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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APRIL 1, 2019

To serve a wide range of consumers in the digital age, innovators are rolling out subscription offerings ranging from news content to gaming. With subscriptions gaining ground in areas such as digital media and gaming, according to the PYMNTS Subscription Commerce Tracker , telecom firms are capitalizing on the popularity of these offerings.

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Bussman Advisory

APRIL 22, 2022

to take company private Apple Pay surpasses Venmo and PayPal as teens’ favorite payment app Amazon not close to accepting crypto as payment in retail business. to take company private Apple Pay surpasses Venmo and PayPal as teens’ favorite payment app Amazon not close to accepting crypto as payment in retail business.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Apple is picking up the pace of development for augmented reality (AR) eyewear as it and other technology companies make big bets that augmented reality glasses will be the way people access the internet in the future. The report noted a device is a year or more away.

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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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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

In the middle are the consumers whose data fuels eCommerce, social media and basically the entire internet as we know it. The Merchants’ Guide to Navigating Global Payments Regulations , powered by Ekata, dives deep into this complex and unsettled topic, from possible abrupt retail impacts to long-term open banking repercussions.

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APRIL 12, 2018

The eCommerce retailer invested $22.6 But Amazon is hardly alone and joins Alphabet , Microsoft , Apple and Facebook as big R&D spenders. Here’s how these companies are investing in R&D — and ushering in the next generation of retail technology. Apple spent $11.6 Apple hasn’t made an official announcement yet.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2016

These days, retail merchants must reach customers, both in-store and online, securely and conveniently. According to Dasilva, the past decade-plus has brought three major payments revolutions, each of which shook the retail industry. And it all started with Apple, he said. “I The four recent payments revolutions.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

In an interview that springboarded the findings of the Retail Innovation Readiness Index , published late last year, Nicky Koopman, vice president of content and value-added services at AEVI , stated that when it comes to apps, one maxim holds true: One size does not fit all. Laying The Groundwork. Ah, but how to get there?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The company will work with Apple on apps, said MarketWatch. Now, those retailers taking full eCommerce ops in house have, in turn, full access to sensitive data tied to clients. The apps will be used by sales assistants to scan their inventories.

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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. Retail offices: 85. But then again, Rockland Trust Co. is not typical. Alex Jimenez. Rockland, Mass.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

To make a purchase, consumers can come up to the device, swipe their cards (or tap with Apple Pay or Google Pay), and select their choice. Automated Retail Innovation. The vending machine comes with one additional innovation beyond cashless (and contactless) payments. The machine then doses out the product.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

To help improve the retail shopping and shipping experience, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) is catching on with big-box retailers in the U.S. AR could be on the cusp of having its moment, as a large brick-and-mortar retailer has fresh plans to appeal to shoppers willing to test out the technology.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Another 33 believe D2C retailers have better deals on their websites, while 33 percent say it’s easier to see all of a brand’s offerings on one site: Even better, from the brands’ point of view, is that the consumers most interested in D2C are typically younger, better educated and wealthier than those with less interest in the concept.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

And several of them are affecting the retail industry. And judging from the continuing proliferation of videos on social media, the ability for retailers to enforce even the minimum safety standards of mask-wearing is risky business for employees. That line of thinking also leads to the counter-currents of retailing.

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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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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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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

Respondents wanted their banks or credit card issuers to enable the IoT seamless payment experience, trusting those institutions over retail channels, social networks and mobile device manufacturers. Only 26 percent said they would trust Google to enable new IoT payments methods, and Apple and Microsoft fared even worse.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

To make a purchase, consumers can come up to the device, swipe their cards (or tap with Apple Pay or Google Pay), and select their choice. Automated Retail Innovation. The vending machine comes with one additional innovation beyond cashless (and contactless) payments. The machine then doses out the product.

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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

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. But now that we know why, hopefully, big retail can get to work on fixing the problem.

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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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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2016

After several years spent trying to infuse its multi-billion dollar business with more forward-thinking concepts with mixed results , last week, the retail giant announced that it will be conducting what amounts to an open call for tech innovation. “I can’t wait to see what ideas and inventions we’ll discover! .

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MAY 31, 2019

Citi Said ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’ To The Apple Card. The report noted that JPMorgan Chase, Barclays and Synchrony were also in the running to partner with Apple on the credit card. Apple went with Goldman Sachs, announcing in March the new credit card that will be available in the summer. Fun, Cool or Otherwise Interesting.

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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. Meantime, there’s the Metaverse idea.

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MAY 29, 2018

Meanwhile, retailers are scrambling to develop and translate the personalized experience consumers desire into digital features for these devices, using data as well as artificial intelligence and augmented reality. Buyers are increasingly moving away from shopping on their desktops and are instead using their smartphones.

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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

OCTOBER 1, 2018

From Amazon to Home Depot , retailers are turning to lockers as a way for customers to pick up their orders in brick-and-mortar stores. 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.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2016

While there is some concern from investors that advertising sales are the sole source of revenue (hence the “mostly”), Snapchat’s great Snapbot unattended retail experiment shows that the social media company may have a few more revenue tricks up its digital sleeve. Resolution: Study up. . Oh, chatbots.

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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

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

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Now, with Apple’s new Face ID technology , she can send it to you anytime, accompanied by an animated animal face synced to the sound of her voice. In true innovator fashion, Apple is relieving consumer pain points we didn’t even know we had. Animoji karaoke has become the latest social media craze. So, what is it?

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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. eBay Drafts Google Pay.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

The only things we can confidently say about this year, predictions-wise, is that we will spend less time watching political debates on TV and more time getting drawn into them on social media. Apple Pay — the strongest player in the NFC field — has rather weak adoption rates. So, what are our favorite questions for next year?

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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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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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Insights on Business

JANUARY 31, 2019

Like millions of others, I enjoy having a cup of coffee at various retail coffee establishments. Enhancements start with mobile app-based personalization such as social currency, rewards programs, and probably most importantly, streamlined service that lets you get your beverage faster than ever before.

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