PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retailers have closed flagship locations in recent times, but sometimes these landmark stores make a comeback. The new store, which will be located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, will feature multiple experiential retail components. The store will also offer magic shows and a grocery shopping experience designed for kids.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

The Canadian quick-service coffee chain said on a social media account that it has notched funding from the Chinese technology company, but did not disclose the size of the investment known, according to a report. In other news, Starbucks has worked with Alibaba on “new retail” endeavors that encompass Ele.me

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Here’s the news: Beijing-based Babytree, which was founded in 2007 and “operates an online platform for parents to exchange know-how, shop for baby goods and purchase early education services,” recently launched its IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Contextual commerce is a retail practice centered around discovery.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 22, 2023

Here are seven key areas where bank executives need action plans to address burning challenges: Communication – Bankers have been working to calm their customers and community, but the quantity and quality haven’t yet met the standard in an always-on social media world where the public is sniffing for transparency and authenticity.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Toys will be featured at the front of the shop, while the back will be an “experiential” area where visitors can take photos to share on social media. In fact, Rachel Shechtman, STORY’s founder, is an advisor on the BuzzFeed retail project.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2021

The paper cited interviews and social media posts by customers who said the bikes they had been promised were weeks or even months behind schedule — often with no notice until the day they were scheduled to arrive or even later. The Times said the financing company, Affirm , declined to comment.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Retail chain Destination Maternity reportedly filed for bankruptcy on Monday (Oct. 21), the latest commerce operator to be on the verge of extinction in this age of digital and mobile. According to CNBC , the retailer is “buckling under the weight of an onerous debt load and struggling to compete with better capitalized competition.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

In other news, the Marco Polo Network has announced that it has secured its first Russian-German import-export operations financing project. We expect Marco Polo to ensure seamless collaboration of several sides engaged in international trade operations (banks, suppliers, insurance companies, etc.)

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

12) said Sequoia Capital, Burda Principal Investments and Sofina participated in the Series D funding round, while existing backers also joined. The firm links fashion merchants with procurement and inventory management solutions, marketing and social media support, payment processing and financing, among other B2B products.

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FirstInternet

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Know your options, from changing deductions due to the coronavirus, to consideration of capital purchases to reduce your 2020 tax liability. For example, you may have discovered that working remotely was not only possible for your operation, but even desirable moving forward. Time to be sure your business is ready to move forward!

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

Today, the brand is very different than the soap-making operation that was formerly run out of its founders’ kitchen. The brand’s popularity has not come from marketing – Herbivore spends very little on that – and instead has come from the word of mouth generated by their sizable and enthusiastic social media following.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

billion, on an 82 percent increase in retail sales. That is the most organic growth of any automotive retailer ever in the U.S. Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. Apparently that will get you in trouble on the Street. In 2019, we increased GPU by $750.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

In the latest edition of the PYMNTS weekender, coverage includes the latest about PayPal and Google’s views about bank charters, a deep, analytical dive into Facebook’s new payments idea, a look at the new rise of pet retail and other stories you might have missed or simply want to review. Why Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

It costs merchants nothing to join or remain on Sky.Garden; all they provide is their shop name, MPesa phone number and a few personal and business details (such as operating hours). They spent several months traveling and researching before raising their first capital from friends and family in early 2016.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

The paper reported that, in May, the online retailer “added two directors to its 11-member board that were nominated by activist investor Starboard Capital. The social media operator said last year that it is expanding the number of cars for sale, which users can view via its marketplace, teaming up with leaders in the auto industry.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally. These entrepreneurs would like to sharpen their social media skills to broaden reach and grow their firms. An inaugural Jan. For example, Simon said, the Jan. India and Mexico.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The company found that third- and fourth-tier cities outpaced top-tier cities like Shanghai and Beijing in terms of growth of “overseas consumption per capital” via the digital payment service. In addition, recipients can receive the codes through social media or email, and retail spaces such as food outlets can also display the codes.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

According to an investigation by Sixgill, $250,000 of Fortnite items were sold on eBay in the last 60 days, with operations being conducted around the globe in Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic and English. And an estimated 86 percent of the scams were shared via social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 10, 2020

Regardless of their viewpoints on capital recovery, now is the time for banking leaders to reevaluate their planning strategies. In a recent Fortune survey, 55% of corporate executives said they expect to return to 2019 capital spending levels sometime in 2021. What businesses need capital in the interim? Capital will be king!

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 24, 2016

tweeted Eileen Burbidge, a partner at Passion Capital and FinTech Envoy of HM Read More. In a stunning vote, British citizens decided to leave the European Union, and the so-called Brexit has not just profound implications for fintech, but creates massive uncertainty for global financial services. How can we be so stupid?”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

percent of consumers have switched from shopping for retail products in stores to shopping for them online, while 16.6 percent of consumers who have shifted to retail shopping online plan to keep doing so as often as they are now once the pandemic has subsided while 80.1 SMB economy this year. billion in sales.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 22, 2019

The Liftoff 2019 Mobile Finance Apps report, released earlier this month, showed that finance-focused mobile apps retain more users than retail, media, dating […].

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

According to a recent study by Citibank , 31 percent of consumers use their mobile banking app more than any other — placing mobile banking behind only social media and weather for most frequented mobile destinations. Consumers’ preferences are undeniably shifting digitally when it comes to banking and financial services.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The innovation of fintech is not limited to retail banking, according to the UK Investment Association, which today said it would launch an accelerator for fintech starts focused on AI, ML, DLT technologies in the asset management sector. Investment Association is a 240-member community.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 4, 2016

We see the types of content being shared through social media. For the most part, these channels are flooding executives with high-level “what” observations and doing nothing to help them make strategic “how” decisions or adopt new operating tactics. GonzoBanker Bank Chief Retail Officer Roundtable San Diego May 22-24.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

Businesses of a certain size — and in industries as varied as construction and restaurants — know the pain of wondering if they will have enough capital to fund operations, inventory, expansion and other mission-critical business activities. PayPal Hits $10B SMB Lending Milestone. Fun, Cool or Otherwise Interesting.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2017

Don’t miss your chance to secure your spot at Bank Innovation 2017 for the lowest available rate, and join attendees from companies already registered, such as: BBVA Braintree Capital One JPMorgan Chase Mastercard Rabobank Concentrix Silicon Valley Bank TD Bank U.S.

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Celent Banking

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Long before the Simples, GoBanks, Movens or Hello Banks of the world sought to capitalize on the shift in consumer behavior, there was mBank – serving customers where they want, when they want and through an innovative direct approach that, in its day, was one of the first of its kind. Retailers across most all segments get this too.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 15, 2016

Emirates NBD, one of the Middle East’s largest banking groups, is hosting a hackathon in partnership with Berlin-based Open Bank Project in London, the reported fintech capital of the world, April 15 to 17. The deadline for early applications is today. The event takes place at Level39 in Canary Wharf — where Read More.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The model for the DineVite online and mobile app is actually similar to social media. The operative word is control. “I With DineVite, consumers and restaurants get a better deal, since the restaurants can offer a deal to customers that they are comfortable with and consumers capitalize on it.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Once closed, the conjoined firm will offer enterprise banking, payments, capital markets and global eCommerce services to financial institutions and businesses around the world. We started to really think about how [we] not only simplify integration and onboarding, but [how to] better manage operations on an ongoing basis,” he said. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2016

We were thrilled to report that the health of those businesses that line the side streets and main streets of Any Town, USA are not only healthy and growing but making the local economies in which they operate healthy, too. But now that we know why, hopefully, big retail can get to work on fixing the problem. Private Label Cards.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

The nation’s largest supermarket operator announced this week that it has officially signed a deal with U.K.-based while Kroger gets a stake in the company worth about 5 percent of existing share capital, valued at $247.5 based retailers. By next year, they hope to resume operations in Southern California.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

Leveraging social media, Gentle Monster started to get traction. How Banks Can Leverage: While not exactly a banking innovation, banks can better allocate capital to COIs. These striking designs paid for themselves in media exposure. Each store is closer to an art exhibit than a retail outlet.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

In a recent PYMNTS interview , CEO Gabriel Weinberg talked about how his company raised $10 million in fresh capital — only the second funding round for the 10-year-old, Pennsylvania-based operation — and has plans to better promote itself to a global audience, while also offering other privacy protection technology.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

The beautiful thing about our fast-paced lives of today is that social media and innovation are constantly surrounding the payments space — you would have to live in a cave to not be getting or seeking feedback from your consumers. That said, the place where I get the most information is through social media — like LinkedIn.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

billion deal on Tuesday (April 21) for a minority stake in Indian telecom startup Reliance Jio , giving the social media giant a larger foothold in the region. Businesses have to look at this capital as their lifeline to the future with tremendous uncertainty ahead. There will be an increase in demand for gig workers over time.

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