PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

As the company’s chief digital officer, Sethia and his team have built what is arguably the most valuable loyalty program in retail with more than 33 million members. Because it’s at the fuel pump that Sethia and his team have made their latest customer innovation. Sethia said many smartphone customers already use voice commands.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Increasingly everything is online these days, up to and including consumer identity. But there are also gaps: consumers unbanked , and places where the pace of innovation is pricing out those who can’t afford to be cutting-edge. Data: $10 billion: Current value of the global digital identity market. percent: Share of U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Lease-to-own services are making a comeback with eCommerce retailers. The option, provided by Progressive Leasing , allows customers to lease products for as long as a year and is available for over three million products on the retailer’s website. Progressive Leasing, a division of Aaron’s Inc. , Modern Takes On Lease-To-Own.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

Gyms are already experiencing a rocky reopening, with reports of potential coronavirus infections at a West Virginia Planet Fitness location emerging earlier this week. While gyms may feel the strain of sudden declines in revenue, they might be able to create new business strengths with innovative approaches and help from payment partners.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2017

They are sold in major retailers such as Wegmans and Whole Foods Market in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, as well as online. Mama Biscuit’s Gourmet Biscuits (MBGB) produces flavored gourmet biscuits that “bridge the gap between” sweet cupcakes and savory tasting treats.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

One of those is in Fairfax County, Virginia. Activate Fairfax” is a relatively new department within the county’s government, coming online last October, with a focus on supporting small businesses with funding, business advice and activation of vacant spaces. Activate will show growth and innovation,” she predicted. “We

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

FedEx is coming to Walmart in the form of internal shops that will help customers print, pack and ship out of 500 of the retailer’s locations nationwide. The tie-in will reduce some friction for both in handling the last-mile element of online sales. Retailers are looking at all the tools at their disposal,” Philips said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

But Facebook got the jump on the news cycle this week with the big news that it was opening up Facebook Canvas for retailers and other marketers on the site, as opposed to just advertis e rs. So, providing retailers with a new storefront in an ecosystem of 1.5 Online to offline coming to Walmart near you, and we mean that sincerely.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

The Federal Reserve orchestrated an official investigation of an Amazon facility in Virginia, kicking off what is expected to be ongoing oversight of cloud providers. The world’s largest retailer by sales quietly filed an application with the U.S. Bank Regulators Probe Amazon Cloud. Fun, Cool and Otherwise Interesting.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Curbside delivery is coming to the grocery chain, starting with two test runs — one in Virginia Beach one in Sacramento. As a benefit for Prime members, customers who order their groceries online from Whole Foods will be able to pick them up curbside within 30 minutes.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2018

Retailers are stocking up to supply children, pets and adults with their favorite decorations, candy and costumes for the season.”. About a quarter of all shoppers will buy their Halloween gear online, though 39 percent will start browsing for it digitally. When it comes to categories, consumers are intending to spend $3.2

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2018

In the fourth quarter, Kroger introduced a “seamless digital shopping experience” to integrate the company’s ClickList service — the grocer’s order online/pickup in-store option — into its other digital offerings, such as coupons, recipes and rewards, among others. And households that transact with us online spend even more.”.

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JULY 13, 2017

The beauty of online grocery shopping is that you can add to your order throughout the week and at the very moment you remember that you need something,” said Cat de Merode, Peapod’s vice president of product. Oklahoma’s Jumbo Foods rolled out its online shopping and pickup service this week.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

It’s a worrisome and complicated dynamic that’s putting competitive pressure on community banks, but it’s also creating opportunities through data analytics, partnerships and the ability to innovate to meet evolving customer demands. “We See “Closing the Gap” in the November 2015 issue, online at www.independentbanker.org.).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

But luckily, where there is a problem, there is typically an innovative entrepreneur selling a solution – and in the case of sleep, there are a lot of solutions out there. The user and the advanced bot work through a series of six weekly online sessions aimed at healing “broken sleep,” according to Sleepio. “It

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

From ticketing platforms such as Gametime to payments companies such as Visa , innovators are harnessing the power of mobile. Mobile betting, however, is only allowed in five: New Jersey, West Virginia, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Iowa. Approximately 80 percent of gamblers are now betting online.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

The Index is based on two key components: whether a merchant adds value through a mobile app or website, and how consistent online and in-store experiences are for consumers. The Index includes in-depth research on more than 100 retailers across the U.S. We researched a breadth of merchants in the Top 500 based on total U.S.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 27, 2017

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Daon demonstrated its Identity X platform at FinovateFall 2016. Daon’s “innovate while you authenticate” approach enables clients to add new biometric authentication technologies to their cyberdefense arsenal as they become available.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 1, 2016

The “tech startup from New York” as it called itself during its Finovate debut this spring is the choice of China’s Fujian Rural Credit (FJRC) , which is enhancing its online and cloud-based banking offerings. Virginia M. IBM has been an increasingly visible part of the fintech world.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Research BRIEFING: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse. How are brick-and-mortar retailers surviving and adapting in the world of digital commerce? The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February. However, this isn’t the whole story.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

online grocery sales since 2017, the largest share of any single retailer and double its closest competitor. Acceptance of SNAP/EBT online : Amazon is one of several retailers, including Walmart, selected by the USDA to pilot the use of SNAP/EBT online to buy groceries. District 2: Walmart.

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CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. Pixelon: Online video vaporware. LendingClub was one of many online lending services founded in the mid-2000s as entrepreneurs eyed the Byzantine financial sector as an area ripe for disruption. Autonomy: Big problems with big data.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Steering the ship — handling all of the engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and retailing, even when you’re taking 90 percent of the subsequent profits — was ultimately too expensive of a proposition, especially in comparison to other, less-handholding-oriented start-ups. via MDDI Online. Total disclosed funding: $185.3M.

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