PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Investing in digital ordering experiences is now a core part of the company’s business model, according to Nicole West, Chipotle’s vice president of digital strategy and product. In addition to menu innovation, digital innovation is core to the experience we are looking to deliver to our customers,” West said. . “In

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

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. In 2016, Jon joined fan and light maker Big Ass Fans as its first chief operating officer. The Future Is Digital.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

PYMNTS recently spoke with Keala Gaines , eBay’s head of global payments services, to understand how the platform’s payments strategy has changed over the years as well as to understand the role payments has played in helping it grow from a small operation to serving business and consumers across 100 countries with 27 international sites. “I

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

In many cases, the stores have been slow to develop their own eCommerce strategies. Nordstrom , the Seattle-based fashion retailer, has aggressively pursued changes in both its in-store presentation to customers and its drive to improve its omnichannel approach with changes to its digital operations.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 18, 2018

PREMIUM - The mobile app is at the top of most banks’ digital strategy. At BBVA Compass all innovation initiatives fall under Olalla’s business development department. And among the various innovation […]. This is especially true for José “Pepe” Olalla, head of business development at BBVA Compass, the U.S.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Not even a month has passed since Julie Demarigny, a veteran in digital entertainment industry having served Warner Bros. and Sony Music, has joined West Coast focused Union Bank as its head of digital banking.

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Bobsguide

AUGUST 7, 2022

Cloud migration digitalizes the bank’s processes, enhances integrated ecosystems and enables new opportunity for growth in the UK. Moving from an on-premises model to a cloud-based managed service is a big part of our operational strategy for treasury activity,” said Gary McDermott, Treasurer at The Co-operative Bank.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

EXCLUSIVE – After its recent partnership with digital product Innovation Company Stuzo, Bank of America’s merchant services business is laying the foundation for an innovation lab. “It

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Gonzobanker

JULY 20, 2022

financial institution executives surveyed for What’s Going On In Banking 2022 , 19% of community banks and 10% of credit unions had not launched a digital transformation strategy prior to this year, and another 15% had no plans to do so. What Does a Digital Product Manager Do? Among 300 U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have heard the call for innovative digital ordering capabilities, with several major brands stepping up their investments in this area. Fellow fast food chain KFC , meanwhile, is adding automation to its kitchen operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 3, 2018

There is a correlation between an FI’s revenues and its digital strategy. A new report from advisory firm EY suggests that the more mature an FI’s digital strategy is, the more revenues it is likely to generate.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Innovation in the accounts payable (AP) space continues to expand, with FinTechs looking to capture their piece of a growing market driven by businesses’ desire to digitize their operations. Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest examples of how AP innovators pull suppliers’ accounts receivable processes into the fold.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Data and analytics remain key investment areas for insurance operations. This was evident with innovative applications for underwriting, customer service, and claims management. The digital experience requires real-time and frictionless interaction delivered by robust cloud and API programs.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

In some cases the events of 2020 forced organizations into reaction mode and they rushed to try and operationalize digital responsibility initiatives at a much higher rate. That included looking inwards to identify internal operating models and biases that may have inadvertently been impeding business goals and objectives.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Merchants looking to expand their operations at home and abroad must be able to support their customers’ preferred payment methods, but doing so is no easy feat. The COVID-19 pandemic is driving consumers online to shop and pay, and their rapidly changing shopping habits are forcing merchants to rethink their digital strategies.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Morgan's strategies to support treasurers' efforts through its own digitization roadmap. It's about digitizing how the whole business operates.". Of course, the digital transformation leaders this year were the organizations that prioritized technology from the onset. Treasurers As Strategic Leaders.

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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. She explained in an interview with PYMNTS that while digital improvements have always been a priority, they have become a necessity during the past eight months. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

But that doesn’t mean all the players in payments and financial services have a solid or clear digital strategy. It’s not that banks don’t want to go more digital and mobile, he said. It takes time and it takes capital [to go deeper into digital],” he continued. But that’s not the whole story, of course.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2016

Coupled with internal factors — like pressures from CFOs to reduce operating costs — the CPO today is facing monumental challenges but also the opportunity to rise as a strategic part of the overall enterprise, Umbenhauer explained. Indeed, 74 percent of CPOs surveyed cited cost reduction as their top priority this year.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Banorte will connect “all related systems, including channels” to Volante’s VolPay , which will help the bank orchestrate and process cross-border transactions while also “accelerating the bank’s digital strategy,” Volante said in a press release.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Winter is around the corner, bringing colder temperatures and prompting many restaurants to question whether their operations can survive the season. Delivery partnerships can be key to helping restaurants — especially smaller operations — weather the pandemic as consumers’ demands for digital ordering continue to grow.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

This has meant that store operators have had to rapidly implement health and safety rules to minimize transmission risks among workers and customers — especially the most vulnerable. Sam’s Club has been a notable player in the digital innovation arena. A Proving Ground For Innovation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Alibaba Group’s logistics operator is partnering with Pochta Russia and Aviastar-Tu to launch direct China-Russia cargo delivery flights, Reuters reported on Thursday (Nov. Alibaba’s Cainiao logistics operator is leasing seven cargo planes to fly every day from China to Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Krasnoyarsk.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

CellPoint Mobile, which specializes in digital commerce and payment solutions for airlines and travel companies, today rebranded as CellPoint Digital with a new website and product offerings, the company said in a press release on Tuesday (Sept. A true omnichannel platform will revolutionize the way travel merchants operate and thrive.”

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

Their hesitancy isn’t without reason: CFOs and finance teams can find it a monumental task to overhaul manual systems and processes that have been in place for years — and understanding the first step to B2B payments digitization can be a dizzying task. Not so, says Meitra Aycock , senior vice president of operations at Comdata.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The retailer purchased a 77 percent stake in Flipkart for $16 billion in May of this year as part of its longer-term global digital strategy. Walmart’s Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs further noted that the retailer also expects its eCommerce business to post a slightly greater operating loss next year.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

The executive was quoted as saying the company will be “bolder and more deliberate” in its venture capital strategy, supporting businesses with disruptive technology. According to the report, Zobel de Ayala said during the annual shareholder meeting that the company would invest in startups with “scalable, innovative models.”

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

Ahold Delhaize USA , the supermarket operator, announced news on Tuesday (May 22) that it is creating a new entity dubbed Peapod Digital Labs, which will drive digital and eCommerce innovation. In a press release , the company said it has named JJ Fleeman as president of Peapod Digital Labs and chief eCommerce officer.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

That mental comfort of ‘I have the money’ changes the behavior of how merchants operate, how they push off bills, how they pay bills, how they pay their employees,” he said. Having a lot of money doesn’t solve your efficiency or operational problems,” he said. “It Innovation Vs. Incumbency. Don’t Put Too Much Faith In Credit.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

But the second round of closing could be the death blow of many of the same small operations. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for small firm innovation, with 72 percent of SMBs improving or adding digital capabilities since the crisis began.

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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. The role of Alex Jimenez, senior vice president and director of digital and payments innovation at the $7.2

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

Last week mobile TV platform Quibi announced plans to shut down operations, just seven months after a promising debut. Explore our Digital Strategy practice to learn how we help clients understand users to create the next generation of digital businesses, products and services. Why did it lose everything?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

consumers and 490 restaurant operators looking for digital strategies that help deliver improved experiences and boost average unit volumes. Finding revenue declines among smaller indie operators, the new research makes the observation that the more digital one becomes now, the better off they are going forward.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

The new operation will cater to Russia and the surrounding countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). MegaFon isn’t adding an eCommerce business into the venture, but its addition means there could be some mobile-related innovations and products in the future. It’s estimated to be worth about $2 billion.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

It also opened the door for a boom of FinTech innovation and a flood of alternative lenders targeting the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) segment. And it may be an opportunity for alt-lenders to once again initiate an innovation boom.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

To present brands that allow them to stand out from retail competitors, merchants in the hospitality space are turning to innovations. According to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , nearly eight in 10 accommodation and food services merchants — or 77.4 percent — cite innovation as key for keeping them in the hunt.

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Insights on Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

To address this, banks are moving at lightning speed to find new ways to become more flexible, adapt to new markets and tap into pools of innovation across the fintech ecosystems to expand their reach and streamline their digital strategies. Improved operational efficiency. Boost innovation.

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