PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

In fact, in general, a “more is more” attitude prevails – from the decorations to the lights to the proliferation of sales events, it seems the entire commerce ecosystem has adopted a “go big or go home” mantra for the last eight weeks of the decade. Thus far, it doesn’t seem like anyone is all that interested in going home.

Apple 101

Apple Massachusetts Data Cards 101

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

To serve customers who want to shop in stores and online, retailers and solution providers are working to offer a unified retail experience across multiple channels. In some cases, brands like Loblaw and Nike are letting shoppers use their mobile phones to pay for their purchases at their physical stores.

Innovation 126

Innovation Retail Mobile Massachusetts 126

Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

A number of customer experience submissions this year focus on building out separate digital subsidiary brands within traditional institutions. These brands are basically separate products that offer a digital-first experience to a certain demographic, but are closely tied to the main bank. Submissions were a mix of the two approaches.

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Branding Boston Innovation 100

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. The opportunity has not gone unnoticed by grocery stores and online delivery services, either, of course. At the same time, retailers and brands were experimenting with their own meal kit products.

Industry 110

Industry social media New York City Retail 110

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. The opportunity has not gone unnoticed by grocery stores and online delivery services, either, of course. At the same time, retailers and brands were experimenting with their own meal kit products.

Industry 100

Industry social media New York City Retail 100

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

At the rate so many once-solitary brands are shacking up with other companies, though, maybe the definition of the term needs to be widened a bit. That subtle checkout conversion mission is still ongoing, but now, Affirm is branching out beyond the regular confines of in-store and online retail. eBay’s Virtual Future.

Retail 100

Retail Las Vegas Millennials Conference 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

This solution will make it easier for receivers in those markets to receive and use funds instantly (via their bank-issued Visa-branded debit card or Visa-branded prepaid card), and senders may choose the option by which to send those funds. In December of 2017, Even went live and online for 1.4 million Walmart employees.

Branding 100

Branding Cards Fraud Marketing 100

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

offers a platform for hosting online gaming tournaments. Maestro is a live and on-demand video experience platform that allows content creators and brand sponsors to engage and monetize audiences at scale. Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts. Headquarters: San Francisco, California. Disclosed Funding: $11M. 300+ items.

California 49

California San Francisco Video Oakland 49

PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

The Good … The really good news about summer for retailers is that the temperature is their ally — well, at least for those retailers in the Northeast, assuming that it warms back up again in Boston (from 92 to 62 in 24 hours is a bit much …).

Retail 100

Retail Course United States Boston 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

Also, Mintel’s Foodservice Trends 2016 report found that 77 percent of Americans said they would use online food delivery services. According to Mintel, one-third of online delivery users would even be willing to accept higher delivery fees if it meant receiving their food faster. That’s a hearty slice of the delivery pie.

Resources 102

Resources Operations Technology Boston 102

Javelin Strategy & Research

JUNE 21, 2014

I had the pleasure of speaking at NextBankUSA in Boston the other week on the Future of Payments, as I see them. It was a fun event, and provided some latitude to go off topic a little, including one of my favorite British comedy skits on Chip and PIN. Okay, I found it much funnier than the audience but that happens to me a lot.

Google 70

Google Apple Retail Boston 70

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The latest twists came in September, when one of the biggest technology and payments events of the year featured the announcement of Apple Inc.’s Consumer studies the Boston firm has conducted indicate increasing mobile-banking adoption and awareness and use of mobile remote-deposit capture applications.

Mobile 105

Mobile Community Bank Community Technology 105

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Helping banks with customer retention by transforming data into knowledge about their customer’s engagement and key events on their journey. This looks like a polling tool, to get quick client feedback, mostly about current events. Chip card reader for when customers are shopping online to improve security. Retail for a piece.

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

When Godiva wanted to create a digital ad and shopping campaign around Valentine’s Day — probably the busiest shopping season for the chocolate maker — but didn’t have the time or resources to pull it off, it turned to a Boston-based company called Zmags and a tool called Creator. Most retailers struggle.

Meeting 100

Meeting Company Retail Resources 100

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Building trust in your institution has a lot to do with technology, from implementing strong data security practices to humanizing your online customer interactions. But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. “I Security information and event management (SIEM).

Community 139

Community Community Bank social media Security 139

CB Insights

MARCH 26, 2019

” For example, the rise of “athleisure” brands like Lululemon and Athleta has been attributed to millennials’ search for clothing options that let them easily transition from the yoga studio to the office. Savvy marketers at struggling cereal brands may be able to reverse their fortunes with the millennial set.

Millennials 78

Millennials Industry Trends Branding 78

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

E-commerce sales growth is pulling ahead of total retail sales ( 17% vs. 6% for year-over-year in Q4’17), and Amazon is controlling upwards of 40% of online sales in the US, according to the US Department of Commerce and Slice Intelligence, respectively. ” — Alistair Davidson, CFO, Ikea. Its membership fee revenue grew 12.6%

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Going public is a significant liquidity event for a company, but is also a complex legal event. Goldman Sachs is reportedly preparing to launch a digital wealth product, potentially in the form of a robo-advisor, under the Marcus brand, which has previously focused on high interest savings accounts and personal loans.

Management 78

Management Capital Company Marketing 78

William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

I’ve participated in every US event except one as well as Finovate Europe last year. There are a number of great events in FinTech but this one I do my best to attend each year. HQ: Boston, MA. Info: Covered Security acts as a personal security assistant looking out for your online life. HQ: Boston, MA.

Security 40

Security Samsung Strategy San Jose 40

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three powerful nor’easters in Boston in the space of two and a half weeks — with some forecasts predicting a fourth this week. You notice it’s your friend’s birthday and have the perfect opportunity to send a … physical gift card that they receive 10 days after the event.

Google 148

Google Apple Retail Millennials 148

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

But those concerns haven’t stopped consumers from using voice to access these new experiences, because they trust the primary enabler of those voice-enabled purchasing experiences – today that’s Amazon – as well as the underlying payment methods they use to make those purchases, which are network-branded credit and debit cards.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205