PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

If so, you’ve been at the site of one of the hottest areas of retail innovation. Starbucks, whose use of mobile commerce technology is the source of envy and imitation in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) and even wider retail world, is also involved in this trend. Been on a fast food drive-thru lately? Startup Efforts.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

As a new decade approaches, retail is driving hard toward its future thanks to connected vehicles. In fact, in a recent PYMNTS interview , Dan Gittleman, CEO at automotive software supplier Xevo , and Brian Woods, the company’s CMO, spoke with Karen Webster about what’s to come as this ecosystem develops. European Moves.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Retail technology is undergoing big changes in the restaurant world, and that includes the drive-thru. The latest development in retail camera use comes from the drive-thru lanes of the fast-food industry, according to the Financial Times. Using cameras and software to recognize license plates is nothing new, of course.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

Retail innovation labs – incubators or tech hubs – aren’t confined to operations run by the likes of Amazon or Walmart. A new lab store from 7-Eleven underscores the innovation wave that is taking place in the convenience store sector of retail – a sector ripe for change, disruption and growth. stores with the innovation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. A combination of forces — Netflix’s own content and technology innovations and advances in hardware and software — helped them consistently attract more eyeballs.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

ITMs and VTMs are popular retail banking innovations among community banks. What’s on the horizon for retail banking? According to a new report from PwC titled “Retail Banking 2025 and Beyond” (see sidebar), the retail banking industry is undergoing tremendous change—but, of course, community bankers already know that.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

That’s because cameras are playing a much bigger role in retail, a trend that will keep gaining steam in the new decade. The Associated Press reports that cameras are, at least somewhat quietly, making inroads into a number of retail outlets in a bid to, well, get to know you. Security cameras are another area of innovation. “We

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

Simply put, the back-office systems are ill-equipped to handle the demands of technological innovation, especially as financial services cross channels. The Challenges Of Multi-Channel Payment Innovation. For many firms, with legacy infrastructure that has been in place for decades, scale becomes difficult.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

ShipStation , which works in eCommerce shipping, has collaborated with SAP to launch new enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, according to a press release. The software is designed for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in eCommerce. The innovation will help companies scale their businesses better, the release stated.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

Is the store register on its way out in favor of other retail and payments innovation? In case you didn’t hear, Target faced a register outage that lasted for about 90 minutes on Sunday (June 16), which meant the retail chain couldn’t process cards or other forms of payment.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

German eCommerce software company commercetools has raised $145 million in a funding round led by Insight Partners, at a valuation of $300 million. In our opinion commercetools represents the next wave of enterprise commerce software and has the potential to unlock powerful innovation and growth within the e-commerce sector.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

Under the terms of the deal, H&R Block will become the sole provider of tax software available at Walmart stores. “At Walmart shoppers expect to get the best value possible, and in this partnership with Walmart, H&R Block desktop software is committed to meeting customers’ tax prep needs.”.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 27, 2019

SigFig, a San Francisco fintech specializing in robo advice, today unveiled SigFig Atlas, an interactive platform for financial advice and software-guided sales that faces both retail banks and their customers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Retail is getting more visual, and that stands to be the case for locally-focused merchants as they compete for attention and consumer dollars with the likes of Amazon and Walmart. Indeed, augmented reality is among the tools that local retailers look ready to adopt for further use. Contextualizing Commerce.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

To help meet customer expectations in the digital age, retailers have to know who their shoppers are and what they want. While eTailers already have this information about consumers, brick-and-mortar retailers don’t have this in-depth knowledge. They can also help capture the ages, genders and emotions (in some cases) of shoppers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

It is a theory that a lot of very notable names in retail have very publicly embraced including Neiman Marcus, Tom Ford, Yves Saint Laurent, Sephora and LVMH, among others. And yet, according to Vilcovsky, the goal is to make that list of retailers even longer. We’re like a chameleon. We can create a new use case in a few weeks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2016

Some, like Walmart, think the argument has a forgone conclusion — and the retailer has already begun overhauling its business to meet that standard well in advance. Which leaves retailers with one of two choices. Which leaves retailers with one of two choices. One is to raise prices. That burger that used to cost $2.50

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

Sometimes, even the best businesses, big and small, need a little help from software. The latest PYMNTS.com Developer Tracker™ , powered by Vantiv, looks at companies around the space using software development to help build their businesses. Developing Software Specifically for the Smallest Businesses. About the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The funding round is significant because its one of SoftBank’s bigger investments with its Innovation Fund, which is targeted specifically to Latin American companies. Brands and retailers want reliability and the ability to test their own innovations. At the end of the day, e-commerce software is a combination of knowledge.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2017

These days, eCommerce is a major component for most retail businesses hoping to survive, and thrive, into the future. The company announced earlier this month that it is bringing support for mobile and unattended retail devices to brick-and-mortar retailers in the U.K. Developing the Right Omnichannel Software Fit.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Paytm introduced a stand that displays QR check-out codes that comes with a calculator and USB charger, a so-called sound box that provides voice confirmations of transactions, cloud software […].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

In today’s top news in payments, Amazon applied for a patent for hand recognition software, and retail sales reached new heights thanks to record online spending. Mastercard: Holiday eCommerce Nearly 15 Pct Of Retail Sales. Online spending made up 15 percent of the near $880 billion retail sales from Nov.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

From CVS to T-Mobile , retailers and technology providers are catering to the trend of contactless payment acceptance with new solutions and methods of handling cards from customers. While the pharmacy retailer had slowly brought the functionality to its brick-and-mortar stores, the rollout was subsequently publicized.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

And retail and commerce-related payments are certainly a big part of that trend. It’s not just the direct selling of products to consumers that matters when it comes to cross-border retail. Several retail and retail-related trends are at play with this funding announcement. Importance of Logistics and Payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

The connected vehicle ecosystem is taking shape, and that brings new opportunities to retail. Some of the latest developments from the retail side of the ecosystem come from the world of QSRs. Cars and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have been interconnected since drive-ins were the latest innovation. QSR Innovation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

(and a can-do spirit), a country that rewards ambition and innovation — and where individual success stories of, say Google and Amazon customers are folded into the testimony in efforts to show how tech can help smaller firms pivot and embrace the great digital shift. More than 80 retailers in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

Retailers in the physical world are at a real disadvantage when it comes to knowing the customers in their stores, and what they do once they get there. The list goes on, but suffice it to say, the jokes about digital retailers knowing more about customers than they know about themselves didn’t appear in the culture out of nowhere.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2017

Innovation is brewing across the supply chain. Regardless of whether you’re talking about — retail, manufacturing or wholesale distribution — organizations are trying to become more agile,” said Fabrizio Brasca, VP of Industry Strategy at supply chain and retail solutions provider JDA Software. And predictive.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

According to the Making Instant Pay Global Playbook , public utility companies are innovating their payment methods to include online and mobile options to meet consumer demand and stay competitive. According to the May Unattended Retail Tracker , cash is still a very popular bill payment method in the U.S. Approximately 8.4

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In the connected age, consumers have more ways to interact with retailers than ever before. The executive also said the retailer saw an “1,000 percent increase” in purchases of pizza slices made through the SmartPay service since January 1. One of the retailers to tap into this technology?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2020

The online news service reported Facebook revealed 13,000 human to human conversations across two retail spaces, furniture and fashion, were used as data for the training. Facebook’s mission is to imitate human chat by responding to images and messages as a person would.

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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

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

MAY 15, 2019

These companies are most interested in payments acceptance, digital receipts and customer satisfaction rankings when it comes to features offered by consumer applications, according to the most recent PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index. And tech companies are already working with retailers on payments innovation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s not uncommon for brands to open permanent stores after experimenting with pop-ups, but Glossier is taking an innovative payments approach to its new flagship in New York City that launched on Thursday (November 8): the company is bringing its own point-of-sale system (POS) to the flagship. And online retail sales may hit $123.73

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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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Perficient

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Follow this series and learn more about our nearshore software development capabilities from several members of our global consulting team in Colombia. In just over 20 years, Agile methodologies have secured its footing in developing software and digital products. The answer – optimized global delivery.

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