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JUNE 26, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) worked quickly to ensure they could operate smoothly as the pandemic kept consumers at home and closed brick-and-mortar branches in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Tracker also analyzes how the use of cloud technology can help FIs stay on top of that shift.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bank client preferences have moved toward self-service technologies over branch visits in recent years because of ease of use and improved convenience. Super Bowl Countdown Brings New Online Gambling Action.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

PetSmart offers thousands of products online, “from pet food, toys and treats to Halloween costumes, habitats and supplements.” billion acquisition of Chewy, an online retailer of pet food and products. The company also offers such services as training, grooming, boarding, Doggie Day Camp and in-store pet adoptions.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

To simplify banking for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the United States, HSBC is rolling out a new service with Biz2Credit. The platform offers one point of access through which the bank’s clients can handle their personal and company finances in the branch, by phone or via online banking. 12) announcement. “By

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JUNE 13, 2019

Digital identification technology continues to advance, bringing both benefits and drawbacks. It’s undeniably advantageous to the world economy, with a recent study finding that national digital ID systems could induce GDP growth of up to 13 percent. More than 4.5 The Drawbacks of Complex Security.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

The pandemic has been a powerful catalyst for the adoption of digital technology in how people work, socialize and, perhaps most significantly, shop. a circumstance that almost certainly relates to the pandemic’s severity in the nation. consumers want better buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS) options.

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JULY 9, 2019

Facebook announced last month its plans to launch its own stablecoin, which has already found backing from over a dozen companies, including Visa , Mastercard , PayPal Holdings and Uber Technologies on it. dollar and the United States. There would be in essence one boss, that is the U.S.

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MARCH 8, 2019

National Bank Financial, JPMorgan Chase & Co. And, as it stands, the share sale is the largest since Smart Technologies Inc.’s The company raised $179 million and its stock jumped from an IPO price of C$16 by as high as 26 percent, Bloomberg reported. Lightspeed’s shares finished up trading at C$19, up 19 percent. s 2010 U.S.

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MARCH 23, 2020

Meanwhile, CVS Health said in an announcement that is seeking to fill 50,000 full-time, part-time, and temporary positions throughout the nation in what the retailer is describing as the “most ambitious hiring drive in the company’s history.” The stock has increased as nations throughout Europe and states in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And, as consumers have many options, fast-casual and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) realize they must meet growing diner expectations and embrace technology to stay relevant. And food-ordering platforms are teaming up with restaurant technology companies to make it easier for eateries to accept delivery orders.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

India's food and grocery landscape looks a lot different than it does in the United States. That can only happen, however, if the technology is able to meet the unique needs of India's market. I wouldn't say a lot of retailers went online trying to sell to consumers," he said. Unlike the U.S.,

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

billion in domestic sales — Starbucks is far and away the most successful mobile payments platform in the United States. billion in domestic sales — To expand its delivery reach, Taco Bell — along with KFC — has recently tapped Grubhub to provide delivery and online ordering. Starbucks’ $18.4 million active members.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Vouch Insurance , which offers insurance to high-growth technology firms through an online platform, said last week that it has raised $45 million in a funding round, and has expanded its service into California. The total raised to date comes in at $70 million. They tend to put all tech companies into just a few different classes.

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JULY 21, 2017

As has been widely noted, the region has paved the way for the adoption of EMV, and its embrace by merchants in the EU, mandated though it has been, has steered hackers and criminals to online methods of siphoning funds from consumers and cheating companies.

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MAY 31, 2019

It’s no secret that digital technology is bringing historic change to the automotive industry, and the latest example comes from eBay. The online marketplace announced that it has extended its tire installation coverage to some 3,500 shops. The online marketplace launched its tire installation service in 2017.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Apple, Fitbit, Garmin, Pebble, Jawbone all have a stake in the game, while Microsoft may have lost its standing with the removal of the Band from online shelves. Technology has evolved in looking at microfluidics, nanotechnology and miniaturized electronics to monitor sweat molecules in real time. Eccrine Systems, Inc. just raised $5.5

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APRIL 10, 2017

According to The New York Times , the Pentagon is worried about America’s most promising technologies being accessed by China through its investments in startups that focus on advancing areas of expertise, such as artificial intelligence, self-driving vehicles and robotics. As Chinese firms continue to become significant investors in U.S.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

About 100,000 restaurants, or one in six in the United States have closed permanently or for extended periods since the pandemic hit in March, and there may be more to come. Higher digital ordering volumes also posed challenges as restaurants that were unequipped to handle this were especially overwhelmed.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

Canada’s Lightspeed rolled out an offering for retailers based in the United States called Lightspeed Payments, the company said in an announcement. The system integrates payment processing with a point of sale (POS) for merchants operating online and in physical stores. The technology is said to process a payment in 0.3

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

PYMNTS research found that fi­nancial institutions (FIs) in the United States alone saw a 60 percent increase in the amount of consumers who downloaded mobile banking apps in April and May, for example. PYMNTS research found that 21.6

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Given the current economic climate in the United States, it is essential to understand the effect personal financial security has on 1 st -party fraud. And those same economic factors might lead financial institutions to curtail vital investments like anti-fraud technologies, making themselves more vulnerable.

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JUNE 27, 2019

The United States has over 60 percent of the world’s cryptocurrency ATMs, followed by Canada with 12.4 s South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit (SW RCCU), in a joint operation with the Dutch police (Politie), Europol, Eurojust and the U.K.’s Europe boasts 22 percent of the world’s cryptocurrency ATMs, while Asia has 2 percent.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The rates refer to the rates that United States-based merchants pay to accept Visa cards. Mastercard CEO Pushes Back Against National Payments Systems. Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga is very much against attempts to split the Global Payments Systems into national domains. and Canada. Fun, Cool and Otherwise Interesting.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Advanced technology is increasingly raising the stakes of how CUs should operate, with members coming to expect the instant payments and slick mobile interfaces that large banks and FinTechs have made standard. Credit unions (CUs) are facing an ever-shifting financial services landscape. percent and total deposits by 6.9

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Andrew Cuomo launched the second phase of a digital initiative in which the state partnered with commission-free online ordering system Ritual to offer its platform, Ritual One, for free through April. The National Restaurant Association has issued new guidelines for third-party meal delivery.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

As we continue probing the digital-first trends taking hold online and off, PYMNTS recent Global Digital Shopping Index found that “top-performing merchants distinguish themselves by offering many digital features while also prioritizing customers’ convenience and security. Customers ‘Enthusiastic’ About QR.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In assessing the true cost of fraud, Gartner, the respected technological research and consulting firm, has coined three distinct pillars of fraud costs. The race against fraudsters involves a continuous outlay of cutting-edge technologies designed to safeguard against intrusion and theft.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. The retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year — “identifying and engaging with brands that have built a strong online community on the social media platform.”.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

Visner of the National Cybersecurity Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) — managed by nonprofit MITRE , in support of the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence — said it’s important to put the cyberthreats, and Iran’s willingness to deploy them, in context. “As In a match-up with the U.S.,

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JULY 7, 2017

The buying power of Gen Z comes out to $44 billion, according to an IBM and National Retail Federation study. From iPads to desktops and smartphones, it seems that interacting with technology has become intuitive for this generation. NRF’s President and CEO Matthew Shay commented on how Gen Z is already affecting the retail industry.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Walgreens is looking to shutter 200 stores in the United States after its parent company announced plans earlier this year to close 200 locations in the United Kingdom. The store closures are said to make up under 3 percent of the company’s 10,000 United States locations. The pharmacy chain aims to save $1.5

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The effort, dubbed “Operation reWired,” took place over “a four-month period, resulting in 281 arrests in the United States and overseas, including 167 in Nigeria, 18 in Turkey and 15 in Ghana,” the DOJ said. Arrests were also made in France, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia and the United Kingdom.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The banks themselves must contend with the fact that — in the United States, at least — there is no national ID system in place, and they have spent billions of dollars annually on ID verification technology. Banking done online has its lures, speed and convenience among them.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Quick-service restaurants are teaming with online platforms to let diners receive their favorite menu items via delivery. The report pointed out that DoorDash handled 35 percent of all meal deliveries in the United States last year, while Grubhub wasn’t too far behind at 30 percent. 29 per news on Monday (Feb. through Yelp ads.

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JUNE 7, 2019

is one such nation, with a June 2018 Statista survey reporting that 83 percent of Americans aged 30 to 49 owned credit cards. A December 2018 SOTI study of Canadians aged 18 to 60 found that 78 percent would like in-store assistance from sales associates equipped with such technology, compared to 62 percent who desired self-serve offerings.

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APRIL 5, 2016

In the recent instance of the XSS security vulnerabilities that befell the online shopping cart Zen Cart, for example, the company acted quickly to solve its own problem. The demand is likely due to the ongoing transition to EMV chip-and-PIN technology in the United States, which will eventually render these techniques largely useless.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

And with new authentication technology, online and mobile financial service providers are using that information to ensure users are who they claim to be and keep fraudsters and other culprits at bay. The rise of digital and mobile technology has made preventing fraud much more challenging for financial service providers.

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