PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Brands have flocked to social media in an attempt to meet their consumers where they are and display a different side of themselves. Social media can be a terrific place to build bonds with one’s customers and show off a clever, avant-garde sense of humor – if a brand is good at it. And this week, Burger King was that brand.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2019

It seems every firm is trying to find a way into the expansive — and ever-growing — “health and wellness” market. In the last few years, wellness has become a dominant lifestyle value that is profoundly changing consumer behavior and changing the markets.”. Well, with innovation of course. The industry now represents 5.3

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

It may have a faithful teen following, but the fast-growing video-sharing platform wants users to know it’s not just for antsy 14-year-olds, but also for adults in general and marketing specialists in particular. Brands are an important part of the TikTok experience,” Puris noted. A smaller number, 15 percent, are 35 and older.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

While the concept of a brand having a “voice” is not a terribly new idea, before this month it was more metaphorical and mostly a synonym for “style.” As of a few weeks ago, however, Amazon announced that Polly is now taking its offering up a level, and allowing brands the opportunity to customize text-to-speech voices for their Alexa skills.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

PayPal appointed Allison Johnson , a marketing veteran with over two decades of experience in her field, as the company’s new executive VP and chief marketing officer (CMO) on Monday (Jan. Johnson brings a vast knowledge of marketing to her position. 14), according to a release by the company.

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Perficient

JANUARY 5, 2021

Perficient’s AVPs represent a cross-section of the firm’s end-to-end digital consulting portfolio, and will provide leadership and strategy for areas including management consulting, cloud platform solutions and integration technologies, custom software development and mobile solutions, and optimized global delivery capabilities.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Spend controls were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to feature and program launches. This week’s commercial card innovation tracker includes a rollout of the next generation of authorization controls from Comdata Inc., Finaxar Teams With Visa On SMB Spend Management.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have heard the call for innovative digital ordering capabilities, with several major brands stepping up their investments in this area. The company will deploy delivery-focused kitchen management solutions from ConnectSmart to more than 900 locations in these two global markets.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

What’s more, this shift allowed new entrants to steal mind- and wallet-share at the expense of the established restaurant brands. Attending to these enhancements now while anticipating future needs will require retailers to develop even greater agility and innovation across their fulfillment models. In the Tolerance Zone.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Like most innovators, Arielle Charnas was looking to solve a problem when she launched her fashion blog – it just wasn’t a fashion problem. Today, she noted, things are quite good, as she is the rare internet celebrity who has turned a social brand into a bankable retail venture.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2020

The software-driven platform Life House said the investment will support its growth into new markets and its drive for profitability by 2021. Among the fastest-growing hotel brands, Life House has over 800 beds and 25 hotels that are expected to be operational by early next year. .

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More. When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

million in fresh funding, capital that will go toward “a B2B offering (that allows) individual travel agents at large online travel management companies and tour operators to offer a ‘seamless travel experience’ to their end customers, making the booking experience simpler, faster and cheaper.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2016

When it comes to payments innovation, the problem with banks and other large financial institutions (FIs) isn’t a lack of interest or aspiration. The modern consumer is digital in many ways: in how they shop, pay, interact with brands and manage their finances. Payments Innovation At Scale .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

The indirect spend management company also rebranded its products and technology platform to better show its capabilities throughout sourcing, procurement, spend analytics and data enrichment, according to an announcement. In separate news, Tradeshift teamed with Chain IQ to offer procurement services innovation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Reports in CNBC said Davidson described the existing legislative framework in the cryptocurrency market as “sloppy,” and invited industry stakeholders to participate in the roundtable in an effort to “preempt a heavy-handed regulatory approach that could stall innovation and kill the U.S. ICO market.”

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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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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Savvy healthcare innovators leverage the power of consumerization by first observing what works in domains outside of their own, and then adapting those successes to address their own challenges. You can get started by mapping the customer journey, uncovering pain points and opportunities across their interactions with your brand.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Innovation Challenges. Payments innovation, for starters, is an alien concept for many travel service providers, especially in the U.S. Payments innovation, for starters, is an alien concept for many travel service providers, especially in the U.S. Innovation Willingness. Where is that spark for innovation coming from?

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

What’s more, this shift allowed new entrants to steal mind- and wallet-share at the expense of the established restaurant brands. Attending to these enhancements while anticipating future needs will require retailers to develop even greater agility and innovation across their fulfillment models. Anticipating Customer Needs and Wants.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This does not mean businesses are disinterested in newer payment innovations, however. AP professionals’ payments innovation fervor does not seem to be translating into the broader B2B ecosystem despite such interest. Paper checks remain the primary method through which U.S. Recent PYMNTS research finds that 46.4

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Perficient

JUNE 1, 2023

As the financial services industry continues to evolve, companies are looking for ways to stay ahead of the competition and increase their market share. Generated output takes into account everything from brand voice and word and character length to fact verification, and includes up-to-date information.

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Perficient

JULY 10, 2023

Political climate, environmental issues, technology innovations, criminal activity, economic volatility/inflation, account diversity, and industry regulatory changes are just a few examples of factors that often spur reputational risk or crises. However, these reputational risk management (RRM) frameworks are still widely underdeveloped.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

As much as a click from the Kardashians helped spread the brand awareness and jump-start his company, Molnar said, as a spending trend among young consumers set the stage for BNPL's success. One is regulatory trends, where regulators are looking to increase competition in this field and drive innovation. According to J.P.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

To succeed in retail (and retail marketing), merchants and advertisers need to keep up with what shoppers want, how they buy, and where. Sourcing, managing and making sense of all that consumer data, however, can prove challenging for many businesses. You need to be able to market with relevance,” Hale said.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

These posts are representative of our blog’s mission to be the go-to resource for marketing information and best practices for both clients and prospects. 7 B2B Marketing Trends to Watch in 2018. As we approach the end of 2017, it’s time to take a look at key B2B marketing trends that will emerge in the year ahead. Unsubscribe.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

A new report released today by Roubini ThoughtLab holds quite a few insights about the future of wealth management, the future of fintech, and the future of technology, most notably the conclusion that financial institutions with strong brand awareness will be the last ones standing by 2021–not fintechs.

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Perficient

MARCH 8, 2023

Fortunately, most societies today don’t legally bar women from partaking in these tasks, but the ancient history of shutting doors on women seeking greater financial control has left an undeniable gender gap in the world of financial services and a lingering, detrimental attitude that money management is a man’s job. households.

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BankBazaar

MAY 7, 2024

BankBazaar.com, India’s leading fintech co-branded Credit Card platform and online platform for free Credit Score, marks its third consecutive year of fast and sustainable growth, with an unaudited operating revenue of Rs.215 Strong bank partnerships have significantly bolstered BankBazaar’s position in the market. 215 Crore in FY24.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

It is always doubly upsetting to see vulgar business behavior from a seemingly platinum-plated brand. in the past, praising its lab and innovation practices, its mobile banking growth, had its executives speaking at our events, and even named Read More. We have certainly been among those that have lauded Wells Fargo & Co.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

It’s also the start of another football gambling season — one that involves mobile commerce and digital payments, and companies trying to innovate their way to success in this growing field of transactions. More Innovation. Such desire for speed is also helping to drive innovation in other forms of gambling-related payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Athleisure is a large and growing market. That is slightly more than the market cap of Walmart , the largest retailer on Earth by sales. On the surface, it seems that a large and growing market should be good news for up-and-comers, particularly given the demographic groups associated with the purchase of athleisure wear.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Brands , moves that serve as a good reflection of overall trends in the quick service restaurant (QSR) space. The company last year announced it would buy a 3 percent stake in Grubhub, and that it was teaming up with the company to provide delivery from two of its brands — Taco Bell and KFC. Marketing is only part of the story.

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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. As a result, the company can be faster to market and more flexible with its digital initiatives. Managers and diners alike often have favorable views of reward offerings.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

“Together, we are united in a shared vision of disrupting the outdated credit card sector with digital, fairer alternatives,” said Zip CEO and Managing Director Larry Diamond in a statement. competitors in the booming consumer finance market. competitors in the booming consumer finance market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

China has taken over as the world’s largest logistics market, spending a whopping 12.1 The total logistics cost of 13 trillion yuan has created a 13-trillion-yuan logistics market,” said Ni, according to Asia Times. trillion yuan (US$1.76 trillion) in logistics costs last year.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

In the long list of startup finalists competing at South by Southwest 2017 hides a brand new personal finance management app. Hip Money – a new app by Hip Pocket – adapts the millennial habit of “swiping” to help them save and pay down debt through a mobile app. Nebraska-based software Read More.

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