CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

While beauty conglomerates like L’Oréal are making acquisitions to become more tech-enabled, tech giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple (GAFA) are pursuing the high margins in beauty through partnerships, consumer insights, e-commerce, and more. Search data helps brands understand shopper preferences. Looking ahead.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2017

It’s basically that easy, now that Papa John’s has become the first national pizza brand to offer instant ordering via Facebook ’s new “Start Order” button. It let customers order by SMS text message in 2007, offered digital rewards by 2010, and eventually became the first national restaurant brand to launch a custom Apple TV ordering app.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Loyalty, she noted, is earned through a careful continuum of brand positioning and ultimately generating an emotional response among consumers whether they are shopping in store on online. Social media represents another way to leverage and reward loyalty, noted panelists. Are firms getting the proverbial bang for the buck?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

According to a report by Adweek , Ubisoft set up a microsite named Selfie Reveal to show users what data can be gleaned from pictures they innocently post on social media websites. That’s according to Ubisoft, the video game maker that is rolling out a new hacker-themed video game dubbed “Watch Dogs 2” later this month.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

Courting the Cool Kids: Luring Exclusive Brands With a Dedicated Accelerator . The Amazon Brand Accelerator Program is invite-only; for this first run, Amazon is looking to bring on about 10 brands in 2019, targeting soon-to-launch and already launched brands – preferably, those with sustainability or a mission-for-good bent.

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 31, 2019

Coffee chains continuously evolve their branding, in-store design and the way they deliver their offerings to not just keep “the coffee experience” fresh, but also to appeal to the next generation of consumers. Serving coffee will never be the same. The manager went back to her business dispirited and discouraged. That answer is yes.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2016

These days, retail merchants must reach customers, both in-store and online, securely and conveniently. Now that merchants are more responsible for fraud that happens in their stores, he said, “it’s our responsibility to teach them about these tools, like EMV, that can secure them and secure their businesses.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

For a large segment of social media users, commerce may be getting a lot more contextual, as Instagram has launched a checkout feature designed to help the platform become a more attractive place for consumers to shop. Last July, Apple Pay went online with eBay, though it is somewhat more limited than Google Pay.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

Read our future of data security report for more on this topic. ). It comes as no surprise, then, that big tech players like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are investing heavily in data security — especially as several have fallen victim to data breaches themselves. But the company is not alone.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2016

As CIO noted, biometrics, which use technologies like fingerprint systems, facial recognition, iris scanning and voice identification, are a natural fit for retailers looking to improve their ability to target marketing efforts and boost security. iPhone users everywhere rejoiced when Apple added the passcode fingerprint scan,” says Paley.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2016

But not brand. Mobile technology has also helped to make the transactions more secure, continued Jain. And through the platform, various brands can offer incentives for users to switch into their brand. Gift cards may seem a logical answer. Therein lies a conundrum.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

“Today, we are seeing other form factors emerging, beyond just the credit card, including the watch, the bracelet, the payment ring and the car one day,” Chris Curtin, chief of brand and innovation marketing officer at Visa, told RCR Wireless News. It looks like it’s no harm, no foul for Apple. Canada and Brazil.

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 6, 2020

TikTok helps teens socialize and negotiate popularity. including Donald Trump and the American national security apparatus. The basics are: Tik Tok was big in Asia before an American competitor was purchased and re-branded for $1B: Bytedance Technology Co closed the popular Musical.ly But this is how other people see this app?—?including

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NCR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

It’s convenient, secure and labor-free. In fact, across most of the studies released recently, tools such as Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay attract greater attention and adoption. Even a favored bank-branded technology might supplement these choices rather than replace them. So why is it still an outlier?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Retailers scour social media to find influencers and designer bellwethers to turn trends into sales. And consumers increasingly view the brands they know, see and interact with – the card networks like Visa, FinTechs like PayPal and Big Tech players like Apple, Amazon and Google – as trusted enablers of the experience.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

Stripe rolled out chargeback protection, Apple rolled out its take on sign-in authentication , Mastercard launched an open banking platform and Visa and Western Union paired on a global push to card payments – and those are just the top headlines. There were plenty of introductions last week.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Under Stuart’s leadership over the past 17 years, OnPoint has gone from under $2 billion in assets to knocking on the door of $10 billion, all while becoming the most recognized financial brand in the Portland market and achieving some of the industry’s best profitability in 2023. Oh, and along the way, OnPoint will provide an amazing $2.5

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Banking 2020

JANUARY 20, 2016

Consumers have grown accustomed to a faster, more secure world and expect payment solutions to follow suit. Because of the need for fast, secure transactions over inherently personal and often insecure devices, there is growing interest in biometric verification payment systems. Simple: convenience + simplicity + security = loyalty.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

The fact remains that FinTech upstarts are making strides, and any number of tech juggernauts — from Apple to Amazon — are nibbling around the edges of financial services. The banks are partnering or acquiring at a heady pace and deploying technologies, like AI and cognitive, to bring those services to a brand that feels seamless.

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Javelin Strategy & Research

JANUARY 22, 2015

Host Card Emulation (HCE) eviscerated the SWP model and any chance for an upper hand that the mobile operators wanted to maintain, killing their business model of charging issuers for access to the secure element on handsets. Working with the card brands, issuers, acquirers, POS vendors, etc., Would they really be worth $100 million?…

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CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

The biometric software behind facial recognition applications can identify facial structures, contours, and expressions, making it a no-brainer for security and identification purposes. Facial recognition, along with AR, is also making brands data rich — especially beauty brands. But the tools have the ability to improve.

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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

JULY 21, 2020

Of particular interest to market watchers are the FAANG s – Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Alphabet/Google – and how the pandemic has affected those tech giants’ performance thus far. The initiative aims to offer a synthesis of social media and eCommerce experiences. economic recovery. ” Amazon. ” Amazon.

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NCR

JULY 11, 2016

It found mobile wallets from the likes of Apple, Google and Samsung are seen as the most likely technology to win out in the P2P payments battle, with almost a quarter of professionals (24 per cent) naming these tools. In the US, the big banks have taken note of the success of Venmo and are preparing their fightback.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2017

Well, some of us did — mostly those who were willing to sleep on the sidewalk outside an Apple Store got it on day one. When the first version of Apple’s App Store launched in 2008, there were only 500 apps in it. million apps in the Apple App store, not to mention the additional 3.4 And on June 29, 2007, we finally got it.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

In the age of Twitter, Apple Pay and Lending Club, it’s important to remember the shareholder performance delivered by Gleason and team when compared to the behemoths. No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The new shops will feature 100 popular small businesses and digital brands on Facebook and Instagram into retail stores, and will be housed in The Market @ Macy’s. The Market @ Macy’s helps both emerging and established brands reach new audiences by showcasing them in a physical space inside Macy’s.

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Demoing first with apple watch. Is this the first time we have seen an apple watch as apart of a demo today? It’s all done through the smartphone, with bank-level security. Chip card reader for when customers are shopping online to improve security. Branded version is available. ^KT. Adds in Social security.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Now showing how Avoka can integrate with a ton of apps in a matter of days with your company’s brand. Franchises – Americas greatest brands” They have a list view function where investors can investigate franchises near and far. It’s seems better to invest in a brand you are more comfortable with an established presence.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

The Ad Age story notes that it will also be supported by TV advertising, social media efforts and a summer-long “experiential” tour. The app will also allow users to record a 15-second “digital lip-sync video” that can be shared on social media using the hashtag #ShareaCoke, the brand told Ad Age.

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Abrigo

JULY 13, 2015

Digital meetings, secure file transfer and creating digital settings to share information in groups can be fundamental in helping successful business take place. Box.com makes it easy to collaborate securely by consolidating your content online in a single, easy to use location. When it comes to social media, simple is safe.

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Lex Sokolin

JUNE 24, 2019

It yelled at me with its branding. Second, the color sticks out like the red alarms we all associate with a dopamine kick from our social media and smartphone interactions. Sprinkle in the words Google, Uber, and Apple, and the approximations becomes accurate. So I had to look?—?good good luck not seeing this thing!

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

consumers, a representative sample of the mobile-using public, found that consumers access one of more than 44 different apps the very first thing when they wake up every day across those different categories — from email to their calendar to mobile banking , social media, shopping and messaging apps. Indeed, 28.9 percent for Uber.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The marketplace blended crowdsourcing and social media to create hype around new inventions; help inventors find partners, funding, and manufacturing resources; and sell their gadgets to major nationwide retailers such as Home Depot and Target. — Ben Kaufman, founder, Quirky. This would be Munchery’s downfall.

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CB Insights

JUNE 5, 2019

Biometric technology such as facial recognition can quickly and accurately identify individual people and their emotional state, making it a powerful tool for ensuring security and preventing fraud. Beauty brands are letting customers try on makeup virtually. Banks use facial recognition for authentication.

Technology 78

Technology US Company Security 78

William Mills

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Integrated with major retailer API’s like Amazon, eBay, Best Buy and several other aspirational brands. From their web site: Swych’s patent pending mobile gifting platform enables users to send “Swychable” gifts from their mobile device that can be instantly redeemed for electronic gift cards of more than 90 popular brands.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

A lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission followed, with Holmes agreeing in a settlement to return millions of shares, pay a $500,000 fine, and refrain from being an officer or director of a public company for 10 years. Three months later, Amazon contributed to a $50M funding round earmarked for promoting the Pets.com brand.

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