PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

Blue Apron faces ongoing challenges, with its customer base dwindling 24 percent year over year and increasing 5 percent quarter over quarter “following the deliberate pullback in marketing spend in the second half of 2017,” the company said in an earnings press release.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Branding Retail Examples 100

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The Bank, Old Second National Bank, lost a whopping $156 million in 2009 and 2010. Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCP) Independent Bank dates back to 1864 as the First National Bank of Iona. (Nasdaq: OSBC) Old Second is a single-bank holding company headquartered in Aurora, Illinois. How did they lose it? Welcome to the list!

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

citizens’ data or national security. The company has some enviable market share in its home base of Britain, where it processes about 40 percent of all retail transactions, The New York Times reported Wednesday – and in total processes about 36 million transactions daily. company interested in Adyen.

Regional 101

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2017

There’s still a long way to go until Kroger releases its Q1 2017 earnings — the release is currently slated for the middle of June — so things still have a chance to turn around. percent difference, to be pedantic.). ………… In international food and retail grocery news, Uber just recently launched UberEATS in India.

Retail 100

Retail Online National New York 100

PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2017

Alibaba also saw user numbers up for the quarter, with annual active buyers across Alibaba’s Chinese retail marketplaces hitting 454 million. Mobile revenue from core Chinese eCommerce retail business was 80 percent of total annual revenue. No doubt Alibaba has a strong hold on the national market in China.

Regional 122

Regional Mobile Report Marketing 122

PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

The new center will bring 1,500 jobs to the region when it opens in 2017. would not effect Amazon’s investment plans in nation. Reports are emerging today that Amazon will indeed construct a new warehousing and distribution center in Tilbury, a coastal southeastern English city. Amazon’s new U.K.

Regional 100

Regional National Report Management 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Innumerable are the stories that say retail is dead. Why should retail be any different? Projections from the United Nations show that the total number of online shoppers, as measured globally, should grow by 50 percent between 2013 to 2018 to as many as 1.62 in the latest quarter (that would be 3Q of 2017, of course).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

In some ways, Belk department store is the last of a dying breed — and not just because it is a department store in the United States in the year 2017. Small and regional — outside of the Southeastern United States, most people haven’t heard of it. Most brands can’t do exactly what Belk has done.

United States 100

United States Kentucky Charlotte Branding 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Consumers reportedly have downloaded one million mini programs since their launch in early 2017 — that’s just less than half the size of the Apple App Store. The popularity of lower-cost Android devices in developing nations rewarded Google Play with an advantage in app install growth last quarter at 14.3 percent, climbing from 17.1

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Marketing Google Apple Mobile 122

PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2017

Online fraud is down 34 percent, overall, at the end of Q1 2017 versus a year ago. Take India and Asia, where the Global Cash Index analysis of that region shows that spending with tangible currency will grow by 7.5 economy, and April’s strong performance follows anemic results in early 2017 that slowed GDP growth to a measly 1.2

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Fraud Conference Online Samsung 109

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2019

China and Hong Kong have been no exception to the trend: fintech companies in the region raised a record $26B in 2018, and exits in the sector have been elevated over the past few years. Since 2017, 15 fintech companies based in China or Hong Kong have exited via an IPO or M&A deal valued at $1B+. Data is as of 12/19/2019.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2017

As for known information about the breach so far, according to reports, it occurred between March 24 and April 18, 2017, and may have also affected some locations in Canada. Under the watch of the former head of the retail business, Carrie Tolstedt, employees created as many as 2.1 So what did we learn this week?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

While the company’s shares (AMZN) saw significant growth in the winter months of 2017, the first weeks of April trading brought AMZN to new heights. The online retail giant’s estimated market cap sat at just a tad over $439 billion—nearly twice that of Walmart. if it can get more retail locations to participate as tellers.

San Diego 101

San Diego Retail Online Marketing 101

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

Looking at the geographic concentration of activity, the US was the most active region, with 47 percent of activity, followed by China at 41 percent. The retail landscape is changing fast in the face of new technologies and shifts in buyer behavior and consumer demand. OrderGroove Funds Frictionless Commerce With $20M Series C.

Branding 100

Branding Retail Software User Experience 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2017

International food retail group Ahold Delhaize (AD) saw a minor upward push in the past week, though a broader view shows prices down overall compared to all-time highs in July 2016. Still, AD has maintained a slow, shallow ascent since the beginning of 2017. At the time of writing, AD was worth €20.43 ($21.74), down 0.17 billion ($27.8

Marketing 100

Marketing Trends Online Retail 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

According to a late 2017 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , almost 40 percent of American adults and nearly 20 percent of adolescents are obese – the highest rates in U.S. recorded history. Plus, while the U.S. percent of global GDP.

Marketing 131

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

Roughly 40 million people tuned in last night to the 90th run-through of the Academy Awards to find out which films, performances, scripts and costumes carried the day in 2017. Which means, he noted, that startups in different regions are given specific business challenges to address as starting points for channeling their creative juices.

Regulation 108

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

million in 2017, and that the average fantasy player spends approximately $556 annually playing games. DraftKings ’ chief international officer, Jeffrey Haas, recently spoke with PYMNTS about the challenges involved in introducing fantasy sports to new markets, and which sports generate the most interest in different global regions.

Payments 102

Payments Regional America Marketing 102

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. billion Indian rupees in the year to March 2017. What’s Next.

Branding 101

Branding National Report Online 101

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. Bank Merger of the Year. Has it worked?

Fintech 142

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 142

CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In 2017, Andreessen Horowitz general partner Alex Rampell said that of all the tech giants that could make a major move in financial services: “Amazon is the most formidable. Bill Me Later was one of the earliest fintech payment platforms on the market and gave big retailers the ability to offer flexible financing programs.

Cards 101

Cards Lending Strategy US 101

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2017

We are the premier, largest doctors-on-demand service currently operating in the United States and, per our announcement in February 2017, are beginning the process of a national rollout. At this time in 2016, we had seen 3,000 patients — as of today in 2017, we have seen more than 23,000 throughout California.

Pennsylvania 128

Pennsylvania Exercises United States Florida 128

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 22, 2018

to +2.7%, closer to where it had been in 2017. for all of 2017. In March, 2018, the Fed revised their GDP forecast for all of 2018 to +2.7%, which is hardly worth writing home about compared to growth in 2017, but is still at a level that I consider to be sustained. Who even knew they were there? Fourth quarter GDP was +2.9%

Marketing 60

Marketing Philadelphia social media Taxes 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

We continue to see double-digit increases in new customer wins each month, demonstrating continued demand for Zelle from national and regional banks and credit unions.”. Google Pay has supported Visa Checkout since 2017. “More than 64 percent of U.S. Visa Checkout Gets Ready to Check Out.

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Apple Google Data Cards 128

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The pace of overall investments in AI is projected to be just under $11 billion in 2017, double the previous year’s level. Bankruptcy claims a marquee name in tyke-focused retailing, as the Amazon effect continues. Call it smart money chasing smart tech? Apple 3 Watch: This will not connect well with would-be buyers.

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US Apple Innovation Regulation 108

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 15, 2020

Specifically, the final CRA rule applies to all national banks and savings associations supervised by the OCC, including federal and state-chartered savings associations, and uninsured federal branches of foreign banks. The preamble to the OCC’s final rule states that covered banks “conduct a majority of all CRA activity in the United States.”

Community 60

Community FDIC Lending Examples 60

American Banker

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The focus of banks' sales practices should be less about unit-based incentives, and more about developing a full relationship with customers and doing what's in their best interest.

Branch Strategies 28

Branch Strategies Community Bank Regional National 28

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 8, 2017

Arxan Application Protection named Best IoT product at the 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. Kontomatik nominated at the Dutch FinTech Awards 2017. Mambu goes live in the Americas with new offices in Miami and new regional managing director. Palestine’s The National Bank deploys core banking technology from Temenos.

Miami 15

Miami New York Dallas blockchain 15

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

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. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. THE BANKING AWARDS.

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

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. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on. THE BANKING AWARDS.

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60

CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

From creating checkout-free retail stores to eliminating concert tickets, here are 16 industries that are starting to transform with facial recognition technology. In December 2017, a Google patent was published with an ambitious vision for analyzing cardiovascular function from a person’s skin color or skin displacement.

Industry 78

Industry Examples Security Technology 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

CFO Adam DeWitt noted that a seven-year-old, Boston-based LevelUp serves 200 regional and national brands, with a point-of-sale (POS) approach that seeks to replicate each brand’s experience online. In December of 2017, Even went live and online for 1.4 million users, up from 9.2 million Walmart employees. Amazon’s Prime Day.

Branding 100

Branding Cards Fraud Marketing 100

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 23, 2017

In our SBA business, we added a team with a national market focus and completed major improvements to our operating processes that will significantly improve productivity and efficiency. SBA increased production and expanded the lending footprint to include the [region] as well as the [region].

US 65

US Regional Marketing Branding 65

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2017

There have been many reports on the decline of the retail industry , and small retailers aren’t immune to the market trends aligning against brick-and-mortar stores. regions are growing, not all of them are growing at the same rate. As of April 2017, they make up nearly 20 percent of the U.S. And while all U.S.

Maine 104

Maine Regional United States Retail 104

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

While online commerce has allowed eRetailers to source consumer data and to deliver targeted, personalized advertisements, physical retail has often lacked these capabilities. Los Angeles-based tech company Bridg is closing the loop for brick-and-mortar restaurants, and soon for retailers, by providing them with key consumer insights.

Retail 100

Retail Marketing Los Angeles social media 100

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.

Exercises 78

Exercises Data Technology Industry 78

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Remittances to developing nations continue to grow, which has spurred many global markets to pursue efforts to enable more efficient cross-border payments. World Bank data shows that remittances to low- and middle-income nations reached a record high last year, with migrants sending $529 billion to their home countries. innovations.

Payments 204

Payments System Fintech Innovation 204