PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

From CVS to T-Mobile , retailers and technology providers are catering to the trend of contactless payment acceptance with new solutions and methods of handling cards from customers. CVS, for instance, brought support for the Apple Pay mobile wallet to stores across the country, per reports in October. locations, per reports last year.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

With a device that is reportedly quicker and more powerful than most PC notebooks, Apple has unveiled its “most advanced” iPad Pro. Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said in the announcement, “The new iPad Pro introduces advanced technologies never before available in mobile computing.”

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of point-of-sale installment loan that partners with retailers to allow consumers to pay for their purchases in multiple equal payments. When online shopping, if a retailer has a partnership with a BNPL platform, the customer can choose it as their payment method when placing their order at checkout.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Coverage includes France’s Natixis Payments bringing Apple Pay to users of Apetiz at restaurants and retailers. France’s Natixis Payments is bringing Apple Pay to users of Apetiz for payments at affiliated restaurants and retailers, Natixis said in an announcement.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

Innovations run the gamut from promo codes to coupons and quick-response (QR) scans in addition to other features such as delivery tracking. Overall, merchants in the $1 trillion accommodation and food services market see digital innovation as key for staying competitive in the space. percent — innovated to remain competitive.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Retailers trying to scale their businesses can now get expert help from a new Shopify platform that connects merchants with skilled professionals, Shopify announced in a press release on Thursday (Oct. The new Experts Marketplace connects retailers with external resources and experts who specialize in the Shopify platform.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

As the debut of 5G devices supercharges demand, Apple Inc. And GF Securities Analyst Jeff Pu said that a broader handset lineup would help iPhone shipments grow next year. They are betting that the emergence of the latest generation of wireless technology will power innovation from smart homes to automated factories.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Sources have said Apple is developing in-screen fingerprint technology that could be available for its 2020 iPhones. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the technology is being tested both inside Apple and among the company’s overseas suppliers. Trudy Muller, an Apple spokesperson, declined to comment.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The 5G mobile network technology revolution is on, and you can bet that retail will be one of the places where this all plays out. As the debut of 5G devices supercharges demand, Apple Inc. And GF Securities Analyst Jeff Pu said a broader handset lineup would help iPhone shipments grow next year. to Samsung Electronics Co.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

At launch, the service was positioned as an innovative replacement for a well-entrenched standard considered not well-suited for a mobile and digital world. This, everyone, is the Apple Pay story, 20 months post-launch. . We now have observations every quarter since the launch of Apple Pay.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

The more connected devices consumers have, the more concerned they are about the security of their financial information. Today’s shoppers want the transparency of being able to verify that they’ve been charged the correct amount, and many aren’t willing to trade this security for the convenience of auto-payments.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Two hundred and seventy-four years later, those words are the perfect framework for understanding what will define the next decade of innovation in payments and any ecosystem that touches it. Sometimes those innovations disrupted old models and players; other times they made them better and more efficient. The Invisible Innovators .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Unfortunately, sometimes things get a little out of whack , with customers going one way and retail managers going another. Observable particularly in physical retail and QSR dining, misaligned expectations have been popping up a lot lately. 20 percent: Share of Apple’s revenue that came from China as of 2015.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

It would be “odd” for Apple Inc. Goldman must be offering Apple a very good deal,” Ellis said by email. to offer a jointly developed credit card with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and not with Synchrony Financial, MoffettNathanson analyst Lisa Ellis said, since Synchrony dominates the market for co-brand offerings.

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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

JANUARY 26, 2017

Apple has surely managed to deliver a lot of hype with the launch of its mobile payments platform, but according to the numbers so far, it hasn’t really managed to deliver a hit. Apple Pay continues to have its boosters, and Tim Cook remains unspeakably enthusiastic about its future. 2016, that figure had fallen to 22.4

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

As Seedrs CEO Jeff Kelisky told Karen Webster in a recent discussion, while most people in 2009 took one look at the sputtering and shuddering economy, there was a whole class of innovators and entrepreneurs who didn’t see a nuclear wasteland where the economy used to be. They saw a greenfield waiting to be planted. The list goes on.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2017

Perhaps self-driving technology was what Apple CEO Tim Cook meant by “ future stuff.”. On Friday of last week, Apple secured a self-driving road test permit from the California DMV. The new permit will reportedly allow Apple to test the technology in three Lexus RX 450h models, a luxury hybrid SUV.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

With one new product delayed and one giving a lackluster performance, it would have been nice for Apple if the new version of the Apple Watch had done well, but early reviewers are saying that’s not the case. Series 3 Apple Watch. It’s even more of a shame for Apple because of the company’s recent forays into chip design.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Also, Apple has gained three separate patents related to the Apple Watch. Apple Patents Biometric Watch Band. Apple has gained three separate patents related to the Apple Watch, which would allow for biometric identification, lighted indicators and automatic tightening of the band.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The first was that American mobile-wallet providers pretty much avoided it, starting with Apple eschewing QR codes in 2014 in favor of the higher-tech (and more secure) NFC technology. Jonker said the beauty of QR codes is that they offer a contactless payment that’s not completely bound to a structured retail environment.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2016

As documented in the December edition of the Unattended Retail Tracker™ , the results of a six-month long study conducted by USA Technologies show that just informing customers that a merchant or vendor accepts Apple Pay and other mobile wallets can boost overall sales by more than 36 percent. percent increase in total transaction. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

For shoppers who rely on smartphones, the “face” of the modern retailer is becoming its mobile website and app. Retailers from Kroger to Starbucks , as well as Shell , Dollar General and Macy’s , are rolling out their own mobile apps with smartphone-based payment options to meet the needs of the connected consumer.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2017

Apple looks to have joined the race to develop self-driving technology. Though, as is typical with Apple projects, details are vague at best. On Friday of last week, Apple secured a self-driving road test permit from the California DMV. Apple does like to handle both hardware and software. billion.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

Creating innovation that’s both meaningful and lasting requires more than just coming up with a great idea. PYMNTS: How would you define your company’s approach to innovation? TC: Traditionally, we’ve relied on our partners and client advisory committees to help direct our innovation, which in a way made us a fast follower.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2016

In the world of corporate communications, it can be difficult to separate that last one from the first two, and when it comes to Apple Pay adoption numbers, one figure that seems to indicate promising growth may actually be hiding a nasty little secret. percent of consumers indicating that they’d tried Apple Pay in Oct.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Never in the history of payments has there been such a media-frenzied, corporate disrupting and consumer-captivating moment as last week’s unveiling of Apple Pay as part of this week’s release of the iPhone 6. Apple shrewdly coopted its greatest weakness as an inexperienced new entrant.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 7, 2016

fingerprints and personalization are key next steps in its retail banking innovation evolution. Apple TouchID may get all the press, but authentication via fingerprint also exists for Android devices, and the feature will go live for Chase customers on those devices at the end of this month. At JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In a world where payments become more invisible the more digital they become, there’s never been a better opportunity to consider new ways to enable the digital transformation of financial services in a secure and compliant way. Payments Security As A Digital Business Enabler. Then, there was sudden exponential growth in innovation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

It also explains why some innovations in payments have been met with open arms by consumers and others given the cold shoulder. In fact, we’re seeing it happen in a variety of retail, banking and broader commerce pilots and prototypes today. And, they haven’t seen enough of a reward to commit to continuing. Here’s why.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

consumers now make purchases within retailer apps — a significant jump from the 21 percent who did so pre-pandemic. Europe and Asia (for a total of nine countries) – seven in 10 respondents said they were confident in the security provided by digital wallets. No surprise: The trend has been toward contactless.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

This year has been big for retail — big on change, innovation and some surprises along the way. Consumers flocked to online and mobile commerce , robots rose in food and consumer goods , and brick-and-mortar stayed relevant with retail experimentation — pop – ups , flash sales , store-in-store and showrooms.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2016

Just about a decade ago, the checkout process at a retail shop was pretty simple — customers would wait in line to give their purchases to the cashier, who stood at a fixed point in the store, and then pay using cash or a credit card. Oh, how the times have changed.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

That’s because retailers have so far been quick to jump on the connected commerce bandwagon. But, he added, with many banks thinking about how to leverage technology and innovation to better serve clients, getting executives to engage has become easier. Everyone’s under attack, [and] security is top of the line,” Kerr said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

Until now, and particularly on the retail side, payments have been shepherded through batch processing, making the shift a fundamental one. From customers’ point of view, the biggest innovation has been mobile devices and the attendant ability to pay by phone via card transactions or mobile wallets.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

In a world where physical retail was, by and large, shut down for three months, our consumer surveys have since found that many U.S. Specifically, many hotels are turning to tech solutions like voice controls to bring customers back in by making them feel more secure. Of course, that was before anyone had ever heard of COVID-19.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

Companies across the globe are innovating their mPOS solutions for faster, more secure services. Some companies, such as French sporting goods retailer Decathlon , are turning to QR codes as they expand to new markets, notably the U.S. Tech giant Apple is also upping its payments game.

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