PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2019

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has proposed a national development fund to help invest in social issues, digitization of the economy, education and transportation, according to a report by Reuters. million) to put into the fund.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Worse yet, some analysts fear the triggering of break-lease clauses for retailers in malls if anchor stores leave. All of this will only make malls an even tougher sell to consumers, and to retailers that want consumers to buy their stuff.

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Abrigo

APRIL 28, 2016

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. Takeaway 3 Loan-level stress testing can help assess repricing risk, while capital stress testing helps clarify the impact of CRE loan losses on capital.

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South State Correspondent

AUGUST 21, 2023

The three risks are: 1) rising funding costs to erode profitability, 2) reduced capital at small banks compared to larger banks, and 3) elevated commercial real estate (CRE) credit risks. By relying on retail CDs, banks cannibalize their lower cost of retail funding and increase their deposit beta.

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BankInovation

DECEMBER 2, 2022

National Bank of Canada (NBC) is set to continue its digital innovation strategy through hiring technology-focused talent. “We

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BankUnderground

APRIL 28, 2023

Mahmoud Fatouh Small banks tend to have more specialised business models, likely focusing on commercial and retail banking activities, and show limited interconnectedness to other financial institutions. GDP data was collected from the Office for National Statistics and FRED® for the UK and US respectively.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. With the advent of connected devices in the palm of almost every consumer’s hand, the retail ecosystem has certainly seen a shift. Through this omnichannel experience, retailers have more ways to connect with consumers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2017

Wirecard announced Wednesday (April 12) that it is now collaborating with the National Bank of Greece (NBG) and is integrating Alipay into the technical infrastructure of Greece’s largest bank as a new payment method. Wirecard said that the Greek islands and the capital of Athens are particularly popular destinations for Chinese tourists.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

The country recently announced that it will no longer process checks on its national payment system. Truckers play an important role in shuttling deliveries across country to retailers and merchants, handling 71 percent of the freight tonnage moved in America in 2017. Find all the latest headlines in the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

With more financial institutions (FIs) turning to external third-party FinTechs to strengthen their small- to medium-sized business (SMB) and corporate offerings, the collaboration model is proliferating across national borders. National Australia Bank Chooses Eedenbull. ní banka Taps Temenos. The Czech Republic’s Komer?ní

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

In a nod to just how important cybersecurity is becoming to larger firms within the financial space, Capital One said on Monday (Feb. Brought on board, in this case, is literal, as Capital One has created a new seat on its board of directors dedicated to cybersecurity.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

However, in the 2019 Retail Banking Report, a study by Reputation.com that analyzed online data relating to retail banking locations for 23 major U.S. At a high level, retail banking didn’t score as well as other industries with a 341, 174 points lower than retail’s 515.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Fanatics , a company that sells Team USA merchandise, has taken a novel approach to Olympic retail this year with a physical store in a major U.S. The store marks a milestone for Team USA: It’s their first in-person retail store outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. Retail Gold. The Economics.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Wool footwear brand Allbirds is wagering on physical retail stores despite the coronavirus. In October, the firm will open its 22 nd retail location in its home state of California. One rationale for the company making its own retail location network was to steer clear of the pressures from merchants and wholesalers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Those two retail trends have recently collided in Southeast Asia, where Carro, an automotive marketplace and financing provider, reportedly has bought Jualo, an online marketplace for used goods from some 300 product categories. According to the report , the deal comes as Carro raised some $30 million in fresh capital. Retail Waste.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

As a result, the retail clients of Epos Now will be able to tap into the worldwide jump in eCommerce sales demand and diversify their sales channels at a key moment for the industry. Our customers must move to capitalize on the growing demand for online retail,” Epos Now Chief Growth Officer Barbara Staruk said in the announcement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2021

NCR, meanwhile, makes ATMs and also does point-of-sale systems for retailers and restaurants, among other types of businesses. NCR was formerly known as National Cash Register and was once owned by AT&T. PYMNTS pointed out earlier this month that NCR's bid for Cardtronics shows the allure the ATM business has.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Etsy is hardly alone: eCommerce is experiencing year-over-year growth of 14 percent, according to the Payments Powering Platforms Tracker , and merchants looking to capitalize on this rise must accept the preferred payment methods of their customers, which include everything from credit cards to PayPal to Venmo and everything outside and in between.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

ECommerce sales were better than expected in Q2 but dipped in the third quarter, according to Internet Retailer. Non-store eCommerce sales for the three-month period June to August showed an increase of almost 12 percent compared to the previous year, according to the Monthly Retail Trade Report.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

The company did not transact those swaps on a national registry, according to a press release. Abra marketed its app to retail investors but reportedly did not ensure that they were eligible to participate in that kind of transaction, the release states. Abra, which works by letting users bet on price movements of listed U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2018

Retailers such as quick-service restaurants ( QSRs ) and hotel owners have said that higher labor costs are impacting their bottom lines, and Goldman Sachs economists estimate that each percentage point that labor-cost inflation rises will send the earnings of S&P 500 companies down by 0.8 percent by the end of 2018.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

CEO Michelle Gass said in a Tuesday (May 19) first-quarter earnings call with analysts that the retailer amplified its digital marketing efforts and revised its online site content. The retail executive said home was the most formidable category, with digital sales rocketing over 50 percent for the quarter. billion and $1.75.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. NEW DATA: Consumers Like Cashier-less Retail But Retailers Aren’t Hitting The Mark. Wells Fargo CEO Reorganizes Business Units.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales continue to increase year over year — while some project online holiday sales at $98 billion, new estimates from the National Retail Foundation project that this year’s online holiday sales could reach $117 billion. ‘Tis the season … to be very, very wary of phishing and other types of fraud.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

The nationwide chain — which operates about 1,470 retail stores selling pet supplies and professional services like veterinary care — is changing its name to Petco Health and Wellness in conjunction with the listing. They bought the company from TPG and Leonard Green, who took the then-public pet retailer private 15 years ago. .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Immediacy in retail is no small advantage. While being invisible is something of an odd goal in retail — as it’s hard to sell one’s goods and services if consumers don’t know you exist — Darkstore, as its name implies, is a bit different. Brands and retailers that don’t have a local foothold for their inventory now get one.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In between the mad rush to close out the business year, retailers and restaurants prep for what they hope is the most wonderful time of their year for making sales. The good news, Phalen said, is that 60 percent of the SMBs that participated in Visa’s study said they have already taken steps to capitalize on that shift.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

The recent woes of Sears and other struggling retailers are seen as an opportunity for the online retail giant. that the company is visiting sites of now defunct retail spaces. Amazon has its eyes on expansion for its Whole Foods brand in closed Sears and Kmart stores, according to a report by Yahoo! Sources told Yahoo!

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

That company, which provides technology for facial recognition to clients in sectors like retail and government, is reportedly in talks to raise roughly $2 billion. The news comes as Megvii was reportedly raising at least $600 million from investors such as Boyu Capital and Alibaba last year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Stripe headed up the round, while current investors Global Founders Capital and Y Combinator participated with new investor Bedrock Capital. ALDI is taking another large step into the world of online shopping as COVID-19 reshapes the retail landscape globally. PayMongo has come off a funding round of $12 million.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Starting today and running through the end of 2017, travel-loving Capital One customers with either the Capital One Venture Card or the VentureOne Card will have a new perk to play with. The sentiment was mutual, concurred Capital One Managing Vice President Manan Mahadevia, on the loyalty pair-up.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2016

If brick-and-mortar merchants can claim anything sacred from the total encroachment of online retail on its turf, it’s the highest echelon of uber-luxurious commerce. The first pieces of evidence come from recent earnings reports from two of the biggest tentpoles in the dollar retail category: Dollar General and Dollar Tree.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

As a result, our eCommerce business is now approximately $1 billion in annualized retail sales, and we are well-positioned to capitalize on what is sure to be a dynamic future in this space,” Nooyi told investors. And the numbers in this regard don’t lie: Physical retail is growing at a rate of about 3.6

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

After almost six decades as chief executive, L Brands CEO Leslie Wexner is reportedly in talks to leave his position as head of his retail empire. As the longest-serving chief executive of an S&P 500 firm, Wexner molded Victoria’s Secret, The Limited and Abercrombie & Fitch into national chains, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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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. Many banks expressed frustration over keeping small business banking housed within the retail bank channel. However, this was the most common structure.

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