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.

Payments 220

Payments Exercises Resources Fraud 220

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

Online grocery shopping went to the moon from March to May, with PYMNTS’ Navigating COVID-19 series recording a 400 percent increase, equating to $6.6 billion in online spend. Smaller independent grocers have been forced to scramble to ramp up their digital services as the grocery market migrates online, however.”.

Dallas 131

Dallas Innovation Online Texas 131

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Digital disbursement innovation is picking up speed in certain states, luckily, as digital payment technology becomes more readily available and less costly. In the State And Local Disbursements Report , PYMNTS examines the current state of disbursement innovation and reform for U.S. government departments.

Idaho 130

Idaho Illinois Innovation Tennessee 130

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Indeed, new evidence recently emerged about the deployment of the latest generation of mobile technology – one that promises to bring significant changes to retail and payments thanks to bandwidth expansion and faster processing, along with new challenges and questions as early 5G case studies loom. Biometric Innovation.

Mobile 123

Mobile North Carolina Texas San Antonio 123

Bank Innovation

APRIL 28, 2017

There are advantages to being local Whether they prefer to interact with an institution online or in person—or a combination of the two—millennials tend to look for organizations that are involved in making their area a better place to live. In the blue-collar community of Clute, Texas, […].

Texas 170

Texas Millennials Community Online 170

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

Another 31 percent believe they are “somewhat” likely to do so, according to findings from the May 2020 Credit Union Innovation Playbook: Challenger Banks Edition. Thirty-two percent say that it is easier to use their online services. Some digital technology providers have differing views of challenger banks’ threats, however.

ATM 156

ATM Digital Banking Online Mobile 156

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“One thing is certain — consumers will continue to seek out digitally-driven experiences regardless of what the future holds,” said Jess Turner, executive vice president of Mastercard’s North America products and innovation, in the announcement. “We Florida; and Texas.

San Francisco 151

San Francisco Maryland Virginia Florida 151

Bank Innovation

APRIL 12, 2016

Austin, Texas-based Malauzai‘s online and mobile platforms will now include personal financial management tools. This means that before you pay that bill with a snap of your smartphone camera, you can check what other bills are coming due this week, and how much this will cut into your planned trip Read More.

Austin 150

Austin Texas Tools Online 150

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Because it’s at the fuel pump that Sethia and his team have made their latest customer innovation. It announced this week that it is piloting Fuel Loyalty at participating 7-Eleven stores in North and South Orlando, Florida; North Texas; and Woodbridge, Virginia. We were the first ones to have a gas station.”.

Virginia 245

Virginia Florida Texas Retail 245

PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2017

The new eCommerce fulfillment center will be located in Plainfield, Indiana, and Kohl’s expects to begin shipping Kohls.com online retail orders from the new location by the end of this month. The Plainfield facility will join existing eCommerce locations in California, Maryland, Ohio and Texas.

Rhode Island 100

Rhode Island Ohio Indiana New Jersey 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Yet, the broader perception of smaller financial institutions (FIs) in the industry is that these banks lack the resources that larger banks offer, as well as the agility of emerging FinTech firms, to promote product and service innovation to their SMB clients. Embracing Technological Disruption. A Consolidating Industry.

Community Bank 123

Community Bank Community Payments Fintech 123

PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

percent of consumers were shopping for retail goods online as of May 23, up from the 32.5 percent increase of consumers who shopped online for retail goods on April 11 and 24.1 million consumers are now shopping online, compared to the 66.4 However, even the high end needs to be online. The research shows that 35.7

Retail 131

Retail Online Texas Comparison 131

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. In fact, more than 70 percent of our online customers are shoppers who are either new to Rent-A-Center or who have not done business with us in over one year.”.

Puerto Rico 100

Puerto Rico Samsung Texas Online 100

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.

Trends 134

Trends Retail Fort Worth Regional 134

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players. The last one, published in Jan 2014, featured 50 innovations (see below).

Innovation 15

Innovation Fintech Online Mobile 15

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

It is thus incumbent upon credit unions to listen to members’ feedback as they work to enhance their mobile and online offerings — or else risk losing them to competitors who provide superior experiences. Texas Trust Credit Union turned to a “Game of Thrones”-inspired loan offering in an effort to appeal to younger demographics, for example.

Tools 151

Tools Mobile Report Oregon 151

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

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. At the time, it was noted that the Texas company would close 32 corporate-owned facilities for good and reorganize its balance sheet.

West Virginia 130

West Virginia Virginia Exercises Texas 130

PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

When it comes to small business (SMB) lending, the top two contenders for business owners are banks and alternative financiers or online marketplaces. Like banks, credit unions are increasingly collaborating with FinTech firms to drive adoption of new technologies, with 48.5 Not everyone is on board with the effort, though.

Lending 129

Lending Analytics Data Security 129

PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

Convenience stores (C-stores), overall, are in an innovation rut. It’s almost as if pay at the pump has become a pit stop for innovating and using IT to their advantage. It’s almost as if pay at the pump has become a pit stop for innovating and using IT to their advantage. When It Comes To C-Store Innovation, Size Matters.

Innovation 145

Innovation Retail Mobile Texas 145

PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

Warehouse clubs may conjure up images of cavernous stores stocked high with merchandise as far as the eye can see, but Walmart ’s Sam’s Club is taking a different approach with a new store in Texas. The new brick-and-mortar location will come chock-full of new retail innovations, but the store won’t carry a plethora of items.

St. Louis 109

St. Louis Dallas Retail Innovation 109

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

McDonald’s recently made a deal with DoorDash this month to deliver food from locations in Texas. The company’s technology was in place at 700 of the company’s stores in the quarter that was most recent. That trend continued in the second quarter and looks likely to be a dominant trait in the 2020s, only a few months away.

Mobile 148

Mobile New York Philadelphia Google 148

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

That doesn’t mean they can’t be about innovation. Supermarkets are home to some of retail’s major and ongoing technological advances — and 2018 stands as a big year for grocery innovation. Consumers must have Coinme online accounts to claim their bitcoin. It works like this: A consumer inserts U.S.

ATM 188

ATM Bitcoin Texas Innovation 188

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. Mobile Moves.

Retail 108

Retail Georgia Houston Dallas 108

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

Saladworks also plans to plant corporate stores in key markets in Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas over the next six to 12 months. Furthermore, the corporate stores will serve as a trial run for new ideas in restaurant technology and operational flow to increase efficiency.

Fort Worth 100

Fort Worth Dallas Georgia Atlanta 100

Bank Innovation

MARCH 16, 2016

It will reach Texas, Florida and New York in the next 10 to 12 months, according to the company, which claims that, in less than three Read More. Millennials hate credit — but a new service called Lenny is out to change that. Lenny is meant for mobile (of course) and launched today in California.

Millennials 150

Millennials Mobile Florida Lending 150

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Technology plays a critical role in keeping this market thriving by connecting consumers with their preferred fast-casual, fast food and QSR restaurants. Voice-based technology is among the latest digital channels through which QSR customers are placing orders. How Consumers Use Voice Technology For Restaurants .

Google 116

Google Technology social media Mobile 116

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Pine Labs , which started as an offline retail payment provider in 1998, has since evolved to become a payment acceptance, stored value and in-store customer credit company that enables consumers to opt into installment payments plans online or at the point of sale in a physical store. It can literally now be point, click, use,” Khoja said.

Austin 186

Austin Cards Marketing Mobile 186

William Mills

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Customer experience, automation, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), ease of use, flexibility – all of these were part of the discussions at this year’s SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference in Austin, Texas. In fact, 97 percent of online applications are abandoned by the customer, according to Forrester.

Conference 40

Conference Innovation Lending Customer Experience 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2017

Today, few travelers would go to an agent to book a flight – they’d just do it themselves online. They’re going to blame not just the technology, but your restaurant.”. The company just tripled the size of its Flower Mound, Texas, headquarters and added new employees to its development and executive teams.

Online 104

Online Branding Texas Google 104

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. Gainesville, Texas. By Ed Avis. mybanktx.com.

Community Bank 164

Community Bank Community Texas Leadership 164

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. The Tiny Bank that Did It Award UBank of Texas.

Idaho 170

Idaho Community Industry Strategy 170

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

When we have first-party data, we can target much more precisely and can obviously reach those individuals one-to-one,” says Andrew Catalano, chief innovation officer of digital marketing agency Austin Williams in Long Island, N.Y. We can take that data and we can reach that person online,” Catalano says. “If

Community Bank 129

Community Bank Community Marketing Data 129

PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

To serve customers who want to shop in stores and online, retailers and solution providers in general are working to offer a unified retail experience across multiple channels. That technology was originally tested in lawn and garden centers. The Austin, Texas-based company provides software to organizers of large and small events.

Mobile 128

Mobile New York City Retail Austin 128

PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2017

Originally, mPOS was about taking payments — it was about checkout and redefining that, changing it from the counter where people waited online to taking sales associates out from behind the counter and putting them on the floor. But, I think, the next trend is going to be around engaging experiences using these mobile devices.”.

Retail 110

Retail Mobile Report Texas 110

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

“Even the humble board game couldn’t avoid its reach,” reads a treatment from PC World , “receiving an electronic computerized upgrade courtesy of inexpensive microcontrollers like the Texas Instruments TMS100, which first appeared in 1975.”. Submarines and Crayons. The newest version of Monopoly is called “Monopoly Voice Banking.”

Trends 211

Trends Texas Retail Groups 211

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Austin, Texas; and Dublin, Ohio. Shoppers can pick shoes from a display wall using the technology, which sends a message to the salesperson on a mezzanine level of the store. She added, “Now, it’s as simple as placing your order online and picking it up curbside at your convenience, all with no additional delivery fee or tipping.”.

Branding 129

Branding Retail Columbus Las Vegas 129

PYMNTS

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. We love new technologies, particularly when they fit so naturally into household planning.”. In Other News….

Columbus 100

Columbus Delaware New Jersey Maryland 100