PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

As more chatbots enter the enterprise arena, as well as the retail industry, for customer service needs, this concept has morphed from fantasy into reality. Earlier this year at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show, the hot topic of debate was how chatbots can be beneficial to consumers if implemented in the correct way.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2019

Kiosks are increasingly becoming part of the retail landscape. As reported in the latest Unattended Retail Tracker , done in partnership between PYMNTS and WorldNet Payments, unattended retail is gaining traction worldwide, on the heels of growth in consumer demand and as employers look to increase their operating profits.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2019

Among the more interesting storylines of this era of digital commerce and payments is the maturation of vending machines — sorry, “unattended retail.” Retailers are paying more attention to vending machines, a trend that is all but certain to continue into the 2020s. Vending Machine Trends.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

billion in annual spending on PPE projected by 2027. Manufacturers are also repurposing their industrial equipment, reviving decommissioned factories and converting their existing layouts and workflows to create new items,” the report says. Numbers are fairly staggering even as COVID-19 infections slowly recede, with $98.3

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Walmart’s move on skincare could have been forecast simply by looking at skincare’s $123 billion in global revenue in 2018, or the $175-$200 billion it is forecast to generate annually by 2027. Walmart, it seems, is hoping to ride that wave of rising retail enthusiasm, with this week’s announcement of its new Earth to Skin product line.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

They are eager participants in modern eCommerce, and Japanese firms were literally on the ground floor of the development of mobile payments since Japanese firms invented the two key cashless payments technologies that power the vast majority of mobile payments done today. PayPay And Signs Of Mobile Acceleration.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

But by 2027, Research Nester estimates that number will have swollen to $34.4 The demand for the device has been reasonably healthy, however, and Amazon’s spokesperson confirmed that any customer who requests an invitation for Alexa Auto will receive one. The global smart speaker market was worth around $4.3

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

trillion by 2027, and more than half of all eCommerce shoppers buy from merchants abroad. These risks are even higher for businesses in recreation, entertainment and retail sectors, where margins are already razor-thin and even slight decreases in revenue can make big differences in profitability.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

This is around the same time that artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing saw major technological advancements and were incorporated into chatbots along with automation and analytics. The power that chatbots wield in the retail arena is significant. Although it highlights 14.9 million jobs will be lost.

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CB Insights

JUNE 7, 2021

It handles the back-end payment technology while working with banks that process the payment transactions. . Amid the pandemic-driven acceleration of e-commerce and shift to digital payments, Marqeta has seen rapid growth in revenue and demand for its card-issuing technology. The company is aiming for a $12B valuation. . Phone number.

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