PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

There is also the chance (please no, not this time) of some hassle with payments, such as the corporate account or card not going through, or maybe, on the travel agency side, a software glitch or another problem that adds friction and frustration to an already long travel day. Innovation Challenges. Innovation Willingness.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Givingli is an app that brings together greetings created by indie artists, customization functionalities, and gifts from brands, according to a Thursday (Jan. Blackhawk allows for eGift sales through Givingli’s app, with the inclusion of cards that can be used at travel, food and beverage, and health and beauty brands.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

firms make and receive B2B payments, even though more cost-efficient digital payment options have become available. This does not mean businesses are disinterested in newer payment innovations, however. percent would like to adopt automatic order matching technologies and 22.9 Recent PYMNTS research finds that 46.4

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

In the digital age of hospitality technology, restaurants have a trove of tools to help serve customers in their stores. Innovations run the gamut from promo codes to coupons and quick-response (QR) scans in addition to other features such as delivery tracking. percent — innovated to remain competitive.

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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. Payments, of course, are a vital part of the whole legal betting process. A key part of user experience is payment speeds.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Smaller companies were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to new cards designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). This week’s commercial card innovation tracker includes the launch of business cards by American Express and Amazon in addition to one by Wyndham Hotel & Resorts and Barclays.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2020

It’s harder to make them simpler, especially when it comes to payments. The Evolution Of Embedded Payments . To integrate payments in the most efficient way, it, of course, helps to define what integrated payments actually mean, across a constantly shifting payments ecosystem.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Rho Technologies , the FinTech behind Rho Business Banking, has raised $15 million in a Series A round, according to a press release. The innovation will help make sure companies don't need multiple programs to handle these tasks. “We

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. A combination of forces — Netflix’s own content and technology innovations and advances in hardware and software — helped them consistently attract more eyeballs.

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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. He added that “our customers buy our product because we offer advantages over the technologies mentioned here. Customer Journey.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

North Lane Technologies and daVinci Payments said they have finished their merger, making a "high-growth, premier payment company with innovative technology and solutions," according to a Thursday (Dec. North Lane Technologies was known as Wirecard North America in the past. 10) announcement.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

To help diners make the best use of their mobile devices to order meals, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are tapping into mobile innovations. Technology that lets diners place their orders for pickup or delivery has become more common, and mobile devices are serving more restaurant functions than they have in the past.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In a bid to increase loyalty, merchants are driving innovations in their stores. The clothing retailer is hardly alone, as 85 percent of merchants say that they innovate to stay competitive, according to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , while 77 percent say they use it to drive sales.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

The world of payments is no doubt in the midst of a major transformation. Vivek Agrawal, executive vice president of technology solutions provider Skava , joined PYMNTS for the latest segment of the Commander in Chief series to speak to why innovation isn’t just about creating new, exciting products.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Is it possible for a payment network to be cool? And what if that payment network was launched in — gasp! It is when that payment network is gamely inventing internet of things payments on the fly. Welcome, to MasterCard, one of the coolest brands in banking. — in 1966? Read More.

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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

DECEMBER 18, 2018

New technology continues to change the way consumers order and pay for quick-service restaurant (QSR) food: Kiosks and online ordering, among other experiences, let consumers ditch the counter for faster and higher-tech alternatives. Not all digital innovations are perceived by consumers the same way, however. out of 100. out of 100.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

percent of United States consumers have made at least one purchase with new brands since the start of the global health crisis, for example, driven to try out new merchants due to either lower prices or the expectation of a more convenient experience. eBay On Turning Friction-Filled Payments Experiences Into Consumer Loyalty Opportunities .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

The 2020 Credit Union Innovation Index , conducted in partnership with PSCU , found that over 20 percent of members would drop their current CU over lack of innovation. The share of CU members reporting they were willing to change primary FIs over insufficient innovation increased by 4.6 percent to 21.9 Competitive Threats.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. And many retailers are heeding the call: According to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , 60 percent of health and beauty merchants are focusing on innovation. About the same share — or 60.9

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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 As much as the pandemic has brought about sweeping lifestyle changes and demand for touchless commerce and payments, Dravenstott said COVID-19 has had surprisingly little impact on its business.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 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. Payments 2016: The Year of Payment Innovation Via Predictive Analytics. Enova also avoids unnecessary ACH fees in this way.

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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. These technologies bring more options for consumers to order and pay for their meals, such as kiosks and mobile ordering. It’s like converting casual dining to fast food,” Dine Brands CEO Stephen Joyce told The Post.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

Disruption keeps hitting the travel industry, whether via digital payment or commerce, and the latest example of that comes from a U.K.-based Details were scarce about the company’s new offerings, or how it views this particular brand of travel-industry disruption. Multiple Payment Struggles. Payments Cost.

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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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

However, most people assumed that was survivable, and that the new millennia — powered by the emerging, mysterious technology known as “the internet” — was going to be a great place to live. As Nan Siler, head of payment and financial operations at Kabbage, noted, it’s been a pretty wild ride, thus far.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Mastercard , like most consumer credit connected brands, was hit hard in the early days of the Great Recession. He has served as Mastercard’s Chief Product Officer since 2016 and has headed the network’s new products and innovation team since 2018. Broader payment flows is putting it mildly, of course.

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JULY 1, 2020

Nearly four out of 10 CU members would be willing to switch primary FIs, according to the PYMNTS Credit Union Innovation Playbook — and the COVID-19 pandemic is making it even more important for credit unions to provide the support and stability that consumers seek. Listening to Members. TDECU and other CUs across the U.S.

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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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JANUARY 29, 2020

And in restaurant innovation, Domino ’s has become a leader in mobile and digital technology as it blazes its own path in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) world. 2019: The year Instagram rolled out in-app checkout for brands. All this, Today in Data. 26.5M: Number of monthly active TikTok users in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In retail, the Flat Tummy Instagram brand was able to make an effective algorithm that could accurately predict the effect an influencer would have on pushing its line of teas. Wrench is serving as a mobile source of mechanics – and saving consumers a trip to the auto repair shop.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

China’s UnionPay , the payment card issuer, is gearing up to roll out branded cards in the U.K. In early December UnionPay plans to issue branded credit cards in other parts of Europe as well. “In Transactions will be handled by payment processing companies, noted Wei.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

For a glimpse at how innovation is playing out in the retail world, it always helps to take a look at recent developments in the world of quick-service restaurants, or QSRs. Brands, the owner of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, reported an overall year-to-year revenue gain in the second quarter of 2019 of about 10 percent, to $1.31

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APRIL 20, 2023

In fact, Gartner shares that brands risk losing 38 percent of customers from poor personalization efforts. However, it’s not always obvious which of the many potential technology vendors and implementation partners will best drive an organization’s desired business goals.

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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

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., Coupa Connects With American Express For B2B Virtual Card Payments.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

Philippines payments startup Voyager Innovations has closed a funding deal worth up to $120 million from existing backers, according to a Monday (April 6) statement from Voyager. Voyager Innovations runs the payments platform PayMaya Philippines. Vea, founder and chief executive officer of Voyager Innovations.

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