PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Credit card launches happen a lot, and tend to blend together after a while, particularly for payments peeps who keep a close eye on such things. But Venmo – which dropped its first credit card for consumers on Monday (Oct. Splittable Card Payments . Instead, Venmo’s entire DNA is digital. Designing In Choice.

Cards 313

Cards Mobile User Experience Payments 313

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Digital greeting card and gifting company Givingli has chosen Blackhawk Network to provide its app users with digital gift card selections. Givingli is an app that brings together greetings created by indie artists, customization functionalities, and gifts from brands, according to a Thursday (Jan. 14) announcement. “We

Technology 187

Technology Cards Branding US 187

BankBazaar

MAY 7, 2024

BankBazaar.com, India’s leading fintech co-branded Credit Card platform and online platform for free Credit Score, marks its third consecutive year of fast and sustainable growth, with an unaudited operating revenue of Rs.215 in co-brand Credit Cards in force compared to the previous year. 215 Crore in FY24.

Branding 78

Branding Cards Fintech Leadership 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. A combination of forces — Netflix’s own content and technology innovations and advances in hardware and software — helped them consistently attract more eyeballs.

Innovation 245

Innovation Video Course Meeting 245

PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

Commercial cards continue to explore more use cases to optimize spend for businesses, from accounts payable (AP) to employee travel and expense management. Increasingly, the corporate card industry is also looking at ways to take advantage of the unique challenges in particular industries. Cards Tackle Event Planning Expenses.

Cards 141

Cards Industry Management Tools 141

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

The myth of the lone (and possibly mad) scientist died out a long time ago, as the industrial age led to teams of researchers working together (or at healthy cross purposes) to enable innovation. Science and invention are collective pursuits. The basic idea behind LISNR is to send data securely via audio. That’s the tech part.

Innovation 192

Innovation Retail Metro Case Study 192

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

To help diners make the best use of their mobile devices to order meals, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are tapping into mobile innovations. From Dunkin’ Brands to Grubhub , QSRs and ordering platforms are driving innovation with mobile ordering technology. QSRs are expanding their mobile order-ahead capabilities.

Mobile 144

Mobile Innovation Fraud Branding 144

Abrigo

JUNE 4, 2024

Takeaway 2 The panel encouraged banks and credit unions to change their approach to compliance and technology, getting compliance involved sooner in new initiatives to encourage safe innovation. Now, we think of compliance as a resource to show us how we will [a project],” she said.

Compliance 222

Compliance Community Bank Community Conference 222

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Mobile Cards: Make or Break? One way that banks or ambitious social media platforms will win this combat for customers is through the use of mobile credit and debit cards, with a highly configurable nature and full range of card and spend management controls to please the most vacillating of customers.

Mobile 153

Mobile Cards social media Survey 153

PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

Barclays announced that it has appointed Shane Holdaway as the company’s CEO of its cards and payments division in the U.S. For the past five years, Holdaway was the president of Capital One’s Canadian division, and played a leading role in the company becoming the exclusive credit card issuer for Costco Wholesale Canada.

Capital 100

Capital Cards Delaware Payments 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2018

On Monday (April 9), American Express unveiled a new global brand platform and marketing campaign dubbed “Powerful Backing: Don’t Do Business / Don’t Live Life Without It.”. While we have always been known as a relationship company, many people have considered us as only a consumer brand.

Branding 129

Branding San Francisco Chicago Study 129

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Cashierless stores aren’t just for mega retailers like Amazon to sell prepared food from their kitchens or products from other producers: Beverage brands, among other companies, are getting into the action and choosing this checkout experience for stores that showcase their own products IRL (“in real life”) as a marketing tool.

Branding 139

Branding Marketing San Francisco Seattle 139

Perficient

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Savvy healthcare innovators leverage the power of consumerization by first observing what works in domains outside of their own, and then adapting those successes to address their own challenges. You can get started by mapping the customer journey, uncovering pain points and opportunities across their interactions with your brand.

User Experience 427

User Experience Innovation Branding Customer Experience 427

PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

Innovation is both genesis and lifeblood for companies, especially within the payments space. PYMNTS: How would you define Applause’s approach to innovation? PYMNTS: How would you define Applause’s approach to innovation? Our approach to innovation is two-fold. Innovation is only valuable if it’s usable.

Innovation 121

Innovation Customer Experience Mobile Security 121

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Mastercard Intros Mobilized Virtual Cards; Defines Intersection Between Functionality And Security. The virtual card offers a strong value proposition for corporates in the form of enhanced security and control over spend. But without support for mobile wallets, v-card adoption can lag. Fun, Cool And Otherwise Interesting.

Cards 151

Cards Data Mobile Survey 151

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

As Seedrs CEO Jeff Kelisky told Karen Webster in a recent discussion, while most people in 2009 took one look at the sputtering and shuddering economy, there was a whole class of innovators and entrepreneurs who didn’t see a nuclear wasteland where the economy used to be. The network would run on a card issued by Barclays U.S.,

Innovation 131

Innovation Payments Apple Mobile 131

PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

“Together, we are united in a shared vision of disrupting the outdated credit card sector with digital, fairer alternatives,” said Zip CEO and Managing Director Larry Diamond in a statement. It comes as younger shoppers seek easy alternatives to interest-charging credit cards. competitors in the booming consumer finance market.

Marketing 130

Marketing US New York Cards 130

PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

13) between Walgreens , Mastercard and Synchrony is more than a standard co-brand deal. Via Mastercard’s relationship with Synchrony, it will work with Walgreens to launch new credit card products, as well as a pre-paid debit card. But that’s where the standard co-brand partnership ends.

Payments 174

Payments Branding Analytics Data 174

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

It’s a big job to bring restaurant dining and ordering options to consumers who may use multiple digital channels. With an average innovation index score of 38 out of 100 on PYMNTS’ Restaurant Readiness Index , restaurants clearly have some work to do. Customers also receive exclusive perks and benefits with the credit card.

Mobile 109

Mobile Innovation Payments Miami 109

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic — which has forced all of us online — is exposing just who in financial services has embraced digitization, and who is truly digital native. And many of us must transact entirely online, by necessity, to get the goods and services we need on a daily basis. In times of turmoil, you go toward whom you trust.

Branding 232

Branding Innovation Regional Fintech 232

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

Kate Dimmock, the fashion director at Amazon Fashion, told ABC News, “What we kept hearing from our customers was that they wanted to shop for fashion with us, but they wanted to try things on. They wanted to touch, they wanted to feel, but they didn’t want to see a huge amount of money taken from their credit cards.”.

US 122

US Retail Online Branding 122

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The funding is being earmarked to launch credit cards-as-a-service in the U.S. Google Critics From US, UK Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement. The consensus: the brands ready to flex with the ebbs and flows of changing consumer preferences are the ones that will survive.

Google 193

Google Payments Regulation Branding 193

PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

.” Available nearly anywhere Mastercard and Visa are accepted, LG Pay is based on wireless magnetic communication technology, which lets users make purchases by touching their smartphone to traditional credit card payment terminals. Bank and Virginia Credit Union, with additional institutions expected later this year.

North Carolina 108

North Carolina US Virginia Mobile 108

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Mastercard , like most consumer credit connected brands, was hit hard in the early days of the Great Recession. However, those trend lines soon gave way to growth in the early 2010s and beyond — driven by the digitization of commerce — with the card network’s revenue tripling in the last decade.

Payments 274

Payments Course Fintech Cards 274

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

US Economy Could Lose $10B To Chinese Travel Ban. The proposed change would base swipe fees on the setting or merchant category, and is meant to increase payments made via card. Privacy and monetary policy issues are causing regulators to tread carefully in launching electronic currencies. economy $10.3 billion in lost tourism dollars.

San Francisco 130

San Francisco US Charlotte Payments 130

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

By lowering the friction for consumer purchases, these programs strengthen the relationship between customer and brand while also providing the brand with recurring revenue.”. Paytronix said its subscription product is designed for ease of use, with Paytronix handling all the data.

Tools 182

Tools Branding Innovation Survey 182

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The holiday shopping season is well upon us, and the eternal question remains: How does a gift giver make sure that the gift receiver feels as though they have received the perfect gift? Gift cards may seem a logical answer. They can be picked up in a hurry and can be used at the recipient’s choosing in terms of time and place.

Cards 100

Cards Mobile Branding Retail 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

Despite Meeting Swiss, US Lawmakers Remain Libra Skeptics. Called Curated by Kohl’s , it will use Facebook’s data to identify brands in numerous categories. As digital fraud becomes more sophisticated and organized, credit card companies like Visa are releasing new and better tools to fight it.

US 109

US Millennials cryptocurrency Fraud 109

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

As it reaped the benefits of its digital investments, Dunkin’ Brands added 146 net new Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins locations around the world in Q4, with the inclusion of 76 net new Dunkin’ locations in the U.S. Digital Innovation. Dunkin’ Brands CEO Dave Hoffmann said in a call with analysts on Thursday (Feb.

Branding 130

Branding Innovation Leadership National 130

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Taco Bell is living más as it pulls ahead of Burger King as the fourth-largest quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand with new delivery options and, yes, nacho fries. And with its scale in mobile payments and loyalty members, the company is well-positioned for other innovative initiatives. But McDonald ’s Corp. million active members.

Online 101

Online US Payments Mobile 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The acquisition will help Mastercard use data-driven insights to offer personalized guidance to brands. Consumers’ expectations about their experiences with brands are changing,” said Francis Hondal, president of loyalty and engagement at Mastercard. “We OSG Billing Services and Transactis.

Branding 107

Branding Cards Analytics Data 107

PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

Digital banking and payments processing company i2c has announced that Brex, a corporate card for entrepreneurs and growing businesses, is “leveraging the i2c payment platform to power the next phase of growth and rapid innovation,” according to a release. . “As

Payments 101

Payments Cards Innovation Industry 101

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2016

bank to issue cards that work in Cuba. . “It’ll be small-scale, just like everything in Cuba,” Seleski explained of the business he anticipates from card use in Cuba. . The biggest area Seleski said he anticipates commercial card usage is in the hotel industry. But the sudden burst of U.S.

US 102

US Cards Tools Operations 102

South State Correspondent

JULY 24, 2023

Similar to the Barbie movie, Citizens focused on the intent instead of demographics and targeted innovative features at households that didn’t use Citizens as their primary bank. The brand amplified its marketing spend by creating a consistent theme of products and partnerships that reinforced themselves.

Marketing 195

Marketing social media Branding Apple 195

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

In order to accelerate the use of electronic payment options in Asia, Mastercard has invested in merchant commerce platform Pine Labs , according to a press release. The two companies plan on delivering a slew of card and real-time payment options, both for in-store and online purchases. billion in 2021, and $52.5 billion by 2025.

Payments 152

Payments Innovation Study Meeting 152

PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

This quarter, Citi has been seeking growth through innovation and collaboration, as reported by PYMNTS in a podcast interview with Manish Kohli , global head of payments and receivables at Citi. In May, Citi partnered with India-based Paytm to release the Paytm First Card. And global it’s been. on Monday, followed by a 10 a.m.

Cards 115

Cards Fintech US Report 115

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Glen Fossella , CRO of Urban FT , recently joined Karen Webster for a discussion on where innovation in the banking environment is going and how banks — both big and small — are being challenged to keep up. KW: Innovation in the banking sector is blossoming. Here is an excerpt of the conversation. GF: It’s an interesting debate.

Innovation 100

Innovation Mobile Digital Banking Technology 100