PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Alibaba Group’s logistics operator is partnering with Pochta Russia and Aviastar-Tu to launch direct China-Russia cargo delivery flights, Reuters reported on Thursday (Nov. Alibaba’s Cainiao logistics operator is leasing seven cargo planes to fly every day from China to Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Krasnoyarsk.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

Russian eCommerce giant Mail.ru, mobile company MegaFon and Alibaba have announced a joint partnership for a new venture called AliExpress Russia JV, according to reports. The new operation will cater to Russia and the surrounding countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). It’s estimated to be worth about $2 billion.

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Cisco

MAY 5, 2021

Technology-fueled disruptors continue to threaten traditional financial businesses with the rise of fintech, challenger banks, and digital-only financial services. Self-service opportunities include: Rich mobile messaging channels. Operational bottlenecks that slow down the ability to change (agile methodologies are now all the rage).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The QSR began as a hot dog stand in New York City’s Madison Square Park in 2001 and has since grown to become a global brand, with more than 250 locations around the world. . Since the pandemic began, we have accelerated our digital investment,” she said. “I New York-based burger chain Shake Shack is no exception.

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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. The company has recently seen positive momentum and improved operating performance, and delivery is projected to accelerate future growth. But McDonald ’s Corp.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2016

billion Mastercard and Maestro branded cards out in the field, up six percent year over year. One is the “digital by default strategy” through which issuers are able to auto enroll cardholders through their banking applications, a process that Banga said “drives scale for us.” percent, Canada was up 9.8

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

But it is important that ATMs are embedded in the digital strategy of the bank, too.”. That multi-faceted strategy, he said, embraces services that are necessary not only for individual consumers, but also for small businesses that operate in cash-intense verticals, he told Webster. The Consumer.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Chipotle Vice President of Digital Strategy and Product Management Nicole West said in an announcement at the time, “We always strive to introduce additional access points in the Chipotle ordering experience and overall digital ecosystem. At the time, it was noted that Dynamic Yield enables over 300 brands in six continents.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

We have a deep dive into Colorado’s digital driver’s license effort and news on Alphabet’s new CEO, as well as data on millennial Black Friday spending. UK Digital Bank Monzo Taps Visa Exec as US CEO. Monzo , London’s digital unicorn, has appointed TS Anil to head U.S. operations. Top News .

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

I am the Chief Digital Strategist for Perficient. Our focus is on customer experience-oriented strategy and aligning our clients’ technologies, investments, and what their business operations are that deliver a great customer experience. It goes back to something we talk a lot about with digital strategy.

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Cisco

APRIL 7, 2019

Mobile-first banking is an immediate driver of digital strategy. How Chatbots and Voice are Shaping the Future of Banking (The Financial Brand). With the “new normal” of mobile applications, web-based portals, and declining branch visits, cyber security vulnerabilities continue to grow in both number and complexity.

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Cisco

APRIL 7, 2019

Mobile-first banking is an immediate driver of digital strategy. How Chatbots and Voice are Shaping the Future of Banking (The Financial Brand). With the “new normal” of mobile applications, web-based portals, and declining branch visits, cyber security vulnerabilities continue to grow in both number and complexity.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

VocaLink is clearly part of that strategy. The network operates BACS, the automated clearing house that acts as a conduit to direct credit and direct debit payments between bank accounts; faster payments, which is the real-time account to account payments service conducted over mobile, internet and phone rails, and LINK, the U.K.’s

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

The pandemic accelerated the adoption of digital lending for both banks and consumers. The transformation has been phenomenal,” says Prabhash Shrestha, ICBA group executive vice president and chief digital strategy officer. Hands down, this is the future, and we are seeing a bigger move to digital lending across the industry.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Mobile ordering, contactless NFC payments, ordering kiosks and delivery options have all started to take hold, forcing restaurants to rethink their core businesses. If brands aren’t capturing that revenue today, they’re going to have trouble in the not-too-distant future, maybe even before 2021,” he said — but that day is coming.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 6, 2019

From supply chain and inventory improvements to new payment options, these brands are going all in on digital. The Home Depot also operates a secondary lab out of Austin called BlackLocus. The CVS innovation center is focused on creating new digital health solutions. Key People: Carolina Michaud, Director.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2016

Good news for the operators of the diner chain’s Twitter account, to be sure (?) … but the question remains: Even if a brand’s efforts in the realm of social media are held in high esteem by consumers and trend analysts (as in the case of Contently’s staff) alike, can that directly be translated into sales?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2017

And why a payment card at all, when banking services are overwhelmingly shifting to digital , and when the digital-first generation is the product’s prime target? Cozzo and Webster discussed how the prepaid element fits into Mastercard’s digital strategy, and how it answers millennials’ top three priorities.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

Key people: Chris Curtin, Chief Brand & Innovation Marketing Officer; Shiv Singh, Senior Vice President of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships. Visa’s Innovation Center aims to increase collaboration among teams working on tech solutions spanning tokenization, payment apps, mobile location confirmation, and more. Founded: 2013.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2016

At FinovateFall 2016 in September, Daon introduced IdentityX , a universal mobile biometric authentication platform that enables combinations of the above factors – face, voice, and fingerprint – to be used for authentication. More than 92% of users prefer biometrics over passwords.

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