Bank Innovation

AUGUST 1, 2018

Apple Pay crossed one billion transactions in the quarter ending on June 30, CEO Tim Cook said on the Cupertino-based company’s earnings call yesterday. That number, Cook said, represents three times the transaction number in the same quarter last year.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 22, 2018

As it makes its way to South Africa and continues to amass impressive partnerships with the likes of Alipay and PayPal, Samsung Pay might have completed three years in the mobile payments market, but its numbers still lag its main rival, Apple Pay. Samsung revealed yesterday that it had completed 1.3

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

How that will affect merchants’ online promotional activity hangs in the balance. As we know, mostly anonymous corporations have been collecting consumer data online for years, usually without explicit permission, selling it or using it for ad retargeting and personalization. That’s a bad moon rising for some Big Data operators.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

Representatives from Amazon , Apple , Facebook and Google are scheduled to appear before the House Antitrust Subcommittee. The subcommittee revealed that it would “examine the impact of market power of online platforms on innovation and entrepreneurship.”. We are here to help.”.

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South State Correspondent

JULY 19, 2022

Then, in a twist of innovative thinking, Ogilvy, the famous ad firm, was brought in. This is why influencers work in social media. The event was set up with plenty of social media, earned media, organic content, and paid digital advertising. More private security was brought in and fights increased.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

By 2020, Kering will bring full control of its luxury brands online through its own internal activities, which include building tech teams, said Reuters. The company will work with Apple on apps, said MarketWatch. Online sales were about 6 percent of Kering’s 6.4

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2018

Given that the average American checks his Facebook page some 14 times a day, the social media giant’s decision to expand into online dating is less than shocking. Smartwatches are starting to gain traction with consumers, but players not named “Apple” are working overtime to really ignite.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Unsurprisingly, fast food patrons immediately began warring on social media about whether or not the results could be trusted. People on social media will engage in online debate for almost any reason — sometimes no reason at all. It’s a contentious question. According to Foursquare , the answer is yes.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. The role of Alex Jimenez, senior vice president and director of digital and payments innovation at the $7.2

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

What we do know, however, is that efficiency-driving innovation will have its place, come whatever market environment,” Joshua Kempf, cofounder and CEO of online B2B industrial products distributor Gaveteiro.com.br , explained in his TechCrunch piece. It looks like it’s no harm, no foul for Apple. Canada and Brazil.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Similarly, industry and society are moving on to new experiences in futuristic online “worlds” with functioning economies where real-world and virtual events commingle in an evolution of social media-style community offering safety from COVID and, increasingly, commerce. Murmurs From The Metaverse.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

But half had also purchased something online in that same time, showing that the way people shop is shifting. Only 26 percent said they would trust Google to enable new IoT payments methods, and Apple and Microsoft fared even worse. Nearly 80 percent of respondents had made a purchase in a physical store within the last week.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

But, as the just-released PYMNTS “ Commerce Connected Playbook: Retail Innovation Edition ” indicates, the interesting thing to watch is not that digitization is happening, but how it is happening. They see things on social media, they have been reached through direct marketing, email marketing, text marketing, etcetera about a product.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

In-house ordering apps are typical for large quick-service restaurant (QSR) companies, with only those who are willing to take risks and innovate standing out from the herd. Tom Brady announced on social media that he won’t sign with the Patriots for the 2020 season after two decades with the team.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

To help consumers remember their favorite moments, eCommerce innovators are making it possible for them to order framed prints from pictures they have taken on their phones. Keepsake accepts major credit cards or Apple Pay for payment and uses Stripe on the backend. Like many companies, Keepsake reaches its market through social media.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Nike’s digital engagement goes beyond merely selling products online. For instance, the firm generated more than seven billion brand impressions and 400 million social engagements worldwide on social media during the latest quarter. Maybe it’s apples that don't even have bruises, but. That’s interesting to me.”.

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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. In fact, according to our recent study, they come in dead last.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

While platforms like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay have failed to attract adoption from American consumers, Walmart’s omnichannel mobile wallet play may be set to pass them both — especially as consumers visit the store more frequently during the holiday season. Around the Omni Developer World. The mobile money tides seem to be changing.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 20, 2017

PayPal certainly isn’t stalling its innovations for customers. The company is continuing to expand its roster of new features with the launch of instant bank transfers for Visa and Mastercard users, announced today. The service will go live for all users next month, and will cost $0.25

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2016

Successful innovation is about solving a problem or introducing a better experience – and at least when it comes to the restaurant sector, mobile and apps have delivered for consumers and the hometown restaurants that are reaping the benefits. Big Retail’s Online Checkout Conversions. Speaking of Birchbox …. Sizzle or Fizzle?

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

With this addition, each of the Frightful Five will have its own voice-controlled speaker: Amazon with its Echo family of devices; Google with the Home speaker; Apple with its new HomePod; Microsoft with the Cortana-powered Invoke speaker; and now, Alibaba, with its as-yet unnamed voice assistant and device. It is unlikely to reach the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2016

These days, retail merchants must reach customers, both in-store and online, securely and conveniently. And it all started with Apple, he said. “I As Dasilva pointed out, it’s not as if those Apple products that seemingly everyone wanted were not also available online or through other channels.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

A Slice Of Innovation. We know that delivery is all about convenience, and Domino’s Hotspots are an innovation that is all about flexible delivery options for customers.”. In terms of ordering, the pizza chain said that Domino’s Hotspots are an online-only option for prepaid orders made on dominos.com and in mobile apps.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

The two collaborated on a payments solution designed to enable MegaFon subscribers to make purchases or pay bills via their smartphone using Apple Pay or Samsung Pay and a linked virtual Mastercard. The financial services company recently debuted a new partnership with Russian phone operator and telecom provider MegaFon.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

Through platforms such as Slice , small pizzerias can tap into technology that allows their customers to order pizza online for pickup or delivery — just like the larger national chains. Mobile wallets such as Apple Pay and Android Pay are also accepted. The value of the online pizza delivery industry alone is already $7 billion.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

While the competition part of the story is usually where the action is in payments and commerce – who’s ahead, who’s behind, who’s innovating, who’s imitating – sometimes the news isn’t about who is getting ahead, but who is working harder to get there. Instagram and PayPal Pair Up for Instacommerce.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are doubling down on data security. However, Facebook and Amazon are not the only Big Tech companies with a need to innovate in data security. Using CB Insights’ patent analytics, we mined FAMGA’s patent application activity for data security innovations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

And, despite reporting on July 12 that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had reached an agreement to fine Facebook $5 billion, shares in the social media company were up $3.84 And, in other news, Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook executives testified about their business practices before the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee.

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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.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Paul wrote the “ Online Banking for Dummies ” book in the late ’80s. Award – goes to CNBC’s Jim Cramer , who lamented that banks should have been innovating offerings like those delivered by PayPal and Square. Smarter Bank – Innovation Award – goes to (can you believe it) the United States government for the on-time delivery of FedNow.

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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. SoFi and Uber Reshuffle Their Upper Levels.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2016

I n the mid-late-1980s, the online shopping channel of choice was the television – and QVC one of the granddaddies of what was hailed as “home shopping.” And you could buy some of the same stuff that you can buy today online. Even Comcast is expanding its on-demand, online video services. It wasn’t always that way.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2016

I n the mid-late-1980s, the online shopping channel of choice was the television – and QVC one of the granddaddies of what was hailed as “home shopping.” And you could buy some of the same stuff that you can buy today online. Even Comcast is expanding its on-demand, online video services. It wasn’t always that way.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Jain also remarked that innovation in the gift card space — using mobile as a delivery channel — has been marked by “a lot of attempts to digitize gifts and creating a digital channel for sending gift cards. Jain explained that other firms (including even eBay) have platforms that allow gift cards to be sold on online marketplaces.

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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 terms and conditions, Siegel stated, allow companies to have access to the consumer’s social media and other aspects of their lives. Oh, and data?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Hats off to Greg for taking a $600 million credit union to a $5 billion innovator over his 25 years at the helm. Greg also leaves the organization knee-deep in technical innovation as PSECU has deployed Corelation core, Kony digital, Temenos origination and Sitecore CMS among other new solutions. 2X Innovation Barrier Award.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And so a sheepherding innovation – and new vocabulary word – was born. Retailers scour social media to find influencers and designer bellwethers to turn trends into sales. Don’t forget, it wasn’t too long ago that everyone thought online commerce was a sliver of commerce, too.

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