PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

A convenient and seamless ordering experience from online and mobile channels is essential for restaurant customers. Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have heard the call for innovative digital ordering capabilities, with several major brands stepping up their investments in this area. Recent Developments From the Restaurant Front.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

American consumers have come to expect that the level of convenience and efficiency they receive from online banking will also extend to their physical banking experiences. Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Bank is one such bank that is taking a digital-first approach as it seeks to remain competitive. A ROSIE future.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

It’s one thing to want to improve or innovate. What’s harder — and what really makes the difference — is figuring how, where and when to innovate, a task that must take into account various factors and even wildcards that keep popping up in the growing and global digital economy and its various ecosystems. B2B Payments.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 25, 2016

Regions Bank tied with Amazon.com in a recent ranking of web experiences. How does a super-regional bank match the efforts of one the most sophisticated digital companies in the world, one that obsesses over customer experience?

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

This will create new online shopping dynamics, previously only seen in Medicare Supplement Plans. Claiming the need for more efficiency, health plans will continue to roll up smaller, regionally-focused players. Buying Innovates. Many health plans have centers of innovation where ideas are cultivated and tested.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

have passed laws or implemented programs over the past two years to put more focus on digital banking and data security, fundamentally changing how online transactions work. The presence and curation of FinTechs is growing … and we are leveraging the technologies offered by FinTech players to enhance customer experience. and the U.S.

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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. When a consumer places an order by voice, it comes through the same ordering channel that an online or mobile order would.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

The question for the 2020s, and the focus of her remarks at the big show in New York last week, is about innovations itself — what is truly leading in innovation and what constitutes being a laggard? The latter is innovative; the former is, well, just a tweak. Testing Innovation . The answer, she noted, is complex.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

million in fresh funding, capital that will go toward “a B2B offering (that allows) individual travel agents at large online travel management companies and tour operators to offer a ‘seamless travel experience’ to their end customers, making the booking experience simpler, faster and cheaper.”. That includes the payment of airline fares.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

When it comes to QSR and mobile innovation, pizza seller Domino’s has earned itself a leading position. Now, thanks to a court case brought against the chain by a blind consumer, we can probably expect more innovation in the coming years to make eCommerce more accessible to people with disabilities. Domino’s Innovations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Partnerships, joint ventures, as well as merger and acquisition (M&A) activity between banks, startups, payments firms, technology conglomerates and everyone in between became a popular strategy for tackling friction. “Square and Handshake share a common viewpoint on the importance of both in-person and online payments.

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ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 8, 2020

As banking becomes ever more technology-driven, many banks are shifting from a mindset that puts big tech projects off to one side to one that embraces ongoing innovation, development and deployment. Regions Bank exemplifies the latter mindset.

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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

There are now many online, nationally-focused lenders that are capable of an entire virtual relationship. Traditionally, community banks would compare their financial performance and health to similar-sized banks in their region. Scale, security, and innovation are all linked to better information technology design and implementation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

One of the defining characteristics of the past decade or so has been that what’s an industry-disrupting innovation one day is old news within six months. Microsoft is collaborating with @Mastercard to accelerate innovation across digital commerce and startup ecosystems. Microsoft Stories and News (@MSFTnews) July 28, 2020. “For

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The latest example of the power of those digitally-enabled innovative efforts comes from online freight marketplace operator Convoy. Founded in 2015, Seattle-based Convoy is among the biggest operators of online marketplaces that match truckers with shippers needing to move cargo,” the report said. Rowe Price Associates.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 19, 2017

EXCLUSIVE – With the launch of PIVOT Technology Solutions, Beijing-based fintech PINTEC is bringing a variation of its well-established Polaris robo-advisory, “real-time wealth management system” to Singapore.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

Innovation is both genesis and lifeblood for companies, especially within the payments space. PYMNTS: How would you define Applause’s approach to innovation? PYMNTS: How would you define Applause’s approach to innovation? Our approach to innovation is two-fold. Innovation is only valuable if it’s usable.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

We have deep dives on Main Street’s digital shift, ATM innovation and PPP loans. The pandemic has sped up the digital roadmap for everyone in financial services, providing for more innovation in the last few months than had been seen during several years. Innovating The ATM Beyond Cash. The Flaw In Demonizing Big Tech.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

As the coronavirus has led to greater popularity of eCommerce deliveries, Jumia Technologies AG is encountering new rivalry from upstarts in the online shopping and transportation space in Africa. Jumia is reportedly viewed as an innovator in eCommerce in sub-Saharan Africa.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Banking giant HSBC and Cainiao Network Technology, which is a logistics arm of Alibaba Group , have announced they will offer rapid finance approvals to online merchants that use Chinese shopping site Tmall, according to reports. The paper said that HSBC hasn’t ever used third-party data to approve trade financing.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Rudolf Booker , CEO and founder of Payvision , joined PYMNTS for the latest segment in the Commander in Chief series to explain why sparking innovation in payments may mean looking outside the payments industry itself to bring about real and lasting change. PYMNTS: Define your company’s approach to innovation. RB: Just do it!

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

In the latest Digital Banking Tracker , PYMNTS examines how legacy banks are approaching innovation among the rising tide of challenger banks and smaller FinTech startups, as well as how they’re approaching authentication and security as customers continue to demand more convenience and speed. Considering 76 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

When it comes to retail, general commerce and online payments, the increasingly powerful middle class in India will probably get major credit in future textbooks for shaping the global digital economy. The rise of Oyo comes amid other innovations and disruptions in the world of online travel. Winning Formula. and Europe.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2017

While local and antiquated systems still facilitate much of the business in the agricultural space, technology startups are looking to bring the industry into the internet age. Farmers are increasingly turning to eCommerce to procure essential items, moving away from physical stores and regional farming cooperatives.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

Banks are spending approximately 15 percent of their yearly operating budgets on technology upgrades, according to one study, and there has been an increase in partnerships between third-party cloud technology providers and global FIs eager to enhance their online platforms. Cloudy, With A Chance of Innovation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

consumers in these geographies are quickly opening up lucrative possibilities for global merchants thanks to the availability of lower-cost smartphones and wireless broadband, the ongoing adoption of eCommerce and the move on the part of many countries to innovative their national payments infrastructure.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

The pandemic is having monumental impacts on restaurants’ operations and interactions with potential diners, pushing to the forefront services that offer quick and seamless online ordering tools to reach customers stuck in their homes. locations to allow customers who have placed online orders to conveniently and safely grab them.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Despite the pandemic, venture capital dollars are flowing freely to nascent firms in Asia that are tackling the need for contactless interactions and platforms that match supply and demand — setting the stage for innovation on the other side of the public health crisis. Many of them are government, corporate or university led, Dixon said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

For instance, online marketplace and auction site eBay has released eBay Motors , a new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to list a car in under five minutes, according to a report by The Verge. Financing is also part of the new wave of innovation in this area. for both iOS and Android. New Financing.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Kroger and Ocado , one of the world’s largest online grocery retailers, have announced that Central Florida and the Mid-Atlantic will be the next regions for Kroger’s two newest customer fulfillment centers (CFC) in the U.S. As the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

But here’s the rub: The guilty verdict was made on the basis of A&P’s use of supply chain innovations to lower prices to consumers. By 2009, A&P had shrunk in size and became a modestly sized regional chain. Its failure to keep innovating in the face of new players that did was A&P’s downfall. Lower prices.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

QR Pay aims to augment additional online payment methods available to small business customers, including FedEx Billing Online. Reports in Enterprise Innovation on Wednesday (Nov. Scanning the code will automatically bring them to a payment page on which they can make the transaction.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Overall, the number of live-sales in the region increased nearly 67 percent, thanks to the heaviest usage among shoppers in Singapore and Thailand. Social commerce will continue to evolve, and retailers who adapt quickly and experiment with a growing array of social technologies will emerge strongest.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Payment service provider PayFort , which is based in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has changed its name to Amazon Payment Services, a letter from Managing Director Omar Soudodi stated, and it will now offer installment payments.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. We’ve created a list of finance innovation labs from some of the biggest names in the industry, as well as from newcomers looking to make a name through tech. We’ve written about corporate innovation theater before — and how sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 21, 2019

While many financial institutions are seeing the benefits of digitizing different areas of their bank or credit union, others are still hesitant to invest in technology. Does your financial institution support a culture of innovation and an environment that welcomes new technology?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. The world of Islamic finance is growing, and with it, the region’s FinTech strength.

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