PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Lucaciu is the chief technology officer of Adore Me , an eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailer that has adjusted to disruptive changes in its market, including the bankruptcy of the parent company of Victoria’s Secret. Technology liberates the headspace of all our colleagues – and the creative ideas from technology help the customer.

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FICO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

FICO has announced its panel of independent judges for the 2023 FICO® Decisions Awards , which honor businesses achieving outstanding results using analytics and decision management technology to grow their business, manage risk and reduce costs. Neeti Aggarwal manages the financial technology and innovation research at The Asian Banker.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Doing so requires a combination of technology and self-checkout options — the perfect mix has yet to emerge and, in any case, what works in a particular situation or with a certain type of shopper might fail in other cases. That’s why [the] brick-and-mortar retailer isn’t going anywhere. Grocery Trends.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

Adding to its technology efforts, H&M is rolling out a voice-activated mirror in a flagship New York City location. Microsoft, Ombori and Visual Art worked to create the device, which “sleeps” until facial detection technology turns it on. The idea is to use the technology to create a relationship. “In

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

To paraphrase Shakespeare, there’s nothing new under the sun when it comes to retail. But in terms of commitment and loyalty program innovation, the plan is a bold move, competitively sound and bound to cause some reactions from other quick-service restaurants (QSRs), mainly Starbucks and Peet’s. 27) and will cost $8.99

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

To help improve the retail shopping and shipping experience, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) is catching on with big-box retailers in the U.S. AR could be on the cusp of having its moment, as a large brick-and-mortar retailer has fresh plans to appeal to shoppers willing to test out the technology.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2016

In retail, and especially for personal beauty brands trying to navigate brick-and-mortar and online subscription spaces, this is doubly true. Calvin McDonald, CEO of Sephora Americas, talked the Innovation Lab up as Sephora’s crucible of retail disruption. “These female founders from the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

QSR magazine and other analysts point to a direct link between delivery and the consumer experience and consumer satisfaction. They warn that delivery is a customer-centric strategy, not a technology solution. Such methods as QSR mobile apps (6.2 percent), QSR websites (4.8 percent) and third-party apps (0.7

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

A decade or two from now, such a look will be possible only via history books, TV and magazine retrospectives, or unreliable personal memories. Teams are being formed, technologies deployed and pilots conducted. Now, though, one can see how this massive economic, commercial and cultural shift is taking place in real life.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

We use smart technology in our everyday personal lives to handle simple tasks, [so] why can’t restaurant managers use the same type of technology to automate theirs? Most retailers can reduce their upcoming shipments and sell excess inventory before restocking, but restaurants do not have this luxury due to food spoilage.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

The possible IPO of the Vision Fund will take place after the vehicle is fully invested, and might result in a creation of a publicly-listed company similar to Berkshire Hathaway (and of course accessible to retail investors, now able to ostensibly act as venture capital investors) with a decidedly tech company focus. SoftBank Activity.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Certainly, some consumers will embrace the new frontier of health technology, as well as the competitive price point. Currently rated 3-stars by users and tagged as the “#1 Best Seller” in Amazon’s formidable stable of wearable tech, the world’s largest online retailer is clearly moving units of Halo out the door. “If

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FICO

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

FICO has announced its panel of independent judges for the 2022 FICO® Decisions Awards , which honor businesses achieving outstanding results using analytics and decision management technology to grow their business, manage risk and reduce costs. 2022 Judges (Left to Right): Sidhartha Dash, Paul Deall, Senthil Erulappan, Armando Junior.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

The company’s patented technology harnesses the power of thermal sensations to deliver natural therapies that “leverage the body and mind’s natural response to temperature to promote relief from hot flashes, manage stress, and enhance sleep,” according to Embr Labs. And if it can be personalized it can have therapeutic power.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In a recent interview, Esmee Williams, vice president of strategy for the world’s largest cooking resource database, AllRecipes.com , explained how modern innovations have brought those resources to home cooks’ fingertips. Behind the scenes, we’re very technology-focused,” Williams told PYMNTS. Data-driven food discovery .

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2018

When the New York Times asked her about the potential for her innovation, her description was brief but potent: “We think it’s a simple idea but with revolutionary potential.”. The technology wasn’t there. That is, until 2015.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Amazon spokesperson Jay Carney was the latest in Amazon’s upper ranks to once again dispute the idea that Amazon is an all-controlling monolith slowly but surely taking over all of retail. At a tech conference this week, Carney said Amazon accounts for a scant 4 percent of retail in the U.S. and less than 1 percent globally.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

At the time, Gennette also announced the retailer’s multi-pronged plan for getting back on track: opening more backstage locations; bulking up high-value areas like fine apparel, clothes and jewelry; adding new in-store technology investments and launching more pop-up shops. Think about a magazine or digital media company.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

JULY 7, 2020

Many of the retailers were quite enthusiastic because there was no transaction charge and for some of them the costs of cash handling and management were high. The retailers were OK about it. “From a retailer’s point of view it’s very good,” said news-stand manager Richard Jackson.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2018

Maps will also be integrated with Google’s computer visioning technology: Consumers will be able — from within maps and using Lens — to identify buildings, dog breeds and clothing brands merely by aiming their camera lens at them; and it will be able to identify text.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

AUGUST 30, 2016

“We expect to overtake them once the next generation of payment technologies replaces QR codes,” [China Telecom Bestpay General Manager Gao Hongliang] told the financial magazine Caixin Weekly on August 12. What are these “next generation of payment technologies”? China Mobile, the biggest carrier, is focussing on NFC.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Here’s how innovation, marketing and technology have shaped this iconic American holiday over the years. And what do we do with this incredible technology? Early Thanksgiving celebrants may have cooked their turkeys in beehive-shaped brick ovens, according to Smithsonian Magazine. Making It a Holiday at All.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Experiential retail is a favored buzzword these days — the idea of the store that is more than a store where merely being there is an event in and of itself before a single purchase is made. While experiential retail may be the hottest new thing, it is quite a bit older than it looks. Digital communication was invented.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 15, 2016

imaginBank provides customers with a complete array of financial services such as a commission-free current account, a Visa imaginBank debit card, and PFM tools, as well as up-to-date mobile and P2P payment technology. imaginBank also offers consumer financing of up to €15,000 with no arrangement fee. CaixaBank serves 2.9

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 3, 2017

Fixed income technology innovator and FinovateFall alum Algomi raised $10 million in funding today. Algomi specializes in technologies that optimize fixed income trading between sales professionals, traders, and clients. Founded in 2012 and based in London, Algomi demonstrated its technology, Honeycomb , at FinovateFall 2014.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 8, 2016

CoinJar : showed a technology that enables consumers to buy, sell, and use digital and traditional forms of currency any way they choose – from dollars to bitcoins. December: Mentioned in KPMG’s H2 Ventures Fintech 100 report as one of the 50 Global Fintech Innovators to watch. September: Launches in Mandarin.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Almost 33 years ago, David Letterman introduced his singular innovation in stand-up comedy: the Top 10 List. Most people credit the idea to Late Night writer Randy Cohen, who claims the inspiration first came care of Cosmopolitan Magazine and an article rating the top 10 sexiest men over 60. Adyen’s Big IPO. billion euros.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In the span of about a decade, the smartphone has gone from revolutionary technology to an everyday tool that everyone on Earth carries in their pocket. The shift in consumer preference is not surprising, LG Electronics Senior Manager Angel Grant told PYMNTS in a conversation, because of how advanced smartphone technology has become.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The nation has been recognized as one of the most innovative and competitive economies in the world. The country received high marks across 11 categories, including innovation, technological readiness, business sophistication and labor market efficiency. Sparking Innovation Through Collaboration.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

However, Roberts told CNBC that ongoing investments in technology helped the company “grow the business nicely” through its latest quarter that ended in June. . That growth came mostly through digital channels as on-premise dining disappeared in the March-April timeframe.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

This innovation ushered in a sea change for consumers, content producers and content distributors. It’s why the next evolution of “on demand” will see innovators enable commerce at a time that’s convenient to the consumer, inside new places that are too. The buzzword for this wave of commerce innovation is contextual commerce.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2016

While they enjoy many FinTech innovations, most millennials don’t have a snowball’s chance of earning more than their parents — ever. And a set of problems with some very pointed implications for everyone in payments, retail and commerce whose ambition it is to capture the purchasing power of this coveted generation. It’s a fact.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Coda Automotive sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in May 2013, and announced it was restructuring its business as a battery technology company. Coda’s unsold vehicles were later acquired by Mullen Technologies, an electric vehicle company based in California. In 2012, Nasty Gal was named “Fastest Growing Retailer” by Inc.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Penned by astronomer, professor, author and hacker capturer Clifford Stoll , the article was one big rant about his absolute disdain for a technology that he said would never have a future: the internet. Take retail salespeople — Stoll’s self-proclaimed cornerstones of capitalism. The composition of the retail workforce is changing.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 4, 2018

But as with many things in technology, change comes gradually and then suddenly. And in trading, there are another set of EAAS companies trying to replicate and improve human cognition with quantitative trading technologies. STATE OF AUTOMATION REPORT. What is EAAS? HUMAN RESOURCEs / RECRUITING. Another company here is Restless Bandit.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 16, 2016

Early this summer, we started reviewing applications from companies excited to present their latest fintech tools, technologies, APIs, platforms, case studies, and tutorials at FinDEVr Silicon Valley 2016. Marqeta’s open API issuer processor platform creates payment infrastructure for commerce innovators.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Company: AOptix Technologies. Select VC Investors: Bill Gates, CapX Partners, Constellation Technology Ventures. via New York Magazine. Company: Powa Technologies. The Nectar system had its roots at MIT’s Microsystems Technology Lab — and may have simply left the lab a few years too early. via TechCrunch.

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