PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

TrendForce , a provider of technology market intelligence, reported global production of cellphones for the period from April through June is expected to drop to 287 million units, or 16.5 In Q1, Vivo Communication Technology Co. The brand’s production for Q1 dropped by 10 percent to 65.3 billion units in 2020, an 11.3

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2018

The app has the potential to fit into the emerging trend of smart kitchens, particularly as manufacturers of household appliances — such as Samsung — seek to integrate smart technology into their products. It plans to hire 12 to 14 people across technical and marketing domains. The App and Its Commercial Appeal.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Millennials have been practically handed a smartphone as they emerged into the neonatal world and have grown up with touch technology. Here’s the latest news on the mobile + payments + commerce front.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Payments company Swift Prepaid Solutions and small business financier Bitty Advance are collaborating on technology to accelerate small businesses’ access to merchant cash advances. The funds can then be uploaded to a mobile wallet, including Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Pay.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

A growing number of retailers are leveraging the technology to entice customers with a “try before you buy” shopping experience, having already been adopted by several big names in retail, including the likes of Walmart and Target. Do they add value or are they frivolous marketing ploys?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Zigbee Alliance board member companies like IKEA, Samsung SmartThings and Silicon Labs, among others, are also on board to join the working group to make contributions to the effort, according to the Dec. 18 announcement. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

The lucrative “ bridge millennial ” consumer segment — relatively high-earning and highly educated, and approaching their peak earning years — are particularly fond of this technology, with 31 percent reporting ownership of a voice-activated device and 55 percent of those owners using them to make a purchase. Google Goes Big.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The tech giant's first 5G-enabled smartphone will be a latecomer in China, as local brands have been offering their own versions ready to use on the country's established 5G internet networks. That said, Apple has been later to the game than some rivals, including Samsung, which already boasts multiple 5G-capable devices.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2019

And if consumers are not in the market for their own smart toilet, they can get one for their dog. Among a slew of other announcements at CES, Samsung snuck in some rather interesting robot-related news : The firm has developed three new consumer and retail robots, as well as a wearable exoskeleton.

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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. For more on the latest mPOS headlines, download the Tracker. Inside Reebok’s mPOS Approach.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Other clients include Apple, Grab, Microsoft, Samsung, Twitter, Uber and more. In this next chapter, we will refine and deeply connect our products, allowing marketers and developers to build location functionality into apps, marketing campaigns and measurement and CRM platforms.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Android Pay launched in the US a few days ago, and Samsung Pay is expected to be available there soon as well. Should they consider alternative options, such as their own HCE-based, or depending on the market, even SIM-based NFC solutions? Should a bank just stick with Apple Pay or enable their cards with all the “pays”?

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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

MAY 3, 2018

SoundHound , a voice-enabled artificial intelligence (AI) and conversational intelligence technologies company, announced news on Thursday (May 3) that it has raised $100 million in new funding from a group of strategic investors. We look forward to bringing the advancements that we’ve created to the Chinese and European markets.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Fitness technology firm Fitbit is coming close to acquiring Pebble, the smartwatch maker, in a transaction that Venturebeat.com says will “spell the end of the Pebble brand” with an attendant purchase price of $34 million to $40 million. The firm competes in a smartwatch arena dominated by Apple and Samsung.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2016

“We want to be in an open wallet ecosystem,” Hari Gopalkrishnan, client-facing platforms technology CIO at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, told Bank Innovation. What BoA has also been focused on is promoting Samsung Pay and Android Pay as a way to make contactless ATM withdrawals. It’s an open wallet strategy.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

That’s exactly what many big tech companies are now trying to do — admittedly with some mixed results, as is always the case in the early days of emerging technologies. Others are taking the concept beyond the consumer level and putting it to work in healthcare and marketing. In-Ear Hearables. Meet the Bragi Dash Pro.

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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.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Smart home products simplify life — but the technology can sometimes be confusing or intimidating. According to a Lowe’s blog post on the subject, the Smart Home shops will include thermostats, cameras, lighting, speakers and more from brands like Google, Sonos, GE, Nest, Iris, Samsung and Ring.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

AR/VR technology itself is not all that new. 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. VR for furniture is first on deck for wide rollout, with Macy’s making it available in 69 U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

CES is one of the year’s biggest and most important global events for those interested not only in consumer technology, but associated trends in payments and commerce. Success is bred there, to use the terminology of the inspirational marketing industry. 10, and what to expect in the months and years after. 5G and Automobiles.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

This marks a change for Target — a retailer that had, up to this point, enabled mobile pay only for its own mobile wallet app and the Target-branded REDcard linked to it. Sanford said it also serves as “another loud drumbeat” to issuers to put more contactless cards in the market.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2017

And until their monetization schema are up and running, developers and marketers will just have to wait. Amazon recently made technology behind its voice assistant Alexa, Lex, available to all developers, just a week after doling out key Echo hardware specs. The technology is now open to everyone.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

FREE DOWNLOAD: THE COMPLETE LIST of investors in the voice market. Google is releasing voice capability in over 30 languages, is moving into areas like healthcare and travel, and looking to develop its AI technology Duplex to enable “natural conversations.” Spotlight: Voice across the Chinese market. Source: KPCB.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

We all came to the same conclusion that there wasn’t a technology solution that fit our lives … of how do I get dinner on the table and get my groceries really quickly?”. 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.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The 5G mobile network technology revolution is on, and you can bet that retail will be one of the places where this all plays out. As it stands, smartphone makers ranging from Huawei Technologies Co. to Samsung Electronics Co. have put devices that are 5G-capable on the market. Visual Commerce.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2016

That’s the conversation that Mike Lawlor, Chief Services Officer at USA Technologies , and Karen Webster had recently, where they kicked around the notion of “remote retail” as a new way to frame the unattended or vending segment. It could also be what could transform what used to be called the “unattended” or “vending” industry.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Kroger, for instance, has a technology called Scan, Bag, Go , which lets shoppers use their smartphones to select products as they shop. million users) and Samsung Pay (9.9 That can mainly be attributed to new payment apps entering the market, particularly merchant-branded mobile apps.”. About a quarter – or 24.8

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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. Some companies, like Samsung, are using their resources and infrastructure to quickly capitalize on the niche’s growth.

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DECEMBER 30, 2015

And while many developed countries are heading towards stagnation as the market becomes saturated, this is not the case in India, where the arrival of more affordable devices and a growing middle class are contributing to the continued rise. A booming market. ” What the future holds.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2017

As more banks, industries, companies and even retail brands take on and use blockchain technology in their business, there are the enhanced and innate elements of efficiency and security. “A But blockchain has also become a tracking mechanism, more so a cost-cutting measure for a variety of reasons. billion for a typical lender.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

As automotive upheavals such as electrification and automation gain momentum, players across the value chain have dramatically ramped up their private market bets to remain nimble. As the booming AV market lifts demand for sensor hardware, startups have rushed in to develop lower-cost and higher-fidelity radar, lidar, and camera solutions.

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CB Insights

APRIL 23, 2019

Fifth-generation wireless technology — commonly known as 5G — is among the most hotly anticipated technological advancements on the horizon. Unprecedented download speeds could enable the proliferation of emerging technologies like augmented reality, the internet of things, connected vehicles, and more.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

As a result, Lepp offers a unique way for his customers to view his merchandise online: They can “walk” through a virtual version of his real-life store via virtual reality (VR) technology, which seeks to create a similar experience to visually exploring the store. “We Six Hundred Four is hardly the only retailer to embrace VR technology.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2017

The company’s new technological development is intended to bring back the human component to customer service without relying on actual people. Sagar won Academy Awards in 2010 and 2011 in the field of scientific engineering for his accomplishments with facial motion technology. An Oscar-Worthy Banking Solution? billion in 2016 to $9.59

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

Here’s how some retailers are rolling out kiosk technology to their customers — and how it benefits merchants. The projected annual growth of the American interactive kiosk market through 2021 is 7.2 Others remain wary, and probably will continue to be until this type of technology gains mainstream traction. Stay tuned.

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