PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Hong Kong’s travel and leisure booking platform Klook has closed a $200 million Series E funding round led by Aspex Management , with participation by Sequoia Capital China , SoftBank Vision Fund, Matrix Partners China and Boyu Capital , according to a press release.

Capital 241

Capital Maine Regional Innovation 241

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

For purposes of this analogy, the “basement” into which bad mice are creeping is most likely your legacy payroll/expense management software and its possibly compromised connections. While technological advancements have revolutionized many aspects of operations, payroll and expense management are not [among] them. Fishing For BaaS.

System 165

System Management Tools Cards 165

PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

million in fresh funding, capital that will go toward “a B2B offering (that allows) individual travel agents at large online travel management companies and tour operators to offer a ‘seamless travel experience’ to their end customers, making the booking experience simpler, faster and cheaper.”.

Innovation 152

Innovation Industry United States Payments 152

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

And managing that relationship, according to Boulevard Chief Financial Officer Greg Wookey , has the potential to be heavily impacted — positively or negatively — by a salon’s back-office processes. That means sitting seamlessly within the customer interaction from booking, through to payment and repeat booking.

Innovation 130

Innovation Payments Software Analytics 130

PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

As data security and transparency become greater concerns across a number of markets, some services are already working to confront the challenges. Putting this into practice would call into question whether or not Airbnb could operate in several state markets — a win for hotels. Around the Payments and the Platform Economy.

Marketing 179

Marketing Regulation Case Study Security 179

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Sterling Bancorp announced that it has launched its new Innovation Finance Group , and has tapped veteran technology bankers John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to lead it. Before joining Sterling, Hoesley was at CIBC Bank USA with Josh Roberts, where the two established the Innovation Banking group in 2014.

Groups 116

Groups Innovation Capital Leadership 116

Perficient

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

podcast , we interview Jon Bostock, best-selling author, innovator, co-founder and CEO of Truman’s and learn how brands that innovate will win in a rapidly changing digital-first economy. He implemented a metric-driven management system that saw revenue rise 15 percent and profitability quadruple in his first year.

Branding 441

Branding Case Study Digital Strategies Strategy 441

Bank Innovation

MARCH 21, 2019

Citi Ventures led a $28 million Series C equity round for client management platform HoneyBook, the company announced today.

San Francisco 170

San Francisco Management Fintech Company 170

Perficient

JANUARY 12, 2021

Smaller financial institutions will have to be more innovative and rely on third parties and as-a-service based solutions to specifically address the needs of the niche market they are servicing. Small Business Innovation. Small businesses remain an untapped marketing opportunity for the financial services industry.

Trends 332

Trends Fintech Customer Experience Innovation 332

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Innovation in the accounts payable (AP) space continues to expand, with FinTechs looking to capture their piece of a growing market driven by businesses’ desire to digitize their operations. Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest examples of how AP innovators pull suppliers’ accounts receivable processes into the fold.

Innovation 124

Innovation Digital Strategies Payments Tools 124

Perficient

DECEMBER 23, 2020

For example, understanding what it’s like for a construction manager to order supplies from the job site for the next day is a head start on audience and persona definition. Understanding the needs of both a patient and the provider when finding a doctor and booking an appointment is a head start on task and user story development.

Industry 493

Industry Strategy Video Innovation 493

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Consumers are beginning to express more preferences regarding their buying and selling experiences on online marketplaces, which are seeing an increased amount of competition in the market as they attempt to hold onto their customer bases. Some marketplaces are finding innovation in this space easier than others. About The Playbook.

Marketing 132

Marketing Millennials social media Case Study 132

Abrigo

OCTOBER 17, 2022

“Through organic growth and strategic M&A, Abrigo has grown to be a leading player in the bank technology market, serving over 2,300 financial institutions across the U.S. During the CEO search, Abrigo President Jay Blandford will lead the company, working closely with the company’s Executive Leadership Team and Board Chairman Ron Books.

Texas 370

Texas Leadership Austin Raleigh 370

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

Bitcoin’s share of the total cryptocurrency market is close to falling below 50 percent for the first time in over seven months. percent of the market’s total capitalization, falling to a low of 50.54 Before 2017, bitcoin held more than 70 percent of the market — but that was before new cryptos came on the scene.

blockchain 101

blockchain Bitcoin Marketing Metro 101

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In the throes of managing balance sheets and loan portfolios and at the same time executing daily “run the bank” operations, bankers are faced with the need to continuously develop new customer experiences and scale enterprise capabilities. At the same time, tomorrow’s leadership will have little to do with “book smarts.”

Leadership 158

Leadership Industry Management Resources 158

Perficient

JUNE 30, 2020

In my last post, I shared the primary insights you need to pull together a Now/New/Next portfolio and get started on making sense of where you stand in the market. Or should we go the other way and invest in a risky but innovative direction? Innovating. Innovating experiences are the ones nobody is doing. The Approach.

Innovation 348

Innovation Resources Trends Strategy 348

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

The services include wealth management tools, credit, lending and crowdfunding for serious illnesses. The company received $500 million in funding from Booking Holdings, with a plan to expand globally. Booking also owns KAYAK, Priceline.com, Rentalcars.com and OpenTable , sites that can also help Didi expand.

Lending 183

Lending Leadership Apple America 183

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Some entertainment innovators are also rolling out new subscription services. And retailers are offering innovative subscriptions for all sorts of products. And digital innovators are providing subscriptions as a means of discovery for consumers. Disney’s anticipated Disney+ , for instance, will reportedly launch on Nov.

Innovation 109

Innovation Retail Las Vegas Payments 109

BankUnderground

JUNE 16, 2021

Galbraith (1990) : ‘the extreme brevity of the financial memory’ makes financial markets susceptible to unstable euphoria. Moreover, while their most frequent purpose was to fund foreign exchange intervention to manage exchange rates, in the 1960s the swaps were also used to achieve similar sorts of outcomes to 2008.

Examples 128

Examples Policies United States Exercises 128

PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

Fortunately, it appears the recreational market is getting some much-needed innovation to help organizations and associations process payments and participant registration. One company that is innovating in the sports and recreation industry is Amilia, an online registration and membership management platform. In the U.S.,

Marketing 115

Marketing Payments Community Millennials 115

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The latest example of the power of those digitally-enabled innovative efforts comes from online freight marketplace operator Convoy. 13), the company has raised $400 million in funding round led by Generation Investment Management LLP and previous investor T. As The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Nov. Rowe Price Associates.

Innovation 116

Innovation Chicago San Francisco Seattle 116

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Gross bookings of $18.1 billion were better than the $18 billion analysts had expected, up 28 percent, while within that number, ride-sharing bookings were $13.2 Uber for Business has seen gross bookings surge to $1.2 billion in the latest quarter, while managed accounts was up by 75 percent year over year.

United States 180

United States Conference Regional America 180

PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

Uncertainty is at an all-time high, but what is clear is that business travel management FinTechs aren’t sitting idly. Rather, many have shifted gears into supporting corporate customers as they struggle through the market volatility, too. ” Continuing Innovation.

Industry 139

Industry Fintech Management Meeting 139

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

Used to be that managing a company’s liquidity and cash position was a matter of reconciling disparate bank accounts at the end of the day. Trade finance, they said, could help boost efficiency in cash management and supply chain (via dynamic discounting on invoices).

Management 100

Management Lending Capital Survey 100

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

While the current growth rate needs to be left to each bank based on their capital cost, market, and risk tolerance, the general guide is that growth should be in the 3% to 5% range for this year. When offering a higher money market or CD rate, the direct damage done to cost of funds is often the least of a bank’s worries.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Capital Training Lending 195

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

It is not in great shape, but its doors are still open, aided by the fact that its competitors at places like The Limited, Wet Seal and Pacific Sunwear are no longer in the market. Amazon now owns Whole Foods Markets, which competes for the same high-end grocery customer to which Wegmans sells. Wegmans should watch out, too.

Google 103

Google Retail Mobile Apple 103

Insights on Business

JUNE 27, 2018

IBM RegTech Innovations. Asset liability management (ALM) and liquidity risk (LR) are top of mind for banks as the pressure from today’s regulatory environment heats up. They have a critical need for technology that can provide insight into risks embedded in their banking books. The benefits of innovation.

Big Data 151

Big Data Data Risk Management Analytics 151

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Membership has its privileges ” was the nine-year marketing campaign rolled out by American Express in 1987 to convince consumers that it was worth paying a yearly fee for one of its charge card offerings. Weak iPhone Sales Cost Apple Nearly Half a Trillion Dollars in Market Cap . Trackers and Reports.

Online 148

Online Payments Millennials Apple 148

PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

Corporate travel and expense management solution provider Serko has teamed up with FaceMe to design what it claims to be the world’s first digital human corporate travel assistant. The digital human will integrate with Serko’s existing Zeno online travel booking platform. Reports in CIO on Thursday (Aug.

Online 122

Online Technology Operations Tools 122

PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Unlike most of the other big-ticket purchases in a consumer’s life, where cutting-edge options for financing abound, innovations in the travel market have been far fewer. trillion leisure travel market is ripe for the same kind of digital lending options that have emerged in other parts of the retail ecosystem.

Payments 151

Payments Hawaii Innovation Lending 151

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

The effort provides innovative early-stage startups with access to an immersive six-month program where they receive guidance and support from MasterCard on scaling their operations and entering new markets and industries. “It’s not a random set of companies.

Innovation 103

Innovation Groups Operations blockchain 103

PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2018

The credit union (CU) market has long argued that rules intended for larger, more traditional banks have unjustly been applied to their industry, stifling their growth and pace of innovation. However, recent changes in regulations could open new doors for the credit union market to more efficiently serve its members.

Hawaii 100

Hawaii Marketing Report Texas 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTS, Marie Perrin-Largilliere, senior manager of global product marketing at HomeAway, got a bit more granular on how the firm seeks to engage both sides of the transaction. Booking a vacation rental is not always a one-time payment scenario,” she explained. A “Test and Learn” Approach.

Regional 148

Regional Mobile Security Fraud 148

PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

And, in retail, 7-Eleven is experimenting with beer and cider delivery in select markets, while online hotel booking platform Splitty Travel recently raised funds in a Series A round. Data: 300: Number of APIs the average organization manages. markets in which 7-Eleven is testing beer and cider delivery.

Survey 143

Survey Data Retail Payments 143

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

But many luxury trips can run aground without effective and innovative payment solutions to help travelers meet and manage associated costs. The luxury travel market is booming: The PYMNTS Luxury Travel Study found that luxury travelers from the United States spent $1.1 trillion market.

Payments 125

Payments Los Angeles Innovation Millennials 125

PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2018

Travel and expense management mobile app Rydoo has made its market debut as a result of a collaboration between Sodexo , Xpenditure and iAlbatros , the companies announced Tuesday (June 5). T&E solution developers are also competing to secure a piece of a lucrative market.

Mobile 100

Mobile User Experience Software Management 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

Take a look at this chart, which lays out grocery chain market share. Walmart has the largest market share at 14.2 It’s an inspiring story — and one that gets many an innovator out of bed to fight the good startup fight, even in the face of insurmountable odds. This one is particularly amusing. It’s Not Easy Being Big.

Innovation 109

Innovation Online Google Millennials 109