PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Apple And Epic’s Battle May Head To Trial in 2021. The ongoing war between Apple and Epic Games over the future of Fortnite on iOS seems to be heading for a trial showdown that could have drastic effects on what the future of the digital economy will be, and what entities will play the role of gatekeeper. consumers will do.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

Forget millennials – well, at least for a moment. So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. The items are sold in small quantities to catch the interest of Generation Z and millennial consumers who aren’t interested in buying in bulk. Take Target, for instance. Gen Z Trends.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Google, Amazon and Apple already loom large in nearly every area of consumers’ lives, whether in the form of smart speakers, cloud-computing or content streaming services — just to name a few. For the Building A Better App: Banks And The Innovation Imperative Report , a collaboration with Ondot , PYMNTS surveyed more than 3,000 U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And so a sheepherding innovation – and new vocabulary word – was born. In the payments ecosystem, we need look no further than the bridge millennial for how the connected purchasing experience will evolve over the next decade. Analysts pinpoint certain companies as bellwethers for the performance of a sector.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Payments is in a state of constant change, with decision points shifting as fast as each innovation, disruption and tweak in consumer behavior. The credit cycle will turn, and you’ll have a generation of credit risk managers who’ve not been through a recession yet. In fact, their slogan for the card is “Created by Apple, Not a Bank?.”

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NCR

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

And there’s no better way to target Millennial entrepreneurs than with the technology they crave to help them in their business pursuits. More than any other generation, Millennials experience life, work and business through technology and they expect seamless interactions regardless of location.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

According to Building A Better App: Banks And The Innovation Imperative , a report co-produced by PYMNTS and Ondot , almost a quarter, or 24.3 percent, of consumers reported they would be highly likely to seek banking services with Amazon , Apple or Google — while another 23.5 percent indicated they would be at least somewhat likely.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As the report states, “We … find that a significant share of consumers are willing to bank with the institutions — financial or otherwise — that offer them the best spending and money management tools.”. The highest interest is among “bridge millennials” whose card spend averages $40,000 annually. Mobile Cards: Make or Break?

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Thankfully for bank and credit union executives, lenders, risk managers, and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officers, banking podcasts and podcasts for credit unions are plentiful, and options are growing. Weekly episodes highlight innovators and industry players driving innovation in the financial services industry. Indeed, with 2.8

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Accenture

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

But there’s another reason why the neo-challengers are so front-of-mind: They’re industry leaders in cultivating technology innovation and optimising customer service and experience. They also deliver innovative, easy-to-use apps that help users with things like managing their daily budget or travelling abroad. Customer growth.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Delivery done right meets a consumer’s needs including around delivery time — with Walmart’s partnership with HomeValet described by Ward as “one of many solutions we’re testing” to make people’s lives “more manageable.”. Smart boxes, by design, expand the number of needs Walmart can meet, and when they can meet them.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 15, 2014

This is certainly an interesting innovation, but many bankers may be asking themselves if it’s a practical one. Offering convenient ways to bank can be an appealing option to draw in those new customers, particularly for the millennial generation.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The day after Halloween marks the 60-day sprint to the end of the year – a year in which the pace of innovation has accelerated materially. The shifts associated with that innovation are beginning to take root, and those impacts are beginning to be felt. Apple … and the iPhone Customer. Google … and Ad-Supported Search .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

But at this point, he is skeptical that Snap can manage a hat trick. In our excitement to innovate and bring many new products into the world, we have lost the core of what made Snapchat the fastest way to communicate,” Spiegel wrote in the document, calling the update “rushed.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

That’s reflected in data (this is Data Drivers, after all) from the Credit Union Innovation Index , a joint effort between PSCU and PYMNTS. PYMNTS and PSCU found that 59 percent of credit union members said they want innovation, though it wouldn’t necessarily sway them to choose one CU over another. Avoiding Complacency. His Advice.

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 31, 2019

On a recent visit to my local coffee shop, I realized how uphill a task this can be with millennials and Generation Z patrons who are joining the ranks of coffee aficionados. The teens scoffed at the manager’s dictation of how they’re supposed to behave, and amusingly grew annoyed for being deprived of some social media mobile device time.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016

The startup drew jealous ire from competitor Facebook/Instagram , success from millennials and confused befuddlement from baby boomers this year, along with a $1.81 This year wasn’t the worst for Apple … but it wasn’t particularly great either. billion funding round back in May. It seems to be working for it.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

And its popularity with young consumers (77 percent of millennials used mobile banking within the past month) means that more consumers are likely to embrace these new practices each year. USAA was not the only digital banking platform to debut new services and innovations recently. Around The Digital Banking World.

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NCR

MAY 9, 2017

But technology innovators and financial institutions have worked together for generations. The 2016 Millennial Money Mindset Report, released by iQuantifi earlier this year, reported that nearly 42 percent of millennials want to manage their banking relationship exclusively online. The Apple Store has over 2.2

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

And it will have a considerably smaller footprint than other IKEA locations — while IKEA’s mainline stores can cover 300,000 square feet, its upcoming Big Apple digs are said to be only 17,530 square feet. Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S. restaurants. for close to 20 years.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

The floor of CES was once again flooded with smart devices, created to make everything from personal grooming to household management to the daily commute a smoother and more seamless experience for consumers through the power of connection. Apple announced it will open access to its AirPlay and HomeKit technology to LG and Vizio.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

QVC President and CEO Mike George said when the deal was announced,“By creating the leader in discovery-based shopping, we will enhance the customer experience, accelerate innovation, leverage our resources and talents to further strengthen our brands, and redeploy savings for innovation and growth. The Beauty & Wellness Makeover.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

While the media often portrays millennials as preoccupied with the rising prices of festival tickets and avocado toast, their real financial concerns are a bit more practical. Download the free report to find out how fintech is shaping the future of wealth management and investing. get the REPORT on next generation investors.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

A consensus says that the future banking customer relationships—particularly for millennial consumers—will orbit to one degree or another around mobile technology. The latest twists came in September, when one of the biggest technology and payments events of the year featured the announcement of Apple Inc.’s

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Sustainable commerce is having a moment — well, two or three of them given how millennials and even younger consumers champion the trend — and that applies to food waste and commerce involving meat and plants. Bruised fruits could become apple chips,” he said. Another big challenge is scale. One potential example of that?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2017

When you’re an innovator and building out a vision for a new category like we are, there aren’t existing companies or products to model after. There is also a lot of room to innovate. In fact, we have recently proven the power of innovation with a major bank in Canada through their mobile banking wallet.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The term “thinking outside of the box” originates from advice that puzzle management consultants famously gave to clients in the 1970s and 1980s to encourage creative thinking. That makes product discovery coupled with product innovation retail’s new playbook. Retailers are where these consumers go to find these new products.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 15, 2016

Available only via mobile app, imaginBank is a new initiative by Spanish bank, Caixabank targeting millennials. And one in every three Spanish millennials is a customer of their bank. The mobile app for imaginBank is available as a free download from Google Play (Android) or from the Apple App Store (iOS). CaixaBank serves 2.9

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

In fact, voice assistant technology had, understandably, a very visible role during CES, where the floor was crowded with smart devices designed to make everything from personal grooming to household management to the daily commute a smoother and more seamless experience for consumers through the power of connection.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

For those charged with managing the consumer’s trust and safety when transacting online, and in the midst of increasingly clever cybercrooks, being comfortable going against the status quo flow has become much more important than ever before, he said. Amazon Takes Its Bite Out of the Big Apple.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Payments had been relatively static with innovation around cash, checks and credit cards. Then, there was sudden exponential growth in innovation. In the last four years, we’ve had the adoption of bitcoin, Samsung and Apple Pay and the explosion of FinTech,” said Jenkins. Now located in the U.S.,

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NCR

JULY 20, 2016

Biometrics has been a staple of science fiction films for decades, with futuristic movies displaying iris scanners, facial recognition software and a range of other quirky innovations. Fingerprints have been used as a form of identification since the late 19th century, so they’re hardly a new innovation.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

But playing and delivery methods keep changing, with Ohio of all places — no offense to the Buckeye State, home to multiple presidents and the Wright Brothers’ aerodynamic innovations — accounting for some of the latest developments. Millennials, whom the company says do not provide a lot of foot traffic to retailers that sell lotto tickets.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

Consumers are paying with credit and debit cards more than ever before, and they are increasingly looking to their smartphones to gain greater control over how they spend and manage their money. It is likely that the COVID-19 global pandemic will further propel these trends, as in-store and cash purchases become less and less common.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2016

That includes the two mobile giants who started this massive wave rolling to shore: Google with Android and Apple with its iOS-based mobile devices. All you millennials out there, ask your parents what they used to do as teenagers on Saturday afternoons. A LITTLE WALK DOWN SHOPPING’S MEMORY LANE. Chances are they hung out at the mall.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2016

I was reminded of this phenomenon recently after scanning a bunch of stories that described a variety of “disruptive” innovations in payments. Compared to the alternative — losing it in the market anyway and/or being taxed on whatever returns they might manage to eke out — the downside doesn’t appear too threatening.

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Tech and Finance

JUNE 14, 2018

In the past I have written about design thinking, how to avoid bank PR-speak and whether banking and innovation belong in the same sentence. Of those who do, nearly 70 percent cite meditation and mindfulness as the most effective activity for managing their stress, ranked above listening to music, sleeping or exercising.

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