PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Goldman Sachs booked a 4 percent year-over-year revenue increase for the third quarter of 2018, with that growth powered in part by increased lending through its Marcus by Goldman Sachs online consumer savings and lending platform. earnings per share booked for the third quarter of 2018. Q3 revenue for the investment bank hit $8.65

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2018

However, for SSENSE (pronounced essence), at its first retail location, the Canadian eCommerce brand turned physical retailer has opted for a slightly different flavor. That approach has followed the brand into its physical hub in Montreal, where buyers are likely to see streetwear-brands like A-COLD-WALL* alongside Givenchy wear.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

For instance, Venmo recently said it was getting into payment cards — specifically, a Mastercard -branded debit card. 31 closing of would-be rival Snapcash, the peer-to-peer payment service operated by Snapchat. Zelle began operations just more than a year ago, and has since processed 320 million transactions worth $94 billion.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

“We had our drop-off in April, and then come May we saw a very quick rebound, Bryan Petro , chief operating officer of boat rental and charter marketplace GetMyBoat , told PYMNTS. How does a travel company increase bookings almost 4,000 percent in just four months in the middle of a global pandemic? Making Fraudsters Walk The Plank.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Does this online brand have a chance at overtaking Victoria’s Secret? s Top 5,000 list in 2015 overall and took the number two ranking for top retail brands. But besides a wide selection and inclusive mindset, what’s the secret to the brand’s success? We booked about 50 appointments during those three days.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Groupon is teaming up with travel supplier and distributor connector DerbySoft to work with more hotels and grow instant booking. Booking is an important portion of the voucherless initiative of Groupon, the company said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

You’re Constellation Brands. One of your leading brands is Corona beer. And to top it off, you have a major product extension on the books with millions in media behind it. Two: Corona is going full speed ahead with the launch of its hard seltzer brand extension. Someday this will be a marketing case study.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

as well as 21 European Union (EU) countries — sent a letter to antitrust regulators asking that they throw the book at Google as fast as possible. The consensus: the brands ready to flex with the ebbs and flows of changing consumer preferences are the ones that will survive. Afterpay Rolls Out BNPL Cross-Border Pay For Merchants.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

“The lodging industry continues to be profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic and the current operating environment remains quite challenging,” Marriott CEO and President Arne Sorenson said on the company’s earnings call. The company reported net liquidity of roughly $4.4 billion, comprised of $2.3 billion in revenue.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The newly branded company aims to innovate the way travel merchants promote and sell across all digital channels. “I am very excited to unveil our new brand, which captures our ambition and capability as both FinTech and travel tech specialists. We started out with a radical, mobile-first solution.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

15), a product that allows companies to create customized artificial intelligence (AI) assistants to match their “brand personality” and meet their clients' needs, according to an announcement. It has already started making the roadmap for the build-out of an intelligent assistant under its brand to be used in some vehicles. “Our

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

"Customers can shop tens of thousands of eligible products from a variety of categories, such as home and kitchen, grocery, beauty and grooming, pet supplies, toys and games, electronics, jewelry, books and more," the news release states. brand owners and artisans that are small businesses.". “In

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. The brand is well-known for using its community of skateboarders for design ideas and marketing. The brand has also partnered with Goodwill and Chrysalis to access underserved employees.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

By the numbers, America’s largest mall operator reported net income for the second quarter at $254.2 Funds from operations (FFO) was $746.5 As expected, both domestic and international operations were hit hard by reduced lease income and ancillary property revenues as a result of the pandemic. million compared to $495.3

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 10, 2024

Ask a banker about the value of their bank, and they will either talk about some derivation of book value or earnings multiple. This brand relation is similar to customers who refer friends and family members to the bank or use their bank for gifts. While these bankers are not wrong, they are not exactly right.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Reports from Seattle and California say the company is adding a new format and expanding beyond its Amazon Go and Whole Foods brands. Although Amazon hasn’t commented, the strategy seems to be aimed at getting Amazon aligned with a more mass market customer segment than its other retail brands. And the antagonist, per usual, is Amazon.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Porch is anticipating approximate revenue of $72 million when it closes the books on 2020 in March. HOA is licensed in 31 states but currently operates in just six. Combining both companies' core strengths will bring “compelling products to brands” and positions the company “to win in mover marketing.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

The new year is here, and the grocery business gets to finally close the book on a difficult and complicated 2020. Wholesale clubs and Trader Joe’s themselves have proven there is a huge market for brands that don’t check all of the boxes for a standard supermarket trip. The goal in Asia, as in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The companies said in a statement that in addition to the investment, they will both “explore partnership opportunities in service operations, logistics and digital retailing.”. In January, the company launched a fleet services brand called Pivet to handle services like in-fleeting, de-fleeting, cleaning, detailing, maintenance and charging.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2018

Nutrition app MyFitnessPal, owned and operated by Under Armour , discovered a data breach last week which impacted 150 million users. Online travel booking site Orbitz — owned by Expedia — announced last week that its legacy site, Amextravel.com, had been compromised. Some experts are saying the breach was ongoing for a year.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Customers will gain the ability to easily find, book and redeem a wider range of activities wherever they happen to be. By integrating with their technology, we’re delivering more tools and capabilities for these merchants and operators to sell more tickets while delivering a great experience for our customers.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

As the second decade of the 21 st century is drawing to a close, it is almost unimaginable that booking a flight or finding the right hotel room would present as a challenge. They effectively created ways in which they booked tickets that effectively captured the consumer experience,” he said. Moreover, travel is full of risk.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

But his properties will be similar to some higher-end hotels when it comes to linens, pillows and toiletries, which will be provided by an upscale brand. ( This drive for innovation extends to the company, which doesn’t run like a traditional hotel brand. But the biggest difference is after travelers book their rooms.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

is now live, featuring products in 15 different categories including books, consumer electronics, sports, outdoor, tools and more. Expansion into Turkey is just the latest in Amazon’s efforts to be operational across the globe. In a press release , Amazon said Amazon.com.tr

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

RetailMeNot , the Texas-based company that operates coupon websites, announced “Rebound with RetailMeNot,” a four-day event featuring deals from a variety of popular stores. Some brands will offer as much as 20 percent cash back, RetailMeNot said.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

How do you think it will change the way financial services organizations operate? MM: Favorite book? MM: Favorite brands? Also, Prince (yes, I consider it a brand!), Being where I am now, I feel like I have a significant amount of resources to help support financial clients across the board. MM: Let’s go back to crypto.

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Digital Growth Institute

OCTOBER 26, 2022

But there’s a complex decision-making network operating behind the scenes in your brain. Nancy Harhut takes a closer look at this phenomenon in her new book, “ Using Behavioral Science in Marketing.” You renew a streaming TV subscription. It all seems simple because it happens so fast.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

The most visible and talked-about brand in home sharing for years has been Airbnb, with a dominant market position and high consumer awareness, making it a household name. Beyond The Booking. If Airbnb is the face of home sharing, then Vacasa is the smile. But you couldn’t do it without the tech.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

The platform allows travel operators to offer digital lending options as a seamless part of making the travel reservation. Travel is complex, and customers want to be able to research, book and pay all within the same experience. Uplift, a B2B payments platform, was created to fill that innovation gap. The Upfront Buying Experience.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

Travel was one of the first verticals the internet disrupted, and today there are not only countless platforms aggregating hotel rooms, cruises and flights; there are also an almost equally countless number of platforms that aggregate other travel platforms to make sure the customer can get the best value for their holiday booking.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The filing said that Merage will possibly engage in discussions with the board of directors, as well as discuss capitalization, ownership structure and board compensation or operations — and could potentially buy more shares. He is also seeking a seat on Groupon’s board. Groupon was MIG Capital’s largest stake in a previous SEC filing.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

This strategic funding will allow us to execute our vision more rapidly as we grow our network of partners, bolster our product offering, and scale our operations to continue to build the definitive search, comparison, and recommendation engine for financial services.”. Over the past year, the company has grown its network by 250 percent.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 19, 2023

As you set marketing plans and budgets, consider that just this simple act of outreach and branding increases the average life by about 2-4 months. For example, adding and connecting an operating DDA account to the MMDA account extends the average life significantly. Add other components, and retention shoots up even further.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

News has emerged, via Bloomberg , that Singapore-based automotive subscription operation Carro has gained the top automotive investment banker for HSBC in Asia as the company’s new chief financial officer. And BMW is hardly alone: Cadillac launched a car subscription concierge service of cars and SUVs last year called BOOK.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

In 1995 a computer scientist working at Kaleida Labs named John Wainwright made history when he bought a book. While Amazon was selling its first book, Walmart was selling — well a lot of everything. The law would also ban Amazon from selling its own branded goods on its site. billion in revenue in 1995 and profits of $2.7

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

When Amazon launched in 1995, it looked to most as a one-trick eTailer that sold books online. A quarter-century later, that online bookstore has profoundly changed the retail landscape and every player operating within it. The trouble with existential threats is they very rarely show up and announce themselves.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Travel booking company Webjet , based in Australia, has launched a blockchain solution for the hotel industry to manage reconciliation in hotel distribution. Webjet said it estimates as much as 5 percent of hotel bookings involve a disputed invoice between parties.

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