PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The Payments Innovation Alliance, a membership group that includes financial institutions (FIs) and payment providers, has released “ Voice Payments: An Introduction and Overview ,” designed to deliver information on conversational payments and enabling technologies, including voice assistants and smart speakers.

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Payments Exercises Resources Fraud 220

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

According to Zhu, Nuro has now put out two versions of the autonomous delivery vehicle, including R2, which received the first and only federal exemption for an autonomous vehicle from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , per the post.

Houston 249

Houston Arizona Texas California 249

Abrigo

JANUARY 25, 2021

The resort is a stone’s throw away from Texas Hill Country wineries, downtown San Antonio, the famous River Walk, and the city’s shopping and dining scene. Abrigo is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.

San Antonio 195

San Antonio Conference Lending Texas 195

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Sullivan continued, “We’re proud to be the first registered lottery courier service in New Jersey, a state leading the way in innovative gaming. The company is available as of now in New Jersey, Texas, New Hampshire, and Minnesota. To date, Jackpocket players have won over $5 million in lottery prizes.”.

NJ 133

NJ New Jersey Mobile New Hampshire 133

PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

At the 2017 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, Cicely Simpson, the organization’s executive vice president of government affairs and policy, and the Texas Restaurant Association’s vice president of marketing and innovation, Anna Tauzin, discussed the digitalization of the restaurant industry and its effect on delivery.

Chicago 131

Chicago Texas Washington Industry 131

PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

Eight additional states, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, Vermont and the District of Columbia, are slated to be added in June.

Online 151

Online District of Columbia West Virginia North Carolina 151

Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

When the 2022/23 ICBA board of directors was introduced at ICBA LIVE in San Antonio, Texas, there was a palpable sense of excitement in the air. It’s an honor to work with them as we focus on advocacy, education and innovation for the community banking industry. By Molly Bennett. Bank Operations and Payments chair Alice P.

Community Bank 239

Community Bank Community Industry Texas 239

PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2018

The credit union (CU) market has long argued that rules intended for larger, more traditional banks have unjustly been applied to their industry, stifling their growth and pace of innovation. Texas Tech Federal Credit Union (FCU) of Lubbock, Texas, recently announced a collaboration with omnichannel solutions provider NCR.

Hawaii 100

Hawaii Marketing Report Texas 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

MOOYAH , a Texas-based hamburger chain with more than 100 locations in North America and the Middle East, took a severe financial hit from the pandemic. MOOYAH has deployed numerous innovations to improve customer satisfaction and drive revenue since the pandemic’s onset.

Innovation 207

Innovation Texas Retail Branding 207

PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Last month, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) announced a collaboration that aims to promote credit unions’ participation in the SBA small business lending program, via webinars and training events aimed at broadening the credit union sector’s small business lending efforts.

Lending 129

Lending Analytics Data Security 129

Abrigo

JANUARY 30, 2024

Attendees learn, foster new relationships with peers, and gain the latest insights from key subject matter experts,” said the Vice President of a Texas Bank. Abrigo is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.

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Conference Arizona Phoenix Fraud 195

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Texas-based national rent-to-own operator Rent-A-Center recently announced that it has nearly completed the nationwide rollout of an end-to-end eCommerce solution. A majority of Rent-A-Center customers will now have the ability to complete transactions from desktop and mobile devices on Rent-A-Center’s website.

Puerto Rico 100

Puerto Rico Samsung Texas Online 100

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

The last one, published in Jan 2014, featured 50 innovations (see below). Note: These are the rankings from 10 years ago. I will update with milestones from 2014 to today and publish next month. I’m taking suggestions here (so far: crypto, BNPL, earned-wage access, chatbots, deposit networks).

Innovation 15

Innovation Fintech Online Mobile 15

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The company’s new apparel-free locations are opening across the nation, Riecker noted, and Sears appliance and mattress stores can now be found in Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Colorado and Texas as of earlier this year. It also recently opened two DieHard Auto Centers. “We

Hawaii 100

Hawaii Colorado Pennsylvania Texas 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

According to CNBC , that amount is beyond the $13 billion it spent last year on the national supermarket chain. It is definitely a clear signal of Amazon’s commitment and confidence to make the Whole Foods deal work,” said Patrick Badolato, an accounting professor at the University of Texas. billion last year.

Fort Worth 109

Fort Worth Los Angeles San Francisco Dallas 109

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In the meantime, the digital, mobile, delivery and other innovations that are taking place in this sector are also promising to impact retailers and the consumers who shop not only with mom-and-pop stores but with the bigger chains. Innovation efforts continue for retail pharmacy operations. Lessons to Come.

Retail 108

Retail Georgia Houston Dallas 108

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 26, 2012

and its subsidiary BofI Federal Bank aspire to be the most innovative branchless bank in the United States providing products and services superior to their competitors, branch-based or otherwise. To be fair, Access National is headquartered in Reston, VA, one of the best banking markets in the country. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.

Texas 79

Texas National FDIC Capital 79

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

times tangible book for the attractive geographic footprint of BBVA weeks before the COVID vaccine starts to ship should spell accretion and strong future strategic positioning for PNC, especially in Texas where a brain drain from California led by Elon Musk will continue. John Beale , longtime CIO of City National Bank.

Idaho 172

Idaho Community Industry Strategy 172

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Ford Motor Company recently chose Austin, Texas as the next city to test and deploy self-driving vehicles. While self-driving vehicles might be synonymous with tech early adopters, much of the innovation could potentially target a very different user than the Silicon Valley stereotype. And this is not a one-off.

Study 101

Study Phoenix Millennials Austin 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

PYMNTS recently spoke to Dustin Hemesath, FanFood’s co-founder and national sales manager, about the company’s position in the industry and how it meets logistical and security challenges. The app was initially available at just six locations in California, Iowa and Texas, but now caters to more than 60 across the United States.

Mobile 101

Mobile San Jose California Iowa 101

CB Insights

JANUARY 22, 2020

The company raised $50M in Q4’19 specifically to build a solar and wind powered Bitcoin mining facility in West Texas. Patent Analytics to see where innovation is happening next. Company Mosaic Scores to evaluate startup health, based on our National Science Foundation-backed algorithm.

blockchain 79

blockchain cryptocurrency Bitcoin Analytics 79

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Roughly 19 million college and university students are loading up their cars and heading back to campus for another school year, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. New and innovative disbursement methods are bringing change to the industry, though.

Mobile 100

Mobile Arkansas ATM Tools 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Wells Fargo used blockchain for that trade shipment from Texas to Qingdao in China. By signaling a willingness to explore these technologies, Illinois opens the door for partnering with the broad range of private-sector companies pioneering innovative solutions in this area.”.

Illinois 100

Illinois blockchain Technology Innovation 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. Can the states make licensing – of the money movement kind – any easier?

Washington 101

Washington Regulation Conference Fintech 101

PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2016

Look no further than TGI Fridays’ experimental store redesign for a new location in Corpus Christi, Texas, that opened on Monday (March 7). Its Homewood location sits in a walkable part of the city, itself a suburb of Birmingham, the state’s largest city.

Millennials 100

Millennials Alabama Branding Texas 100

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

On Monday (July 22), in fact, Abercrombie said that “it opened four new pop-up shops last week, at Tysons Corner Center in Virginia, Dolphin Mall in Miami, Los Cerritos Center in California and at Baybrook Mall in Friendswood, Texas,” according to the report. All are expected to be open for about 12 months, according to the company.

Retail 108

Retail Honolulu Branding Trends 108

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Congrats on a brave move and national recognition Jim! 82% to over 2.3%

Fintech 143

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 143

Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2016

Between the dominant national banks in America and the hundreds of fintech startups aimed at disrupting our industry, there lies a group of resilient mid-size financial institutions. There are similar stories at smaller-size players, like Happy State Bank in Texas, which grew from only $400 million to $3 billion in the past decade.

National 60

National Innovation San Francisco Industry 60

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2018

In various Texas locations, for example, the company is testing short-range delivery of food and convenience items with its 7Now program, which is slated to expand throughout the nation later this year. But the bigger changes, Singh said, are still to come.

Branding 124

Branding United States Texas Examples 124

William Mills

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

One is the 6th annual Bank Innovation 2017 , March 6-7 in San Jose, Calif., Another upcoming event on my radar is the MBA National Technology in Mortgage Banking Conference & Expo on March 26-29 in Chicago, which is always a great venue to learn about emerging technologies and the impact of new regulations on the mortgage industry.

Strategy 40

Strategy San Jose Conference Indianapolis 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Everybody wants something different, and everybody wants to be innovative,” said Jones. But we tested the performance fabric in California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada at baseball games in the hot, humid heat,” said Jones. “We But the company also works with national organizations on fundraising.

Arizona 100

Arizona Nevada Tennessee Texas 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

After a bit of a bumpy start to the year, what has become a now multi-week debacle with the FBI over that phone and a solid month of share prices below $100, it has been a while since Apple has managed a whole week of headlines that were, more or less, positive and even hopeful about innovation in the offing.

Apple 100

Apple Houston Boston Mobile 100

Filene

MARCH 6, 2018

We have an opportunity to leverage people analytics and research to develop the right strategies for attracting, developing and promoting top performers within credit unions, from the front line to the boardroom,” said Dr. Sekou Bermiss, assistant professor of management, University of Texas, Austin and Filene research fellow.

San Francisco 45

San Francisco Austin Resources Study 45

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2017

ND: Heal is transforming health care with unhurried house calls through qualified doctors doing what they love and purposeful innovations that enable you to spend less time getting well and more time actually being well. We will soon be growing to other markets this year — to several cities in Florida, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania 128

Pennsylvania Exercises United States Florida 128

Perficient

JANUARY 14, 2021

Leading with empathy is the norm and we are always seeking to see things from different perspectives — as a global company, our diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what support our innovation. North Texas Food Bank. BONUS: Professional Athletes Rally Behind Perficient’s Global Campaign of Kindness. Capuchin Soup Kitchen.

St. Louis 443

St. Louis Community Cleveland Houston 443

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Community National Bank & Trust of Texas: Listening pays dividends. Community National Bank & Trust of Texas. Corsicana, Texas. When employees at Community National Bank & Trust of Texas think they have a better way to do something, management listens. That’s what I focus on.”. By Ed Avis.

Community Bank 164

Community Bank Community Texas Leadership 164

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 14, 2016

million investment , Austin, Texas-based Buzz Points is unveiling its new online management portal, Buzz Insight for its rewards and marketing platform. “With Buzz Insight,” Spradlin said, “in-depth analysis and innovation come together to drive revenue and retention.” One month after picking up a $1.8

Online 12

Online Austin Texas Community 12