PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

In terms of regions, Mexico saw the most toy industry growth at 15 percent for the first half of the year. Brazil and the United States closely followed, with 11 percent and 7 percent growth respectively. And brands have helped to fuel that strong growth. Amid toys in the collectibles market, L.O.L.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

As coronavirus cases surge in the United States, some supermarket retailers are re-instituting buying restrictions on specific products such as toilet paper, USA Today reported. H-E-B, for its part, supervises over 400 retail locations, primarily in Texas. Pennsylvania-based The Giant Co.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

“The inclusion of products from various mall tenants in the program will create a new stream of sales and customers for stores, as well as drive awareness and brand recognition,” said PREIT in a statement. Twenty-eight percent of PREIT’s portfolio consists of local and regional tenants.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

European challenger banks like Monzo and N26 are expanding to new markets and an increasing number of other financial players are launching suites of products and services designed to entice customers away from their traditional financial institutions (FIs). For more on these stories, visit the Tracker’s News and Trends.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2016

In a world where sunshine in the news is in something of short supply, the good folks at Thrive Market can add good news for those in need of some to report to the list of things they deliver. You can’t eat it, but after the week the world’s markets have been having, reporting numbers in black ink is pretty delicious.

Marketing 102

Marketing San Francisco Phoenix Branding 102

PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2016

The enhanced functionality — including contactless payments for Android users in the United States — integrates payments and new services, such as paying with points and purchase alerts. In terms of the global rollout, the United States will be the first market, followed by Europe, the Middle East and Africa by the end of this year.

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United States Regional Payments Branding 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2017

In a press release , the companies said the combined business will operate under the GSTV brand and deliver 3.3 billion annual impressions through more than 18,000 locations in all 50 states by year’s end. “We National and regional marketers across all industry sectors now have a way to reach valuable, attentive consumers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Going a bit further, the United States saw 10 percent growth to $466 billion, outpaced by the rest of the world at 16 percent to just over $1 trillion. Within the United States, he said, spending and growth have held up “reasonably well” amid low unemployment and “still healthy” consumer confidence. The company had 2.5

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

9) that it will stop selling eCigarette components in the United States, Reuters reports. The incidences of injuries and deaths have, the newswire said, been linked to what are being termed “makeshift brands” other than the dominant market player, Juul Labs. territory.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

-based merchants sell across borders, but that percentage lags behind other nations such as Germany and the United Kingdom, where half of merchants that sell goods and services online do so across borders. To capitalize on that aforementioned eCommerce growth in emerging markets and log sales in those regions, U.S. Should U.S.

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Payments Regional Online America 164

PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

as well as Canada, is looking to shutter 250 stores at a minimum in the United States. With the store closings, which are said to involve its Chico’s, Soma and White House Black Market brands, the company hopes to benefit from lease expirations as well as return on capital and better profitability.

Retail 129

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Outside the southeastern United States, Publix is neither a household name, nor an everyday experience. A highly regional grocery store chain, it’s only known in the six states where it actually operates. Dominance in its home market aside, Publix is looking to expand its footprint and menu of offerings.

Florida 105

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

Drilling down into the gross dollar volumes, the company said United States volume was up 8 percent to $451 billion, outpaced by international growth, which was up 13 percent to $1 trillion. Brazil in particular is converting 7 million private cards to Mastercard contactless co-branded cards. trillion transactions.

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United States Cards Conference Apple 123

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

In some ways, Belk department store is the last of a dying breed — and not just because it is a department store in the United States in the year 2017. Small and regional — outside of the Southeastern United States, most people haven’t heard of it. Most brands can’t do exactly what Belk has done.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

After it became illegal in the United States through the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, the business of selling cannabis went mostly underground. Now that cannabis is recreationally legal in eight states and medically legal in another 19 states, it may not be too much longer until it’s legal through the entire United States.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The final phase is in regards to the Asia Pacific region. NEW DATA: The Six Reasons Why More Consumers Are Buying Directly From Brands. Walmart has arrived at a partnership with Instacart to provide same-day delivery throughout a couple of select markets in the United States geared toward four pilots in California and Oklahoma.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

In the latest webinar series, PYMNTS’ Karen Webster jumped into the findings of the Global Cash Index, gaining a sense of the story behind the numbers in the United States and the Americas in general. Turning to the Americas — defined as the U.S., percent over that time frame.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

Think of it as an extension of brand and payment types and technology, and to some minds it is a natural fit. For Vantiv there is value in going beyond the United States, boosting footprint and gaining scale. attention on Europe, with the desire to gain a post, or perhaps outpost, in payments processing in the region.

Regional 101

Regional United States Payments New York 101

PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

Details were scarce about the company’s new offerings, or how it views this particular brand of travel-industry disruption. UATP exists as the oldest payments network in the world, having been in service for more than 83 years and serving the global air travel market exclusively. According to a new report , the company has raised $21.5

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The conversation came across a backdrop of more than 50 real-time payment systems currently live around the world, although largely domestic and regional in nature. In the United States alone, for example, The Clearing House’s RTP network serves 70 percent of all DDAs. Awareness of those differences is key.

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Payments System Innovation Management 245

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

And, as it emerged that Amazon was planning to use Whole Foods stores as hubs for alcohol delivery, the market quaked – particularly for the legions of startups who’ve entered the space in a number of different ways. Only retailers can sell to customers and only distributors can buy from producers (except in the state of Washington).

Retail 108

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

By offering QR-based digital payments, smaller retailers can achieve these goals and create greater customer stickiness with little to no investment beyond the phone they already have,” said Jorn Lambert, EVP, Digital Channels and Regions, Mastercard. Best Taking a Stand — DICK’S, Bank of America, Kroger, BlackRock, Delta, United (etc).

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

After all, service industries make up more than three-quarters of the United States’ total GDP — and four out of five jobs. On top of that, many of these service marketplaces are highly regionalized and/or specialized, and many are relatively young startups. But that doesn’t mean other service marketplaces are beneath notice.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

The market for Chinese consumers in search of education and medical care in the United States and around the world is large – and growing. The brand is just phenomenal to be tied to.”. The question we always have to ask ourselves is, what part of the value chain are we actually trying to improve in a market?

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Payments Cards National Marketing 108

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 23, 2022

It’s been a while since we’ve had a traditional bank launch a digital-first unit aimed at small businesses (SMB/SME). Actually, it’s only happened one time (in the United States) that I can recall. So here we go again with the upcoming launch of Zion Bancorp’s Zifi brand. rhymes with “jiffy” I presume).

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NCR

APRIL 11, 2018

In the United States, the rate of smartphone adoption among mobile users passed the 80 percent mark by the end of 2016, according to comScore. Consider the huge success of a brand such as Amazon, which has spent years perfecting its algorithms to make appropriate product recommendations to customers. billion).

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NCR

MARCH 17, 2016

We have seen card skimming attacks nearly triple in the United States. More and more customers are reassessing their risk tolerance and finally deciding that investment in security solutions makes more financial sense when weighed against the potential loss of dollars, brand reputation and customers as a result of an attack.

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ATM Trends Security Cards 40

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

In the early days of debit cards these networks were considered regional, and FIs with locations in various geographic areas typically belonged to many different networks in an effort to give their cardholders greater reach of coverage at the ATM. There are 421 million credit cards issued in the United States, according to Statistica.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Centralized locations can also be strategically placed for the benefit of recruiting and retaining better talent than might be available in certain branch locations/geographic regions (e.g., rural or expensive urban markets). A large majority of community and regional FIs differentiate themselves with outstanding personal service.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Centralized locations can also be strategically placed for the benefit of recruiting and retaining better talent than might be available in certain branch locations/geographic regions (e.g., rural or expensive urban markets). A large majority of community and regional FIs differentiate themselves with outstanding personal service.

Video 60

Video Strategy Branch Strategies ATM 60

PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

Also, summer is the best time to meet and greet international travelers and introduce them to your brand, because about a quarter of the tourists traveling in the United States this summer will be from abroad. Also, energy consumption spikes, but often in hard to predict ways. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2019

trillion, where the United States saw those transactions up by 12 percent to a total of $494 billion and the rest of the world saw 16 percent growth to the remaining $1.1 CFO Sachin Mehra said the cross-border volume growth was in line with expectations and was driven by double-digit growth across most regions.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic impacts sales, Yum Brands is working to help some franchisees and halting its share repurchase program. Business is restricted to drive-thru, carryout and delivery in the United States and select other markets. And the firm noted that the impact on sales is very different by region.

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Lars Markull

JULY 1, 2020

In the past three blog posts, we have described what is driving open banking, the history of Open Banking, and the current status of Open Banking in different regions. Therefore, providers like FinLeap Connect or fino in Germany and ClickSwitch in the United States are offering „bank account switching as a service” to banks.

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Risk Management Data Examples United States 69

Lars Markull

JULY 1, 2020

In the past three blog posts, we have described what is driving open banking, the history of Open Banking, and the current status of Open Banking in different regions. Therefore, providers like FinLeap Connect or fino in Germany and ClickSwitch in the United States are offering „bank account switching as a service” to banks.

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Risk Management Data Examples United States 52

CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

While the technology is still developing, many companies (including Amazon) are banking on it as a disruptive force in a myriad of markets. But even in the United States, interest in the tech is surging, according to the CB Insights patent analysis tool. Marketing & Advertising.

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Industry Examples Security Technology 78

CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

According to forecasts , the emerging global market for business services using drones is valued at over $127B. While recreational drones are strictly prohibited in active forest fire regions, they have proved useful when operated by the appropriate teams. LTE vs. Wi-Fi) will be provided to which regions. Conservation.

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