PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Updates to the operating system are released periodically.”. Think Android Pay and Samsung Pay. Android Pay has been around longer; Samsung Pay has nearly twice its adoption rate, according to the PYMNTS/InfoScout Mobile Wallet Usage figures.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Like its $310 million purchase of Bonobos, buying Blue Apron would repeat Walmart’s playbook of acquiring a branded eCommerce startup with a more premium product to its core offerings,” said Matthew Trusz, equity research analyst of Gabelli & Company, to investors. Walmart’s Jet.com operation, meanwhile, keeps growing. billion.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2016

The same goes for strategic buyers, who operate within an industry and have an interest in snapping up competitors, with an eye on bolting on new technologies or gleaning the expertise of certain management or development teams. But ease of use and what Rich termed a “plug-and-play” method of adoption become important. “We

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

Only a diamond can cut a diamond, as the adage goes, and a bit of friction can help brands sharpen up. Earnings were strong — particularly in the services department — and the company managed to make it over the finish line and become America’s first trillion-dollar publicly listed firm. So, who got sharpened this week?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Many of these machines are outfitted with electronic payments and not only the traditional debit and credit cards” but also alternative forms of payments, from Apple Pay to Samsung Pay, said Lawlor. What we have to do is look at the consumer in terms of payments and their experience.

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MARCH 15, 2019

But then so is Amazon, which has gone from the internet’s favorite bookstore to everyone’s favorite everything store — and managed to knock Walmart from the top retailer perch when it comes to market cap. The law would also ban Amazon from selling its own branded goods on its site. billion in revenue in 1995 and profits of $2.7

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The companies on our list operate across industries including healthcare, cybersecurity, transportation, and more. Select Investors: Founders Fund, SoftBank Group, NovaQuest Capital Management. Select Investors: KKR, Samsung Ventures, Summit Partners. It operates in 40+ cities across 11 countries. NuCom Group.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

As such, when consumers do connect with a customer care agent, the calls are more meaningful and complex, according to Gary Praznik, senior vice president and chief operating officer of call center manager iQor. For iQor, that means taking steps to secure its own operations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2016

Walmart Pay released its six-month report card , with some pretty interesting stats: ubiquity at all 4,600+ stores, high usage, high repeat usage, rave reviews from their users and a growing crop of brand evangelists that, Walmart Pay execs say, have become an effective recruiting engine. Woot, woot! The workhorse?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Of Merchant Link’s own client base, Carcillo said half are brand-name businesses, while the other half are smaller businesses, storefronts or franchisees. Project managements have been assigned to different channels, in efforts to understand, explain and guide firms through the changes taking place in the EMV and contactless payments spaces.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Combined, these 31 European startups have raised more than $21B in total funding, and operate across industries including fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, and more. Company Description: This UK-based company operates data centers in Europe and Asia. Auto1 Group now has operations in more than 30 countries. Global Switch.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

Try being Samsung this past week, which had both a sizzle and a fizzle. SMBs: Small business operators remained optimistic into March as data from Capital One stated that half of smaller firms surveyed see optimism about the current business climate, which is better by 9 percent than a year ago. Or at least Bixby will when available.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

In fact, Visa cardholders won’t be pushed to sign on for ACH – at account signup, Visa cards and ACH will be presented as more or less equal options (in the spirit of giving consumers choice) and any Visa cardholder with an ACH account will be given an opportunity to work with their bank to flip it the other way to a Visa-branded debit product.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The shift in consumer preference is not surprising, LG Electronics Senior Manager Angel Grant told PYMNTS in a conversation, because of how advanced smartphone technology has become. Customers are paying for features, not necessarily brand names, particularly in the developing world. Going Big on New Features: the Foldable Samsung.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The introduction of the iPhone in 2007 – and the birth of the apps ecosystem a year later in 2008 –inspired an entirely new class of innovators, stating the 2010s with a brand-new toolkit. There are Pays courtesy of mobile operating systems, like iOS/Apple and Android/Google and Samsung.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2020

The introduction of the iPhone in 2007 – and the birth of the apps ecosystem a year later in 2008 –inspired an entirely new class of innovators, starting the 2010s with a brand-new toolkit. There are Pays courtesy of mobile operating systems, like iOS/Apple and Android/Google and Samsung.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While the rules against prop trading have more recently been loosened, the restriction has still changed how investment banks operate. In the world of asset management, the biggest players are now dedicated firms like Vanguard. Total assets under management (AUM) at the top asset managers now dwarfs total AUM at the top banks.

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NCR

JULY 11, 2016

More than 100 African mobile operators have launched mobile money services, such as Kenya’s M-Pesa, which has been around since 2007. One key factor in their favor is that as established brands, consumers are likely to trust them more than a new startup and believe their services will be more secure.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

For Google’s part, it kept releasing its own branded phones under the Nexus brand, partnering with Samsung, Asus, and LG to manufacture these devices, and further eroding the value of the Motorola acquisition. When you’re a powerhouse brand, it can be hard to see that the times are changing. eBay and Skype.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Not that long ago, the conventional wisdom was that mobile operating systems – iOS and Android – would rule, because mobile devices would remain the primary channel consumers used to manage relationships with all of the companies they interacted with. In fact, it’s already happening. The Super App-Fueled Shift.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay, Chase Pay, Walmart Pay, Kohl’s Pay, Citi Pay, CVS Pay, Amazon Pay – over the course of about 36 months, the world went from having no “Pays” (well, except for PayPal) to a Pay for every day of the week. For a minute, it seemed as though the proliferation of “Pays” was slowing down. percent of Target sales.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

At the same time, however, these platforms are facilitating a more traditional sales need: They have to engage buyers and sellers as they operate in the digital world of connectivity. Faced with this up-and-coming generation, retailers and brands, as well as payment providers, are already preparing for the arrival of Gen Z as adult consumers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2016

Whatley noted that the payment solution has enabled many charities to accept credit cards, including the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, which uses DipJar in both a retail setting to collect money for itself and to collect money at events, and The Salvation Army, which uses branded DipJars for various campaigns.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

After reporting a string of declines in same-store sales, earlier this week, the company said that that measure was up 1 percent, and management stated that foot traffic was on the upswing. We have fallen short” — so said management on the latest earnings call, which may be classified as an understatement.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies. A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

The Crystal City, Virginia HQ2 plans are still underway, as are plans for a new operations hub in Nashville. Kroger Pay is one of the few mobile wallets that pairs loyalty and payment,” said Mary Ellen Adcock, the group VP of operations at Kroger. In theory, the concept has gotten support. “It So can Apple save online journalism ?

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

Presenter Profile: How they describe themselves: AI Foundry uses AI and user-guided machine learning to transform enterprise operations by integrating information, people and processes. one solves the low accuracy level of automated conversational applications with its Conversational Data Management Platform. Key Executives.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Cool name and branding. I checked out their web site and they are promoting their IOS/Google Play mobile apps (no surprise) and I found this: This website is operated and maintained by Collective Returns, Inc. I like their branding. THAT brand has been around about 20 years from the “dot com” days. ID_Analytics.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

Now, with experts stressing the importance of rapid testing and tracking in managing the Covid-19 crisis, wearables and other health monitoring tech that enable diagnostics are taking center stage. Meanwhile, brands that were already virtual-first have seen dramatic increases in adoption during the crisis.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Donald Trump managed to eke out a stunning Electoral College victory over Hillary Clinton and get himself elected president of the United States of America. That has been one of the key takeaways from our conversations with Walmart , PayPal, Visa , Mastercard , Chase , Citibank and Samsung over the course of the last year.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 25, 2017

Ultimately, the use cases for a transparent, verifiable register of transaction data are practically endless — especially since blockchain operates through a decentralized platform requiring no central supervision, while still remaining resistant to fraud. Payments and money transfers. Networking and IoT. image credit: IBM.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

How AI is influencing brands. D2C brands shun physical retail. Fashion brands of all sizes and specialties are using technology to understand customers better than ever before. ” Clearly, much more R&D is needed before brands rely on AI-only designers. AI Is Already Influencing Fashion Brands.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

Using the CB Insights database, we mapped global unicorn companies valued at $1B+ according to the primary markets in which they operate. China Cinda Asset Management, IDG Capital. Clermont Group, Coltrane Asset Management, Toscafund Asset Management. Toscafund Asset Management, Woodford Investment Management, BBVA.

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CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

Product innovation is one way that large corporations stay competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace, but it doesn’t always work out when big brands attempt innovation. While still in operation, Google+ is hardly anybody’s favorite social network. Crystal Pepsi, Pepsi (1992). Bikes, Smith and Wesson (2002).

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