PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

Retailers, too, have higher education on their minds. After all, college is not only a place where many young men and women learn who they really are, but where operators of commerce, big and small, often find their next lucrative ideas. Mobile Innovation. Take one of the most recent examples, from Amazon. Subscription Rising.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 23, 2017

I’ve been working closely with BKM, the Turkish retail payments clearing company, for a few years now. They manage the Fintech Istanbul program, and are the powerhouse behind many of the innovations we’ve seen in Turkey from mobile wallets to contactless payments. There are 52 banking institutions which operate in Turkey.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

When it’s said and done there was only one story that mattered in the retail universe this year and it was the rise of the digital-first economy. They and others have succeeded because they entered the market independent of traditional retail, and because their business model fit the needs of the pandemic.

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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. Stores As Social Centers.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 15, 2019

It is this revolution that has led us to present Bank Innovation Build, our newest conference, on Nov. There is a revolution going on inside banking. And that’s not just a cheap cliche. Allow me to explain: A few days ago, Dana Maor, a senior partner at McKinsey, wrote that the consultancy believes “that […].

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Consumers shopping in droves via eCommerce channels is hardly a piece of breaking news — for the better part of a decade, that has been obvious to anyone watching the retail space. They are, Fiserv Senior Vice President of Retail Solutions John Nicola told Karen Webster in a recent conversation — and in great numbers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Voice recognition could soon play a bigger role in retail — especially in the world of quick service restaurants. The fast food operator recently announced an agreement to acquire Apprente. For instance, if Alexa was able to determine that a user has a cold, it could present ads for cough medicine. Other Moves.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

It’s one thing to want to improve or innovate. That’s the easy part, the stuff of daydreams, scribbles, memos, charts and PowerPoint presentations. Her observations cover a wide range of topics, but among the main themes is to look beneath the surface of technology, processes and innovation ideas. B2B Payments.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

It’s really difficult, the banking ecosystem is not fast and that’s just reality,” Jim McCarthy, industry expert and former innovation head for Visa, told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. The Headwinds Creating The Innovations Gap . But they all tend to have three things in common.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Times change, tastes expand and brands that don’t evolve generally don’t survive – a lesson that any number of retailers have spent the last several years learning the hard way. But even by the rapidly shifting standards of their vertical, Japanese retail apparel brand Uniqlo is, well, unique.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In a world where retail has changed and consumers remain at home, how do brands reimagine the task of getting products to customers? podcast , we interview Jon Bostock, best-selling author, innovator, co-founder and CEO of Truman’s and learn how brands that innovate will win in a rapidly changing digital-first economy.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

Gourab Basu , vice president of global network processing at Visa, tells PYMNTS how deep learning keeps card (and card not present) transactions flowing. New Report: Helping Retail Treasurers Navigate The Digital D2C Shift (“How To” Playbook). Chipotle’s Chief Restaurant Officer On What’s Next For Restaurants. Trackers and Reports.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving from cool concept toward everyday consumer reality, and signs of that innovation are increasingly appearing in the retail space. Take the issue of retail security as one example. Retail Trust and AI. Reducing network demands, the technology works even if cloud connection is lost.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Two hundred and seventy-four years later, those words are the perfect framework for understanding what will define the next decade of innovation in payments and any ecosystem that touches it. Sometimes those innovations disrupted old models and players; other times they made them better and more efficient. The Invisible Innovators .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Fast-forward to the present, and Afterpay now counts more than 11 million active customers at 63,000 retailers – and most recently reported doing $2.1 One is regulatory trends, where regulators are looking to increase competition in this field and drive innovation. The other is technological innovation. According to J.P.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

But as time passes and a new decade approaches – one that promises even higher levels of digital innovation and disruption – it’s becoming ever more clear that 5G mobile network technology will help power the so-called Industrial Revolution 4.0. Coal, steam and oil helped to fuel the industrial revolutions we read about in history books.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

With personal interactions under scrutiny due to the COVID-19 disruption, it’s a good time for retailers to take stock of their mobile and online commerce capabilities and technologies. Several companies have stepped up this week with some innovative remote solutions. Retailers can visit the company’s partner page to start the pilot.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2019

You can count on at least one thing for retail in 2020: Things will get much more personal. There, Dynamic Yield , the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personalization platform operator, is being absorbed by fast-food chain McDonald’s. Many retailers are relying on AI to enhance personalization. Sonic Move. That’s not all.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 14, 2024

Most mobile and online banking platforms allow little innovation and customization. As such, banks often must have separate platforms for retail customers than they have for commercial customers. Allow for efficient rapid innovation and research & development.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2016

That’s the mantra of innovators everywhere. It’s what’s turned the retail word upside down as consumers with their mobile devices have decided they’d rather buy from their couch with their mobile phone than schlep to the mall. In other words, kick the door wide open to remote retail. Meeting the consumer where they are.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2019

As well, the current growth in voice-assistance technology in retail will play out in healthcare in its own way, thanks in large part to 5G, according to the report. “5G As well, the current growth in voice-assistance technology in retail will play out in healthcare in its own way, thanks in large part to 5G, according to the report. “5G

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Doug McMillon started his presentation for Walmart’s annual investor meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas by saying he wanted to “challenge your thinking about Walmart.” ” “We are getting to reimagine retail and our business … expect us to test a lot and fail a lot,” he said. to $4.80, down from $4.90

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The retailer also offers a Shop The Look service in the store that allows customers to scan a quick-response (QR) code to find out the size and available colors of the items displayed on a mannequin. In Other Brick-And-Mortar Retail. The retailer’s comparable sales slid by 5.4 billion fell in line with analyst estimates of $5.41

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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. Retailing 2020: Five Things To Watch.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

That was the subject of a recent PYMNTS discussion between Karen Webster and Chris Bayley, co-founder and chief innovation officer of Cover Genius. That’s because 58 percent of consumers would be more likely to buy retail products or spend more with merchants if insurance was offered at the point of sale.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2016

The common theme to all the “stores of the future” currently under construction across the retail landscape is the centrality of the consumer and the necessity of rebooting the shopping experience. Yes, the future of retail might just be in a mall right now, which was probably a plot twist you weren’t expecting.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Managing inventory, B2B payments and a plethora of food and beverage vendors can be a headache for any kind of restaurant, bar or retailer. Retailers that sell alcohol must be able to understand exactly which products they have in stock, and which products are generating the most revenue for the business.

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of point-of-sale installment loan that partners with retailers to allow consumers to pay for their purchases in multiple equal payments. When online shopping, if a retailer has a partnership with a BNPL platform, the customer can choose it as their payment method when placing their order at checkout.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

27 in the retail goods space among the organization’s owner credit unions were up 26.2 percent market rate that the National Retail Federation (NRF) had predicted, according to the release. percent of card present activity on contactless credit cards. Purchases between Nov. percent for debit and 18.1 percent to 5.2

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2016

The new design also features an open “forum” space for classes and presentations. And while much of that is standard operating procedure for retailers running after the customized in-store experience, the trees are unique and very Apple. We didn’t want it to feel like a store.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 21, 2020

His presentation covered the current commercial real estate (CRE) performance and a look at the future of CRE. McBride’s presentation primarily covered the pandemic's impact on CRE. He does not expect this trend to stop but we are seeing some interesting innovations from student housing and lodging operators around college campuses.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

The basis of innovation is not the desire to create something new or even the inspiration to do so. Innovation occurs where there is a problem and a person with the tools to solve it. Anyone can have a good idea,” Lowthers said; innovation is about what you do with it. PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

Online retailers are teaming up with brick-and-mortar merchants to make it easier for consumers to retrieve their eCommerce purchases — and potentially generate foot traffic for physical stores in the process. The eCommerce retailer is also said to have arrangements with Best Buy and Kohl’s. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 18, 2017

Can Wal-Mart’s Expensive New E-Commerce Operation Compete With Amazon? A recent acquisition spree including Jet.com gives the retail giant much-needed digital chops by Brad Stone and Matthew Boyle from Bloomberg Business Week Last summer, Marc Lore, founder and chief executive officer of e-commerce startup Jet.com Inc.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In notes on its most recent (August) meeting of the bank’s Payments System Board, the members said that “at present there is not a strong public-policy case for issuance in Australia, given that the electronic payments system in Australia compares very favorably with those in many other countries and access to cash remains good.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

New York City's shelter-in-place measures profoundly challenged rotating retail concept store Showfields , a business offering an immersive shopping experience for digital-first and digital-only retailers. Andrew Cuomo ordered the closure of all nonessential businesses to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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