PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. Lendingkart. The debt funding marks the largest provided to an Indian startup in about two years, reports in VCCircle said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. As PYMNTS has reported , Verizon plans to bring its 5G technology to 30 U.S. 5G Potential. Verizon’s 5G Play. cities by the end of 2019.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Mexico’s antitrust regulator Cofece has approved the acquisition of grocery delivery platform Cornershop by Uber Technologies, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Dec. and Canada operating under Uber’s app. . The acquisition would give Uber Eats an estimated 37 percent market share, up from a current 29 percent. Department of Justice.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2018

After a 7-Eleven location near the University of Texas got swamped with customers after a football game , the store had to stay open later than 11:00 p.m. operates more than 65,000 stores in 18 countries worldwide. But the technology may need refining. As one might guess, the name came from the store’s hours — 7:00 a.m.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Takeaway 3 With effective technology, the bank can continue to grow its portfolio without necessarily adding staff. For smaller banks, longer-term industry consolidation trends and competition are also eroding deposit market share. Balance runoff is picking up speed, according to financial consulting firm Curinos.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

percent of consumers, this customer base may represent a marketing opportunity for C-stores. According to Thorntons, the ability to provide consumers with a loyalty-focused mobile solution has “changed the game for our marketing efforts.”. While apps are used for gas station payments by only 4.5 Almost half – or 49.4

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

We’ve got capital market resets that are potentially happening, technology advancements and continued heightened digital expectations. Chris Doyle, Texas First Bank. When it comes to payments, there are opportunities out in the market to partner with fintechs,” says Chris Doyle, president and CEO of $2.1

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The restaurant business is: a) healthy for 2020 or b) apprehensive about technology. The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. All of the above.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

“I look forward to working with the Paytronix team to bring its industry-leading innovation, including contactless ordering for table service … to markets around the globe,” said Porter. Paytronix clearly delivers value to the market by enabling operators to drive incremental sales and deliver safer environments for staff and guests.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Here’s the latest news from companies in the technology industry, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from officials and criticism from competitors. He also noted that Amazon has invested in excess of $10 billion in “COVID-19 related operating costs” since the pandemic began. Facebook Calls Out New Apple App Privacy Policy. “It

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

At the 2017 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, Cicely Simpson, the organization’s executive vice president of government affairs and policy, and the Texas Restaurant Association’s vice president of marketing and innovation, Anna Tauzin, discussed the digitalization of the restaurant industry and its effect on delivery.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

“No other platform features the PICKUP Good Guys, a curated network of vetted independent contractors delivering big and heavy goods, enabling PICKUP to provide retailers greater value across their assortment than any other solution on the market today,” she said. Postmates was launched in 2011 and is based in Silicon Valley. billion.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2019

Meanwhile, a study by data firm Chainalysis has found that bitcoin as a form of payment doubled in 2018 on darknet market sites. Bitcoin transaction volumes on darknet markets, where people can buy illegal goods, saw an increase over the entire year to reach an average of $2 million daily.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

million in a seed funding round to help smaller grocers compete with behemoths like Amazon and Walmart in the technology sector, according to reports. . The company also announced a brand new “operating system for brick and mortar stores.” We found that Seattle was the best market for this talent,” Turner said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

High-level market intelligence about the $18 billion expected to be invested over the next three years is a major focus of the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ from PYMNTS , which serves as a bimonthly breakdown of developments in this rapidly growing business sector. Amazon Go’ Cashless. And Amazon and 7-Eleven aren’t alone.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The brand is well-known for using its community of skateboarders for design ideas and marketing. store opening signifies a new Vans chapter as we continue our mission and commitment to being community- and experience-focused,” said Carly Gomez, VP of marketing, Americas at Vans. Our downtown L.A. “Downtown L.A.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Your Fed account executives are great places to start, as well as your technology solution providers, based on the product lines you think are going to use FedNow,” says Kari Mitchum, vice president of payments policy at ICBA. billion-asset Texas First Bank in Texas City, Texas, a FedNow pilot participant.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The December Order To Eat Tracker® highlights the latest technologies, innovations and collaborations that are altering the restaurant landscape from self-driving vehicles, car-side delivery models and other innovations. Pizza chain Domino’s , for example, is planning to test self-driving vehicle technology in one major metro region.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

But as the media keeps floating the possibility of 90+ percent effective vaccines coming to the market in the not-too-distant future, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that the end – although maybe not quite near just yet – is visible on the horizon. Consolidation in the Market. An Increasingly Crowded Field .

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CB Insights

JUNE 30, 2021

Side , a real estate technology company, has raised $50M in a Series D continuation round with participation from Tiger Global Management, ICONIQ Capital, and D1 Capital Partners. California-based Side is a a real estate technology firm that helps agents, teams, and independent brokerages build their own brands. Want the full post?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The money will also go toward helping the company develop partnerships and joint production operations with manufacturers. The company is readying tests of its self-driving semi trucks on highways in Texas and the southwest. However, this could change once companies like TuSimple demonstrate the viability of the technology.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Within that tightly knit group, there’s the bank’s leadership team, comprising president and CEO Greg Dennis, chief lending officer Jon Girard, vice president of operations and compliance Kristine Hendrickson, and executive vice president and chief financial officer Michele Boeder. Garlich, vice president and director of marketing.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

PYMNTS’ June 2020 How We Eat Tracker notes that, “Amazon, Target and Walmart were already well-positioned to adapt to this new digital reality, as they all had robust mobile and online ordering operations long before the pandemic hit.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

In 2022, things changed with whiplash speed, as the Fed hiked interest rates to quell inflation, the mortgage refinance market dried up and the effects of macro changes, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a talent shortage, began to be felt keenly. But with a handful of branches in a market, you can accomplish quite a bit.”. ?

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 29, 2014

To exemplify, here are three Texas bank''s "Business" and "Business Strategy" sections to their most recently filed 10k. I picked Texas because of their perceived independent streak. We believe we can effectively compete as a community bank in our market area and the niche markets we serve. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2019

Walgreens and VillageMD , a leading national provider of primary healthcare, have announced a partnership to provide primary care services for adult patients in the Houston, Texas area. The technology includes easy and convenient check in by phone or kiosk, home-based monitoring and tele-medicine. billion in healthcare spending.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Through intelligent automation, our platform provides operational efficiency, improved customer experience, and faster payments, representing a $21 billion opportunity for lenders and borrowers.”. The funding will also go to support its effort to expand its software engineering and sales teams located in Austin, Texas. “We

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Advanced technology is raising the stakes of how CUs should operate, with members now demanding the instant payments and slick mobile interfaces that large banks and FinTechs have made standard,” the Tracker stated. Take the legal hemp and marijuana market, for example. Favorable Regulations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are opening smaller-scale locations packed with technology designed to meet the needs of shoppers in cities. We’re confident this format will further strengthen our market-leading position in convenience.”. billion by 2024 from £18.5 billion last year per IGD. properties as of Sept.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

However, that is not the case with Farmhouse Market, a cashierless store in New Prague, Minnesota, population roughly 8,000. We looked to technology to assist us,” she said. And as with Farmhouse Market, these new offerings often operate at intersection of tech and health. It’s starting to see traction again.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

7-Eleven , in one case, is experimenting with a cashierless store concept at its corporate headquarters in Texas. 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution. Mike Motz, CEO of Staples U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

The SBA and NCUA collaboration is a three-year agreement that aims to build upon that momentum, and heighten CUs’ share of the SMB lending market. Like banks, credit unions are increasingly collaborating with FinTech firms to drive adoption of new technologies, with 48.5 Not everyone is on board with the effort, though.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

From Rent the Runway to McDonald’s , retailers are tapping into a world of technology that lets customers make transactions without visiting a cashier. These are just some of the ways that merchants are using digital innovations to better serve their customers with the help of kiosk and unattended retail technology: .

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This project has served as an impetus for us to address customer and employee frustration points, simplify and de-risk how we do business, and make us more agile in adapting to future digital technology, customer and regulatory expectations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

banking industry is known as vast and highly fragmented, with thousands of banks in operation today. However, the number of banks has steadily declined over the years, partly driven by merger and acquisition (M&A) activity — with much of that consolidation occurring in the community bank market. Embracing Technological Disruption.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

H-E-B is not only the neighborhood grocery store for many communities in Texas: It’s also an eCommerce retailer with digital features to better reach its customers. Now, even if you move outside of Texas, you’ll still have a ‘neighborhood H-E-B’ just a click away.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2017

Drako had founded several companies, including Barracuda Networks, and was frustrated with the lack of real-time information about his manufacturing operations. Cece and Drako met while running companies in Silicon Valley and later reconnected in Austin, Texas, to author a solution that could kill both birds with one stone.

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