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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.

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MAY 29, 2018

The financial services company recently debuted a new partnership with Russian phone operator and telecom provider MegaFon. 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.

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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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AUGUST 18, 2017

The Essential smartphone, the brainchild of Andy Rubin, the creator of the Android operating system, launched Thursday (Aug. Rubin pointed out that there is no branding on the Essential Phone and a limited number of preloaded apps and no duplicative services.

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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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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 In addition to lower operating costs, this will reduce the ‘settlement risks’ and hence capital involved in that transaction.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2016

In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, Mike Lawlor, chief services officer of USA Technologies, dove into the innovations that have marked the unattended retail space. Payment methods have also evolved and embraced new technology. The era of having “to rummage around for coins and dollar bills to make a purchase is long gone.

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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

JANUARY 24, 2019

Like its $310 million purchase of Bonobos, buying Blue Apron would repeat Walmart’s playbook of acquiring a branded eCommerce startup with a more premium product to its core offerings,” said Matthew Trusz, equity research analyst of Gabelli & Company, to investors. Walmart’s Jet.com operation, meanwhile, keeps growing. billion.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Branded mostly accurately as Google’s first branded phone, the new Pixel certainly got a very big introduction to the wider world. Also netting praise are the quick-charging technology that allows the phones to run for over 7 hours on 15 minutes of charge (though the loss of wireless charging was bemoaned) and the 12.3

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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

AUGUST 31, 2016

The same goes for strategic buyers, who operate within an industry and have an interest in snapping up competitors, with an eye on bolting on new technologies or gleaning the expertise of certain management or development teams. But ease of use and what Rich termed a “plug-and-play” method of adoption become important. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Of Merchant Link’s own client base, Carcillo said half are brand-name businesses, while the other half are smaller businesses, storefronts or franchisees. And [merchants] are not wanting to be left out of that demographic,” citing the younger generation’s aptitude for technology. Data Point Number Three: 100 Percent.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The most transformative innovations in payments and commerce over the last decade are mostly the result of innovators making what was once visible, invisible: payments, stores, merchants, brands, issuers, even card networks. But it’s only just begun. The Invisible Innovators . I just take it for granted that it all works.

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JUNE 23, 2018

Neither the image produced by Cornelius nor the space selfie by Aldrin had any immediate commerce applications — to put it mildly — but there is no doubt those photographs, the achievement they represented and the future they foreshadowed influenced men and women who would go on to make advancements in retail and technology.

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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. Vodafone is the third-largest mobile operator in the U.K. Operator East Japan Railway Company alone served 17.4 The news from the U.K.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

As such, when consumers do connect with a customer care agent, the calls are more meaningful and complex, according to Gary Praznik, senior vice president and chief operating officer of call center manager iQor. For iQor, that means taking steps to secure its own operations. The Contact Centers’ Evolving Roles — and Evolving Tech.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The companies on our list operate across industries including healthcare, cybersecurity, transportation, and more. Company Description: NuCom is a German company with a portfolio of consumer and lifestyle brands including eharmony, Parship, Flaconi, and Amorelie. Select Investors: KKR, Samsung Ventures, Summit Partners.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Combined, these 31 European startups have raised more than $21B in total funding, and operate across industries including fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, and more. Company Description: This UK-based company operates data centers in Europe and Asia. Auto1 Group now has operations in more than 30 countries. Global Switch.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Whether the Oculus Rift was not the right platform remains a jump ball — as does most of the hardware side of virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) technology. Those experiences are brought to them by some of the more recognizable brands in retail: Alibaba, Ikea, Lowes, North Face and Disney being some of the headline-grabbers of the year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In the span of about a decade, the smartphone has gone from revolutionary technology to an everyday tool that everyone on Earth carries in their pocket. The shift in consumer preference is not surprising, LG Electronics Senior Manager Angel Grant told PYMNTS in a conversation, because of how advanced smartphone technology has become.

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MAY 20, 2016

Rather, carrier billing operates exactly like it sounds, billing those charges through the mobile phone carrier and showing up on a user’s monthly phone bill. But Anderson said the tides are changing, and by acquiring carrier bill service BilltoMobile, which has operated as a provider in the U.S. Why would someone want to do that?

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Moving from grocery shopping to where consumers store their goods, last week’s Consumer Electronics Show 2017 saw two companies showing off their new smart fridge upgrades — Samsung’s Family Hub 2.0 Samsung’s Family Hub got a voice technology upgrade over the 1.0 and LG’s Smart InstaView. model that was released in May 2016.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

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.” What we showed at I/O was an early technology demo, and we look forward to incorporating feedback as we develop this into a product.”

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NCR

JULY 11, 2016

The emergence of new technology solutions in the past few years has affected almost every aspect of the financial sector, but one area where this is making a real difference is in the person-to-person (P2P) payments space, where a raft of new developments have given consumers more options than ever for sending money to their peers.

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NCR

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Samsung Pay has a variation on that platform too, with the support of the global electronics conglomerate. Still, Wal-Mart’s entry into mobile payments is interesting for reasons that go beyond convenience and brand extension. As we all know, that market is already crowded. But there’s also a larger question that deserves attention.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

For Google’s part, it kept releasing its own branded phones under the Nexus brand, partnering with Samsung, Asus, and LG to manufacture these devices, and further eroding the value of the Motorola acquisition. in 2005, the thinking was that enhanced communications technology would help buyers and sellers better connect.

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NCR

JULY 29, 2016

That’s far ahead of nearest competitor Samsung, which has maybe 16 percent, and Lenovo with 9 percent. But rather than dwell on competitive brands, we should focus on the category instead. Finally (and this is vital) new form factors don’t gain adoption in a technology vacuum; they builds on other events and trends in the zeitgeist.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While the rules against prop trading have more recently been loosened, the restriction has still changed how investment banks operate. At the same time, financial upstarts have built technologies that could eventually cut into the relationship-driven work that investment banks are used to doing. Table of contents.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies. A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The survey found 64 percent of respondents said they were planning to buy a new type of smart home technology within the next year. The decision to leverage these technologies is expected to accelerate the development of the protocol and deliver benefits to manufacturers and consumers faster,” said the Project Connected Home announcement.

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MARCH 4, 2019

At the same time, however, these platforms are facilitating a more traditional sales need: They have to engage buyers and sellers as they operate in the digital world of connectivity. Faced with this up-and-coming generation, retailers and brands, as well as payment providers, are already preparing for the arrival of Gen Z as adult consumers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2016

Advancing technologies have made it possible to perform all the payments you need from the tap of a mobile device or the swipe of a card. He pointed out that DipJar’s integration with Vantiv enabled it to operate as a payment facilitator but on a smaller scale. Whatley said the company has Samsung Pay in the works.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

The Crystal City, Virginia HQ2 plans are still underway, as are plans for a new operations hub in Nashville. And JPMC has long touted the merits as the blockchain as a technology type. Kroger Pay is one of the few mobile wallets that pairs loyalty and payment,” said Mary Ellen Adcock, the group VP of operations at Kroger.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

Then there’s the Apple Card, now one of literally hundreds of co-branded credit cards in the market. Co-branded cards, as all payments professionals know, have been around for decades. Consumers can and do watch Netflix on their iPads and Samsung Galaxy phones and LG TVs. Consumers think access, not operating systems.

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JUNE 17, 2020

From healthcare to education to entertainment to manufacturing, technology innovators are stepping forward to help answer that question. In some cases, the technological changes inspired by Covid-19 will come in the form of an acceleration of existing trends — for example, industrial automation and contactless payments. Teletherapy.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Brands, retailers and payment providers are already preparing for the arrival of Gen Z as adult consumers. The retail chain recently launched three house brands geared toward its teen and young adult customers. Two brands will focus on clothing, while another will focus on electronics. And for the U.S. Consider Target.

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