PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2017

Today’s connected universe has seen its fair share of innovative technologies to help make consumers’ lives easier. Behind the scenes, however, businesses have been slow on the uptake to adopt and integrate new technologies into their businesses. The latest company to join the chatbot game from a retail standpoint is Samsung.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

Samsung Electronics smartphone sales will increase in the holiday shopping season, with the general trend lasting into 2019, the company said when announcing its Q3 results. But competition and marketing expenses will cut into profits, and mobile revenue declined about 12 percent year over year. trillion won ($21.9

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Samsung on Wednesday (Feb. According to Samsung , the “Galaxy Fold opens smoothly and naturally, like a book, and closes flat and compact with a satisfying click.” Last year in California, Samsung gave a first look at its foldable phone , which has a screen similar to a small tablet. starts at $1,980.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2017

As retail shifts further into online spaces, the pressure is on for traditional stores to integrate digital features into their physical spaces to keep consumers interested. Samsung’s booth at the NRF Big Show 2017 showcases a retail journey from beginning to end using the company’s innovations.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2017

A new report by Global Market Insights reveals that the market size for mobile POS terminals will gain significant growth in the coming years, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 19 percent from 2016 to 2023. According to a press release , the POS Terminal Industry is expected to be valued at $103.52

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Verizon and Samsung announced on Monday (Dec. The move would essentially beat Apple to the market with smartphones featuring 5G technology, because reports say that Apple is going to wait until 2020 to release the first iPhones featuring the tech. 3) that they would launch U.S. ”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

However, AR is now rewriting the rules of the retail game. A growing number of retailers are leveraging the technology to entice customers with a “try before you buy” shopping experience, having already been adopted by several big names in retail, including the likes of Walmart and Target.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Samsung Electronics , the South Korean consumer electronics company, is expanding in India, opening on Tuesday (Sept. According to a report in Reuters , citing Samsung Electronics, the 33,000-square-foot store is located in the southern tech hub of Bengaluru. 11) its largest mobile store in the world.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Samsung is now providing the possibility for this with its upcoming invite-only event at New York’s Fashion Week. At this event, Samsung will be incorporating virtual reality (VR) into the fashion show experience to give attendees a more immersive experience.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Samsung said on Tuesday (Sept. 27) that its one anniversary of Samsung Pay in the United States has brought some new features to the payments platform. The coupons, linked to a membership account, are automatically applied upon checkout using Samsung Pay. formerly Coupons.com), which has a platform for digital promotions.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2016

Apple Pay’s competition in China just got a bit steeper, as Samsung has officially rolled out Samsung Pay in the region. Samsung announced the launch of its mobile payments service that is now available through a deal with China UnionPay — the same method Apple used to bring its mobile payments option into market.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Most of the time, the big battles in retail take place on the battlefields of brick-and-mortar storefronts and customers’ keyboards. Reuters reported that, despite a string of losses in the courtroom and an order to pay Apple $120 million in damages for patent infringement, Samsung received a bit of good news on Friday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2016

According to Visa, a third of all credit card/debit card transactions in Singapore retail stores are made with contactless cards. One bank, UOB, has lifted that cap for any retailer that uses that bank’s payment processing. Singapore isn’t the only Asian market that Apple is eyeing. And unlike the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The 5G mobile network technology revolution is on, and you can bet that retail will be one of the places where this all plays out. As it stands, smartphone makers ranging from Huawei Technologies Co. to Samsung Electronics Co. have put devices that are 5G-capable on the market. Visual Commerce.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

For shoppers who rely on smartphones, the “face” of the modern retailer is becoming its mobile website and app. Retailers from Kroger to Starbucks , as well as Shell , Dollar General and Macy’s , are rolling out their own mobile apps with smartphone-based payment options to meet the needs of the connected consumer.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

As bank-FinTech collaborations evolve, more traditional financial institutions (FIs) are not only implementing services and technologies developed by FinTech partners, but they’re also lending their own expertise to augment FinTech solutions. Bottomline Rolls Out Open Banking Service. ’s Faster Payments real-time payments system.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Millennials have been practically handed a smartphone as they emerged into the neonatal world and have grown up with touch technology. Here’s the latest news on the mobile + payments + commerce front.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2016

In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, Mike Lawlor, chief services officer of USA Technologies, dove into the innovations that have marked the unattended retail space. Payment methods have also evolved and embraced new technology.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2017

Netclearance , provider of the world’s biggest network of smart technology Bluetooth payment terminals, unveiled the world’s first commercially available Bluetooth 5 payment beacon. While it offers better range, lower power and faster speeds, the smart technology is fully backward-compatible with previous generations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

In the United States, Shark vacuums run the market — it’s the top selling upright brand and owns 35 percent of the market. Not bad for a firm that in 2010 controlled only 1 percent of the market. and Europe over that last few years, and the firm “fully intend[s] to become UK market leader” in floor care. “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

Reuters reported Monday (July 8) that a sudden escalation in a diplomatic disagreement between South Korea and Japan has rattled the South Korean chipmaker market. Industry executives told the publication that technology giants including Samsung Electronics Co. Samsung Vice Chairman Jay Y.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2019

million iPhone XR devices in Q1 2019, and maintained 40 percent of the North American market. Samsung shipped more than 2 million each of the Galaxy S10+ and S10e models. “Samsung brought real differentiation to its Galaxy S10 devices,” Canalys Research Analyst Vincent Thielke said in the press release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

AT&T has announced that it will be offering a 5G smartphone from Samsung in the first half of 2019. “5G Together with Samsung, we plan to bring the best in technology and innovation to our customers. 5G phones with Samsung — also in the first half of 2019. 5G is going to be about more than just a network.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

The coronavirus could have wide-reaching effects on technology manufacturing, eCommerce marketplaces and the economy as a whole. Samsung will move a portion of its domestic phone manufacturing to Vietnam because of the quick spread of the coronavirus and temporarily shutter its facility in Gumi, the Financial Times reported.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

As a result, Lepp offers a unique way for his customers to view his merchandise online: They can “walk” through a virtual version of his real-life store via virtual reality (VR) technology, which seeks to create a similar experience to visually exploring the store. “We Six Hundred Four is hardly the only retailer to embrace VR technology.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2017

Small and mid-sized businesses are getting another option for point-of-sale (POS) solutions to keep up with the ever-changing, mobile-forward retail world. The Groovv POS Flex works with a Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6” Tablet , while also being EMV-compliant, NFC-enabled and hooked to Samsung Pay (and other methods) for payment processing.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

In the midst of troubling sales forecasts for Apple and Samsung, smartphone shipments in China dropped by 12-15.5 The China Academy of Information and Communications (CAICT), which is a research institute under the umbrella of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said smartphone shipments fell 15.5 On Tuesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

As retailers and payment service providers look for what might be their best 5G edges, clarity is emerging about the pace of the global rollout of that new and faster mobile network technology. Its major competitors, Samsung and Huawei, have already launched 5G phones, as have smaller competitors Oppo and Xiaomi. Retail and 5G.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

The eCommerce retailer invested $22.6 Here’s how these companies are investing in R&D — and ushering in the next generation of retail technology. 29) with the Pixel and Samsung’s S8, running 7.0 29) with the Pixel and Samsung’s S8, running 7.0 Amazon spent the most on R&D by far. Amazon spent $22.6

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2019

And if consumers are not in the market for their own smart toilet, they can get one for their dog. The Retail Robots Are Coming … Maybe. Bot Retail rounds come equipped with a touch screen, allowing users to input orders, as well as a series of shelves on the back for delivering food and merchandise.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

28) report published by Retail Dive , a recent study compiled by Software as a Service (SaaS) mobile marketing analytics platform AppsFlyer found that Apple iPhone X shoppers were responsible for approximately $100 million in in-app purchases. According to a Tuesday (Nov. Adobe’s data noted the AOV for Apple iOS devices was $127, a 5.1

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

The lucrative “ bridge millennial ” consumer segment — relatively high-earning and highly educated, and approaching their peak earning years — are particularly fond of this technology, with 31 percent reporting ownership of a voice-activated device and 55 percent of those owners using them to make a purchase. The Numi 2.0 Google Goes Big.

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Accenture

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The payments landscape is changing fast due to new disruptive technologies such as open APIs, distributed ledger technology, cloud, Apple/Samsung/…Pay, and customers’ expectations are changing for seamless and faster payments. Use of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay etc. Retailing/Acceptance. Transaction Banking.

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Accenture

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The payments landscape is changing fast due to new disruptive technologies such as open APIs, distributed ledger technology, cloud, Apple/Samsung/…Pay, and customers’ expectations are changing for seamless and faster payments. Use of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay etc. Retailing/Acceptance. Transaction Banking.

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