PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bank client preferences have moved toward self-service technologies over branch visits in recent years because of ease of use and improved convenience. Kobe Bryant’s VC Firm Holds More Than $2B in Assets .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. The brand is well-known for using its community of skateboarders for design ideas and marketing. The brand has also partnered with Goodwill and Chrysalis to access underserved employees.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Cashoff enhances customer engagement with its loyalty program offering cash back by big-name brands. Cashoff integrated with global brands. Tinkoff’s data shows that they do and it drives engagement with the mobile banking app and the brand. ^DG. However, they see their main value as helping to improve customer experience. ^SR

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings. Just under half — or 45.9

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

The announcement comes at a time when rival cosmetics firms like Estee Lauder and retailers like Sephora are making big investments in new technology, in part due to the influence of beauty bloggers and online selfies. percent of its total sales during the first half of 2018, which is up from about 5 percent just three years ago.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

These technologies bring more options for consumers to order and pay for their meals, such as kiosks and mobile ordering. Borrowing from the strategy of fast food restaurants, Dine Brands is working on a new order-ahead technology. It’s like converting casual dining to fast food,” Dine Brands CEO Stephen Joyce told The Post.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Retailers are starting to tap into the camera,” said Ted Mann, CEO of visual search technology provider Slyce. StyleSnap’s recommendations draw on a number of factors, including brand, price range and customer reviews. billion in 2018 and is expected register a CAGR of 8.9 And it really has been wildly successful for that.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Indeed, that is one of the main ideas behind Instagram ’s recent move to offer three new ways for users of the Facebook-owned photo-sharing social media platform to discover products. Instagram users can also now shop in videos from the brands they follow. Window Shopping. It found that, on average, it takes 22.1

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2018

The voice app, Uniqlo claims, is the first time a brand worked with Google to develop a chatbot. According to Juniper, using chatbots will cut response and interaction times via phone and on social media by a dramatic amount, with businesses and consumers combined saving more than 2.5

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

According to the 2018 Global Brand Counterfeiting Report , luxury fashion brands are a favored target. This is revenue drain on brands and has the potential to damage their public image, as well. Social Media. Globally, the industry loses $30.3 billion per year to fake online sales.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Sometime brands hit it lucky, sometimes a very concerted marketing effort makes all the difference — but what flavors define a food trend have heretofore mostly been mysterious. Technology can give restaurants the insight they need to stay ahead of trends,” Tastewise CEO Alon Chen noted. That’s a huge jump in a year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Social media was largely considered more friend than foe, most consumers still used passcodes instead of fingerprints to open their mobile devices, and Tom Brady was merely a great athlete instead of the fountain-of-youth demi-god he is today (PYMNTS is based in Boston, so just go with us on that one). “In Back to 2012.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Social media was largely considered more friend than foe, most consumers still used passcodes instead of fingerprints to open their mobile devices, and Tom Brady was merely a great athlete instead of the fountain-of-youth demi-god he is today (PYMNTS is based in Boston, so just go with us on that one). “In Back to 2012.

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The Financial Brand

JUNE 3, 2018

This annual analysis of technology and internet trends from Mary Meeker, the world's foremost authority on digital channels, is an essential guide for financial marketers. The post Top Takeaways for Banking Execs From The 2018 Internet Trends Report appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

Other figures from the first quarter of 2018 show that 299 brands suffered phishing attacks during that period, up about 15 percent quarter over quarter. Those attacks include targets from a “more diverse set of brands” than in the recent past, with cloud storage providers now appearing in the top 10 most targeted during Q1.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

At first glance, 2018 is shaping up to be a year that has brought meaningful consumer, regulatory and legislative backlash against lax online privacy. social media users are “very confident” that those platforms would protect users’ data, according to Pew — with 64 percent calling for more regulation of online advertisers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

That putting what is now the inevitable regulatory screws to social media platforms will impose unwieldly compliance costs on every player, making it harder for new players to emerge and scale, and thereby strengthening Facebook’s position. Anyone who gets it down to one minute should definitely get the Nobel Peace Prize.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Search data helps brands understand shopper preferences. Beauty brands partner with Google Assistant and Home. Messenger taps brands for beauty bots. Instagram powers digital beauty brands. Google’s search data helps brands understand beauty shopper preferences. YouTube powers beauty influencers.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

CPG corporates like PepsiCo, Coca Cola, Kellogg’s, and Campbell, for example, have invested in and acquired a number of brands focused on healthy snacking , while personal care incumbents like P&G and Unilever have backed natural and organic beauty brands. As consumer demand rises, businesses are buying into the trend.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

But over the course of 2018 — and literally dozens of conversations with the ambitious entrepreneurs who have successfully launched matchmaking platforms — we did hear an awful lot of good ideas on how to make the right match, how to get to scale — and how to make money while doing it. percent, plus $.30 30 per transaction.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Retailers scour social media to find influencers and designer bellwethers to turn trends into sales. These early adopters of devices and apps use a different and, we’re finding, much more critical lens to determine the value of money – and, most importantly, the value of time when using that technology to shop and pay.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

During a busy year we saw Jill supporting her local community, blogging with Mark Cuban, spinning up new PPP technology and innovating with things like curbside banking. For more than 20 years, John has helped City National grow its niched commercial and private banking businesses with strategic technologies. THE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS.

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Idaho Community Industry Strategy 181

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This happened despite sophisticated technology capabilities that successfully flagged many other types of inappropriate postings, like pornography, and kept them off the platform for years. Only 38 percent of hate speech content was identified by their technology in Q1 2018, they reported, resulting in the removal of 2.5

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

It seems like a criminal understatement to say that that business has changed (and keeps changing) as a result of digital technology — in hindsight, “reinvention” might end up being more accurate. As we discover new, unsigned artists, we develop them into brands,” Steinberg told Webster, describing izo’s work as akin to an “incubator.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2018

It seems like a criminal understatement to say that business has changed, and keeps changing, as a result of digital technology — with hindsight, “reinvention” might end up being more accurate — but even so, those developments are having a significant impact on the financial foundations of the industry. Complex Business.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 5, 2018

Driven by Lore, Walmart acquired e-commerce platform Shoebuy in January 2017, followed by outdoor apparel retailer Moosejaw in February, womenswear site Modcloth in March, direct-to-consumer premium menswear brand Bonobos in June, and last-mile delivery startup Parcel in September. Increase in-store efficiency. POTENTIAL ACQUISITION TARGETS.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

Facebook, for example, disclosed that an unprecedented data breach in September 2018 exposed the social media accounts of up to 90M users — including login credentials — effectively compromising access to any site that lets users log in with their Facebook account. But the company is not alone.

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Google Apple Security Data 76

Javelin Strategy & Research

JULY 1, 2014

The name choice for the brand is made by a small and forceful CEO with an obsession with Greek mythology and LARPING, played by Danny DeVito. In terms of things that Isis really didn’t see coming, having your brand kidnapped by a terrorist network with a better social media presence is probably not one of them.

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Denver social media Branding US 53

PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

In spring 2018, participating U.S. DoorDash’s technology advantages, exceptional management team and relentless merchant focus are reflected in their stunning growth and impressive unit economics,” Housenbold said in an announcement. And DICK’S wasn’t the only big brand looking to change its role in this story.

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Regulation Data Regional America 108

PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2019

Tesla has its share of problems , but it nonetheless came out of 2018 as America’s bestselling luxury car – and with celebrities lining up to sing its praises on social media, it would be hard to argue that it has failed to establish itself as a mainstream brand. Now if it could just get all of those backorders filled.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Consumers are now buying CPG goods online, via mobile, at the office, through on-demand delivery, in meal kits and personalized services, by using smart home and voice technology, and more. Pinnacle Foods, which owns Vlasic pickles and other brands, has been targeted by activist investor Jana Partners. Jana disclosed a 9.1%

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Branding Industry Retail Strategy 73

William Mills

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Now in its 23 rd year, the conference featured more than 20 technology providers and rallied together innovators from across the globe to discuss how financial institutions can better engage with business customers… and the timing couldn’t be better. According to The Wall Street Journal , the U.S. RCGILTNER Services, Inc. www.rcgiltner.com.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Building trust in your institution has a lot to do with technology, from implementing strong data security practices to humanizing your online customer interactions. But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. Use social media to build trust. Illustration by Ahoy There.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This happened despite sophisticated technology capabilities that successfully flagged many other types of inappropriate postings, like pornography, and kept them off the platform for years.”. government and other technology companies to stay ahead.”. The shops are staffed by Macy’s employees.

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

Welcome to FinovateSpring 2018. Again another financial wellness platform using machine learning technology. A TON of really old technology is being used in mortgage lending. In fact, Fiserv recently sold ALL of their mortgage technology to a PE firm. I’m here at the Santa Clara Convention Center covering the demos.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Technology is an essential ingredient that connects consumers with their favorite food brands. Many fast food, fast casual and quick service restaurants (QSRs) in the industry are realizing that using technology to deliver a seamless ordering experience is essential to remaining competitive in a $273 billion market.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

For Google’s part, it kept releasing its own branded phones under the Nexus brand, partnering with Samsung, Asus, and LG to manufacture these devices, and further eroding the value of the Motorola acquisition. in 2005, the thinking was that enhanced communications technology would help buyers and sellers better connect.

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