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MARCH 11, 2019

Retailers are becoming more interested in omnichannel offerings: The PYMNTS mPOS Tracker found that 67 percent of those surveyed listed it as a priority for this year. At the same time, new technologies are coming on the market to serve these merchants. And technology and payments firms are collaborating to bring offerings to market.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

It couldn’t get much worse for Samsung. Once heralded as the best smartphone ever, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has instead proven to be the most combustible smartphone ever. The situation for Samsung is reminiscent of the Irish car manufacturer DeLorean ’s short-lived celebrity in the 1980s. and was launched in India.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. And six in 10 shoppers said it factored into their decision of where to transact, Retail Dive reported.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

India has overtaken the United States to become the world’s second largest smartphone market. According to news from a report by Canalys , smartphone shipments in India grew 23 percent year over year in Q3 2017 to reach just over 40 million units, making the country the world’s second largest smartphone market after China.

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AUGUST 22, 2019

The Sock Spot CEO Ben Williams, for instance, worked for a manufacturer in eCommerce and decided to start his own online shopping company. It sits at the Powell/Market Street Bart entrance of the mall’s concourse level. The completely cashless machine also offers Apple Pay and Samsung Pay as digital forms of payments.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Also, Samsung has a new plan to capture millennial consumer loyalty, there is new clarity at the Bank of England and a new scam hits home buyers. Amazon Increases Its Push To Capture Online Ad Dollars. Samsung Eyes Millennials With Smartphone Revamp. Mobile Users To Rely On Biometrics Security By 2023.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The retail giant disclosed via Twitter that it plans to keep most Walmart and Neighborhood Market locations open from 7 a.m. Starting November 14, Walmart stores and Neighborhood Markets will be open 7 AM to 11 PM until further notice. Then in August, the retailer extended most stores’ operating hours to 10 p.m.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

But we will know how Square is raising the in-store payments game for SMBs, how Samsung is changing the topic and how Google is (finally) proudly welcoming Gmail to the year 2010 with mobile upgrades. The marketing blitz got underway this summer, mainly centered in the Pacific Northwest, particularly Portland. Samsung Goes Retinal.

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MAY 1, 2017

Virtualities, the company that runs virtual reality theaters and arcades, has been opening up locations in strip malls and retail space that are being abandoned due to the move toward online shopping. TechCrunch noted that IMAX has also been mulling standalone VR locations and is testing with Samsung VR in LA. China and the U.K.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Since, his bright red IZOD sweater has apparently sold out online , Esquire has posted stories on how to dress like him and Ken Bone even seems to be becoming a popular Halloween costume choice this season. Here are some of the other big winners and losers of the retail game at the moment. And the poor Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Despite the shifting retail landscape, consumers are still looking for inspiration, convenience and value — and it’s become obvious that shopping online now goes far beyond just a transaction,” said CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski in a statement. Founded in 2005, Klarna said it now has a valuation of $5.5

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APRIL 12, 2016

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. That’s the mantra of innovators everywhere.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

But the store’s selection will differ from traditional retail stores that carry multiple choices for, say, lipstick: It will only offer one product per category and that option will come with the magazine’s famous seal of approval. Not for retailers, who have to prepare for the holidays long before festive music hits the radio airwaves.

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OCTOBER 25, 2020

Verizon and Microsoft have teamed up to accelerate the delivery of private 5G networks for businesses, announcing a collaboration they said will transform the retail, transportation, logistics, manufacturing and healthcare industries. Samsung’s View. billion telecom equipment contract that Samsung signed with Verizon.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Samsung May Beat Android Pay And Apple Pay In Tapping The African Market. Hot on the heels of M-Pesa, Samsung plans to initiate payment services in South Africa in the first quarter of 2017.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

percent market rate reported by the National Retail Federation (NRF). Despite six fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2019 than in 2018, PSCU owner credit unions saw nearly double the year-over-year market growth rate in sales,” he said. That’s a big upswing from the 4.1 Of that number, there was a 9.5

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MAY 4, 2018

It’s tough to echo what we do in person online because it’s an art gallery,” Six Hundred Four Founder and CEO James Lepp told PYMNTS in an interview. Six Hundred Four is hardly the only retailer to embrace VR technology. And while it works for his concept, he’s not sure it will work for every retailer.

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MARCH 4, 2020

Klarna, Europe’s most valuable FinTech, was founded in 2005 and has financial backers that include the rapper Snoop Dogg, who is also part of the company’s marketing. Ant Financial is China’s biggest firm in the $27 trillion Chinese payments market and is expanding into consumer lending. tkowski, CEO, Klarna. .

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AUGUST 6, 2020

The solution, Pay Direct , allows corporates to more seamlessly accept online payments directly from the sender’s bank account using the U.K.’s Accounts payable (AP) and receivable (AR) technology firm Bottomline Technologies announced its open banking-powered service in the U.K. ’s Faster Payments real-time payments system.

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MARCH 8, 2019

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) adoption is becoming increasingly high on retailers’ to-do lists. In the March mPOS Tracker , PYMNTS explores the new mPOS uptake, as well as how mPOS providers are launching solutions into new markets, boosting their presence where they already operate and partnering to expand their reaches.

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JULY 23, 2018

Bloomberg pointed to Line , Japan’s largest instant messaging service, and the flea market app Mercari as two companies expanding into digital payments. It also has to contend with competition from PayPal, Ant Financial and Tencent, as well as Apple and Samsung Electronics. SoftBank already owns a stake in Paytm’s parent company.

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JULY 9, 2019

Those three words strike at the heart of identity, and mean so very much when it comes to the efficient operation of the global digital economy and its continuing growth, whether via retail, payments, financial services, healthcare or other areas. ID Data Points. Everything is moving toward digital.”.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

So where to next for the omnichannel retail giant? The move comes as part of a larger targeting of Southeast Asian markets, according to TechCrunch , starting with beginning selected regional services in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. And Amazon isn’t the only international retailer with eyes for Southeast Asia.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2017

The past few weeks have seen several players around the globe invest in payments-as-a-service (PaaS) solutions as a way to improve efficiency and expedite the pace of business in several markets. Recent moves by several companies in the PaaS space worked to expand new payment options and broaden financial inclusion in various global markets.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Coverage includes France’s Natixis Payments bringing Apple Pay to users of Apetiz at restaurants and retailers. France’s Natixis Payments is bringing Apple Pay to users of Apetiz for payments at affiliated restaurants and retailers, Natixis said in an announcement.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

PayPal, Venmo, Google Wallet, Apple Pay, IBM Pay, Walmart Pay, Samsung Pay—the mobile wallet market just keeps on going and going, but according to Visa’s new CEO, that’s not necessarily what consumers want. Kelly, Visa’s new CEO, said on the company’s earnings call on Feb. 2: My personal view Read More.

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JULY 29, 2020

Drilling down into market competition, Pichai said global markets are marked by prices that are “free or falling” and said the landscape looks nothing like it did five years ago, let alone 21 years ago, when Google’s search offerings debuted. More than 80 retailers in the U.S. Experiments — And Trust .

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MAY 29, 2018

Meanwhile, retailers are scrambling to develop and translate the personalized experience consumers desire into digital features for these devices, using data as well as artificial intelligence and augmented reality. Buyers are increasingly moving away from shopping on their desktops and are instead using their smartphones.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With record highs in the stock market and unemployment reaching multi-year lows, there are plenty of economic indicators pointing to increased consumer optimism as 2016 comes to a close. Online shopping sales starting at midnight sent customers into a purchasing frenzy, dropping over $3.45 According to Forbes , U.S.

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MARCH 24, 2017

This week, Samsung Electronics announced Bixby , its entrant into the virtual assistant games. Bixby will be the new smart interface across Samsung’s devices and applications — eventually. Bixby will be gradually applied to all our appliances,” Samsung wrote in a company statement. “In Google knows this, for one.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

market, launching its Mi 8 Pro handset in the country on Thursday (Nov. Xiaomi , which is currently the fourth-place player, has a market value of around $44 billion. The company first targeted India as a market to expand into outside of Asia, and was able to surpass Samsung for the top spot in the country. to the lineup.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

"Demand for refurbished products has surged, and by securing exclusive rights to inventory sold directly from the most popular manufacturers, eBay is changing the way people shop this category," said Jordan Sweetnam , senior vice president and general manager for eBay's North America market. The effort is loaded up with product guarantees.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Mastercard: Inside The Samsung Pay ‘Super Card’. One of the most recent developments in this space was the announcement of the Samsung Pay Card , which is powered by Curve and Mastercard technology. Keeping Online Tutors From Saying ‘Au Revoir’ To eLearning Platforms. Fun, Cool and Otherwise Interesting. Walmart ’s U.S.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Regular retail experienced just 14 percent growth year-over-year, suggesting on-demand is fast emerging as a developing segment for digital commerce brands. TPV, or about 20 percent of online retailing, according to FDC estimates. The study found online ad views rose by 26 percent in this same period.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

The smartphone maker has taken over as the global runner-up to Samsung in smartphone sales, knocking the iconic iPhone maker down to third, according to a new report by International Data Corp. The numbers fueled investor concerns that Adobe is eating into Shopify’s market share following Adobe’s acquisition of Magento in May for $1.68

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Sizzle Of The Week: AR/VR’s Retail Gains. Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have spent much of 2018 generating buzz as a potential tool for retailers looking to bridge the digital/physical gap and deliver an all-encompassing, omnichannel shopping experience. AR/VR technology itself is not all that new.

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JULY 23, 2019

The global digital payments market was valued at $3.4 India’s payment gateway provider Paytm has captured 50 percent of the market share, with approximately $500 billion in transactions expected to be made electronically within the country by 2020, many via smartphone. billion in 2018 and is expected to reach $7.6

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