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DECEMBER 16, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, IBM has bought Canada-based Expertus Technologies, while Gojek is rolling out its new GoBiz Plus point-of-sale (POS) offering. The technology, which is a collaboration with PT Bank Central Asia, functions as a supplement to the GoBiz retailer super app.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

based online grocery, is heightening its automation drive by acquiring two robotics companies. The robotic pick opportunity in online grocery is of huge value to us and our clients globally,” said Tim Steiner , Ocado CEO. Ocado is embroiled in a patent lawsuit over robotically operated warehouse technology with AutoStore.

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MAY 2, 2017

Mastercard today announced the appointment of CIO Ed McLaughlin to president, Operations and Technology. Everyone likes to talk about the T in operations and technology,” McLaughlin said. That’s how it lives every day, everywhere — the consumer experience is the operation.”. And likewise, knowing when to hold back.

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JULY 19, 2019

Online payment system Jollypay has received a license to operate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and it’s one of the first foreign companies to do so, according to a release. . In other UAE-related news, the First Abu Dhabi Bank recently rolled out a payroll card solution for the market via its Mercury payment operator unit.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Not every product launches smoothly (RIP Fire Phone ), not every new endeavor delivers (Amazon’s flirtations with offering a travel platform ended abruptly) and not every new market immediately yields. Unfortunately, our country was one of those where technological understanding and tech culture is low.”. So, what’s the hold up?

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MAY 27, 2020

Among the numerous ways small businesses have been affected by the global pandemic, the sudden race to launch online operations has been among the most profound — and may ultimately be among the most long-lasting changes to the SMB community. “It does seem absolutely logical, up until the point that you start calculating costs.”

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The health crisis has forced some eateries to close entirely, while others must operate at reduced capacities depending on state and local restrictions. The November Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker® explores the impact of AI and how eateries are using the technology to ease their operations, personalize customer offers and fight fraud.

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MAY 21, 2020

To help merchants recover lost pandemic revenues, BounceX said it is making its SMS marketing offering available to new customers. The company, which will be called Wunderkind in the near future, opens a new channel for merchants seeking to bolster online shopping revenue to offset pandemic losses, according to an announcement.

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JUNE 22, 2020

How Customer Reviews Provide Lifeblood To Restaurant Operations. Details gleaned online — including menus and reviews — carry a lot of weight when consumers are deciding where to dine. That focus has only grown amid the takeout- and delivery-only operational shifts due to COVID-19-related social-distancing efforts.

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JUNE 10, 2020

Consumers are now getting everything online and that’s going to shape their behavior for good. online or offline, safely or not). Although he was extremely concerned about business volume at the beginning of the crisis, Russell says Shift’s online sales rate has doubled since the COVID-19 crisis started.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are constantly examining ways to make their customers’ accounts more secure, especially as more consumers go online to make purchases and transact during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. About The Tracker.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

But consolidation looms, according to some observers, and online food delivery services will eventually have to shift more focus away from consumers and toward restaurant operators in order to thrive in a crowded marketplace. Partnerships and technology are becoming increasing important in the delivery space. Postmates Funding.

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MARCH 11, 2019

But interest in this technology is not limited to the food and beverage space, and is gaining traction in many different verticals. At the same time, new technologies are coming on the market to serve these merchants. The global POS terminal market’s expected value by 2023 is $109.5B.

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JUNE 3, 2019

Online retail has had a tremendous impact on logistics, further evidence of which emerged on Monday (June 3). The shift toward online shopping is reconfiguring supply chains and shaping the fortunes of industrial landlords, with demand especially high in and around large cities, where eCommerce has taken off fastest.”.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The quick-service restaurants (QSRs) that remain are facing a fiercely competitive market as they attempt to cater to consumers whose preferences have changed significantly since the pandemic’s onset. Taking such steps can enable QSRs to streamline their operations and lead to significant sales gains, he noted.

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APRIL 30, 2020

The startup Flutterwave , which picked up $35 million last year in venture funding, has launched an online portal that will enable African businesses to set up online shops. At the time, Flutterwave said it would use the funding to further build out its technology and continue expanding throughout Africa.

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JULY 27, 2020

Chalk up another major deal for blank check companies, one of Wall Street’s hottest new trends, with online gambling and sports betting company Rush Street Interactive ’s announcement that it will be going public. The blank check operation that will take Rush Street Interactive public fits the profile.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Kathy Strasser of IncredibleBank is evaluating marketing campaign management platforms. Customized, well-thought-out interactions—especially in the online banking space—are integral to wooing new customers and retaining existing ones. Their ability to market and add banking functionality … is a natural fit.”.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

The shop owners are looking to see if automation can make deliveries quicker while keeping costs down, as they work with a new roster of companies that seek to increase the efficiency of online order fulfillment in a small amount of space, The Wall Street Journal reported. Online orders still comprise a small portion of the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The B2B commerce arena is moving online at record speed as more business buyers seek to procure products and services the way they do in their personal lives. The furniture industry, for example, can be especially difficult to migrate to online platforms. A Hybrid Approach. But even those efforts may not be enough for some buyers.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

That network, in combination with Equifax, will use advanced technologies to connect data “signals” that stem from 32 billion online interactions, five billion annual transactions and 17 billion unique devices across the globe, as the company said in its announcement tied to the acquisition. In a Monday (Jan.

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MAY 20, 2020

Travala.com CEO Juan Otero said in the announcement, “We couldn’t be more excited to join forces with TravelbyBit, which is backed by Binance and have constantly been achieving and pushing crypto adoption by providing blockchain-based online travel booking services.” Meanwhile, Luno, a digital currency platform backed by Naspers Ltd.,

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Orange Business Services has unveiled a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to assist large companies with speeding up their digital transformation and harness the benefits of the cloud to evolve in response to market changes and user requirements, according to a Monday (Nov. 23) announcement.

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MAY 14, 2020

Every online wine company that reports sales has noted big spikes during the pandemic. The latest to report, Wine.com – which bills itself as the nation’s leading online wine retailer – earned $165 million in revenue and saw 25 percent growth for fiscal 2020, ending March 31. With sales of $3.2

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JUNE 3, 2019

In a blog post , Bill Ready, PayPal’s chief operating officer, said the new digital platform will provide what the company is calling the most comprehensive set of technology, tools, services and financing for businesses of all sizes around the world.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are attempting to square away increasing consumer use of online channels with their privacy and banking standards. This is also the aim behind several regulatory changes taking place in other MENA markets, notably Egypt.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Carrboro, North Carolina-based chain has used its technology-first strategy to get, keep and grow its customer base – even while its stores were shut down early in the pandemic. While stores were closed, Fleet Feet saw tremendous growth in its online business. Fleet Feet has come up with proprietary technology to address that.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Innovators are seeing the potential to shape the way consumers place their orders at quick-service restaurants (QSRs) through digital technology. When a consumer places an order by voice, it comes through the same ordering channel that an online or mobile order would. The Voice AI Market.

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APRIL 29, 2020

As he told Webster, “in many mature markets, the responses of most of these institutions have been fast and consistent, with business continuity plans established under the supervision of regulators.”. He added that “some players who were already advanced in their technology journeys are able to use cloud resources to scale quickly.

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APRIL 11, 2019

As online food delivery services proliferate amid the battle for customer loyalty, and as grocery and related stores strive to gain more digital footholds, the online sale of alcohol is growing and becoming a bigger part of all those plans. Online food delivery is in the midst of what might one day be called a golden age.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Pointing to increased demand for premium products and continued lifestyle changes from the coronavirus, Procter & Gamble reported an 8 percent increase in total revenues Wednesday, led by a 50 percent increase in its online sales. Constructive Disruption.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

billion in new funding, expanding to new markets and getting into new areas — most recently, coworking spaces. Now, the fast-growing operation is tapping into one of the growing trends in payments and commerce by offering online financing for its many partners. market share as this new decade looms. properties.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

For payments and commerce , there’s another uncertainty that hangs in the air: Will legal online sports betting keep going forward, despite a recent decision by the U.S. In the meantime, what should businesses that want to operate in that new world do besides sit around and wait? More about that in just a bit, though. Proactive Steps.

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JULY 15, 2019

Starbucks has designed a new store around order-ahead and delivery as the upstart coffee company Luckin Coffee takes hold in the Chinese market. In addition, online orders from Starbucks Delivers and Starbucks Now will be stored in an in-wall system with a pickup portal that is associated with every order.

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MAY 31, 2019

Some entrepreneurs are inspired to start companies because they spot unmet needs in the market: Frontdesk Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer Jesse DePinto, for instance, saw the amateur nature of home shares but the opportunity for something better than a hotel. The Market.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports betting – both in-person and online – in the U.S. All in, counting online and in-person wagers, Super Bowl betting was worth roughly $6.8 In a microcosm of the national expansion, New Hampshire’s newly online sports gambling program raked in $2.31

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The spectrum of corporate technological disruption is vast. Small businesses, while they may struggle to have the resources to invest in the tools they want, can be more agile and flexible to handle changing markets. Where does the middle market fit in this spectrum? ” Surveying 300 U.S. ” Surveying 300 U.S.

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