PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2017

There’s no disputing that the pace of innovation in consumer payments over the last several years has been quick and its reach broad. There’s been an abundance of innovation in where consumers shop, what they use to pay when they buy and the devices they use to enable those payments.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Some consumers may wish to travel with their pets or book a room that accommodates their disabilities, for example, while others may want to ensure that the homeshares they are renting are LGBTQ-friendly before finalizing their itineraries. The other key factor is security. The Security Factor .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Sports are big business around the globe, so it comes as no surprise that retail innovation constantly takes place within that industry, and in combination with payments. However, mobile concession ordering apps like FanFood still encounter their fair share of security and logistical challenges. Working from the Bottom Up.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

College is also a notable location for the rise of other retail innovation — including technology that is changing the quick-service restaurant (QSR) word, mobile order-ahead. What’s more, Amazon Prime Student members will get special perks when they use the store. That leaves an opening for subscription commerce.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Mobile Innovation. College is also a notable location for the rise of other retail innovation — including technology that is changing the QSR word, mobile order-ahead. What’s more, Amazon Prime Student members will get special perks when they use the store. That leaves an opening for subscription commerce.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

How does a travel company increase bookings almost 4,000 percent in just four months in the middle of a global pandemic? For instance, he told PYMNTS that GetMyBoat is partnering with FareHarbor , a local activities-and-experiences booking platform. Innovation By The Boatload.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

That’s because blockchains, or more properly, distributed ledgers, are likely to be used to authenticate users of IoT devices, according to Chris Skinner, author of the forthcoming book ValueWeb. Skinner told Bank Innovation today that he Read More.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

The executive said that among the most important factors in both sides of the relationship – that is, travelers and home owners – are “trust, protection and reliability,” noting that “every traveler should trust that their payment is secure, and every homeowner should feel confident that they receive payments on time.”.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

As more stakeholders and players join the fold, there’s a ripe opportunity to find innovative ideas in unlikely places. PYMNTS: How would you define your company’s approach to innovation? PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why? PYMNTS: What is the most innovative thing you’ve ever done?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

According to a press release , the joint solution will make airline payments more secure. The service is powered by Conferma Pay and is integrated directly at the point of sale into all major global distribution systems, including more than 100 booking tools and 500 travel management companies. ” .

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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.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2019

The CBA pilots, as reported by CoinDesk and other sites, were tied to the issuance of letters of credit and securities. Separately, the South Korean government has been eyeing tax breaks for blockchain in a move that looks to bring innovation to the region. The service will debut at the end of March. IoT Gains Traction With Blockchain.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Consumers want more than a transactional relationship with the companies they do business with," Petco Chief Digital and Innovation Officer Darren MacDonald said in a Thursday (Dec. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a Nasdaq listing with the ticker "WOOF.". 10) press release. The company filed an S-1 on Dec. 4 with the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Sabre Virtual Payments’ customers will be able to complete bookings and process payments on the same platform, and without having to deal with integration or a disruption of workflows. The addition of the Ixaris payment system to Sabre will also allow the travel company to optimize payments for its agencies, which should aid in margin growth.

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BankBazaar

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It is a lifeline that can provide instant financial support and when it comes to repayment, it also offers flexible EMIs to secure your savings further down the line. With a Credit Card, you can shop, dine, and book accommodations all around the world with ease. That is when a Credit Card can be your guardian angel. Not just that!

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

It explains why many fitness trackers, gym memberships, home exercise equipment, or books or apps on physical and financial self-improvement bought at the start of the year begin to collect dust right around Valentine’s Day – just in time for a big romantic dinner. And, they haven’t seen enough of a reward to commit to continuing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

They must also take a more balanced approach to growth, sidestepping the payments innovation mistakes that established players have already made, according to Colin Gardiner, chief revenue officer for shared RV marketplace Outdoorsy. “We Outdoorsy users looking to rent their RVs list them on the online platform for local renters to book.

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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. To learn more about how Spotahome is approaching data security and customer trust, read the Playbook’s feature story. Around the Payments and the Platform Economy.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

Airbnb CEO Sees Potential For 2020 IPO Amid Bookings Rebound. NEW DATA: How Credit Unions Are Innovating To Help Micro Businesses. Thirty-six percent of credit unions say micro businesses form a “very important” or “extremely important” part of their member bases, according to the PYMNTS latest survey on Credit Union innovation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

The 2020s will experience a dramatic and rapid shift from the app economy the smartphone ignited in the decade we just left behind to one that connects people and businesses with commerce wherever they happen to be, and via any device they happen to be using, in real time – safely, securely and privately. The Connected Economy’s Potential.

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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.

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MARCH 6, 2019

The company claims that it doubled in size last year and has secured contracts to double in size again this year to arrive at 12 locations. And, for security, the suites come with solid woodgrain doors with deadbolt locks. Hospitality Innovations. The latter option will take them to a separate pathway.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

To book one of the company’s apart-hotel units, travelers can use a few different channels. They can book through Airbnb , and most of the company’s units are Airbnb Plus. Locale also allows travelers to book directly through its website or via phone. The company, in essence, seeks to add local flavor to a property.

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MAY 3, 2019

To provide consumers with less expensive and more flexible booking options, eCommerce innovators are taking new approaches to hotel reservations. With that scenario, a traveler could book the first night at a non-refundable rate and the others with a rate that allows free cancellation to, say, the day before check-in.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

Dozens of sites and services enable customers to book stays online in their local currencies, making them particularly appealing for millennials seeking cheap accommodations. The same can be said for hostel booking sites, where increased security, compliance and verification requirements are instilling pain points.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

400M: Amount of funding CloudKitchens secured from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. 85%: Approximate share of bookings on Eatwith that are spontaneous. All this, Today in Data. 5,000: Value of the most expensive order placed on DoorDash in 2019. 10%: Portion of restaurants that have chargeback rates of more than 1 percent.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Online business travel booking and expense management company Serko is entering the “world of virtual card payments,” the company said this week, announcing a partnership with virtual card company Conferma. Last year, the company partnered with another T&E firm, Sabre, to integrate its solution into the Sabre platform.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Some of the projects include focusing on using data to improve passenger and driver safety and security, to prevent fraud in transactions on the Grab platform and to fuel its recommendation engine that provides personalized services and content recommendations via the Grab app.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

While 2020 has been a monumental year for B2B payments digitization and innovation, plenty of friction still exists in the way corporate buyers pay their suppliers. In addition to new payment models coming to fruition, B2B FinTech innovation is also driving efficiencies in the post-payment workflow, especially when it comes to reconciliation.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2019

FIs are now competing fiercely to ensure that consumers are choosing their mobile banking services over their rivals’ as customers seek apps offering more speed, security and other capabilities. Piloting digital innovations in a mobile banking world. But users rarely rely on just one communications channel, he explained.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

We all remember cramming — all that coffee and/or soda, all those books, notes and ink stains. Maybe one day, quick-service restaurant ( QSR ) operators will look back upon 2019 as their cramming experience when it comes to digital security and fraud prevention. Heck, yeah!”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

When it comes to booking online travel, one can start out with a broad or narrow search depending on flexibility. And, depending from where in the world one is booking and in what originating currency, frictions can lead to the traveling equivalent of an aborted takeoff. This lets them pay later in a way that feels more secure.”.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 11, 2018

Largely triggered by Google's demo showing Google Assistant imitating human voice to book a hair appointment (see here; it’s pretty impressive), the chatter on Day 3 of FinovateSpring here was all about conversational banking. SANTA CLARA, Calif.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The Financial Times , citing EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, reported the regulator is looking into price manipulation agreements between airliners, travel agents and flight reservation booking companies Amadeus and Sabre.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

But call centers could benefit from support of their own, as new research shines light on customer dissatisfaction with automated services like IVR, and call centers’ lack of comfort with information-based security measures. Another area that may be more than ripe for innovation is security. About the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

This group will represent 75 percent of the total global workforce by 2025 and is now juggling expense reports, budgets and other financial concerns before booking personal or professional travel arrangements. The bad news is that millennials start the booking process with more research and anxiety than their predecessors.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

Well, to be precise, enabling it in ways that are limited only by the imaginations of the innovators who see ways to tuck commerce into the places where consumers and businesses meet to do business. And securing it in a way that is now turning science fiction into fact. Software and applications are eating commerce. Including cars.

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