PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Vertical payments firm Flywire has partnered with BELTA, the Brazilian Educational & Language Travel Association, in a move that grows the availability of its cross-border payment services for students from Brazil who are studying in other countries. Brazil is among the fastest expanding origination markets for global students.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2017

When it comes to the ramifications for the retail industry, a Deloitte study found that 56 cents of every dollar spent in retail stores today is influenced by digital interactions. As such, it would behoove retailers to invest wisely in incorporating social media strategies into their overall marketing campaigns. spending combined.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Between 2011 and 2015, the government allocated $16 billion to help accelerate Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise landscape. With an estimated population of just 5.47

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2020

While large banks may not feel threatened by personal finance apps or digital-only challengers, they can learn from them on the digital onboarding front, a recent Gartner study observed. It examined 1,200 data […].

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

While the seamlessness of Amazon Go may have grabbed the most attention, the experimental retail model has spurred other retailers to innovate. Currently, about a quarter of the nation’s 4.3 But a recent study found that wasn’t the case. New Developments. Unattended Retail Can Boost Sales. million to 4.5

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Gauthier said studies show that consumers have what’s called a “decision-making budget” — how much energy they can put toward making decisions — but COVID-19 is pushing that to the limit. “We And we see it as one of our responsibilities to bring those innovations to our merchants.”.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 5, 2017

Nevertheless, from a financial markets point of view, it’s a fascinating place. If nothing else, I love Turkey for their cheesy adverts: In this latest update BKM, the ACH for most of the retail banks, provides the story of Troy, the first and only national payments scheme of Turkey. million POS machines in the market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But a study from the National Restaurant Association found that just 18 percent of restaurants offer mobile ordering via their own apps, while 43 percent of consumers want such methods. Even so, innovators from third-party apps to restaurant chains themselves are offering mobile options that extend beyond delivery. percent.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The pandemic has pressured corporate top lines — and as a result, leaves less money to go around to fund innovation, especially for tech-focused firms. The National League of Cities estimated in June that 65 percent of U.S. In other words, to mangle a line from “Field of Dreams”: “Why build it if they won’t come?”. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

a circumstance that almost certainly relates to the pandemic’s severity in the nation. PYMNTS’ ambitious Global Digital Shopping Index series examines the digital shift in four key markets around the world — the United States, Australia, the U.K. Data shows that 46 percent of U.K. To get the full story, download the report.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

You can see it in how investors are putting money to work in both consumer-facing and B2B startups, and how startups and incumbents are forging new partnerships to move innovation faster to market. Source: PYMNTS.com longitudinal study of over 40,000 consumers (data from the most recent panel on Nov. consumers — 47.2

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BankUnderground

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

To ensure the availability and affordability of flood insurance to households in flood-prone areas, the UK Government introduced an innovative reinsurance scheme, Flood Re, in April 2016. Nicola Garbarino, Benjamin Guin and Jonathan Lee 5.2 million properties in England are at risk of flooding.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Together, Bitfinex and Tether manipulated a market that, by design, is supposed to be decentralized,” states the lawsuit. And the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced that they have signed an operational agreement on the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Switzerland.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Finance , the call would be held by Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, who oversees the regulation of digital activities, and would focus on the Digital Services Act (DSA). As reported by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the acts “will have a transformative impact across the board on large U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Sage, which is a market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payments software, released the results of the sixth annual report focused on the current and future payment trends. The report addresses drivers for innovation, the need for omnichannel retailing, as well as payment security and consumer trust.

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NCR

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The transformation of the global payments market continues to gather pace, with the emergence of a growing number of technologies offering consumers more choice than ever when it comes to choosing how they pay for goods and services. Emerging markets set for non-cash payments boom. percent globally in 2014-15.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Power's annual National Banking Satisfaction Study, beating last year's winner PNC Bank by a few points, but the rest of the contenders stayed in the same place as last year. JPMorgan Chase took the number one spot in customer service in J.D.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Remittances to developing nations continue to grow, which has spurred many global markets to pursue efforts to enable more efficient cross-border payments. World Bank data shows that remittances to low- and middle-income nations reached a record high last year, with migrants sending $529 billion to their home countries.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

In today’s top news, Uber sells its India food delivery service to Zomato for a stake in the business, and JPMorgan created a $100 billion funding arm to expand investments in emerging markets. Also, Amazon leads the pack in Europe’s expanding smart home market. Amazon Unseats Google in Fast-Growing EU Smart Home Market.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2017

Department of Transportation’s national count in 2016, there were 3,378 bike-share docking stations across 104 U.S. But in China, a change has been brewing — and rapidly, as the market is evolving away from those docks. As of the latest U.S. It is so flexible, affordable and convenient.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

But the situation is righting itself as dynamic market forces reshape payments. Instant” is becoming the posted speed limit nationally and globally for transactions. It got so bad that New York City became the first municipality in the nation to pass a law making it easier for freelancers to sue for payment.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Electricity would also give innovators their own superpower, an incentive to design and manufacture a whole range of electric-powered appliances – irons, refrigerators, dryers, ovens, stoves, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers – that would do more than save women time “doing chores.”. This national study of 10,000 U.S. 15 and Aug.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

The National Retail Federation ’s annual convention may have come and gone but the sentiments, strategies and lessons learned from facing nearly a year of pandemic-led changes by some of the world’s largest merchants are going nowhere fast — especially when it comes to their embrace of increased digitalization.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Index found that 65 percent of such members chose their CUs because they trusted them, for example, with 60.8 A recent Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) study found that 162 CUs across the U.S. A California Credit Union Keeps its Marketing Efforts Trusted and SAFE.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Pacific National Bank (PNB), meanwhile, is using cloud core banking tools to support and launch a new digital-only financial brand which it is calling FACILE. FACILE will be marketed as a competitor to other digital-only banks making headway in the U.S., How N26 Is Using Cloud Core Banking for Nimble Mobile Innovation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The nation is forming a Direct FAST industry group, where the members will include traditional financial institutions (FIs), FinTech firms and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The movement to open that FinTech access, said the minister, brings “greater convenience to consumers” as those individuals use their eWallets.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 21, 2017

I’ve blogged about how I see leadership in the developing (developed now) economies of China and India, and the new innovation models of emerging economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, but not quite in the way in which I see them now. The more I think about it, we have three major FinTech models, each with their own unique blend of thinking.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

What we do know, however, is that efficiency-driving innovation will have its place, come whatever market environment,” Joshua Kempf, cofounder and CEO of online B2B industrial products distributor Gaveteiro.com.br , explained in his TechCrunch piece. Canada and Brazil. It looks like it’s no harm, no foul for Apple.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

With loans, it’s hard to discern expert-level skills unless you know the market and the credit. Each bank faces a different cost structure, market, goals, and risk profile, so pricing to the market or other banks never makes sense. Deposit products and marketing attributes do not operate in a vacuum.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

billion-strong, high-spending consumers and their willingness to adapt to new technologies, trends and products may represent the economy of the future for many banks and businesses, but it is notoriously difficult for firms to enter and compete in this market. Chinese regulatory shifts mean world changes .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

21), at least some of those central banks are banding together to form a group that will study ways and means of issuing central bank digital currencies (CBDC). It will closely coordinate with the relevant institutions and forums — in particular, the Financial Stability Board and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The partnership will enable crypto companies and FinTechs come to market with crypto payments that ultimately ride the Visa rails — and are therefore accepted by any business or merchant that accepts Visa. Stablecoins, he said, can be used as part of innovative payment solutions.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

The National Restaurant Association recently reported that the industry lost $120 billion during the pandemic’s first three months and that these losses could total $240 billion by the end of the year. Most restaurants consider an appealing rewards app essential to competing in today’s market.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

What’s more, recently released studies have shown that employees are becoming less wary of their companies’ IoT plans, which could fuel growth, while service providers are also encouraging companies to engage in new IoT solutions. billion in 2017 to a grand total of $434.9 billion by 2023. These concerns aren’t unfounded, either.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

Innovators are seeing the potential to shape the way consumers place their orders at quick-service restaurants (QSRs) through digital technology. The Voice AI Market. Xiao noted the company is excited about where the drive-thru market is headed in general.

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Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Deepti Dhar’s Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market. Deepti graduated with a Bachelor’s degree and diploma in Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing and worked as a Relationship Banker and as a Marketing Coordinator for the banking industry. Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

“We are excited to be one of the first brands to adopt the Amazon Polly enhanced text-to-speech voice technology to create a seamless and distinctively KFC re-ordering experience for our fans,” said Jason Cassidy, marketing director, KFC Canada. Not on the market until 2014, there are now 120 million of them in U.S.

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