PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

To strengthen its eSports efforts, Amazon -owned streaming video site Twitch has acquired Bebo. Bebo began in 2005 as a social networking platform by Michael and Xochi Birch. The growth path of the company in addition to the larger opportunity in social media helped it get acquired by AOL for approximately $850 million in 2008.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

And last week in payments and commerce was particularly drizzly — between real money launderers making use of fake video game funds, regulatory fines and earning fumbles, all kinds of players were reaching for their umbrellas over the course of the week. Sometime it rains. Fortnite’s Money Laundering Problem. So what did we learn this week?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Lego sales jumped 14 percent in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period last year, while the company’s operating profit increased 11 percent to $622 million. Nintendo’s operating profit surged 428 percent in its most recent quarter, built on surging sales of the Switch and Switch Lite consoles and the “Animal Crossing” game.

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PopularBank

MAY 15, 2020

As a small business owner, you understand what it’s like to operate on lean profit margins and how vulnerable you can be to even a minor financial set back. Some tips include: Stay active on social media. How-to articles, Q&As, video or photo demonstrations regularly bring visitors coming back to your site.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Amazon takes another swing at Etsy, Apple catches up in the proprietary Pay game and Facebook matriculates a new generation of social media users with its new Messenger product for kids — this and more of the latest news from the Frightful Five, just in case you missed it. It’s finally here: with the iOS 11.2

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

To an extent, that same spirit and intention is behind the recent spate of government approvals for online gambling. That leads to the product of said online activity — and that’s money. 1, a milestone that also made Action 24/7 the only locally owned sportsbook gaming operator of four licensed by the state. “I Winning Converts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2017

Advertising revenue pushed by sky-rocketing sales of mobile video ads managed to grow at more than twice the rate reported by Google. Facebook has been avidly pushing its video services — and has hinted at intentions of broadening that contribution even more widely. analysts were looking for. billion expected.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2016

“Improving engagement” has become just another platitude in retailers’ back pockets as they figure out which channel of the increasingly fragmented online world they should focus on, but Nordstrom may have struck gold with a new Snapchat-centered production. The final video was seen 6.7 How did Nordstrom do?

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

But the NFL is making a big play for those fans and others via its newly announced partnership with TikTok , a popular social video app that has been growing rapidly and is now starting to focus on monetization and advertising. Not only that, but “the transitory nature of social media and its effect on the collective U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Email often gets overlooked in the 2019 digital economy, given the higher levels of excitement attached to social media, video and other, more cutting-edge tools — to say nothing of the use of text as a communication tool. The operation also resulted in the seizure of nearly $3.7 million.”. In late August, U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

19), Mastercard announced the launch of its Cybersecurity Toolkit for SMBs, an online resource developed in partnership with the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) that provides entrepreneurs and business executives with guidance and tools to address the threat of cyberattacks on their companies. In a press release on Tuesday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

That means digitizing all aspects of their businesses from marketing to all facets of daily operations, from consumer-facing outreach to payments in the back office in order to stay connected to consumers and communities. As the numbers show, the urgency is there to beef up an online presence.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2017

Facebook (FB) shares have hit record highs amid investor optimism on the social media giant’s upcoming Q1 earnings report. Avatars can interact in 3D space via text chat, video calls, drawing or by watching 360 videos. Facebook is slated to release the results on Wednesday of this week.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Unfortunately, Apple didn’t announce a lot of details other than the name and that it will be available in the fall with online and offline viewing,” according to one on-scene round-up of the Apple event. “It Online Gaming. Magazine Subscriptions. Even Burger King is doing it, via small coffee purchases and its mobile app.).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Though some American companies might have difficulty breaking into the market, Starbucks has a major advantage : The quick-service coffee chain already has 3,200 company-operated stores in 141 cities across mainland China. At the same time, a kind of reverse process is underway, at least in regard to social media. Luxury Moves.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 10, 2017

Recent video footage also Read More. Avin Arumugam, senior vice president of the Internet of Things at Visa, has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2017, which takes place March 6-7 in San Jose. Arumugam was at JPMorgan Chase for four years prior to his starting at Visa in May 2016.

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Insights on Business

JUNE 4, 2019

Consider just a few examples: Buyers have the choice to educate themselves on products online. Buyers can serve themselves by ordering through online marketplace. B2B Sales is now digital – 94% of B2B buyers research online before making a decision. Chat services can now answer vexing questions with a smile.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

or anywhere else, they said, as the product was designed for domestic users who already know how to navigate Alibaba’s online services. China’s Google Home equivalent Xiaoyu Zaijia (“little fish”) rolled out in January from Baidu, which operates China’s dominant search engine. It is unlikely to reach the U.S. In Other News….

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Loyalty, she noted, is earned through a careful continuum of brand positioning and ultimately generating an emotional response among consumers whether they are shopping in store on online. As Mahoney noted, the pandemic has transformed the way businesses operate and reach their consumer.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

At least it seemed so for the Russian operatives named in the indictment, who traipsed somehow or other into the realm of U.S. banking, created accounts and then used them to open PayPal accounts to pay for various activities, from buying social media to campaign paraphernalia, all with an eye toward influencing the election.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Another significant finding of the survey was that across generations, Americans prefer to work with locally owned and operated banks. This group of youngsters spends about 112 video hours per month watching screens, with about five of those hours online, eight of those on mobile devices and 99 on TV. A true online generation.

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Abrigo

MAY 13, 2015

While business owners are the captains of the ship, in many cases they operate leanly -- with a small crew or perhaps no crew at all. Staying abreast of local and regional business news will assist in recognizing companies that are expanding operations and may need a better understanding of their business’s future.

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Insights on Business

APRIL 28, 2017

Recently, new digital technologies – driven by cloud, mobile, social media and analytics – have significantly lowered entry barriers and put customers much more at the center of the banking relationship. Digital processes: High operating costs contributed to the failure of early digital-only pioneers.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Another significant finding of the survey was that across generations, Americans prefer to work with locally owned and operated banks. This group of youngsters spends about 112 video hours per month watching screens, with about five of those hours online, eight of those on mobile devices and 99 on TV. A true online generation.

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Celent Banking

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Video banking inspired by Skype and Google Hangouts. Gamification and social media integration inspired by Foursquare, Like and Love. The platform is offered under an omnichannel environment, accessible through online, mobile, phone, video, or branch, all supported by a real-time, event-driven CRM engine.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

We have an analysis about their psychometric, their willingness to pay, their behavior on social media,” he said. Velasco said there are strong commonalities between the process of analyzing business-versus-personal finances. “We For us it is important not only to understand the company but also the people who are behind it.”.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

In other cases, money laundering gangs target kids across social media, and even through schools or video game platforms, to get access to a bank account and personally identifiable information (PII) data. They use children’s accounts to launder money. Clearing and Settling Digital IDs.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Home video and cable TV would go mainstream by the ‘80s, and movie date night suddenly had a run for its money. First founded in 2011, MoviePass now operates under the leadership of Mitch Lowe, who co-founded Netflix and previously served as president of Redbox. Giving moviegoing a subscription twist.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

It can be difficult for grocers to profit from online sales of inexpensive retail products, and the marketplace’s 15 percent seller fee wasn’t helping. The daughter posted the video online where it quickly spread to YouTube, tech websites covering Apple goods and other outlets. That amounts to one-third of the population.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

But in today’s world of proliferating digital devices and communication options, customer contact centers, once operating primarily as telephone switchboards, are turning into full-service and multichannel communication hubs. A recent ICBA poll found that 16 percent of member community banks operate contact centers.

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NCR

APRIL 20, 2016

The promise of genuine engagement with customers through social media is drawing the attention of traditional businesses, like banks. Many large operations, like Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase, have had Facebook pages and Twitter feeds for a few years now. How Banks Should Operate on Social Media.

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NCR

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

While the branch remains a vital channel, day-to-day foot traffic at physical locations is declining as consumers opt for self-service, online and mobile channels. Banks will have to have a clear vision for their transformation in order to bring clarity to their operations and ensure the organization is moving in the right direction.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

With more consumers moving to mobile transactions over visits to branches, some banks are considering closing brick-and-mortar locations to reduce operational costs. The price of real estate is prompting even the largest players in the banking world to scale back their branch operations. Staying on Top of Customer Expectations.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 27, 2016

That’s the goal of SaleMove , the company that has built a platform that enables businesses that sell services – banking, mortgage, insurance – to provide an online user experience that exceeds the in-person version. “Even email and social media posts are more traditional, turn-based ways of communicating.”

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Do no go online and get another online loan. Under the scenario the consumer can transfer much-needed cash as well get cash (that was earned, not paid yet) so no payday or online lending debt is added. 01:25 pm Video Recap of Finovate Day 1 with William Mills and Steven Ramirez. Personalized video content on a mass scale.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The Edelman Trust Barometer shows that public confidence in search engines and social media platforms fell 11 percentage points from 2017 and 2018. According to data from Google, viewers watched more than 110M hours of video content related to election issues and candidates on YouTube between April 2015 – 2016.

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Long Lasting Ideas

JANUARY 5, 2015

In the age of Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and online banking, the old assumptions are shattered. How can community banks grow their share of the online market, while at the same time draw the younger generation to the branch? Conservative bankers might dismiss social media. Don’t. Give young people a voice.

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