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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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Plan for new technology and innovations. The banking industry has faced many challenges in 2020, from transitioning to CECL, managing Paycheck Protection Program loans, and navigating an unprecedented economic recession. More than 500 banking professionals across the country gathered for a two-day 2020 ThinkBIG: Manage Risk.

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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. Pizza chain Domino’s , for example, is planning to test self-driving vehicle technology in one major metro region.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

It has been a year of innovations for quick-service restaurants (QSRs), with chains rolling out new digital technologies to help diners order and pay for food without having to wait in line. Brands’ Pizza Hut unit announced that it would acquire online ordering software and service provider QuikOrder. percent — hold that view.

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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).

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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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Perficient

MARCH 1, 2021

As a company known to treasure talent, embrace effort, and reward results, Perficient’s goal is to extend a number of qualified cohort graduates a full-time job in the software engineering and development field, where they will partner with one of the world’s biggest brands in the Detroit metro region. . READY TO GROW YOUR CAREER?

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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. The PYMNTS-Amadeus research found that only 15 percent of all travel companies have attempted new payment innovations over the last three years, let alone succeeded. Innovation Willingness.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

We are taking advantage of unused capacity,” Cooler Screens Chief Technology Officer Rob Dravenstott told PYMNTS in a recent interview. “We For most of us, a stroll down the chilled or frozen food aisle in the supermarket is essentially an in-store version of window shopping. sales lift is not a common thing.”.

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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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Chris Skinner

JUNE 8, 2017

I recently hosted Nick Ogden, the founder of WorldPay and serial entrepreneur, at our Nordic Finance Innovation meetings in Stockholm and Oslo. Even today he claims they have achieved double digit … The post A brand new Clearing Bank for Britain appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

Retail innovation labs – incubators or tech hubs – aren’t confined to operations run by the likes of Amazon or Walmart. A new lab store from 7-Eleven underscores the innovation wave that is taking place in the convenience store sector of retail – a sector ripe for change, disruption and growth. stores with the innovation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2020

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. . He added that software eliminates many issues but some “are solved with innovation in the supply chain of our services.”.

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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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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. New technology and ideas are spreading faster than ever.

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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

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This does not mean businesses are disinterested in newer payment innovations, however. percent would like to adopt automatic order matching technologies and 22.9 percent would like to adopt automatic order matching technologies and 22.9 Paper checks remain the primary method through which U.S. AP automation can help.

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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

JANUARY 15, 2020

The grocery battles are heating up in retail, and that is sparking innovation and could lead to even more disruption. Another example of grocery innovation at the show involved “a small autonomous drone using computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle on-shelf inventory visibility. Walmart’s Big Move.

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Perficient

MAY 26, 2021

In the session “Differentiating Your Brand for the Digital Era,” Scott will discuss how financial services companies can leverage digital technologies in new and innovative ways to create new value for consumers and businesses. The presentation will occur on June 10 at 4:00 p.m.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

We have deep dives into in-house restaurant ordering apps and cloud technology, as well as a report on banks running short on large bills amid the coronavirus crisis. In-house ordering apps are typical for large quick-service restaurant (QSR) companies, with only those who are willing to take risks and innovate standing out from the herd.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

In the digital age, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) can use all sorts of technology to improve the customer ordering experience. From in-store kiosks to mobile apps, new innovations are giving diners the chance to ditch the line and order through other channels. percent of managers view, say, in-store kiosks positively.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

"Our new financing will allow us to further distinguish our offerings and customer experience as an industry innovator," said Modal CEO and Founder Aaron Krane. American Honda has worked with Modal, formerly Drive Motors, since late 2018 to create branded online buying tools for Honda and Acura.

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Consumers expect technology to work intuitively, regardless of its underlying complexity. 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. Here are five tips. Tip 1: Mine Your Inspiration.

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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. Yum’s closer embrace of the new technology fueling QSR operations — a trend documented by the latest PYMNTS Restaurant Readiness Index — was underscored by Yum CEO Greg Creed during the post-earnings conference call.

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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

JANUARY 9, 2019

Olo , a mobile and online food ordering platform, announced an $18 million investment by New York investment firm Tiger Global Management on Wednesday (Jan. Scott Shleifer, a Tiger Global Management partner, said he believes Olo is here for the long run. “We However, that technology didn’t exist yet – until it did.

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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. And those payments, at least in general, are following larger consumer trends when it comes to methods and technology.

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Perficient

MAY 26, 2020

Perficient is excited to announce that CRN ® , a brand of The Channel Company , has named Lynn Brading , director of Digital Experience Alliances, and Liz Stuart , alliance director for Emerging Solutions, to its esteemed 2020 Women of the Channel list! “We RELATED: Perficient Names Andrea Lampert as Vice President of People.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

The innovation economy requires more than caffeine and collaboration for fuel. WeWork also wants to make a bigger name for itself as an enabler of innovation. Innovation Program. Innovator Awards. But there is no doubt that the company wants a piece of the innovation economy. That’s the path chosen by WeWork.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2017

The B2B payments industry is finally beginning to hustle when it comes to technological innovation. This industry is on the cusp of some major innovation, too, as FinTechs roll out services that banks can offer to their own customer clients via APIs. It loves modern technology. But issues abound.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

billion deal went through, shareholders and the public are learning more about what will come of the 30 brands and more than 5,700 properties. Earlier this month, he released that all Starwood-managed hotels were adopting Avendra, which is a the purchasing platform that Marriott had been using prior to the merger. After the $13.3

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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. That’s where RFID technology can also help with retail.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Perficient takes pride in our global delivery capabilities that empower companies to adapt and innovate with agility. The consultants in our global delivery centers are professionally certified to align with our overall strategic partnerships, company-wide practices, and industry specializations.

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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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