PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

To help merchants and promote Afterpay in-store payment services to individuals before the busy holiday shopping season, buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay and Simon have announced a national collaboration. However, these purchases can be viewed as too costly in a market full of less expensive alternatives.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Merchants may be able to deliver the best experiences to their customers through their own apps, but not all customers want to take up hundreds of megabytes on their phones — unless they really love the brand. But don’t be fooled: The experience doesn’t feel like contextual marketing. “If Gift Card Popularity.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The costs of using some cards is going on the incline, as news is breaking that the nation’s two largest card networks, Visa and Mastercard, are preparing to up the fees charged to merchants to accept network-branded cards. It’s a fact that merchants, of course, do not love.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

According to Brad Fauss, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association, the recently released regulations on prepaid cards from the Consumer Finance Protection Board could be another instance of good intentions gone wrong. First National Bank of Pennsylvania, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Meanwhile, Amazon is opening its first branded grocery store , and there are questions about discrimination and the Apple Card. Amazon To Open First Branded Grocery Store. Goldman Denies Discriminatory Apple Card Practices, Says It Will Reassess Limits. Former U.S. 11) before confirming the news.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A three-year time horizon isn’t long enough if say you want to take your lending platform nationally such as specializing in lending on robotics. Research & development, product design, human capital and brand building is usually a next year item when it should be a next decade exercise. These banks have all taken a longer view.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

The fashionistas posting on Facebook have the attention of Kohl’s , which is looking to create a curated clothing line based on the brands people are wearing most, the Motley Fool reported Sunday (Aug. Kohl’s is teaming up with the social media giant to uncover emerging brands that millennial shoppers consider cool.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

Along with the security benefits, Kount’s product will also ensure “marketing campaign efficiency and conversion,” the company added. Kount added that this means its business customers “are able to optimize marketing and sales efforts, personalize customer experiences, and reduce the time spent vetting prospects.”.

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NCR

AUGUST 29, 2016

The number of EMV payment cards in global circulation had rocketed more than 40 per cent year on year by the end of 2015, new statistics from EMVCo have revealed. billion ‘chip-and-pin’ cards when the data was collected, and 35.8 The region’s chip card adoption rate jumped to 52.3 per cent of cards issued.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

Mastercard and Interac said National Bank will be the first bank to pilot the new service for its banking clients. ” According to Mastercard and Interac, Canada is a big market for international payments given its diverse population. . That will enable customers to send money from Canada to bank accounts in Europe.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

With efforts to bring convenience to its guests through mobile technology, Dunkin’ Brands reported first-quarter results that beat analysts’ top-line and bottom-line earnings estimates. As a result, the company can be faster to market and more flexible with its digital initiatives. million and 62 cents. percent same-store sales growth.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

FinTech service provider WEX signed on with Phillips 66 to handle exclusive private label and universal fleet card services, Verdict reported on Wednesday (Aug. WEX and Phillips 66 have partnered since 2010, the release said, to develop a sales and marketing program that depends on new payment technologies for fleet customers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

Often, these smaller FIs are inundated with projects that are specific to the legacy products they have offered to the market, said Davis. They are not always fast followers of newly introduced products and services from their larger banking brethren who operate on a national scale. Davis told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

To help hockey players stay up to date on the latest sports equipment, eCommerce innovator the PenaltyBox offers subscription boxes comprised of a myriad of hockey essentials, from well-known brands to up-and-coming companies the PenaltyBox team tests themselves. The company’s largest target market is the 12-and-under age group.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The retailer is inviting specialty and national brands alike to offer items online, CNBC reported. Target Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Digital Officer Rick Gomez said, according to the news outlet, “We see this as a long-term opportunity to drive profitable growth.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

However, many QSRs, from Dunkin’ Brands to Taco Bell , are tuning to these digital innovations. Dunkin’ Brands , for instance, is teaming up with Grubhub for a delivery pilot to help bring coffee quickly and conveniently to consumers. For Baskin’ Robins, he noted that the brand continues to expand its DoorDash partnership.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

percent) express satisfaction with using virtual cards to settle invoices. Faster payment initiatives, a focus on application programming interfaces (APIs) and data integrations and efforts to elevate traditional B2B payment tools like ACH and commercial cards all made waves this summer. Elevating the Commercial Card.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Since then, critics have noted the lack of effectiveness in achieving at least some of Modi’s stated goals, namely, combating black market activity. (By The domestic digital payments market is projected to rise to a value of $1 trillion by 2023 , as estimated by Credit Suisse , up fivefold from recent tallies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

ING Direct and Macquarie are both nationally known and nationally used medium-sized Australian banks — who uniquely boast national reach, which local experts believe will give them something of an advantage in mobile roll out.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

-based merchants sell across borders, but that percentage lags behind other nations such as Germany and the United Kingdom, where half of merchants that sell goods and services online do so across borders. To capitalize on that aforementioned eCommerce growth in emerging markets and log sales in those regions, U.S. Villegas said.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. The “Giant Sucking Sound” Award – goes to the swell of funds leaving banking and ballooning money market mutual funds. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network has acquired National Gift Card , one of the biggest North American prepaid tech and card companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The cards are called "Giving Good" cards and work at various restaurants and retail locations.

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NCR

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

There have been some interesting developments in the Australian payments market in recent times. Now, three of the banks involved in that legal tussle – Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), National Australia Bank and Westpac – have teamed up to launch Beem, a brand new platform for peer-to-peer (P2P) payments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

The July Payments Powering the Platform Economy Report examines how international eCommerce platforms work to create transaction experiences that are compelling and secure for users in each market they serve. The collaboration is expected to give Visa’s global merchant and card network access to M-Pesa’s financial services network.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2018

It already started offering free delivery of Whole Foods products to Prime members in select locations around the country, 5 percent cash back when Prime members use a Visa rewards card at Whole Foods and deals that are exclusive to Prime members. Organic brands have had a tough time getting U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Consumers can use credit cards, Apple Pay, PayPal, Google Pay or Amazon Pay for their purchases. The company carries brands such as the Detroit Spice Company and Lush Gourmet (Nuts). While local products can be amazing, it can be challenging for small brands to gain traction. That’s what the company initially set out to change.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

According to Market Watch , a new report by Piper Jaffray found that teens would rather have those items than cash or gift cards. percent of teen’s wish lists, with the top four consumer brands being the iPhone, Apple Watch, MacBooks and Airpods. The next closest brand is Gucci , which only accounted for 0.6

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

Only a diamond can cut a diamond, as the adage goes, and a bit of friction can help brands sharpen up. It started with an announcement that a California Kroger subsidiary — Foods Co — would stop accepting Visa credit cards (but not debit cards) at 21 of its grocery stores and five of its gas stations, effective Aug.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

According to the new PYMNTS Order To Eat Tracker , the volume of mobile app orders rocketed 130 percent from 2016 to 2018, and the overall mobile order market value is set to reach $38 billion by 2020. Students can tap into the Starship app for 24/7 deliveries and can also use a meal card if the products they are buying are covered in a plan.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

It started in the early 1980s: The nation began to repent for what was commonly viewed as the shabby treatment of Vietnam War veterans. of some 6,300 military veterans and 2,000 active service members, 95 percent of those surveyed “perceive brands [that] offer military discounts as patriotic and/or caring about veterans.” No Cynicism.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

Blue Apron faces ongoing challenges, with its customer base dwindling 24 percent year over year and increasing 5 percent quarter over quarter “following the deliberate pullback in marketing spend in the second half of 2017,” the company said in an earnings press release. The company will sell them under the “WW Healthy Kitchen” brand name.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The Nation: “Amazon’s many tentacles provide it with novel ways to strong-arm suppliers.”. While the jury is out on exactly how it competes with Amazon Prime without a streaming service component, it’s worth looking at the potential upside for subscription services for retailers, even those who aren’t market leaders. billion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2016

The National Retail Federation has asked the FTC to investigate the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council on the grounds that credit card companies “unfairly leverage their brands.” standard setting bodies” like the American National Standards Institute. “We

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. According to issuer Goldman Sachs , they have opened up about $10 billion in credit lines in just over month for the Apple Card. Of that $10 billion, Apple Card?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2018

Amazon’s entry into a new market is rarely considered good news in the world of retail. But 7-Eleven — arguably the latest big brand facing the “Amazon Effect” — is not quite suffering from the normal terror of confrontation that accompanies a direct clash with Amazon. Blue Apron was already having difficulty keeping investors calm.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Last week, Constellation Brands purchased Empathy Wines , a direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce business that sells wines from California vineyards. Brands see this digital shift in their numbers, even as stores have reopened and physical sales have started to increase.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

A new study from the National Restaurant Association found that only 18 percent of restaurants offer mobile ordering via their own apps, despite 43 percent of consumers wanting to place orders via such methods. Deep Dive: Exploring The Rise Of Gift Card Fraud. Developments From Around the Mobile Order-Ahead World.

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