PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

The digital shift will include mobile commerce. As retailers, especially those marked non-essential, move to digital commerce platforms they’re also finding new ways to stay in touch with customers during the pandemic. And during the pandemic other companies have introduced SMS solutions to help retailers stay in touch with employees.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 20, 2019

Oregon Community Credit Union (OCCU) has launched phase one of its digital platform, a move meant to “set the foundation” for the credit union’s new focus toward automation, Chris Whittaker, vice president of consumer lending, told sister publication Auto Finance News on Monday.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

23) passed a ban on cashless food and retail stores. Applebaum added that communities of color in New York City are more than twice as likely to lack access to a bank and are less likely to host a branch of a bank than the national average. The New York City Council on Thursday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

For most retailers, this virus thing is starting to hurt. Retailers are now in full-on battle mode,” said Jefferies Analyst Randal Konik , who foresees a 90 percent to 100 percent drop in mall traffic. For retailers, this is now about near-term survival.”. “For For retailers, this is now about near-term survival.”.

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Banking Exchange

JUNE 14, 2021

Bank of America ranks highest in banking mobile app satisfaction, reports JD Power Retail Banking Feature Lines of Business Technology Mobile Online Tech Management Feature3 Community Banking Consumer Compliance Customers.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 9, 2017

Community banks can also play the fintech game. — was acquired by Flagship, a Florida-based community bank, for $175 million. “We BankMobile — the digital bank, formerly a division of Customers Bancorp Inc. We are an independent bank,” said Luvleen Sidhu, BankMobile’s co-founder, regarding the acquisition. “We

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

High-level market intelligence about the $18 billion expected to be invested over the next three years is a major focus of the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ from PYMNTS , which serves as a bimonthly breakdown of developments in this rapidly growing business sector. Amazon Go’ Cashless. And Amazon and 7-Eleven aren’t alone.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Mobile monthly active users on the Chinese retail marketplace totaled 824 million, which was 39 percent higher than the prior year, while annual active consumers clocked in at 711 million. billion in GMV via Alipay ’s consumer services platforms and retail marketplaces, a 26 percent increase over last year. billion or 161.45

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

Online commerce has soared during the pandemic, prompting retailers of all types and sizes to leverage how they use digital channels to bring back customers while a full return to physical retail remains months away. The remote client communicates with the live clerk via a mobile device or laptop messaging.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

This time around, the Indian government has rejected Walmart ’s plans to gain a retail license for food through its eCommerce subsidiary, Flipkart. To add to Flipkart’s challenges, a group of Indian retailers reportedly appealed a court order that put a hold on an antitrust probe of that company and Amazon on hold.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

As 2020 unfolds, the retail business has been dramatically altered. But with consumer spending holding steady, it’s important for retailers to grasp the opportunity to create innovative ways to get, keep and grow customers. And retailers that deploy experiential tactics drive repeat purchases at rates nearly twice those who don’t.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing convenience store designs that let consumers skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases with their mobile phones. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

In normal times consumers look for three things from a retailer: price, product and location. In fact, a pre-crisis PwC report showed that 14 percent of respondents said trust in a brand is the number one reason (other than price) why they shop at a retailer. What do consumers want from retailers now?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

The general experience can apply to retail goods, including groceries. After all, the principle is the same, no matter the retail sector: using a digital platform that crowdsources from big commerce ecosystems to provide more efficient deliveries of goods. Retail Benefits. He’s basically getting paid to go home.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

For retailers, especially those deemed non-essential and struggling with revenue, branding may be on the back burner right now. According to Claessen, those brand attributes are even more important during this crisis as retailers communicate with employees, landlords and consumers. Big mistake, say several branding experts.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Engaging customers in socially responsible causes can help retailers build trust and develop lasting relationships that translate into many return visits. Some retailers are engaging consumers by allowing them to use their BNPL accounts to donate directly to nonprofits they choose. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later World.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

Youngsters tend to get all the credit when it comes to being a force that drives retail innovation, and that’s fair enough. Their mobile habits, for instance, are fueling so much change in commerce and also payments. But other, older consumers are also taking part in the mobile revolution. Gig Trends. That’s not all.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

Pet retail is having a moment, with innovation and other efforts helping merchants better reach owners of dogs, cats and other household animals. Pawscout, as it turns out, just launched its $20 pet tags in Walmart — and is selling the product via other retailers, Chavez told PYMNTS. physical retail landscape. Better Pet Tag.

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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

JANUARY 13, 2020

Fitness and wellness are helping to change the face of retail in 2020. In addition, data and tech are at such a point that offering digital and mobile alternatives, and options for fitness-related classes, can be done in a seamless way — a way that includes a seamless payments experience, too. One reason for all of that?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2018

Although using the Starbucks mobile app can get you a grande latte faster, many of the coffee chain’s customers don’t seem to be in much of a rush to give up waiting on line just yet. I don’t mind standing in line. I have an excuse to be doing nothing,” Mishler said, referring to his wait in line.

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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 19, 2018

The acquisition gives Finastra access to Malauzai‘s over community banks and FI clients and […].

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Banking Exchange

JUNE 6, 2019

Wintrust has partnered with an accounts payable and payment automation solution provider Payments Technology Retail Banking Tech Management Mobile Online Cards Feature3 Fintech Feature Community Banking.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Big brands are opening big stores in big cities, but Nike is taking a decidedly digital approach with its New York City flagship: that is, the customer payment and shopping experience in the new space is powered by mobile technology. In Other Brick-And-Mortar Retail. The retailer’s comparable sales slid by 5.4

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Coverage includes the rollout of a mini-program for mobile food ordering in Canada with ClickDishes and Alipay. In addition, Auchan is planning to bring a cashierless store to a community in France , and Safaricom teamed up with KAPS for parking payments in Africa.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

Listen closely to recent news — including news coming out of the ongoing NRF retail show in New York City — and you’ll hear ample talk about omnichannel commerce. It became clear that we shared the same vision of how technology can improve local retail businesses. “It The acquisition comes amid increasing focus on omnichannel retail.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2018

Central Africa’s regional electronic money transfer platform, GIMAC, recently signed a deal with B2B mobile wallet transaction company TerraPay to support instant cross-border remittances within the Central African Economic and Monetary Community. The remittances will transfer into bank accounts and mobile wallets. Can The U.K.’s

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s.

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PopularBank

MAY 1, 2020

Dear Customers, Partners and Community Members, Thank you for being part of our Popular Bank family. As we face the immediate and serious health concerns as a community, we are also seeing a much wider impact on all our lives as well as our local, national, and global economies. A Message from Chief Operating Officer Manuel Chinea.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

Recent days have brought the debut of the “first mobile-enable lottery card” in the state, according to the companies behind the card, Linq3 and Blackhawk Network. Mobile Lottery Product. A few years ago, for example, Scientific Games Corporation and InComm released North America’s first lottery retail gift cards.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming with logistics firms to test drones for delivery — and making progress on their experimental flights. Another delivery of a medical prescription arrived at a nearby retirement community for a second customer. UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward Inc. UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward Inc.

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Banking Exchange

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Banks are in need of young leaders that naturally keep up with current technology Customers Community Banking Feature3 Fintech Feature Technology Retail Banking Human Resources Management Financial Trends Tech Management Mobile Online.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

It’s been a week of experimentation in retail, with many big names opening new types of stores to — as the saying goes — see what sticks. It seems more likely that these brands will uncover their key rather than some universal master retail key that can solve the brick-and-mortar challenge across the board.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 6, 2015

Next week I will be moderating a panel discussion at American Banker´s Retail Banking Conference in Austin about the competitive pressures of community institutions. It’s an important topic that Celent discussed in a report published last year: And Then There Were None: The Disappearance of Community Banks.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

12) that beat the Street on headline numbers – top and bottom – based on traction in consumer spending, and also showed growth in its mobile and digital initiatives. In reference to the consumer, too, consumer and community banking revenues were up 1 percent to $13.3 JPMorgan posted results on Friday (Oct. billion, a 2 percent gain.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Bad guys know retailers and businesses are working to stay one step ahead of their sophisticated and malicious attacks. The level at which that change has occurred in just a year is big, but it also reflects the awareness just at large in our communities about cybersecurity issues.”. Mobile Dials Up Holiday Cybercrime.

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