PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2017

Even in the quiet seasons, the online travel market is susceptible to the trade winds, and they don’t always blow in agents’ favor. But what hurts a business (especially a small one) more than an October snowstorm is when online fraudsters use CNP transactions to steal their services. The End of Excessive Card Surcharges.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

Bebo began in 2005 as a social networking platform by Michael and Xochi Birch. The growth path of the company in addition to the larger opportunity in social media helped it get acquired by AOL for approximately $850 million in 2008. Then it reportedly pivoted again into the organization and operation of streaming tournaments.

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social media Millennials Video Report 108

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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Sezzle’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform is in the U.S. “One million active users is a huge operational achievement, and a testament to the value our users see in our product. It gives user the freedom to shop online and spread four equal payments across six weeks. .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

According to a report in Reuters , citing Dada-JD Daohjia, the company is partly owned by JD.com and operates two businesses: Dada, the delivery service that has a network of 5 million delivery men, and JD Daojia, which partners with retails stores to provide delivery services.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

The change in behavior is due, in part, to social media sites such as Instagram. Gucci Operation. Call center staff are encouraged to strike up personal relationships online with high-spending callers, just as the traditional shop assistant would.”. billion) in 2016, a 20 percent increase from the prior year.

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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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The way the eCommerce operator uses the data it collects from those merchants who list and sell their products via Amazon’s marketplace, putting them into competition with the marketplace host. Expansion into Turkey is just the latest in Amazon’s efforts to be operational across the globe. based tech firms operating there.

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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

AUGUST 24, 2019

According to Zach Hensley, vice president of operations and guest experiences for the Seahawks and CenturyLink Field, these services are changing how fans experience live games and boosting their overall enjoyment. million people in 2016 to 17.2 Mobile apps, too, are playing a bigger role in football and other major sports.

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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

MAY 2, 2017

Facebook (FB) shares have hit record highs amid investor optimism on the social media giant’s upcoming Q1 earnings report. This marks the first time Facebook has integrated a physical hardware product into its online platform. billion in attempted wire fraud between October 2013 and May 2016.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Online shopping has fundamentally changed the rules of how to gauge a company’s performance around the holidays. The cameras essentially have the same function in person in a store as computers do when tracking one’s online habits. Role of Data. By using cameras, retailers can track who’s buying what. Pricing Changes.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

The eCommerce operator plans to print a holiday catalog , reportedly for distribution at Whole Foods and via mail. Online retail accounted for 53.7 consumers in 2016, down from the peak 19.6 And home furnishings (online retailer) Wayfair.com started mailing full-line catalogs only last year.”. Paper Declines.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2017

— Whole Foods recently announced its latest move to cut costs and streamline its business operations in the wake of comparable sales declines. By 2016, that figure has reportedly nearly doubled to nearly $28 billion. He replaced Tamara Pattison, said Internet Retailer , who left Albertsons in June 2016. percent to $29.94

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Unattended retail technology for restaurants is designed to do just that, by simplifying restaurant operations and allowing businesses to cut labor costs by automating the ordering process. Click here to download the December 2016 PYMNTS.com Unattended Retail Tracker™. Dining’s brave new table technology future. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Though some American companies might have difficulty breaking into the market, Starbucks has a major advantage : The quick-service coffee chain already has 3,200 company-operated stores in 141 cities across mainland China. At the same time, a kind of reverse process is underway, at least in regard to social media. Luxury Moves.

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

William Mills Agency and Beyond the Arc will be live blogging at FinovateSpring 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. Maria Gurina (Bus. This is great.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

William Mills Agency will be live blogging at Finovate Fall 2016. 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. Especially to bank or invest?

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social media ATM Mobile Customer Experience 40

CB Insights

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The analysis revealed the Menlo Park, California-based social media giant is rapidly increasing headcount to strengthen its specialized product and product innovation teams. Facebook has announced plans to integrate Oculus with its social media platform through Facebook Spaces.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Ad fraud’s prevalence is largely due to two factors: The lack of regulation and the sheer complexity and volume of online advertising. One particularly elaborate click scheme, Methbot, was detected in 2016. Experts speculate that it may have led to more than $36 million in stolen online ad dollars.

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

William Mills Agency and Beyond the Arc will be live blogging at FinovateSpring 2016. Diana Chin (HR & Operations). Chip card reader for when customers are shopping online to improve security. Integrate with any online merchant site. The account has a tie into social media and sharing. Virtual reality?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

George’s company, WellCity, marketed itself as a social media network for the health and wellness marketplace run out of Brentwood, Tennessee. The con man pleaded guilty to misrepresenting his company in 2016, then later withdrew his plea and disappeared while on pre-trial release. attorney Ryan Raybould.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

If the startling indictments from Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’s probe into Russian meddling into the 2016 elections show one thing in the payments world, it is this: It can be easy to open a bank account. At least it seemed so for the Russian operatives named in the indictment, who traipsed somehow or other into the realm of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

The company debuted its first mobile and online ordering solution at all 65 of its locations throughout the South and Midwest earlier this month. At that point, the team decided to invest in enabling its “Slimthusiast” customers’ long-requested mobile order-ahead capabilities both online and in-app.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 10, 2017

Arumugam was at JPMorgan Chase for four years prior to his starting at Visa in May 2016. Avin Arumugam, senior vice president of the Internet of Things at Visa, has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2017, which takes place March 6-7 in San Jose. Recent video footage also Read More.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

On the second day of FinovateFall 2016, fintechs continued to wow attendees with bright, dazzling new finovations. Attendees from banks, credit unions, and other fintech companies saw 31 demos of technology that has applications across the financial sphere, from financial data analysis to mobile payments to trading.

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blockchain Analysis Fintech Mobile 150

Bank Innovation

AUGUST 24, 2016

So when only two fintech startups made it to the stage yesterday at Day 1 of its Summer Demo Day(s) 2016, we took notice. Y Combinator President Sam Altman knows fintech — he helped Green Dot build GoBank, after all. But today 10 of the 48 demoing companies are fintech-focused, Read More.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 24, 2016

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. This is about average for a YC incubator class, with the 26% from Summer 2015 being an Read More.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2016

According to Deloitte Global and North America Sourcing and Procurement Lead Brian Umbenhauer, the 2016 survey of trends among the chief procurement officers of the world is one of reflection. The verdict: Surprisingly, procurement seems to be back on track for going digital.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Between 2012 and 2016 alone, in fact, the number of 18- to 24-year-old frequent moviegoers fell from 8.7 First founded in 2011, MoviePass now operates under the leadership of Mitch Lowe, who co-founded Netflix and previously served as president of Redbox. No wonder, then, that fewer people are flocking to movie theaters these days.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2016

Department stores appealing to all parts of the consumer spectrum — Macy’s, Nordstrom, Hudson Bay (operator of Lord & Taylor and Saks) — are in a big slump, and chains that live in the malls they anchor are suffering right along with them. Apparel chains like Gap (and Banana Republic and Old Navy) and J.

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social media Retail Portland Millennials 100

CB Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2018

For example, Facebook recently disclosed that an unprecedented data breach, discovered on September 25, exposed the social media accounts of up to 90 million users — including login credentials — effectively compromising access to any site that lets users log in with their Facebook account.

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Security Data US Google 58

NCR

JUNE 29, 2016

Viacom Media Networks. Wharton FinTech , the first student led FinTech initiative, has published two white papers on Millennials’ relationship with banks ( June 2015 and May 2016 ). Transactions that in the past involved human interaction have moved online completely. Technology, with an emphasis on Mobile. 75% of U.S.

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Celent Banking

DECEMBER 15, 2015

. • Gamification and social media integration inspired by Foursquare, Like and Love. The platform is offered under an omnichannel environment, accessible through online, mobile, phone, video, or branch, all supported by a real-time, event-driven CRM engine. That initiative effectively made mBank a universal bank franchise.

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Branding Retail social media Video 100

NCR

APRIL 20, 2016

The promise of genuine engagement with customers through social media is drawing the attention of traditional businesses, like banks. Many large operations, like Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase, have had Facebook pages and Twitter feeds for a few years now. How Banks Should Operate on Social Media.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

With more consumers moving to mobile transactions over visits to branches, some banks are considering closing brick-and-mortar locations to reduce operational costs. The price of real estate is prompting even the largest players in the banking world to scale back their branch operations. Staying on Top of Customer Expectations.

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