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Community Banks Are Missing Out on the Value of Social Media

The Financial Brand

This article Community Banks Are Missing Out on the Value of Social Media appeared first on The Financial Brand. Nearly 9 in 10 community and regional banks are active on social media, but they lag on using it for sales. Meanwhile, examiners are keeping tabs.

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Social Commerce And Livestreaming Attract Big Brands In Southeast Asia

PYMNTS

That’s the current state of play in Southeast Asia where social commerce is growing rapidly as brands try to find new ways to sell during the pandemic. Overall, the number of live-sales in the region increased nearly 67 percent, thanks to the heaviest usage among shoppers in Singapore and Thailand.

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How Payment Platforms Connect Merchants With Augmented Reality

PYMNTS

To let shoppers discover and try out new products, payment companies are helping merchants launch augmented reality (AR) experiences within social media platforms. The firm chose a Kenyan brand, Huddah Cosmetics , as the first social commerce merchant on its Mula service to roll out the platform.

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Snap Launches Partner Program To Help Brands Create AR Lenses

PYMNTS

19) a partner program aimed at making it easier for brands to use and pay for augmented reality (AR) lenses. Snap ‘s lenses enable brands to superimpose content directly onto users’ faces and/or around them, resulting in branded content getting mapped into personal content, noted the report. and followed by the U.K.,

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Retail SMBs Face Up To Q4 Marketing Opportunities

PYMNTS

It’s also an area where the big six or other retailers won’t play this year, focusing instead on regional and national media. Social media has always been the go-to media for retailers due to its ability to target locally, and retarget as well. Now, the where.

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Standard Chartered, Amazon To Offer Installment Payments In UAE

PYMNTS

Sethu Ramaswamy , regional head of Products and Segments for Africa and Middle East at Standard Chartered, noted the increasing popularity of greater flexibility and convenience in the region. "Trust and convenience are key when it comes to payment methods, and we will continue innovating on behalf of our customers in this space.".

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Mobile-Order Ahead Apps Elbow Each Other In New PYMNTS Provider Ranking

PYMNTS

Whatever your nickname for noshing, the competition between food apps is sizzling right now, as our favorite quick-service restaurant (QSR) and fast casual brands compete for delivery dollars. 1 after news it’s being acquired by Inspire Brands. 10 is Pizza Hut , whose app now accepts bitcoin payments in some regions.

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