand has risen sharply for items like home cleaning supplies and groceries, while dropping off in other product categories, leaving companies to adjust to these shifting purchasing patterns. The shift to work-from-home is not without hurdles, however, and fraudsters are looking to capitalize on confusions created by the transition.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

Flexibility and a penchant for experimentation are two key traits retailers will need to succeed in a present and future commerce ecosystem increasingly defined by consumer centricity and digital channels, among other changes.

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