PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

As PYMNTS readers know, the QSR industry is undergoing historic innovation and disruption — and the latest financials from one of the largest and most successful QSR operators show where the trends are headed for late 2019 and the 2020s. But digital arguably provided an even better story for the brand. Customer Patience.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

As PYMNTS readers know, the QSR industry is undergoing historic innovation and disruption — and the latest financials from one of the largest and most successful QSR operators show where the trends are headed for late 2019 and the 2020s. But digital arguably provided an even better story for the brand. Customer Patience.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

As PYMNTS readers know, the QSR industry is undergoing historic innovation and disruption — and the latest financials from one of the largest and most successful QSR operators show where the trends are headed for late 2019 and the 2020s. But digital arguably provided an even better story for the brand. Customer Patience.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is carrying more weight in retail these days, helping merchants to innovate and win over consumers, and even serving to tie together web, mobile and in-store experiences as part of the focus on omnichannel commerce. One of the latest examples comes from Outdoor Voices.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

With nearly three decades of experience directing commercial lending, corporate finance, and insurance for leading brands, Perficient’s Insurance Principal, Brian Bell, stands at the forefront of our financial services practice. We’re always seeking the best and brightest to work with us.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

As Chipotle continues its digital efforts, the chain’s stock is having its best year since 2013, with part of the increase credited to investors liking CEO Brian Niccol , who joined the chain about a year ago after turning Taco Bell into a lifestyle brand and introducing breakfast at the quick service restaurant. Chipotle’s Digital Gains.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

billion into the development of artificial intelligence (AI) for its Tmall Genie smart speaker, the company said in a statement on Wednesday (May 20) following a press conference. The investment will also help further research into IoT operating systems, edge computing and natural language processing (NLP). . “By

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2020

We have taken 60 years’ worth of standard operating procedures and rewritten most of them in the last six weeks,” the pizza chain’s CEO Ritch Allison told CNBC’s Jim Cramer in a recent dial-in conversation. There are no official reports yet as to whether a toy will be included in the offering.) .

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William Mills

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The overall mood at this year’s conference was one of continued innovation with conversations about the future of the industry and new technological advancements. William Mills III, CEO of William Mills Agency, interviews a groups of WMA associates at the BAI Beacon 2017 Conference in Atlanta. October 10-11.

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Social Assurance

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Last week the Social Assurance team attended the ABA Bank Marketing virtual conference at our headquarters in Lincoln, NE. Davis opened the conference with this standout quote on marketing budgets: “Our marketing pizza pie isn’t getting any bigger, it’s just getting sliced more ways.”. Every conference should have a unicorn.

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NCR

APRIL 27, 2018

Many in the banking industry have recently highlighted Africa as a part of the world that has huge untapped potential for the development of innovative financial services products. Keeping up with the pace of innovation. Tanzania, for example, has permitted this for three years. However, other nations still ban the practice.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Plan for new technology and innovations. virtual conference, to learn from industry thought leaders, peer institutions, and other experts. For Jill Hudson, VP, Operations Officer at Vision Bank Vision Bank, it was important to learn strategies regarding supporting a strong company culture during this time. Drive Growth.

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2016

One would expect that a event called the Retail Innovation Conference (RIC) would be a veritable brainstorm of big ideas as to how to improve the woeful retail space in the U.S.: But, in reality, retail is a logistics game, an operations game, a supply chain game, but it’s not a shopper game, really.”. Supply chain is important.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

To get a sense of how the world of payments and cards has changed, Cregan told Webster a story about a conference he attended in Las Vegas in 2009. That experience made him appreciate even more just how difficult it can be to move customers from one payment method to another without real innovation. Step back a bit first.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

“Kim has a strong track record of success working with some of the world’s most respected brands in payments and technology, which enhances our leadership team,” said Jeffery Yabuki, president and CEO of Fiserv. Goodman brings to Fiserv more than 25 years of experience in the payments market, software and business innovation, and consulting.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

During the post-earnings conference call on Thursday (October 24), Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank said that pulling into the third quarter the company’s domestic card business “continued to deliver strong results and gain momentum.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

Macy ‘s CEO Jeff Gennette said in the company’s second-quarter earnings conference call that as it communicated in its first-quarter call, “we walked into the second quarter with elevated spring inventory.” In other innovations, the company launched its second iteration of STORY at Macy’s with Outdoor STORY.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

Kohl’s Chief Executive Officer Michelle Gass said in an earnings conference call on Tuesday (Aug. 20) that the Amazon returns program is a significant initiative and a “great example of our innovative spirit.” (As It was previously reported that the retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year.).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2018

They reflect “steady engagement metrics from our customers, during a period when operational stability took priority over product innovation,” CEO Brad Dickerson said Thursday during the company’s post-earnings conference call. The company said it emphasized “online advertising and brand activation investments” in Q2.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

Restaurant operators are aware it’s not just good business to give consumers what they want – it’s also about staying ahead of the competition: 59 percent said they faced disruption from competitors that embraced mobile order-ahead technology. The top four were all branded apps, which makes sense for large chains. Yum Brands!

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FICO

MAY 18, 2023

The innovative pay-as-you-go solution allows Dock’s clients, including banks, fintechs, and retailers, to intercept fraudulent transactions and protect their operations, while also improving the user experience. Review our blog posts on fraud to learn more about innovative approaches, insighte and ways to manage fraud.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

During a conference call with analysts late last week (July 25), Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson said the company continues to learn as it expands and drives customer awareness of the new channel. To take one example, look at the Starbucks results from Q2. Mobile-Order Ahead. percent have mobile apps for ordering, while 31.7

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FICO

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

They will evaluate nominations based upon measurable improvement in key metrics; demonstrated use of best practices; project scale, depth and breadth; and innovative uses of technology. She has experience with consumer and business brands across fleet safety, education, media, telecommunications, and information services.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The increasing pressure posed to the pizza chain by third-party delivery services — unlike Pizza Hut and other operations, Domino’s has decided to handle its own delivery, and has embarked upon an effort to build more brick-and-mortar locations so that it can be closer to more real and potential customers, reducing its own delivery times.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

-based banks, fintechs and more, sits on top of a payments rail operated by Payrailz, a digital payments company based in Glastonbury, Conn. For a community bank to be innovative means you need to make big bets with your depositors’ capital—and that’s something we take very seriously,” Thurlow says. “For The whole package.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

“The ones who work very close, like in the building up above, will come down even just to grab a drink because it’s so fast and easy,” said Amazon Go Vice President Gianna Puerini according to Reuters , at the ShopTalk eCommerce conference in Las Vegas, offering a rare glimpse into a very new retail format for the commerce giant.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2018

As quick-service restaurants (QSRs) look to the future, digital innovations such as self-serve kiosks and delivery are on top of mind. But mall owners and operators are occupied with a different focus: what to do with closing anchor tenants that once filled valuable space in their malls. Same-store sales were up 2.9

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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. McDonald’s CEO and President Steve Easterbrook told the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York that the company sees great potential in delivery.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Earlier this spring, the corporate payments company said it was expanding in the continent’s largest economy as measured by GDP via a partnership with Raízen , which is the licensee of the Shell brand in Brazil. And Wex operates a payroll benefits business in Brazil that is now worth seven times the company’s initial investment, Smith said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest in commercial card innovation. Although QuickBooks Connect ’s event was canceled due to the coronavirus earlier this month, Intuit has made public the new product enhancements that were originally planned to be announced during the conference. QuickBooks Adds Card Payment Support.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2017

Learning how to best leverage this relatively new interactive revenue option with smart technology and artificial intelligence (AI) that provides instant consumer feedback, automates routine processes and enhances overall retail operations makes chatbots alluring. Having a chatbot is nothing new for the retail industry. million. .”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

With the latest updates to the Wayfair app, we continue to push the limits of what’s possible by iterating on advanced AR and machine learning capabilities, and introducing new and innovative spatial awareness techniques to an e-commerce experience, bridging the gap between imagination and reality,” Zisow said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

This week the big headline generator wasn’t anything that either brand was selling, or doing in service or sales, but instead what a spokesperson said — specifically what they said about the current controversy over Amazon’s place in claiming the consumer’s whole paycheck. Big Plays of the Week: The Digital Brand Reshuffles .

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

Brands reported that its digital sales mix now accounts for 30 percent of sales, a 15-point year-by-year improvement, to $3.5 CEO Mark Zuckerberg related on the conference call with analysts that small businesses have been pivoting to the digital-first economy. Aggregators, Too. Separately, Yum! billion as of June 30.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

voice) to interact with people, brands or services and bots that heretofore have had no real place in the bidirectional, asynchronous messaging context.”. Connecting consumers with brands at any time of the day for customer service and making purchases gives chat commerce the opportunity to shake up the retail industry.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2016

It’s far from the first brand to attempt to express its pro-millennial stance through open floor plans and extended hours, but newly minted CEO Robert Palleschi told Nation’s Restaurant News that the Corpus Christi concept store will also be one where TGI Fridays gets to test out a whole new culture. “We

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2016

In his place, corporate venture capital leader Claudia Fan Munce assumed his seat on the board as of Monday, though Anderson will remain with the retailer until its yearly shareholder conference in June. “I

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