PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Retail trends and innovation can come from unlikely places, and that seems to be the case now when it comes to pets and CBD, two hot areas of commerce that are intersecting. Square , the digital payments company, for instance, is getting into the CBD market, launching a payment processing service for the industry.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The nearly universal need for medication and other remedies is driving retail innovation via the pharmacy sector — and that includes the area of customer experience. One of the keys of the commerce game these days is providing a deeper customer experience, and that holds true when it comes to healthcare retail.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

No matter how innovative they are, companies still need to get paid. And not many companies this year have combined business model creativity with payments innovation more than Beautycounter. We’ve listened to our community and their requests for different payment options – more and more retailers are offering this as an option.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Legal marijuana may have a massive payments problem, but that’s not stopping retail innovation in perhaps the newest area of legitimate commerce in the U.S. The label allows Blüm to take credit cards in an industry that is typically cash-only. Other figures also point to how much consumers are spending on legal retail pot.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 30, 2020

Given the significant challenges we’re facing with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, INV Fintech and Bank Innovation conducted a brief survey from March 18 to 25, to gauge industry sentiment and understand practices going forward.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

When it comes to retail innovation, you can usually count on consumers’ constant need for clothes to help drive new trends. At the start of the 2010s, retail merchandising was, at base, a lot of guesswork. AI is not the only area of apparel retail innovation. Better Smells. Odors, oddly enough, are also a driver.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

It often seems that technology makes retail innovation. It can be easy to forget that people are behind those innovations. Ive is considered one of Apple’s most important creative voices, and the team member most associated with the industrial design and feel of every major Apple product from nearly the last two decades.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 13, 2020

Alvaro Teixeira, executive vice president and head of customer value management at HSBC Bank USA, will attend Bank Innovation Ignite this March 2-3 in Seattle. Teixeira is speaking at the Ignite Ideas session, in which financial industry leaders will highlight case studies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Managing inventory, B2B payments and a plethora of food and beverage vendors can be a headache for any kind of restaurant, bar or retailer. Retailers that sell alcohol must be able to understand exactly which products they have in stock, and which products are generating the most revenue for the business.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers, as well as online merchants, are offering consumers all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model, from movies to tea. Some entertainment innovators are also rolling out new subscription services. And retailers are offering innovative subscriptions for all sorts of products.

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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:What industry problems does Auriga’s integrated acquiring solution solve?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2017

To say direct-to-consumer retail practices have had an impact on the manufacturing industry would be an understatement. With eCommerce a major proponent of the direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel and showing no signs of slowing down, the retail industry landscape has been forever changed.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

Part of the future of retail is playing out inside hotels — and that’s happening as the wider part of the travel-and-tourism industry is undergoing its own significant disruption. One of the latest — and perhaps wildest — examples of the hotel-retail trend comes from Taco Bell, of all places. Unattended Retail.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Google Cloud is rolling out Product Discovery Solutions for Retail, a new suite of services that will use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to help eCommerce firms deliver personalized consumer experiences during a shopping journey’s initial phase. "As Vision API Product Search.

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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. For a consumer-facing retailer, these workflows can be unfamiliar and add a flood of friction into the sales process. “In The Outsourced FinTech Opportunity. Connectivity is key.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

Can cameras replace cashers in retail? The grocery industry is making a go of it. The paper noted that many such retail innovation efforts for grocery start in Europe. The apparent payments policy shift comes amid criticism that cashless retail discriminates against unbanked consumers. European Role.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

retail jewelry industry. He said the smaller stores were a "lifeline" for India and that Udaan was at the "forefront" of the innovative new ways to run a digital economy. Some of the innovators in the space, PYMNTS writes, included Spryker, which raised $130 million, and Miraki, which raised $300 million.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Chuck Huang, founder and CEO of Citcon , explores how the pandemic has prompted retailers to capitalize on the surge in demand for contactless, digital payments. "As But we at Citcon believe it will also be marked as the year that prompted stunning innovation across industries. 2020 will be remembered by most as a year of trial.

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NCR

AUGUST 10, 2017

This tech-driven transformation of the payments and retail sectors is set to continue, so what impact could the most cutting-edge innovations have in the years to come? They could also give retailers greater access to customer data and preferences, leading to more relevant services and recommendations.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Retail giant Target is collaborating with Ulta Beauty in a strategic partnership that will bring a shop-in-shop concept to 100 Target locations across the country, the companies announced in a press release on Tuesday (Nov. More than ever before, now is the time for innovation in retail,” said Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

It’s just the latest in a series of mega-mergers seen throughout the industry. Lukies said consolidation in the payments industry has been the tendency for the past six decades. All of these new FinTechs and digital innovators are changing the landscape as the role of payments rapidly shifts in the broader financial services arena.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Retail technology is undergoing big changes in the restaurant world, and that includes the drive-thru. The latest development in retail camera use comes from the drive-thru lanes of the fast-food industry, according to the Financial Times. New data via PYMNTS research has troubling news for restaurants with drive-thru windows.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

eCommerce innovation space is booming. In retail, Walmart has officially joined Microsoft in a bid for TikTok, as it bets on youth as well as ad revenue. Real-time settlement options could provide a large opportunity for marketplaces at a time when the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In retail, skincare and beauty brand Cleanlogic is setting its sights on the D2C model , while in innovation, Venmo dropped its first credit card for consumers. 20%: Growth of the delivery industry over the past five years. 20%: Growth of the delivery industry over the past five years. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Is retail just the land where shelves are stocked with goods, where salespeople appear at your elbow to inquire about your quest to buy? Is retail the purview of the buy button, the screen, and should it be defined as tied to the big screen (laptop) or small screen (smartphone)? Check out Innovation Project 2017.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

As a new decade approaches, retail is driving hard toward its future thanks to connected vehicles. As it aims to continue expanding its business to cover services from many different fields, Tencent has made a lot of moves in the automotive industry. Expect more innovation as the connected vehicle ecosystem grows.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 14, 2017

Many countries have joined the rush to go cashless by promoting wider adoption of digital payments and legalizing cryptocurrencies. Still, it’s European countries like Sweden that continue to be the models for cashless societies. The Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, predicts that cash transactions will just be a mere 0.5

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Bank Innovation

MAY 31, 2019

Marcus by Goldman Sachs, Goldman's digital-only retail bank, is quickly becoming a full-service financial platform -- a threat to both challenger banks and traditional incumbent players.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

As retailers reopen and take stock of new post-pandemic consumer dynamics, the role of industry trade groups is changing. Groups like the National Retail Federation (NRF) focused more on economic forecasts and supply chain issues as other advocacy groups that have taken the fight for more stimulus dollars to Washington, D.C.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 8, 2018

What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. This year, the pressure for banks to innovate is high, as banks no longer […].

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The David’s Bridal application was built by Vertebrae , a tech company that specializes in bringing real-world applications to retailing. Vince Cacace , CEO of Vertebrae, told PYMNTS that AR in 3D has become a high-demand technology for all kinds of products and retailers. “We How does it work on me? How does it work in my space?

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 3, 2019

Dominic Venturo, executive vice president and chief innovation officer at U.S. Bank, will participate in a fireside chat at Bank Innovation Build 2019, this blog’s event on best practices in banking innovation. Bank Innovation Build will take place November 6-7 at Atlanta’s W Hotel Downtown. Register here.)

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

And, in retail, wellness innovators are personalizing vitamin subscriptions for better self-care, while disruptors are aiming to replace heavy parking structures with automated towers. trillion: Value of the wellness industry, per one recent count. In disbursements news, a sizable portion of U.S. All this, Today in Data.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

Simply put, the back-office systems are ill-equipped to handle the demands of technological innovation, especially as financial services cross channels. As Caldeira told PYMNTS, “You need to integrate all these networks together to exchange the messages … nothing else can happen without industry-level agreements.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Car Rental Innovation. Curbside drop-off isn’t the only play in the rental car innovation playbook. Amid a crowded field of transportation services, Avis has been rolling out other innovations such as those in the area of carsharing. De Shon pointed to the company’s Zipcar unit as an example of innovation.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ITMs and VTMs are popular retail banking innovations among community banks. What’s on the horizon for retail banking? According to a new report from PwC titled “Retail Banking 2025 and Beyond” (see sidebar), the retail banking industry is undergoing tremendous change—but, of course, community bankers already know that.

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