PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

Latin America showed the strongest growth and offset declines in the Asia Pacific region and in the U.S. Westernunion.com is now available in 70 nations and represented 13 percent of total C2C revenue. We also saw more leading global brands turn to Western Union for our unique cross-border capabilities. domestic market.

Strategy 219

Strategy Branding Regional America 219

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Like the name implies, Anchor Shops try to preserve the bit of the department store experience that is still working — a physical place that consumers go to discover new brands and to examine products before they are purchased — while minimizing the parts of the old model that drag department store profits down such as the wholesale inventory model.

New Jersey 133

New Jersey Philadelphia Branding Retail 133

Alex Jimenez

APRIL 7, 2024

In late 2022, as the US unemployment rate hit a nine-year high, bank executives met to discuss changes in their strategy. In the article Matt Powell , advisor at Spurwink River and senior advisor at BCE Consulting , is quoted, “What happened with Nike, and lots of brands during the pandemic, was they made a decision to play it very safe.”

Innovation 87

Innovation Management Strategy America 87

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Fintech 194

Fintech Community Regional Technology 194

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Toys R Us: Toys Were Us? But we think the winner of the fizzle of the week top spot has some serious consequences for all of us. If new businesses are the engine of net new job creation, and if new businesses are the engine of innovation, and new business creation is at 30-year lows, that’s a national emergency.”.

US 108

US Apple Innovation Regulation 108

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The CB Insights newsletter (subscribe here ) recently featured the image below highlighting that Taco Bell has been voted the best Mexican restaurant in the US. We received a response from a subscriber explaining the trick that market researchers use to do this. Join 450,000+ folks who get our newsletter.

Marketing 50

Marketing Regional San Francisco New York 50

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

We hope this will help users explore the benefits of a local, same-day delivery service, and help us kick the tires on the new service,” Google said in a statement. NBC News reported that national, regional and local merchants are testing Google Shopping Express with big-name retailers including Target and Walgreens.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Google Seattle Washington 100

PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2016

“These changes are an important and necessary step for our continued growth and strengthen us for the remainder of 2016 and beyond.”. Blue Acorn, founded in 2008, lists such national brands as Ticketmaster and Everlast under its list of clients and bills itself as providing “superior eCommerce results through data-driven solutions.”.

South Carolina 100

South Carolina Regional National Branding 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

This organic healthcare brand is hustling to keep up with orders during a time when it has had to pivot to deal with the COVID-19 crisis – and it is poised for a breakout 2020. And the funny thing is, when we interviewed folks, no one remembered us as Sierra Sage. They always remembered us as Green Goo.”.

Colorado 131

Colorado US Branding Regional 131

South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio. 9) Brand Matters: SVB had one of the best brands in banking. The ratio would provide a bank’s current core capital position to risk-adjusted assets.

social media 195

social media FDIC Branding Management 195

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 Powerful Punch Private Labels Pack In India.

Branding 101

Branding National Report Online 101

South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In two days, you can hear from Chase, US Bank, Capital One, BMO, M&T, PNC, Citizens, Truist, Huntington, and more, a feat that can only be done at a conference of this caliber. A bank can build a brand that will slow margin shrinkage down, but it will not stop it. We sat through almost every presentation and took pages of notes.

Conference 195

Conference Retail Community Bank Technology 195

Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

Regional and mid-tier banks face an uphill battle on the digital front, but have advantages they can capitalize on with some focus and determination. Alarm bells are sounding in boardrooms of regional and mid-tier banks across the U.S. Jim Marous, co-publisher of The Financial Brand, said the J.D. Or at least they should be.

Regional 28

Regional Mobile Millennials Study 28

NCR

AUGUST 29, 2016

The region’s chip card adoption rate jumped to 52.3 Europe Zone 1, which includes the UK, France and more than 30 other European nations, remained the region with the highest penetration of EMV technology with a slight increase from 83.5 per cent of cards issued, from 40.4 per cent, a rise of nearly a third.

Cards 75

Cards Regional National America 75

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. It doesn’t really change anything for us. In spring 2018, participating U.S.

Regulation 108

Regulation Data Regional America 108

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

Looking at the geographic concentration of activity, the US was the most active region, with 47 percent of activity, followed by China at 41 percent. Consumers no longer want to just be transacted with—consumers want to be in relationships with the retailers and brands that know them well.”.

Branding 100

Branding Retail Software User Experience 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

That smaller size opens up whole new markets, and gains us access to spaces that have never had a retail experience a part of it,” Vengo Labs CEO and Co-Founder Brian Shimmerlik told PYMNTS.com in a January interview. They then receive a three-inch branded coin from a staff member and put it into the company’s car vending machine.

San Francisco 130

San Francisco Retail System New Jersey 130

Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Sanjeev Paul, Group CEO, Bahrain Development Bank, said, “BDB’s digital transformation program is a key pillar of delivering on the Bank’s vision to build BDB as a sustainable, industry leader and trusted partner for entrepreneurs in Bahrain, helping them to grow their businesses into successful and regionally competitive enterprises.

Innovation 78

Innovation Customer Experience Strategy Operations 78

Banking 2020

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Financial institutions are always looking for new ways to attract customers and give the best look and feel to their brand. While we’re a regional bank, we offer many of the financial services some might expect only from the national banks. also sets us apart from many other banks that have imposed monthly fees.

Community Bank 95

Community Bank Branding Marketing Mobile 95

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

There’s no reason for us to implement something that nobody’s going to want. Asking them what they want is really important, [because] then [we can use] that to set our strategy,” she said. The Future of Bank Branches. When There’s Too Much of a Good Thing. But a recent survey from J.D.

Innovation 115

Innovation Fraud Mobile Video 115

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In regard to big national banks, or even regional banks, he said, that rule makes some sense. The intention is to prevent a variation of digital red-lining — wherein FIs can use known data about certain ZIP codes and regions as a proxy for screening data they are explicitly not allowed to use to exclude certain types of borrowers.

social media 110

social media Online Groups Video 110

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

This is very much ‘us versus Amazon’ in the way it’s ‘InstaCart versus Amazon’ in grocery. With Drizly, they actually find a way to talk to their customers about the brand and tell them what to do with it, or how they can learn more about it. The CEO of one of those startups isn’t nearly as worried for his firm as the tech press is.

Retail 108

Retail Branding Georgia System 108

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

We now have three brands under us – UAE Exchange, Xpress Money and via a shareholder vehicle, Travelex. Help us understand how you’ve stayed ahead of the trends, particularly some of the digital trends, that have reshaped the market for remittance, whether you’re a sender or a receiver. Our chairman, Dr. B.

How To 136

How To Risk Management Technology US 136

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 23, 2017

Jeff Bank A: To our shareholders, Since our inception, we have used the word ‘‘Absolutely’’ as a part of our brand. Both of these acquisitions were completed on [date], providing us with well-known and talented bankers and an expanded statewide footprint into new strategically compelling markets. Do these banks sound alike?

US 65

US Regional Marketing Branding 65

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Instead, Farmstead works through the same supply lines that local restaurants do when they are sourcing their perishable goods (and with national and local brands for non-perishables), hence they skew incredibly local, and are able to deliver extremely fresh food to their customers’ doors. And they deliver that food very fast.

San Francisco 109

San Francisco Regional Innovation US 109

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. You tell us.

Fintech 142

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 142

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

This solution will make it easier for receivers in those markets to receive and use funds instantly (via their bank-issued Visa-branded debit card or Visa-branded prepaid card), and senders may choose the option by which to send those funds. All of those transactions will happen in near real time, he explained.

Branding 100

Branding Cards Fraud Marketing 100

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Benson Porter, Boeing Employees CreditUnion – Porter led BECU through an amazing streak of growth in the Pacific Northwest, all while building an innovative, stakeholder-driven brand respected nationally. Goes to Allison Netzer and Liz High for their provocative tome, Think Like a Brand, Not a Bank. talent market.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Scratch ‘n’ Sniff Award – Goes to the bank signage and kiosk provider who sent Cornerstone a “2020 budgeting prep” email asking us make room for their “exceptional scent offerings.”. Niche Payments Acquisition Award – Goes to City National Bank for its acquisition of FilmTrak. That’s us.” Overpriced Unicorn (a.k.a.

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

Gonzobanker

JULY 7, 2015

Capital One figures are for Capital One USA direct bank and not the regional bank components. Mid-size and regional banks have also grown deposits solidly, as has the credit union industry. It’s time for us to seriously rethink delivery cost structures before the market share numbers look different. billion in 2010.

Digital Banking 60

Digital Banking Industry Capital Strategy 60

CB Insights

AUGUST 13, 2018

In the US, roughly 64% of adults drink coffee daily, the highest proportion since 2012. Americans are spending more on coffee than ever as they shift toward premium options, according to the National Coffee Association. Global coffee consumption is on the rise, and startups are taking advantage of the trend.

Trends 41

Trends Examples Regional Industry 41

PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

So what fun in the sun can the nation’s retailers expect this year? 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. 2016 likely has a few custom curveballs to throw.

Retail 100

Retail Course United States Boston 100

Tomorrow's Transactions

JANUARY 13, 2015

Regional, national, local, community, hyper-local? I think the trend toward multiple three-party systems instead of a small number of four-party systems means that we may see a return to payment systems that are owned and operated by retailers, brands and perhaps even local communities. From Live Five for Fifteen ].

System 30

System Mobile Community National 30

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

billion chicken wings Americans are expected to eat this weekend according to the (honest to goodness) National Chicken Council. Where’s the effort to wow us? The normal population of the region is only around 400,000. Once the brand ran out of German shepherd masks, Eagles fans adopted other dogs. Winner: Pizza .

Minneapolis 101

Minneapolis Minnesota Philadelphia Boston 101

CB Insights

JUNE 11, 2018

In an effort to play catch up to frontrunners in the US and gain an edge on emerging players in China, Baidu has taken a novel approach to developing self-driving software. The partnership will integrate Baidu’s extensive mapping of China with TomTom’s HD maps of the US and Western Europe. LIVE briefing: DISRUPTING THE CAR.

Google 71

Google Industry Software Data 71

CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

The university was granted a patent around “hallucinating facial features” — a method to help law enforcement agencies identify masked suspects by reconstructing a full face when only the periocular region of the face is captured. Facial recognition, along with AR, is also making brands data rich — especially beauty brands.

Industry 78

Industry Examples Security Technology 78

CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

Prox Dynamics , a military grade UAV manufacturer acquired by FLIR Systems in Q4’16, has become one of the many reconnaissance UAVs used by militaries around the world, including the US Marines, the British Army, the Australian Army, and Norway’s Armed Forces. LTE vs. Wi-Fi) will be provided to which regions. Conservation.

Exercises 78

Exercises Data Technology Industry 78