PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As more retailers try to get more shoppers into their stores – not everything is about eCommerce, after all – new technologies are playing a big role. Many retailers use beacons now, but they’re almost always hidden,” that report said. retailers such as Target and Walmart have started implementing beacons in retail stores.”.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 27, 2020

Happy State Bank, which has holdings of $3.8 billion, is prioritizing interactive teller machines (ITM) to help bridge the gap between human interaction and social distancing as it revamps its digital product roadmap to better support customers during the pandemic.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Rapid consolidation in the banking industry is creating a growing band of regional banks that find themselves stuck in a solution provider market that isn’t fully capable of serving them. FIS has captured a dominant share in the regional banking space with its IBS core platform (formerly Metavante).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Mastercard ’s Senior Vice President of Innovation and Startup Engagement Deborah Barta told Karen Webster in a conversation with Luis Macias , CEO and Founder of GrainChain , that COVID-19 has only intensified the issue. It means they’ll get paid more and in a timelier manner. “We We see it every day.

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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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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

It was supposed to be a thriving retail center in Milwaukee when it was built seven years ago. The DEO “seeks concepts and an operator to program the space to boost innovation and entrepreneurship, demonstrate creative placemaking and feature the Made in Fairfax Network. But it never happened. Starting Jan.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 20, 2016

Regions Financial Corp. The Regions-Avant partnership was announced last April. is using its upcoming Avant deployment as an opportunity to “refresh” its digital offerings. “[W]e’re in the process even Read More.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Financing is also part of the new wave of innovation in this area. The company has teamed up with Regions Bank to provide the possibility of virtual loans to consumers in Texas, the South and the Midwest. The ways people search for and purchase a vehicle continue to change,” said Tom Lazenby, auto lending manager for Regions Bank.

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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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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Fighting food deserts and flipping them into food oases is no easy task, but innovators are using dynamic pricing to tackle food instability. 2019: Year that Everytable expanded into placing smart refrigerators in offices, schools and business in the greater Los Angeles region.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The first were the Pepsis, Heinzes and Krafts that either didn’t like their retail distribution or saw a pandemic-driven opportunity to get new products in new configurations to the consumer. After receiving a round of funding from an angel investor, Green Goo has hired regional sales executives and a marketing team.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

Data: 2020: The year that Anchor Shops, with a retail store and a fulfillment center, is set to open. 12: Number of additional stores that Anchor Shops hopes to build in the Philadelphia and New Jersey region. Data: 2020: The year that Anchor Shops, with a retail store and a fulfillment center, is set to open.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are testing intelligent shopping carts that are billed as a way to improve the in-store experience. According to the announcement, the test is “part of Sobeys’ customer-focused innovation approach to learn and continuously improve through customer feedback.” In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

And in bank regulation, open banking is developing at a fast clip in Brazil, while the pandemic may have sped up the digital banking shift in many markets beyond the region. The firm’s hardware looks nothing like a punching bag – it comes with six circular lights embedded in its surface, which users punch as they blink to get a workout.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

To help shoppers check out without waiting in line, grocery retailers are rolling out entire stores centered around cashierless shopping experiences, enabling consumers to purchase fresh food and grocery items with a mobile payments app. ABI Research predicts that one million automated retail units will be in the Asia-Pacific region by 2023.

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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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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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Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Operational innovation is vital in a highly competitive financial services sector, with a new community of digital banks and other firms vying for market share. Drivers for Operational Innovation. These terms look good on paper, but what do they mean in practice for operational innovation?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2017

With eCommerce enabling global reach for most retailers, keeping track of all the moving parts can be a difficult feat. Cloud and on-premise software company NICE just announced its recent business win of one of the largest home furnishing retailers.

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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

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, you 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

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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South State Correspondent

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Further, the competition is not just another bank that might make a loan or take a deposit, but it could be a credit union, insurance company, retail store, or a fintech. Traditionally, community banks would compare their financial performance and health to similar-sized banks in their region.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The honey-based fermented beverage (sometimes called “honey wine” though dedicated mead drinkers affirm that mead is a fundamentally different drink than wine) has been something of a niche or regional favorite for the last five or so centuries. . But the 21st century has seen something of a mead renaissance. million in sales, a 7.9

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

But it has also sought to innovate by blending matcha with other functional ingredients such as collagen or mushroom powders. The company sources its matcha from two regions — Uiji, which is outside of Kyoto, and Kagoshima, which is in the Southern part of Japan. Matcha Infusions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Danske Bank , the Copenhagen-based retail bank, has partnered with FinTech firm Zenegy to roll out a new method for automating payments made with corporate cards, a report from Crowdfund Insider says.

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BankInovation

JANUARY 4, 2022

Core and cloud providers are set to pour focus and funds into customer-facing innovation in 2022. Last year saw the core and cloud industry extend its influence on business and retail banking, with core providers and banks forming deep partnerships.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 10, 2018

EXCLUSIVE—With mobile banking services offered at the majority of financial institutions, innovating the digital space is becoming more important in the fintech ecosystem, especially for smaller players like regional banks or credit unions.

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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. Chicago is consistently at the forefront of innovation, from building America’s foundational transportation systems and its first skyscraper, to fostering world-class universities and research centers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

This year has been big for retail — big on change, innovation and some surprises along the way. Consumers flocked to online and mobile commerce , robots rose in food and consumer goods , and brick-and-mortar stayed relevant with retail experimentation — pop – ups , flash sales , store-in-store and showrooms.

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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. The retailer noted that the facility could bring in over 410 new jobs. As the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

As they aim to fill eCommerce orders faster, supermarket retailers are piloting micro-fulfillment systems that can be positioned in the back of brick-and-mortar locations or in urban areas. The project will be approximately 10,000 square feet and for an unidentified regional grocer. grocery market at approximately 3.5 Fabric, a U.S.-Israeli

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The deal comes after a number of years of formidable expansion and innovation for the vision company that AEA Investors bought in 2016, according to the announcement. Innovation is at the heart of the strategy and differentiation as a trailblazing direct-to-consumer brand, according to the announcement.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Determining how to bridge that awareness divide and build out instant payments at speed might require these entities to look outside of their own markets, such as toward regions like the Nordics where instant payment solutions and usage has been s teadily gaining ground. Ninety percent of U.S. Ninety percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The card is reloadable and can be used on any service (gaming, hospitality, entertainment and ATMs) at the resort, in brick and mortar retail worldwide, and online. . Sightline also integrated Smart Money, a program that works with guests’ iOS and Android mobile devices at retailers. There are more than 2.5

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

Overstock has decided to hold off on selling its retail business. In fact, he added that he anticipates “a year of explosive growth” for the retail division. The company had been planning to sell its flagship eCommerce business by the end of February, using the funds from the sale towards its blockchain projects.

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