Chris Skinner

JULY 20, 2017

You will all know by now that I love the innovations in retail banking in Turkey, and Gürhan didn’t disappoint. Kumsal has been building a community of small sized enterprises and providing them with tools to help them manage, promote and grow their businesses via the cloud. First, there is the fastPay Wallet.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Innovation has been a welcome development for retailers in the pandemic. Now, Burberry is continuing its status as an innovator. The store marks a new chapter in retail technology, social retail and social currency all at the same time. Asia has led the world in the development of social commerce.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The pandemic seems to have had a strong positive impact on participation in the entire sport of running,” Fleet Feet’s Director of Retail Experience Matt Werder told PYMNTS. Even now that its stores are open, the retailer has discovered that its eCommerce, curbside pickup and virtual fitting services remain popular with customers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Retailers are dutifully speaking with their payment service providers (PSPs) and industry partners to adhere to these shifts, but they must also keep their customers’ experiences in mind. retailer trade group, Retail Industry Leaders Association ( RILA ), told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Retailers And Data’s Role .

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 15, 2016

Bank Innovation today officially launches BankBoost, a new app that fosters information discovery in the fintech industry. Users can post on any fintech topic and seek answers from the Bank Innovation community. BankBoost is an “answerbase,” which means it is an app for getting questions to your fintech questions.

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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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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

A few big players had dominated the industry for decades, and there hadn’t been much innovation. While those who are on a Keto diet or low-carb lifestyle are attracted to the company’s product, the goal is to appeal to the mass market – not just to specific diet communities, but to a broader audience of people who love cereal.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

At the basic level of retail industry chatter online, much of the focus is on the battle between brick-and-mortar versus eCommerce. While the closing of several big box and department stores alongside online shopping’s reshaping the retail shopping are certainly discussions worth having, it doesn’t encompass the entire retail spectrum.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The remote payments app allows merchants to charge customers by sending a payment link via SMS, Whatsapp, email or social media. The feature can be used to adjust any change in the tax rate charged on food and non-alcoholic beverages. After that merchants will be charged £29 pounds ($38.52) per month per iOS device.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. Retail offices: 85. billion-asset, 85-branch community bank based in Rockland, Mass.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2017

A handful of payment innovations, designed to help merchants in several different businesses, have also recently been introduced. Meanwhile, new features were added to Net Element’s Aptito POS and mPOS products to help restaurants manage reservations, payroll and social media, among other functions. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The company says it’s the first national bridal retailer to make this move, and the program’s unique design will earn points for the retailer among its brides as well as its business partners. That can also be socialized via a specially designed insert to include in wedding invitations. Because as of Tuesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2017

So how did the company manage to innovate something as simple as frozen yogurt? When aforementioned mascots Scoop and Cookie show up in stores, noted Boxwoods managing partner (and sweetFrog’s leader) Patrick Galleher noted, they have the status of becoming something of a social media event.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. With financial hardship, competition from dominant players, and a startup budget, Gentle Monster faced many of the same challenges as a community bank. Being months away from bankruptcy, Kim launched a bold five-step plan driven by a strategy around innovation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

the global technology company specializing in retail, and JD.com Inc., The company said the funds will help with new offerings that assist its retailers in handling the evolved operating climate as well as provide diners with secure and accessible ways to transact. Alibaba, JD.com Net $136B In China’s Biggest Annual Shopping Event.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

Since the dawn of the internet in the mid-90s, there have been some genius ideas and some completely innovative business models. New companies now aim to be used as a verb by creating an innovative way to buy goods – such as: “I floated it.”. For the students who don’t win, that $40 can be used as discounts at local retailers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The world’s biggest social media platforms are cracking down like never before. For their part, the anti-fraud community is hitting back hard. But it is getting done, with innovative systems that leverage human and artificial intelligence. Then there’s the disturbing rise in loyalty program scams. Easier said than done.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

After doing some research on suppliers, the duo found quite a staggering gap between wholesale and retail prices in watch brands. They realized watches that routinely retail for around $300 could be sold online at a profit for between $100-$160 if they cut out the retail middlemen and primarily sold online.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The move will bring 100 popular small businesses and digital brands on Facebook and Instagram into retail stores — just in time for the holiday shopping season. And the retailer is flexible on timing: brands can stay for as short a time period as a month. Compared to traditional pop-up stores, Macy’s own staff services the brands.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

Though it’s easy to see why other happenings in and around the country have overshadowed Brazil’s tech community, Rio de Janeiro’s tech scene is quickly earning notoriety. It’s unfortunate that its growing tech scene may not be at the top of the list. It looks like it’s no harm, no foul for Apple. Hackers Go For Gold In Rio.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2020

“This year, [Omaha Steaks] is celebrating its inaugural Butcher’s Day, a holiday created to not only celebrate the company’s community of master butchers whose wealth of experience means customers are getting the best every time, but also to offer incredible discounts to loyal customers,” the company said this week in a statement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

Visa said Monday evening at a New York gathering in anticipation of the launch that events through a year-long campaign will include interactive workshops, tailored on a community-by-community basis. These entrepreneurs would like to sharpen their social media skills to broaden reach and grow their firms.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

Meanwhile, retailers are scrambling to develop and translate the personalized experience consumers desire into digital features for these devices, using data as well as artificial intelligence and augmented reality. Buyers are increasingly moving away from shopping on their desktops and are instead using their smartphones.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Similarly, industry and society are moving on to new experiences in futuristic online “worlds” with functioning economies where real-world and virtual events commingle in an evolution of social media-style community offering safety from COVID and, increasingly, commerce.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2016

Whatley noted that the payment solution has enabled many charities to accept credit cards, including the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, which uses DipJar in both a retail setting to collect money for themselves and to collect money at events, and the Salvation Army, which uses branded DipJars for various campaigns.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Germany- and Boston-based Spreadshirt uses data, analytics and even social media information to build a product and spread news among communities while printing more than 3.6 The e-merchant is freed up to concentrate on creative ideas and community engagement with fans rather than spending time on a tedious business process.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

Fortunately, it appears the recreational market is getting some much-needed innovation to help organizations and associations process payments and participant registration. One company that is innovating in the sports and recreation industry is Amilia, an online registration and membership management platform.

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Bobsguide

MARCH 28, 2022

The research canvassed the opinions of 1,600 senior industry executives, exploring the opportunities presented by Banking as a Service (BaaS) – to provide retail or wholesale banking products and services to customers in context, as a service, using an existing licensed institution’s secure, regulated infrastructure with modern API-driven platforms.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Black Friday, though still a retail event for the most committed, has blurred into something akin to “Grey November,” as retailers spend the better part of the last 21 days racing to be first over the Black Friday line by starting their sales and promotions earlier. Opt Outside is not a new innovation in anti-retail retail.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Our clients showed banking at its best – obsessed with customer well-being, good corporate citizenship, and strong community focus. Jill is continually demonstrating just how loud a $300 million community bank can roar! Bravo Brett and team!

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2018

When he returned a few years later on vacation, he started wearing the simple, slip-on canvas shoes and realized he discovered the innovation the world needed. Those customers are also going to discover lots of shoes that look just like theirs that maybe don’t have as strong a social mission — or just aren’t as well made.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The day after Halloween marks the 60-day sprint to the end of the year – a year in which the pace of innovation has accelerated materially. The shifts associated with that innovation are beginning to take root, and those impacts are beginning to be felt. Facebook … and the Facebook Community. Google … and Ad-Supported Search .

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Many financial institutions—especially small, community-focused ones—have limited marketing budgets. As a result, every investment has to count, and every piece of content has to make an impact. Today we’re discussing five keys to effective financial content marketing that can help your institution get plenty of bang for its buck.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

To serve these DIY consumers, as well as those who simply enjoy the time-honored hobbies of woodworking or building, eCommerce innovators are curating a selection of tools as well as supplies to help them with their projects. Since its rollout, it has been engaging in social media marketing. Marketing And eCommerce.

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NCR

MARCH 1, 2016

That’s why some of us from Banking.com will be attending, and even actively participating in, the Bank Social Media Conference , which is set for April 7- in Newark, N.J. On the one hand, social media within retail banking is still in its infancy, yet it’s raging with innovation and experimentation (at least when budgets allow).

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 22, 2018

And while this development is no big surprise to the financial services community, a new report from CB Insights titled "How 60+ […].

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