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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Two famous North American-based quick-service restaurant (QSR) brands are preparing to duke it out in China for chicken-meal supremacy, the most recent sign of how Western brands are trying to increase their footholds in that massive country. The news comes as more Western brands – including those based in the U.S. –

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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. The company, which has operations in Silicon Valley and India, currently has seven employees. The App and Its Commercial Appeal.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In the midst of the pandemic, it is paramount to provide your customers with the most safest and convenient way to shop with your brand. Modern consumers hyper-adopt and hyper-abandon brands because many of the products they shop for are available at another retailer. Offering a loyalty program to your customers is necessary.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More. When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

“Shoppers who engage in social sharing gain recognition as micro-influencers for their favorite PowerBuy brands while viral sharing supports the merchant, increasing word of mouth and organic reach with new customers,” according to the announcement.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

With today’s economy becoming increasingly more connected over the past decade, there have been various forms of technology solutions developed along the way to assist in streamlining smart devices. One company that has received a fair share of media attention on the topic of chat commerce is social media giant Facebook.

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FICO

MAY 18, 2023

The innovative pay-as-you-go solution allows Dock’s clients, including banks, fintechs, and retailers, to intercept fraudulent transactions and protect their operations, while also improving the user experience. Currently, Dock has 250 clients that use FICO technologies to fight fraud.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

The Infatuation, the restaurant discovery platform, announced Monday (March 5) it is acquiring the restaurant review brand Zagat from Google , nearly seven years after it paid $151 million for it. Iconic brands don’t become available very often, and Zagat is about as iconic as it gets.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

is the only social fundraising platform with hashtag-to-donate technology on both Facebook and Twitter. Think about it: A person who makes a donation in the public sphere of social media might encourage others to do the same. This can serve as a powerful force when it comes to online charitable giving via social media.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Last week mobile TV platform Quibi announced plans to shut down operations, just seven months after a promising debut. Motivation ranges from high to low, expressed as pairings of pleasure/pain, hope/fear, and social acceptance/rejection. For any brand that promises to entertain, motivation should center on pleasure.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Standard Chartered has launched a new “Banking as a Service” solution called nexus that will allow digital platforms, eCommerce operations, social media sites and ride-hailing companies to offer credit cards, loans and savings accounts under their own brand name, according to a release. .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. The brand is well-known for using its community of skateboarders for design ideas and marketing. The brand has also partnered with Goodwill and Chrysalis to access underserved employees.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Apart from its well-known namesake brand, Billabong is also the parent behind a host of surf and beach-lifestyle related firms: RVCA, Element, Kustom, Palmers Surf, Xcel, Honolua Surf Co. and Von Zipper are all Billabong brands (Billabrands). million, while $518,000 was cut from the value of the Honolua brand. Revenue dropped 8.8

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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.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Off the field, however, is a different conversation, as the Vikings just might be leading the league in technology. Last week, the Vikings became the latest pro sports organization to sign with GameOn Technology , a San Francisco-based conversational commerce company that has taken chat to a new level.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2019

Plus, to add insult to injury, because its social media channels were all on the fritz, Team Facebook spent much of the day on Twitter to keep its users posted. Facebook may have earned consumers’ ire, but given the turmoil the social media company has seen over the last 18 months, this latest tempest barely ranks at tea cup level.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 2, 2022

Your bank might have introduced a new product, but very few banks go back and try to improve an existing product unless forced to by the regulators or changes in technology. As mentioned above, it takes focus away from creating a brand and a value proposition in a product. The Problem with Funnels – Sales over Product.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2016

While social media platforms, if utilized effectively , can be beneficial for any retail business, those with an established brand obviously have a leg-up — in terms of financial assets, infrastructure and reach — on more nascent companies in their ability to quickly turn social presence into profit.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A new survey has found that big retailers like Apple and Nike are losing favor in China, as consumers are showing a preference towards local brands. Chinese brands have been better at leveraging social media to reach out to shoppers in China,” said Catherine Lim, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This is the problem that California startup FaceCake was founded to solve — leveraging augmented reality (AR) technology and a new cohort of early adopting, mobile-enthused shoppers. Most might assume the brand was some kind of social media experience for bakers, or perhaps an eCommerce venture built around vanity confections.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

Several companies rolled out social media connectivity apps to keep customer relationships alive for non-essential brick-and-mortar retail. Retailers are also moving pretty quickly in terms of implementing new technologies,” Hanafi says. It may not be just the high-end solution for a luxury brand.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

The goods for sale, despite the LEGO branding, aren’t building sets or toys, but a line of streetwear themed around LEGO in general – and, specifically, around the new LEGO movie. But as of 2019, the fashion brand decided it wanted to sell something new – clothing for adults – and wanted to launch it in a very new way.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Jeff Marsilio, the NBA’s senior vice president of new media distribution, said the tracks will also be on the organization's website, on its app and featured on social media game highlights. While Apple will operate the playlist, a startup label called UnitedMasters , founded in 2017, will provide much of the music.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

The company reported a staggering 10 million new users, 25 percent revenue growth from the same quarter a year ago and quarterly operating income that exceeded $1 billion. Operating margins also expanded by an unheard-of 770 basis points year over year to 22.1 percent the day after the earnings release. . ” Amazon.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

These technologies bring more options for consumers to order and pay for their meals, such as kiosks and mobile ordering. company-operated transactions, the company said in its financial report. Borrowing from the strategy of fast food restaurants, Dine Brands is working on a new order-ahead technology.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

They see things on social media, they have been reached through direct marketing, email marketing, text marketing, etcetera about a product. What Every Brand Needs For An Omnichannel Experience. Operating in omnichannel is a requirement, Nicola said, to any serious merchant now more than ever.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The move comes amid increasing global focus on matters related to online privacy and data security — and as the idea of regulating social media is gaining currency. And social media platforms have an obvious interest in playing nice with lawmakers, given the regulatory threats that hover over their business models.

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CB Insights

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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South State Correspondent

JULY 19, 2023

The benefits of the industrial revolution accrued to shareholders, management, and workers that could be trained to become operators. Bank marketers that start training now will become AI operators in the very near future -measured in days, not years. Sometimes it takes effort to find the right image for bank content.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

With 2020 on track to be a banner year for internet villains, there’s also good news for merchants and brands. The digitized trust that enables the payments world to operate doesn’t just backfire on Amazon and Alibaba. That also makes 2020 a potential turning point in the battle between legitimate eCommerce and its shadowy foes.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Building trust in your institution has a lot to do with technology, from implementing strong data security practices to humanizing your online customer interactions. But for most community banks, building a trustworthy brand isn’t a conscious effort. Use social media to build trust. Illustration by Ahoy There.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

As can be seen in the PYMNTS Developer Tracker , social media websites, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, have been hungry for new ways to monetize the massive number of users that access the sites each day. Twitter users in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

It made a largely unreported acquisition of a firm called STARTEK earlier this year, and although it may sound like an acquisition more appropriate for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space exploration firm, the business is a call center operator and engagement outsourcing specialist. Evine is getting ready to expand.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

The project involves WeChat , the social messaging app designed and operated by China-based Tencent. million that serves as the capital of Guangdong province, have been using smartphones and facial recognition technology to link their national ID cards with their WeChat accounts.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

The financial services company recently debuted a new partnership with Russian phone operator and telecom provider MegaFon. The developer community within the report is separated into three categories: shopping and payments, operations and marketing. Around the Omni Developer World.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Technology is an essential ingredient that connects consumers with their favorite food brands. Many fast food, fast casual and quick service restaurants (QSRs) in the industry are realizing that using technology to deliver a seamless ordering experience is essential to remaining competitive in a $273 billion market.

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