PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

Big Tech Battle of Market Caps : Amazon’s market cap has hit a significant milestone. With a new high of $900 a share, the company’s recent market cap stood at more than $430 billion. That’s nearly twice the market cap of Walmart and has three times the revenue of that stalwart eCommerce player. The lesson here?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. Reportedly, Target research has shown that these consumers aren’t as loyal to specific brands as older shoppers. So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

Engagement Labs, the data and analytics company that assists marketers, says the group of people born between 1997 and 2016 are 86 million strong, and influence $600 billion of spending by families. This group is also big on conversations – both online and offline – with Engagement Labs finding them to drive 19 percent of purchases.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

The Sock Spot CEO Ben Williams, for instance, worked for a manufacturer in eCommerce and decided to start his own online shopping company. Williams started The Sock Spot website and started to reach out to brands. Now, he has more than a dozen brands with access to many different types of socks. The Market. The Machine.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

The two collaborated on a payments solution designed to enable MegaFon subscribers to make purchases or pay bills via their smartphone using Apple Pay or Samsung Pay and a linked virtual Mastercard. And speaking of Samsung Pay , the electronics giant recently rolled out a rewards and cash back program for users of its mobile payment service.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

In the March mPOS Tracker , PYMNTS explores the new mPOS uptake, as well as how mPOS providers are launching solutions into new markets, boosting their presence where they already operate and partnering to expand their reaches. Around the mPOS World.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Unlike the US, where the smartphone market is divided between a small number of key players, in Asia there are many companies vying to become the dominant smartphone provider, from global giants to smaller local startups. Using CB Insights data, we mapped out the key emerging Asian smartphone brands challenging established players.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Brands and marketplaces now make it simple to auto-refill all sorts of products such as pet food and paper towels. Mastercard: Inside The Samsung Pay ‘Super Card’. One of the most recent developments in this space was the announcement of the Samsung Pay Card , which is powered by Curve and Mastercard technology. Walmart ’s U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

In 2016, 95 percent of transactions in in India were done in cash and there were approximately 60 million online shoppers – representing about 14 percent of the internet using base of the nation, according to a late 2017 report by Morgan Stanley. The consensus on that is evolving – and in an interesting way.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Regular retail experienced just 14 percent growth year-over-year, suggesting on-demand is fast emerging as a developing segment for digital commerce brands. TPV, or about 20 percent of online retailing, according to FDC estimates. The study found online ad views rose by 26 percent in this same period.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Digitally native brands, Casper among them, have turned to pop-up shops to introduce their products to consumers through an offline experience. Beyond the pop-up shop, the brand offers products tested by the magazine through an “ online boutique ” on the eCommerce retailer’s site.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Beyond a consumer perspective, Wood saw a big shift on the horizon, as dollars once spent on in-store marketing would be invested in online platforms. That realization — along with her consumer perspective — served as the genesis behind Myxx , an online platform that offers curated recipes. CPG Brands. Grocery Retailers.

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PYMNTS

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. And this week was no exception.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Instead, these players are focusing on specific niches, brand strategies and community connections to differentiate themselves. These metrics monitor activity across a bank’s website; marketing automation, digital account and loan origination platforms; and digital banking platforms. Integrate feedback with app stores reviews.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

It’s tough to echo what we do in person online because it’s an art gallery,” Six Hundred Four Founder and CEO James Lepp told PYMNTS in an interview. Barneys New York , for example, recently announced its spring campaign “Mantle”: a virtual reality experience with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2016

Though recently dominated by large box stores and (even more recently) by online vendors, JC Penney is going old school and returning to the sale of home appliances. billion in revenue according to Ryan Tuttle, a research analyst with market research firm Euromonitor International. Electronics, G.E.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2018

In comparison to a market like China’s, it’s glacial. trillion — compared to the $112 billion market in the U.S., Literally every business and brand in China is plugged into this ecosystem.”. The 3 percent reward tier is reserved for purchases made online through Walmart.com; the regular in-store reward is 1 percent.

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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. Next time, guys? SMB Working Capital. Woot, woot!

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

FREE DOWNLOAD: THE COMPLETE LIST of investors in the voice market. We also dive into the Chinese market to see how US big tech stands to compete. Spotlight: Voice across the Chinese market. This is another way Google hopes to grab market share of the hospitality industry. US smart appliances market revenue.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

As observed in the inaugural edition of the Digital Consumer Report , a PYMNTS and Samsung Pay collaboration, the underlying concept of AR/VR has been floating around for over a decade. There’s a lot of estimating you’d have to do in store — even more so online. AR/VR technology itself is not all that new.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

According to the PYMNTS Unattended Retail Tracker , it comes down to “offering the right combination of in-store tech, mobile solutions and online features.”. The projected annual growth of the American interactive kiosk market through 2021 is 7.2 How do customers pay through these kiosks? Over a quarter of U.S. s research.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

It can be hard to break through the PR and marketing hype that envelops CES in an energetic glow, but we here at PYMNTS are up to the challenge so that our readers can have a better handle on what will happen at this year’s CES , which runs from Jan. Success is bred there, to use the terminology of the inspirational marketing industry.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

South Korea has 11 mobile payment services such as KakaoPay, Naver Pay and Samsung Pay, and around 28 million cards were loaded onto users’ smartphones in the second quarter. Carrier billing allows uses to make online payments. billion won from the previous quarter. But In the U.S., Apple Needs To Diversify.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2016

In launching its new ePort Interactive products and services, USA Technologies is seeking to enable what Lawlor describes as “the next generation of retailing” for unattended retail markets, including vending, kiosk and commercial laundry, among others. In other words, kick the door wide open to remote retail.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

If, at the peak of demand, systems shut down, it not only hurts sales, but also generates negative press – a brand’s worst nightmare. From a tech standpoint, the main goal is to meet demand and stay online,” Barrowman said. There may only be 10 of those $200, 60-inch ultra-hi-def Samsung TVs the store advertised.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

Sure, Amazon had a significant head start — but functionality is going to be what wins over undecided consumers, not brand loyalty. So for any cost-minded consumers interested in the smart speaker market, cost could win out over commerce functionality, at least upon first entry. There is a definite up-side for U.K.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2016

Online Fraud. The latest CyberSource annual report on online fraud tells the tale of card-not-present fraud not just going down, but going down by a whole big bunch – across all channels. Mobile was down, online was down and even cross-border fraud was down. Problem – what problem? Prosper/Alt Lending.

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CB Insights

APRIL 23, 2019

Companies vying to take a 5G lead range from network provider Verizon to device maker Samsung to chipset maker Qualcomm, among many others. Despite significant potential profits in the consumer market, AT&T has indicated that it expects the majority of revenue growth derived from its 5G technologies will come from the enterprise sector.

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BankBazaar

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Yes, we’ve got these amazing Credit Card deals for you , with instant online approval wherein you complete all your application-related requirements via a video call with a bank agent. While it’s too early to get all judgmental about the new range of iPhones (they’re yet to hit the market!), A festive DEAL for you. Excited much?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

In order to stay relevant to our customers, the brand has evolved the game over the years while keeping the concept the same,” McDonald’s archivist Mike Bullington told Business Insider. It has enabled the restaurant to launch online ordering and third-party delivery, generating new revenue for its locations.

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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. In developed markets, 4G will move to 5G with 15 percent of mobile phones connected, and to 5G five years from now.

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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. In developed markets, 4G will move to 5G with 15 percent of mobile phones connected, and to 5G five years from now.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The country’s internet user base grew nearly 22% in 2017, making it one of Asia’s fastest-growing internet markets. In part, this is due to the fact that its population size pales in comparison to other high-growth countries like India, which offers a substantially larger addressable market.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

Try being Samsung this past week, which had both a sizzle and a fizzle. Looks like nothing really is safe from online competition, which ate away at results, even cute kids apparel. Sizzle of the Week (With A Side Of Fizzle): Samsung. Viv comes to Bixby care of Samsung’s acquisition of Vivi labs last year.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Company Description: Founded in 2012, this Berlin-based company runs an online used car exchange via a family of sites such as Auto1.com, Company Description: The UK-based financial services company runs sites such as Compare the Market, lesfurets.com, and Beagle Street, which let people compare insurance products. Auto1 Group.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2017

In this week’s Grocery Tracker, Panasonic shows off its automatic grocery-bagging robot, two new smart fridges come to market and Sprouts sprouts new locations, while Kmart drops a few. In brick-and-mortar news, Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open 11 new stores across five U.S. For stores that plan on keeping checkout around, anyway.

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NCR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Meanwhile, even before the new release, Apple is already behind only Rolex in watch sales, having vaulted past such renowned brands as Omega, Cartier, Citizen and Patek Philippe. Fine, but Apple’s great strength has always been to lead the market, not follow it. Instead we get GPS and better water resistance. Wouldn’t that be cool?

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