PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Online sportsbooks have been beneficiaries of that dictum ever since COVID-19 eradicated most live sports, leaving millions of fans and a great many bettors potentially mired in boredom. DraftKings signed a multiyear deal in 2019 to be an authorized NBA betting operator. It’s been said that “gamblers find things to gamble on.”

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

It’s not exactly high time for legal online gambling yet – that comes in early 2020, with the Super Bowl and then the NCAA college basketball tournament – but the betting season is certainly heating up on more ways than one. And that new fuel comes as the legal online and mobile gambling industry in the U.S. elections.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2019

Bebe, eCommerce, online store, loyalty program, clubbebe, website, online shopping, women’s fashion, women’s clothing, retail, news. The retailer bebe has launched a new online store and an enhanced customer loyalty program, partnering with Branded Online on both projects.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2017

On Friday (March 17), Google announced plans to increase the amount of control companies have over their online ads, specifically though that appear on YouTube. clients will no longer be advertising with Google, which includes major brands such as Domino’s Pizza Inc. and British mobile operator O2.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

Overstock has unveiled 17 exclusive private label furniture brands, featuring more than 16,000 furniture and home décor products. Brands, introduced through the new selection, include The Gray Barn, Carson Carrington Home, and Laurel Creek. According to Retail Dive , the announcement comes as Overstock is looking for a buyer.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and others in the food service space are rapidly adjusting their operations during the pandemic, with many implementing new technologies online and in-store to ensure customers can seamlessly and safely place orders. Mobile Order-Ahead Developments Around The World.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Mobile devices, apps and voice assistants – by allowing consumers to order ahead and pay, pay via QR codes anywhere in the store and use auto-pay when leaving the store – will make checking out 100 percent digital, even when consumers choose to visit a physical store to make a purchase. Sure, more terminals in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) worked quickly to ensure they could operate smoothly as the pandemic kept consumers at home and closed brick-and-mortar branches in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States. Spanish bank CaixaBank is another FI looking to upgrade its online banking platform through the use of cloud-based technologies.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Into the confusion drops PYMNTS’ December 2020 Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker® done in collaboration with Kount. As the new Tracker states, “eateries are turning to online and mobile ordering as well as delivery to stay afloat, with online order volume from food chains spiking by 225 percent since the pandemic began.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Pointing to increased demand for premium products and continued lifestyle changes from the coronavirus, Procter & Gamble reported an 8 percent increase in total revenues Wednesday, led by a 50 percent increase in its online sales. Constructive Disruption.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Vilash Poovala , founder and CEO of FinTech Oyster , said online financial platforms, powered by open banking, can serve as alternatives for business banking in a country where business banking seems an afterthought. The world needs a FinTech operating system.”. Widening Debit’s Acceptance.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2020

Every online wine company that reports sales has noted big spikes during the pandemic. The latest to report, Wine.com – which bills itself as the nation’s leading online wine retailer – earned $165 million in revenue and saw 25 percent growth for fiscal 2020, ending March 31. out of 10 on “likelihood to recommend.”. “The

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Plus, Canadian payment services company Interac is collaborating with Walmart Canada to expand debit card payment methods in store and online. Nigeria's Challenger Bank Kuda Raises $10M For Its Mobile-First Services. Its initiative is being operated by Xunxi in coordination with Alibaba’s Taobao online shopping site.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

banks accounted for 81 of the 500 most valuable and strongest bank brands around the world on Brand Finance’s Banking 500 2019 list, released this week. Led by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the world’s most valuable banking brand (at $79.8

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

To bring its fashions to new markets, Zara plans to roll out a global online platform. Orders will be fulfilled from Zara’s Spanish online platform and orders will be in euros. The full online catalog will be operational by 2020. The new markets include many areas of Africa, such as Cameroon, Tanzania and Senegal.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Brands beat Wall Street’s expectations when its earnings were released Wednesday, as an assortment of new menu offerings were successful in drawing more foot traffic into its Taco Bell and KFC locations this quarter. Brands’ efforts at expanding its digital offerings (like mobile order-ahead) and delivery options in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

But that national network of body-sculpting palaces is in disarray today, with major chains including Gold’s Gym and 24-Hour Fitness filing for Chapter 11 relief due to the coronavirus pandemic, along with a slew of other operators from privately owned yoga studios to fitness centers. Peloton’s stock price doubled on that news.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2017

Starbucks is planning to permanently shut down operations for its online store, effective Oct. In addition, Starbucks aims to stay in contact with its most loyal online shoppers to apprise them of product inventory information and which items are sold out, Starbucks’ spokesperson Maggie Jantzen told Business Insider.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Fast-casual restaurant groups are teaming with online food delivery firms to offer on-demand ordering to consumers through digital platforms. He also noted that the company was “thrilled to provide customers access to these restaurants in the 3,500+ cities we operate in.”. restaurants. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Mobile order-ahead has become ubiquitous for quick-service restaurants (QSRs). Domino’s was one of the first chains to innovate the space, developing an online tracker that reported order statuses to customers in real time and offered artificial intelligence (AI)-driven voice ordering. Leading the Mobile Ordering Charge .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

New York-based online ordering startup Lunchbox has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Coatue and a mix of new and previous investors, according to a press release. Coatue has collaborated with brands like DoorDash and Instacart. The company is also planning strategic new hires and is looking to grab top-tier talent.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 26, 2018

Nymbus, a startup taking on what is arguably banking’s biggest problem — aging, outdated cores — announced a new product today called SmartLaunch, which “enables financial institutions to stand up a turnkey digital brand under their existing charter in as few as 90 days.” ” This is an interesting move from Nymbus.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

In the early days of the Internet, brands and businesses knew they wanted to get online, but they just weren’t quite sure why, or how best to do it. In the early days, brand sites were ugly, clunky and not terribly useful. In the early days, brand sites were ugly, clunky and not terribly useful.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

To serve travelers from China who want to shop in-store and online, retailers thousands of miles away from Asia are accepting Alipay in brick-and-mortar stores and on the web. Apparel brand GUESS?, for instance, partnered with Alipay to bring the payment option into select locations across its brands last year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

These shifts have pushed drive-thru restaurant chain Checkers and Rally’s to work toward leveraging a mobile app-enabled loyalty program, said Josh Buchmann , senior director of eCommerce and guest engagement for the company. Many use their mobile devices to look up recipes, play games, send emails, shop and order meals.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Brands , moves that serve as a good reflection of overall trends in the quick service restaurant (QSR) space. Yum operates the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC chains, and the company’s fourth-quarter results, released Thursday (Feb. Delivery, kiosks and other digital efforts are taking more prominent roles at Yum! percent, to nearly $1.56

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

As consumers can have their favorite foods delivered to them with a tap of an app, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are taking note of mobile ordering’s potential. And Wingstop has also worked to grow the availability of its mobile ordering service to offer the options at 90 percent of physical locations by the close of 2019.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

Hamburger chain Jack in the Box is launching a mobile app. The app rollout is part of a larger eCommerce expansion for Jack in the Box, which has partnered with Cognizant to understand customer requirements and corporate workflows, as well as create a scalable online platform. ”

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2017

The UK’s top retailers are facing tough competition online from U.S.-based s top 10 retail companies as ranked by unique visitors to their desktop brand sites. s top 10 retail companies as ranked by unique visitors to their desktop brand sites. The additions displaced U.K.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

At the same time, Covid-19 presents opportunities for business leaders in the banking industry and beyond to develop strategies and branding that will define their future, as distinct market forces and customer behaviors will certainly emerge in the “new normal.” Mobile end-to-end account opening is one of those areas.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Caesars Entertainment announced that it has reached an agreement to offer DraftKings , the leading sports-tech entertainment brand in the country, providing market access for its online gaming products. The access is exclusive to Caesars locations across select states where the company operates casino properties. and Australia.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2017

To combat 2016’s considerable slowdown in the grocery market as sales continue to move online, many grocery stores have started introducing grocerants. Using DinnerCall’s solution, grocerants can make their prepared foods and meal kits available for online order and pickup. There isn’t a solution on the market for grocerant operations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Many restaurants, for instance, have discovered that frictionless mobile ordering experiences are essential when it comes to keeping customers satisfied. From Panera Bread to Postmates , restaurant chains and the third-party delivery platforms that work with them are enabling mobile commerce for delivery orders.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This week, Stripe introduced banking services, we get a glimpse of the EU's upcoming Digital Services Act and PYMNTS' data reveals online purchases ruled Black Friday. Mastercard Intros Mobilized Virtual Cards; Defines Intersection Between Functionality And Security. But without support for mobile wallets, v-card adoption can lag.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

“Search has always let you find links to different products and stores, but starting today and rolling out this week, you’ll begin to see clothes, shoes and accessories from across the web in one place on Search on your mobile device, so you can easily browse lots of different stores and brands at once,” the company said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2016

When looking for evidence as to why in-store mobile payments haven’t taken off (a hot topic in Karen Webster’s column this week), there are a number of factors to consider but only one real guiding principle: certainty. Mobile Payments Attitude. There is a lot of opportunity to remove friction from the payments experience.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

By being more transparent with in-store technology, brands can help dispel some of the negative connotations around ‘push marketing.’ Beacons are small, battery-operated wireless devices that transmit Bluetooth signals to nearby smartphones,” explains another recent report. “In There’s really no reason for beacons to be hidden.

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