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APRIL 2, 2018

Google is looking to expand Tez, the mobile payment platform it launched in India last year, to other markets in Asia this year, the Internet company said. The company will expand its platform to one of a “shortlist” of three unnamed markets in Asia as well as one additional market country, Diana Layfield, head of […].

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JULY 29, 2020

and a can-do spirit), a country that rewards ambition and innovation — and where individual success stories of, say Google and Amazon customers are folded into the testimony in efforts to show how tech can help smaller firms pivot and embrace the great digital shift. And then there are the unscripted moments. Experiments — And Trust .

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Smaller companies were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to new cards designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). This week’s commercial card innovation tracker includes the launch of business cards by American Express and Amazon in addition to one by Wyndham Hotel & Resorts and Barclays.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

There seems to be an awful lot of piling on these days on the big online platforms. Take a look at this chart, which lays out grocery chain market share. Walmart has the largest market share at 14.2 They seemed to be living in the last decade, when people really did just use Google or Bing to look for products.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 14, 2018

Alphabet, the parent company to Google, announced today it would ban advertising for cryptocurrency and ICOs beginning in June. As these two companies effectively constitute a duopoly in online advertising, this news casts a shadow over the future of cryptocurrency and ICOs,Read More.

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JANUARY 28, 2021

It will likely alter global markets and regulations as the financial ecosystem becomes more digitized. The use of Apple Pay, Google Pay and other digital wallets has also been on the upswing since the start of the pandemic. This change in consumer behavior is expected to remain even after vaccines are more widely distributed.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This edition includes news about Facebook’s new payments push, Amazon’s new robotics plan and why Google is working more closely with financial institutions. Google Dives Into DDAs. The branding will reflect the financial institutions and not Google. Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

UK Regulations to Create New Digital Markets Unit. antitrust regulators are creating a Digital Markets Unit that will be given the duty to enforce rules applicable to Big Tech firms. That new division will fall under the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Apple Faces $12M Fine Over iPhone Marketing.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 27, 2017

EXCLUSIVE— Is Google looking to become a fintech power? The company, which reported strong results for its third quarter yesterday, seems to be expanding its focus on finance, specifically on platforms that integrate or otherwise support payments and mobile technologies in its many markets.

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MAY 22, 2019

European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said measures put in place for Google to boost competition in online shopping results appear to be working, according to a report by Reuters. The European Commission slapped Google with a fine of 2.4 billion euros ($2.7 We’re dealing with private property.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

tech firms’ dominance across online platforms, and the collection and use of data. The European Union is examining the creation of a single data market that would reportedly challenge tech firms such as Google and Facebook, as Reuters reported. In Europe, another regulatory salvo may be aimed at U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Former Google leader Alessandra Domizi will take the digital helm of Italian shoe and leather company Tod’s on Oct. Domizi, previously fashion and retail lead at Google, will develop Tod’s digital communication and online sales, a key component of the brand’s new “Factory” business model. 14, Reuters reported Friday (Sept.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

In addition, UniCredit customers in Italy can now use the Google Pay digital wallet, and cybercriminals are reportedly using malware to encrypt files and asking for a ransom to be paid through WeChat Pay. Apetiz, a company in the meal voucher market, has an array of products ranging from paper to mobile.

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APRIL 3, 2019

According to a report in Reuters , Goldman Sachs is looking to hire engineers to join a digital innovation program. Google, Twitter and Spotify are just three examples of companies that are adopting this strategy, noted the report. Marcus , its online banking platform, has accrued $45 billion in deposits spanning the U.K.,

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

The sale of shoes online has come a long way since the dawn of eCommerce – and footwear continues to help drive innovation in the retail space. The importance of this area of retail was recently underscored by a move involving a Google veteran. 14, Reuters reported about a week ago. The Right Fit. Nike and Voice.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

This newest round of regulatory focus involves Amazon and Google and comes as rules crafted by the European Union continue to have an increasing impact on digital economies and endeavors throughout the world. Google Fine. Speaking of Google …. Amazon Probe. Let’s start with Amazon. 20) from Reuters. European Tone.

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JULY 29, 2019

The rise of video games, both online and mobile, is helping to drive innovation in retail. This is only part of the innovation trend stemming from video games. Consumers are buying Tilly’s products online, as digital growth was up 22 percent in 2018. Apple has stiff rivals in the gaming market. Larger Trends.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Google has handed over a second report to European Union (EU) antitrust regulators, detailing its proposal to allow more shopping rivals to bid for ads on top of its search page. It denied other companies the chance to compete on the merits and to innovate. Last year, the company was hit with a €2.4 billion (nearly $2.8

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JUNE 19, 2018

Peek , the startup that wants to overhaul the travel activities industry with technology, has raised $23 million in venture funding and unveiled a partnership with Google. Peek has plenty of well-known angel backers, including Founder of Trulia and NFX Pete Flint, former Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

Department of Justice is expanding its antitrust probe to include Google’s online shopping comparison tool, and Visa warns of an increase in fuel dispenser POS cyberattacks. US Antitrust Regs Probe Google’s Shopping Comparison Tool. Also, Uber is negotiating the sale of Uber Eats to India’s Zomato.

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JUNE 30, 2017

Voice-activated technology has been growing in adoption, with the Amazon Echo and Google Home both seeing an increase in units sold of 39 percent year-over-year. billion visits to online retailers from May 2016 to May 2017 and 14.5 In terms of revenue, Google Home is ahead of all the other devices during and after the holiday period.

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APRIL 23, 2020

The bank is working with technology giants Google and Microsoft to create new cloud-based tools that will use their cloud computing software. The partnerships are part of a larger plan by Lloyds Bank to enhance its online banking offerings, an initiative that began in 2018. The bank has designated $3.7

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JANUARY 1, 2021

Starting with some of the most recent changes — and a sign of what’s to come — earlier in the month, the European Commission offered up its initial draft of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms.

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APRIL 18, 2017

Ready or not, here they come … marketers, that is. Burger King — rather than wait for Google to roll out advertising options — recently took matters into its own hands by leveraging the “ dollhouse method.”. In a TV spot, Burger King directly addressed Google Homes across America: “Okay, Google.

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JUNE 27, 2017

The European Commission has spoken when it comes to Google — and as of today, it has spoken loudly. Google has been ordered to pay 2.4 Google has been ordered to pay 2.4 It denied other companies the chance to compete on the merits and to innovate. billion euros ($2.7 billion euros ($2.7

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MARCH 25, 2019

While the competition part of the story is usually where the action is in payments and commerce – who’s ahead, who’s behind, who’s innovating, who’s imitating – sometimes the news isn’t about who is getting ahead, but who is working harder to get there. eBay Drafts Google Pay.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Vestager has said the injunctions would be more widely deployed as antitrust investigations continue into Google, Amazon and Apple, among others. “If 6), such actions could crimp the horizontal expansion of online platforms, where growth and addition of ancillary services is critical to the development of the connected economy.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

As much as Google would like users to believe there’s no device like Home, the smart speaker is not exactly delivering an over-the-rainbow experience for some. The idea was that users would be able to listen to Play Music tracks even if they hadn’t invested in Google’s streaming service subscription.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

A small move from Google has apparently caused big trouble for Bankrate. Google, now a subsidiary of Alphabet, announced this week that it was shuttering Compare, its service for users deciding between various mortgage, insurance, and credit card offers. You’d think this would be good news for Bankrate, a site Read More.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

The case against them, and the decision it rendered, deviated sharply from the traditional Sherman Act cases that accused companies of using their market power to raise prices to the detriment of the consumer. Its failure to keep innovating in the face of new players that did was A&P’s downfall. By 2015, it had closed its doors.

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Perficient

JUNE 24, 2023

However, many enterprise organizations face challenges when it comes to coordinating the rollout of new marketing technology products and achieving scalable growth. We’ve identified why each sort of company should upgrade, add, or replace marketing technology and system products.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Throughout the six-plus-hour grilling, the stock prices of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google were all up — and stayed that way throughout the day. Analysts have since upped their price targets for Google, confident in the resiliency of its platform. times the entire market cap of American Express.

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JULY 10, 2019

Kohn sees the product “as a really fun unique form of protein that we don’t think exists on the market right now.” Product and eCommerce Innovation. The company makes products that not only have flavors that are unique to the market, Kohn says, but are distinctive from each other to cater to different palates.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

In the bid to hasten their digital transformation, when it comes to innovation , financial institutions (FIs) may benefit from an “app store” approach as they weigh existing and new solutions. The need to streamline new product development is especially urgent as banks have had to pivot to online channels amid the pandemic.

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MARCH 18, 2019

Growing strong this week, we have Google making it easier to save money, Sephora making it easier (and more rewarding) to spend it and PayPal making it easier to move it around. Google Flights Takes Off. Google lets users explore the world map to see where they can fly on the cheap. and is scheduled to go online for U.S.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

The infrastructure includes a retailer portal that provides over 70 connectors that bring order fulfillment together with almost every online commerce provider, sales channel, electronic data interchange (EDI) or marketplace. In August, news surfaced that Ware2Go formed an online shopping partnership with Google Shopping.

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JULY 24, 2018

It’s easy to imagine the appeal: Transferring loyalty program data from one grocer to another, moving image data from a social media site to an online photo-printing service, retaining access to music playlists after leaving a website with weak privacy protections or other flaws. Data Control. DTP Development.

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