PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

To seize the opportunity to boost revenues and loyalty during this time, QSR operators are shifting their focus to digitally upgrading the drive-thru as well as other modes of off-premise ordering, such as branded mobile apps and third-party delivery aggregators. To get the full story, download the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

To present brands that allow them to stand out from retail competitors, merchants in the hospitality space are turning to innovations. According to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , nearly eight in 10 accommodation and food services merchants — or 77.4 percent — cite innovation as key for keeping them in the hunt.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Looking ahead at 2021, positive signs are on the horizon for the industry despite strains on CU operations due to the pandemic. To get the full story, download the Tracker. Contactless payment innovation is underway at the nation’s CUs as the public shuns cash and even physical cards to lower the risks of infection.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Fast casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill became one of the first major restaurant brands to pioneer the mobile ordering experience in 2008. West recently spoke with PYMNTS about how the chain supports ordering innovations and examines customers’ preferences to improve future experiences. . “In Real Ingredients Meet AI.

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MAY 1, 2018

Groupon , the deal website operator, announced news on Tuesday (May 1) that is buying Cloud Savings Company, the parent company of online discount code platform Vouchercloud and brand loyalty provider Giftcloud. Currently, Vouchercloud operates in 11 countries, with its main focus in the U.K.

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MAY 22, 2020

It then responds with a personalized home feed with recommended brands, themes and trends. The app also features “smart search” which filters style and brand preferences. When a brand integrates with the site its full catalog is automatically loaded for encoding by the ML algorithm.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Fast casuals, quick service restaurants (QSRs) and table service operations all have long been working to innovate their ordering services. The pandemic-related increase in demand will now give food brands a larger chance to test and demonstrate their new order-to-go technologies and approaches.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

The topic of conversation was the inevitable consolidation of the payments sector, as scale becomes critical to optimizing the payments experience and innovating new payments flows. Today, restaurant operators are dealing with their own version of the so-called “Amazon experience.” Wait, was that four years ago already? Time flies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Our team is dedicated to continuing 7-Eleven’s legacy of innovation with industry-leading digital solutions. Employees can shop at the store by downloading an app and signing up. The company works with around 100 brands in total. The company provides on-demand delivery of everything that is sold on its app.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Some operations like Chipotle are even rolling out store designs that feature pick-up windows to let order-ahead diners collect their items without having to enter the restaurant. The brand is now piloting a new store model intended to better support such takeout and delivery purchases. To read the full story, download the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

Maybe one day, quick-service restaurant ( QSR ) operators will look back upon 2019 as their cramming experience when it comes to digital security and fraud prevention. Now, they are doing all this digital innovation, and it’s really moving the needle,” he said. Heck, yeah!”. Digital Progress. The progress is easy to see.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Many consumers consider familiar payments brands like Google Pay and Amazon Pay to be a sign of trustworthiness, while others look at the overall quality of a site when deciding whether to buy from it. This leaves many in the dark about the specific steps they should take to optimize their operations for their particular circumstances.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The February Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker® explores the latest digital ordering developments, including new digital ordering milestones for Starbucks, the expansion of mobile order-ahead into new areas like groceries and innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-based fraud prevention solutions that could shake up the field.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The voice activation may come back with one brand or a few, as well as suggested websites or stores. With ReplyBuy, we'll operate in two-way conversations into that experience. So far, more than 339,000 customers have downloaded it, with a 90 percent retention rate month over month. So is curbside pickup.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

11:FS CEO David Brear talks to him about why ‘Monzonauts’ are so crazy devoted to the brand. [You You can download and listen to this interview if you prefer] This isn’t your first startup. After studying law at Oxford, he went back to business and is now Co-Founder and CEO of digital bank Monzo.

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MARCH 27, 2019

For more on the latest in sharing economy market trends, download the Playbook. Online retail giant Amazon is also making a similar push to ensure the reliability of its brand. To read the case study in depth, download the Playbook here. Around the Payments and Platform Economy World. In the U.S., About the Playbook.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

To tackle this issue, companies are looking to infuse AI with a bit of humanity, help consumers better connect with computer-operated services and offer improved insights. With the approval in place, the company is now able to fully operate in the PSD2 scheme.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Last week mobile TV platform Quibi announced plans to shut down operations, just seven months after a promising debut. For any brand that promises to entertain, motivation should center on pleasure. The mobile TV platform seemed to have it all. Why did it lose everything? In its brief run, Quibi burned through $1.7

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Domino’s CEO Richard Allison said on a call with analysts that he was pleased with the second-quarter performance, but noting “we are a work-in-progress brand,” he said there have been and will always be many areas where the brand can improve. Digital Innovations. Customer Loyalty.

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MAY 29, 2018

The financial services company recently debuted a new partnership with Russian phone operator and telecom provider MegaFon. To read the full story, download the report above. The developer community within the report is separated into three categories: shopping and payments, operations and marketing. About the Report.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

Visa is planning to offer a mobile platform, designed specifically for use in the country, which would operate via quick response (QR) codes that are better suited for smartphones most commonly used in the country. . To read the latest notable headlines from around the space, download the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

Maybe one day, quick-service restaurant ( QSR ) operators will look back upon 2019 as their cramming experience when it comes to digital security and fraud prevention. Now, they are doing all this digital innovation, and it’s really moving the needle,” he said. Heck, yeah!”. Digital Progress. The progress is easy to see.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Checkers and Rally’s operated as independent chains — both serving menu items such as hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches and seasoned fries — until the former acquired the latter in 1999. Customers] are not going to download a Checkers and Rally’s app to play a game or to surf the web.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2016

OTI PetroSmart, an On Track Innovations subsidiary, teamed up with Fuel Telematics Solutions for a new mobile payment solution for the fleet sector that will utilize beacons and NCR technology to authenticate vehicles and identify fuel stations. That’s the message that software developers have seemingly embraced over the last month.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

And, in another deal, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personalization platform operator Dynamic Yield announced in March that it was being acquired by QSR company McDonald’s. At the same time, QSR brands in the United States are expanding their digital reach. The number of Chipotle mobile app downloads per day is 14,400.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Indeed, video games are helping to drive innovation when it comes to commerce and payments. Video game manufacturers operated a different model of sorts: Create great games to get consumers to buy the hardware, then keep cranking out great games that would keep consumers on board and upgrading those devices.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2017

From technology and financial service providers expanding their mobile offerings to software designers aiming to turn challenges for retail brands into software solutions, companies around the Developer space looked to bolster their offerings over the past month. Around the Developer World. Developing the Right Omnichannel Software Fit.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

On Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 1:00 PM (EST) , join Rich Stuppy, Chief Operating Officer of Kount , and Karen Webster, CEO of MPD, for a live digital discussion about the vulnerability of larger groups, like the Pokémon GO user base, and why they are a prime target for fraudsters and scammers. CEO, Market Platform Dynamics.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Back in the day fast food and other QSR operations were not exactly known as centers of cutting-edge technology. Now QSR operations are getting smart, so to speak, via artificial intelligence (AI) technology. To receive the promotion, diners download the QSR’s app and sign up for its rewards program. Drive-Through Changes.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

As a brand, they understand that this isn’t casual for many gamers – this is a big deal, and they’re stepping up in a big way to give students even more reasons to compete.”. The promotion was a success – and the latest pair-up with HSEL operates on similar logic.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2017

Whether a brand is selling athletic apparel globally, or it’s trying to sell parents on letting their kids build their own teddy bears, the bottom line is almost always conversions. Before Deck and his team became a software team, they were consultants, helping athletics brands and retailers design omnichannel commerce strategies.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2017

When PYMNTS first encountered PayRange CEO Paresh Patel at Innovation Project 2013 , he was leading a tiny startup with a big goal: to bring vending into the digital age. Moreover, it allows the operators to rethink their service options, such as reserving machines in advance and loyalty programs. Remote Distribution for Brands.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

These are just some of the ways companies are tapping into the latest restaurant innovations with the help of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and automated retail: Among diners, 71 percent would be open to QSRs incorporating AI. At the time, it was noted that Dynamic Yield enables over 300 brands in six continents.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Amid this market, chains such as Thorntons and 7-Eleven are innovating to meet the needs of modern-day consumers, as companies including GasBuddy and P97, among others, are seeking to make gas station trips more convenient through improved loyalty and reward programs and connected car payments, among other offerings. Almost half – or 49.4

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2018

The entire segment, he noted, is ripe for technological innovations and improvements, and the restaurateurs of 2018 know that. But getting that infrastructure into place is a time-consuming process all on its own, and is just the beginning of the omnichannel journey for the restaurant operator. Transformations Take Time.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Cross platform in-app payment, where the consumer has the checkout device in their hand already, is still in its infancy in market proliferation, but already we have seen many large operators move to adopt and stay ahead of the competition to better serve their customers. Download the eBook. This is changing now.

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AUGUST 19, 2016

Pepsi, which described the campaign as the “largest partnership between the two brands to date,” also paid for a promoted hashtag, #SayItWithPepsi, as part of the deal.The promoted stickers are not Twitter’s first attempt this year to create new revenue streams, as the company fights decreasing revenue and stagnant growth, according to WSJ.

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