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. Customer Journey. Most often, our tech is used to power payments and to enable moments along the customer journey,” Ostoich said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In a bid to serve customers through digital channels, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are rolling out new innovations. In April, Domino’s Pizza announced that Domino’s Hotspots would allow customers to receive deliveries in spaces such as parks, sports fields or beaches. have declined over the last two years.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

13) between Walgreens , Mastercard and Synchrony is more than a standard co-brand deal. The three companies will now team up to provide a mix of data, payment vehicles and loyalty program enhancements. At its core, the announcement is based on payments. But that’s where the standard co-brand partnership ends.

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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.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2019

When it comes to innovation, go to the source. has joined the ranks of companies and brands setting up innovation labs. QSR Innovation. The PepsiCo innovation effort comes at a time of significant technology development in the world of restaurants, including quick service restaurants (QSRs). Stronger Ties.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

With upgrades to its mobile app and new product offerings, Dunkin’ Brands grew its digital and delivery platforms while rolling out menu innovations with broader customer appeal in the second quarter. The quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand added 46 net new Dunkin’ locations in the U.S., Menu Innovation.

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BankInovation

JUNE 19, 2020

This week, Bank Innovation took a look a Verint report that ranked some of the country’s biggest banks based on their crisis customer experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Smaller banks, meanwhile, are pursuing stand-alone brands despite the fact that bigger banks have stumbled with their own digital offshoots.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Call centers need to ensure that they provide a robust customer experience via multiple channels, but that need can make the authentication process tricky in terms of satisfying consumers who want speed. 20 million: Amount of Series D funding that experience marketplace IfOnly notched a little over a year ago.

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Accenture

MAY 22, 2019

I am excited to have Tim O’Donnell join our Payments team as a managing director and draw on his insights in developing this blog. For years, banks have enjoyed a low bar on CFO expectations around payment product sophistication and innovation. Digital-native new entrants have distinct advantages in corporate payments.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

Through the arrangement, Crate and Barrel will pair with Synchrony on a private label credit card as well as a new dual-branded card, the companies said in an announcement. “In

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

And it might not go so far in payments and commerce in the coming decade, at least going by the results of a new Mastercard collaboration with Harvard Business Review Analytics on what really works when it comes to innovation, companies and executives. 2020 Innovation Sparks. 2020 Innovation Sparks.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Here is the response from Florin Arghirescu, SVP of business relationships and innovation at Synchrony Financial ….

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

At the end of the day, he noted, trust is the critical element at credit unions, and the main differentiator between credit union customers and other banking customers. It’s a statement borne out by the new Credit Union Innovation Playbook , a PYMNTS/ PSCU collaboration. But, Lynch noted, it is still a starting point.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Consumers expect fast, efficient service that barely requires them to look up from their smartphones, and the modern QSR needs to innovate accordingly. Winning over that crowd can mean working with third-party services, changing loyalty models and making sure the digital experience is just as quick and easy as it is in a physical store.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

“Our new solution offers a quick and seamless solve for that, providing customers a new and contactless way to continue buying gift cards at grocery while creating a new channel for retailers to engage and drive revenue,” Narlinger said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

To create more convenient ordering experiences and build loyalty, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are innovating with the help of digital and mobile technologies. From Starbucks to Dunkin’ and Chipotle Mexican Grill , QSRs are working to enhance their customers’ experiences through technology. stores over the quarter.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Global Processing Services (GPS), the payments issuer processor, has a new strategic investment from Visa to help GPS launch new products and continue expanding, according to an emailed press release. Dewar also said the payments industry was evolving quickly and that meant there was a need for fast innovations. "

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Perficient

APRIL 20, 2023

And those consumers desire digital experiences that are personalized and meaningful. In fact, Gartner shares that brands risk losing 38 percent of customers from poor personalization efforts. They want to have meaningful relationships with technology partners who will bring innovative ideas and proven experience to the table.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2017

In short, customers want innovation, but restaurants, largely, aren’t giving it to them. The Index’s inaugural edition explores why companies in the $230 billion QSR space struggle to innovate, and how they can change that reputation. According to PYMNTS research, most brands in the QSR space are losing the innovation race.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Amid the seismic changes that have refashioned the payments landscape over the last few years — as large players get ever larger (such as the $22 billion Fiserv-First Data deal) — there is an opportunity for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies and digital marketplaces to monetize payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2018

What does offering top-notch customer experience mean in the digital age? As recent research from PYMNTS reveals, the most innovative FIs know that providing exceptional service to their consumer base comes down to focusing on three key components: user experience, digital technology and data analytics. contact-form-7].

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Corporate payments innovation has cast a wide net to tackle the many pain points businesses experience today, with accounts payable (AP) one of the most popular targets for disruptors. But supplier payments are far from the only scenario in which businesses face friction when initiating a transaction.

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Perficient

JANUARY 16, 2023

Put simply, embedded finance is the placing of a financial product in a nonfinancial customer experience, journey, or platform. . This may require a data transfer to a bank that will underwrite the credit or credit card or payment, leaving the non-financial firm with increased sales, but no credit, fraud, or payment risk. .

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

However, with business owners and entrepreneurs often taking a page out of their personal lives as consumers, the eventual adoption of emerging solutions is an inevitable part of FinTech innovation. Only a few years ago, small businesses lagged in global payments technology uptake. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2017

The payments space is filled with so much innovation — and new entrants eager to use that innovation to deliver a revolution to the industry — that it can be hard to see exactly where existing players fit into that vision. PYMNTS: How is Discover responding to the influx of new players in the payments industry?

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. Honkook Kim and his Gentle Monster Brand is a perfect example. Instead of thinking traditionally, Gentle Monster pursued a strategy of innovation and creativity to become the hottest sunglass company globally, creating a company currently valued at $900 million.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

To serve a rising generation of parents who are used to direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, eCommerce innovators are offering strollers via streamlined checkout and a business built around community. Parents can choose a color, add an item to their cart and check out with, say, Amazon Pay through the company’s eCommerce experience.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Mastercard , the payment company, announced a series of digital payment initiatives on Tuesday (Feb. restaurants will be able to pay for their meals via their mobile phones without having to ask a waiter for the bill, which, the company said, will save customers 12 minutes on average. Pizza Hut locations. Rolling out Qkr!

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FICO

MAY 15, 2023

The solution is built on an intelligent, cloud-based, two-way customer communication platform called FICO® Customer Communication Services (CCS) and delivers more than half a million unique messages a month and has improved customer engagement. You can read more about this story in the full media release.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Peer-to-peer payments network Zelle, which has been active in elevating its brand to […]. While these efforts highlight financial planning and education, they also serve an important business objective, which is to increase user adoption and engagement on platforms.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

A vast majority of firms in that sector surveyed by Forrester (and commissioned by TransUnion) – 99 percent of them, in fact – view open banking as beneficial to financial services, as reported by Enterprise Innovation. Additionally, as many as 46 percent expect to see better customer experiences.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

Loyalty is a tricky proposition, especially as plastic cards have given way to mobile payments, and there is little mercy for those businesses that get loyalty wrong. percent of CUs actively invested in loyalty and rewards innovations during the past three years. Customer Experience. Yet, only 29.4 The Need to Compete.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

And 26 percent of that population has avoided getting help for the problem due to high cost and a demeaning customer experience. A growing direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand aims to fix the stigma around hearing loss as well as the equipment issue that hinders its treatment. They have tested, and they deliver a great experience.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

These moves seem logical for consumers who have been barred from visiting brick-and- mortar retailers or who are wary of contact with cashiers or payment terminals due to the potential for viral transmission, but they are also likely to have a dramatic impact on the future of digital and in-store commerce. The rise of omnichannel .

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Welcome to the latest episode of our weekly wrap video series, for the week ending Friday, December 13, 2019.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

They aim to help shoppers move seamlessly from browsing a merchant’s website to perusing the aisles of brick-and-mortar stores through shared carts and other digital payment experiences. In some cases, brands like Loblaw and Nike are letting shoppers use their mobile phones to pay for their purchases at their physical stores.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

That’s distributed banking, a FinTech model that “remains invisible and never enters into a customer relationship with the end user but rather facilitates the technology, payment choices, risk management and customer experiences necessary to delight everyone in the value chain.”. Consumerization Continues.

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