PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The pandemic has reshaped how we interact with merchants — and what we expect, as customers, from those increasingly digital interactions. Call it the transformation of CX, shorthand for the customer experience. It’s not enough that the CX be secure — though that’s critically important, of course.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retail can get a bad rap these days, as its considered old-fashioned and on the decline. But recent developments show that innovation in commerce does indeed happen in this area of retail. That’s why [the] brick-and-mortar retailer isn’t going anywhere. You cannot replace that experience (online).”

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 13, 2019

The customer experience in banking will change drastically over the next 10 years said panelists at the Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 in Seattle on Tuesday.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 23, 2019

Demand for a combination of speed, simplicity, security and convenience in banking services has financial institutions thinking more about customer experience, particularly in a digital sense, and hiring people to design that experience.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Sage , which works in cloud business management, is working with digital operations platform Brightpearl on helping retailers utilize the cloud for their operations, a press release says. Sage Chief Operations Officer Lee Perkins said the move would be good as businesses started to recover from the impact of the pandemic. “As

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Bobsguide

JUNE 3, 2022

Auriga was recently honoured with the prestigious Peter Kulik Innovation Award from the ATMIA, the leading non-profit trade association representing the entire global ATM industry. Q: How do you feel about your Peter Kulik Innovation Award win? Q: Finally, do you have any thoughts on upcoming ATM innovations and trends?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

When Home Depot announced last month its plans to acquire HD Supply Holdings , it wasn’t just a sign of expansion for the home improvement retailer. The takeover signaled an evolution of the company's business model from a traditionally business-to-consumer (B2C) seller, to one that includes business-to-business (B2B) operations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

It's no secret that restaurants have been hurting since the pandemic caused a seismic, almost-overnight shift in their customer engagement strategies. Ordering innovations have been especially useful as more consumers tap digital and mobile channels to select and purchase their desired menu items, So said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

However, that’s only part of what’s really going on when it comes to this particular card payments mark for convenience stores and gas pumps, according to a new PYMNTS interview with Chris Triconi, director of petro, convenience stores, and fuel retail at payment technology firm LISNR. That’s one part of the EMV story for U.S. LISNR Offering.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2019

When it comes to innovation, go to the source. has joined the ranks of companies and brands setting up innovation labs. QSR Innovation. The PepsiCo innovation effort comes at a time of significant technology development in the world of restaurants, including quick service restaurants (QSRs). In other words, PepsiCo Inc.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 23, 2019

For Fifth Third Bank, customer service is not just about digital transformation. The bank also wants to expand its physical retail branch footprint, according to its president and CEO, Greg Carmichael. As a result of the bank's $4.7 billion acquisition of Chicago-based MB Financial Inc.,

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Square, which is best known for its physical and digital payment solutions, is building out its product ecosystem to manage nearly all of the operational needs of retailers.

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Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Customer Stories. Experience Recovery. These are a handful of the topics discussed at this week’s Customer Experience for Financial Services (CXFS) Conference, organized by Worldwide Business Research in Charlotte, NC. This enables firms to mine and analyze the data to inform customer-centric innovation.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Kroger and Walgreens are expanding their partnership to create a new group purchasing organization (GPO) called the Retail Procurement Alliance, which will pool resources to cut costs and advance innovation, the companies said in a press release on Wednesday (Dec. and reinvent critical components of our sourcing practices.”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2016

With so much data available, is your organization harnessing it in the most efficient way in order to truly reap all the benefits of big data including driving innovation and improving the customer experience? Karen also serves as a member of the advisory board for several emerging companies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

WHSmith has revealed it will acquire Marshall Retail Group (MRG) in an effort to boost its presence in U.S. Founded in 1792, WHSmith has operations in over 100 airports across 30 countries outside the U.K. MRG currently operates more than 170 locations across the United States, with 70 of those locations operating inside airports.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

And according to Doug Brown, senior vice president and general manager of digital banking at NCR , simplicity and innovation have turned what could have been a disastrous year into a transformational pivot for the better. Tackling those tougher problems to simplify things — and that’s true in banking, retail and restaurants.”.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In a world where retail has changed and consumers remain at home, how do brands reimagine the task of getting products to customers? podcast , we interview Jon Bostock, best-selling author, innovator, co-founder and CEO of Truman’s and learn how brands that innovate will win in a rapidly changing digital-first economy.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2017

Over the last few years, chatbots have taken the retail space by storm, helping to automate several key aspects of customer service. As such, it’s important to explore whether or not integrating chatbots into companies is having a positive or negative effect on its operations. Are they helping or hindering?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As more retailers try to get more shoppers into their stores – not everything is about eCommerce, after all – new technologies are playing a big role. Many retailers use beacons now, but they’re almost always hidden,” that report said. retailers such as Target and Walmart have started implementing beacons in retail stores.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

With an expansion of a retail partnership between The Kroger Co. Kroger Vice President of New Business Development Jeff Talbot said in an announcement , “We continue to redefine the grocery customer experience and partner for customer value through our Restock Kroger transformation plan.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Customer experience initiatives are typically the most numerous. The standards of customer engagement are constantly changing, and banks are experimenting with new ways to drive increased satisfaction, higher revenue, and greater loyalty. Three themes stand out this year. I look forward to seeing you all there.

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Bobsguide

AUGUST 7, 2022

London, UK – August 3, 2022 – Finastra announced today that The Co-operative Bank has selected Finastra Kondor in the cloud, available via Microsoft Azure, to upgrade its treasury infrastructure and automate manual reporting and processes.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

There has been an assumption that if SCO is installed, customers will use it, and the retailers will shave costs. for instance, 95 percent of consumers say they’ve encountered self-checkout in retail, and 49 percent say they use it on a daily basis. This couldn’t be further from the truth. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2017

The retail industry is in the midst of an evolution in the way it does business. Thanks to connected technology, consumers’ expectations on the retail experience have changed. As a result, it’s important that merchants refocus their efforts on enhancing the customer experience to achieve retention and maintain loyalty.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

All of Instagram’s shopping features allow users to add items from multiple vendors into an Instagram-operated cart. Perficient specializes in strategizing and engineering seamless point-of-sale and embedded finance experiences for businesses across industries. In 2023, we expect to see this response exaggerated and heightened.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

You’ve probably gotten the memo already, but in case you missed the message, here you go: Mere retail is boring. Mere retail is not enough. What works today – or, at least, what is supposed to work – are commerce and payments experiences. Incubator Aims. Take the Walmart example.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

During the Summit, we’ll seek to socialize and discuss how the adoption of real-time payments services like FedNow and RTP in the US will bring a new dimension of change for banks, fintechs, retailers, large corporations, and other stakeholders. Ultimately, change equals risk.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

You can count on at least one thing for retail in 2020: Things will get much more personal. There, Dynamic Yield , the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personalization platform operator, is being absorbed by fast-food chain McDonald’s. Many retailers are relying on AI to enhance personalization. Sonic Move. That’s not all.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

With digital innovation in delivery and click-and-collect in its quick-service restaurants (QSRs), Yum! which represents 8 percent of Yum’s operating profit, excluding corporate and unallocated items, reported system sales and same-store sales declines of 4 percent with a 2 percent net new unit decline in the fourth quarter.

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BankInovation

MAY 26, 2020

Dear Community Member, Last year, we inaugurated the Bank Innovation Build conference to bring together industry participants to share best practices and ideas for exceptional banking innovation operations at financial institutions. Bank Innovation Build is the one event […].

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The Sightline platform integrates with the i2c agile processing vehicle and APIs to deliver Play+, a cashless solution that gives gaming operators the ability to move money in real-time between tables, slots, and kiosks. Sightline also integrated Smart Money, a program that works with guests’ iOS and Android mobile devices at retailers.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In a bid to serve customers through digital channels, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are rolling out new innovations. In April, Domino’s Pizza announced that Domino’s Hotspots would allow customers to receive deliveries in spaces such as parks, sports fields or beaches. Only a few – or 3.3

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2017

PetSmart is boosting its digital offerings through the acquisition of Chewy, the leading online retailer of pet food and products. Chewy’s high-touch customer eCommerce service model and culture centered around a love of pets is the ideal complement to PetSmart’s store footprint and diverse offerings.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

Innovation is both genesis and lifeblood for companies, especially within the payments space. PYMNTS: How would you define Applause’s approach to innovation? PYMNTS: How would you define Applause’s approach to innovation? Our approach to innovation is two-fold. First and foremost, we’re focused on the needs of customers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

While quick-service restaurant (QSR) managers and customers might view the same menu, they might not always be on the same page when it comes to technology and innovation. However, a look at recent data found that many QSRs are not exactly quick to implement customers’ preferred innovations.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Retailers are tapping into voice technology to help consumers order their favorite products such as restaurant takeout as they expand their artificial intelligence (AI) strategies. In addition to Alexa, the restaurant chain is also turning to other digital innovations. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. Kroger Co.

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