PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. With each passing decade, the buying patterns of teens undoubtedly and unequivocally see a shift alongside the advances in technology.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

We all know — and keep hearing almost ad nauseam — all about how the rise of online shopping is changing the very face of the retail industry and consumer habits. But what is that “changing face of retail” actually going to look like in a few years? How influential will mobile and social media be to their purchasing habits?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics are changing the digital security landscape, and a recent study found that social media networks have become a more popular way for hackers to target new victims.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2017

The digital retail revolution is well underway. Fusing technology into in-store experiences has officially gone mainstream, and retailers are looking for ways to go beyond the traditional mobile app. How much has AI affected the digital retail revolution and what’s next for it?

Retail 212

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2017

Generation Z are the next up-and-coming group of shoppers who retailers are turning to for the future of retail. Get ready, retailers. The buying power of Gen Z comes out to $44 billion, according to an IBM and National Retail Federation study. They appreciate the hands-on experience of shopping in a store.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

According to research from solutions provider iKala , social commerce orders in the first half of 2020 more than doubled, while gross merchandise value (GMV) grew three-fold compared to 2019. The study also validates the rise of live-selling, or broadcasting of live videos featuring products.

Branding 221

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

A new study looking at the changing habits of consumers explores the role that social currency has in influencing consumers’ shopping habits and preferences. So what is social currency? Social currency can be a very important factor when it comes to consumers’ retail decisions.

Retail 100

Retail social media Study Branding 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Some have become so popular that they even have fan pages on social media platforms. However, there is one shopping channel in which BNPL may be able to help retailers and additional providers generate much more revenue: mobile. Some providers are ensuring that their solutions are prominently displayed on retailers’ sites.

Mobile 130

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2018

That’s one of the driving ideas behind a new service that Marriott International recently launched for Chinese travelers going overseas — a service that also helps to demonstrate how the country’s growing tourist class is changing payments and retail. Last year, the U.S.-based So is WeChat. But mobile is only the beginning.

Retail 129

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

The global pandemic has changed commerce fundamentally — a fact confirmed in Visa ’s new Back to Business study. According to the eight-country study, 78 percent of consumers have changed how they pay for things so as to reduce contact in their commerce. That was very evident in the study — and not just in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Russia-based diamond producer ALROSA is partnering with technology firm Everledger and Tencent’s social platform WeChat to sell diamonds to Chinese retailers using a blockchain platform, ALROSA announced in a press release on Tuesday (Dec. The Mini Program will help set brands apart in China’s luxury market. “We

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2017

That could be the list of hot designers creating the latest fashions someday — if Amazon is able to perfect the artificial intelligence (AI) technology on which it’s currently working, that is. Such technology may be able to scan social media platforms for emerging fashions, which would allow the AI system to identify trends.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

The experience economy is likely to expand as consumers place an increasing amount of importance — and spend more of their money — on experiences over typical retail goods. IfOnly continues to innovate its platform, though, especially when it comes to payments and social media channels.

Case Study 110

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2017

Well, duh – but only if they can bring all of their friends, carried in their pocket and amplified via an acceptable Wi-Fi signal at the mall, says a new study by HRC Retail Advisory. In the constantly-evolving beauty world, discounts drove buying behavior.

Millennials 101

Millennials social media Study Retail 101

PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Online marketplaces for everything from retail goods to travel services to hospitality need to ensure a quick and easy way for both buyers and sellers to transact with each other— or risk losing both sides to a waiting host of competitors. To learn more about how thredUP is using AI to compete, visit the Playbook’s case study.

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Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Traditional financial institutions that want to compete with fintech disruptors like Chime and X (formerly known as Twitter) need to up their social media game. population will soon be comprised of what’s known as “digital natives,” those born after 1989 who have lived their whole lives immersed in technology.

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social media Marketing Millennials Trends 97

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2016

In a rush to embrace the latest technologies or dive headfirst into the latest social platform, more tried-and-true marketing tools available on mobile devices are being swept under the rug in favor of newer, sexier mediums. What were the main takeaways from the study? If relied on too heavily, consumers can feel overwhelmed.

Mobile 100

Mobile social media Study Branding 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

That’s according to the new “How We Will Pay” study PYMNTS recently conducted with Visa, which showed that the average consumer owns four connected devices, with 75 percent owning a device other than a smartphone or laptop – and the more they own, the more they shop.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

A recent Barry Callebaut research study showed that 70 percent of consumers want to try innovative chocolate experiences, and 60 percent want to share them on social media. In other 3D printed food news, New Crop Capital invested in Novameat , to help it bring its 3D printed plant-based steaks to market.

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social media Innovation Study Capital 171

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A new survey has found that big retailers like Apple and Nike are losing favor in China, as consumers are showing a preference towards local brands. Chinese brands have been better at leveraging social media to reach out to shoppers in China,” said Catherine Lim, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst. There’s a stronger buzz.”.

Apple 101

Apple social media Branding Survey 101

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

A study found that businesses and other organizations could prevent roughly 80 percent of data breaches by leveraging 2FA. This method is not without frictions, however, which are giving some businesses — especially retailers — pause. . A silver lining exists, however. The pitfalls of text-based verification.

Security 174

Security social media Fraud Retail 174

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

That’s according to a study by Bain & Co. In terms of sales, current exchange rates, according to the study, have popped down 1 percent from last year. But the brands are still trying to gain those spenders’ loyalty, namely through technology. and Altagamma out this week. percent of all website traffic, led by Facebook at 3.4

Report 100

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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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Rhode Island National social media Arizona 151

FICO

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The entries this year reveal great advances in technology and approach as organizations become more sophisticated in the way they solve their most pressing challenges. There was plenty of creativity and moxy in the approaches, business models and technologies deployed by the class of 2023.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Large-scale technology firms have fallen under fire for failing to comply with its requirements since it was first ratified. For example, one recent study found that 84 percent of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) consumers have attempted to remove information they view as private from websites or social media platforms.

Online 151

Online Report Payments Regulation 151

PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

According to a recent study by Citibank , 31 percent of consumers use their mobile banking app more than any other — placing mobile banking behind only social media and weather for most frequented mobile destinations. Consumers’ preferences are undeniably shifting digitally when it comes to banking and financial services.

Mobile 169

Mobile Study Security social media 169

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

They are able to use cutting-edge technology, black-market websites and top-level, nimble and well-secured global networks to work their craft. A related early step is just an acceptance of reality, an understanding that involves not only businesses, such as retailers, but consumers as well. OK, enough of the generalities.

Fraud 189

Fraud Online social media Software 189

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

According to the data in the PYMNTS/American Express 2021 New Merchant Business Models Playbook , they’re are heading into holiday 2020 and early 2021 with an eye toward adopting technologies and strategies that empower them to provide seamless shopping experiences in spite of obstacles. SMB economy this year. billion in sales.

Maine 143

Maine Online Survey social media 143

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Whether via eCommerce shopping or retail loyalty programs, consumers are getting used to increasingly personalized experiences. “We Sure, he continued, artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise of bringing much better fraud protections to financial services and banking accounts, but the technology is not exactly there yet. “AI

Mobile 137

Mobile social media Millennials Exercises 137

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Panelists included Ngina Shulman, owner at Lotus Media ; Ryan Alovis , CEO at LensDirect ; Nick Nicholas , owner and technical director at Genesis Water Technologies ; and Tina Wells , CEO and founder at RLVNT Media. The key, she added, has to focus on what the company does well, and leverage those strengths across the internet.

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Payments social media Marketing Operations 167

PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

“We hope many businesses and jobs can be saved with this new technology.” Choices can be shared via social media, and shoppers will be able to follow celebrities and buy from their favorite stores and sponsors. Now, just a week and 40,000 users old, I can tell you that the technology is colossal. In the U.K.,

New York City 170

New York City social media New York Examples 170

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The latest Payments and the Platform Economy study examines how marketplaces are responding to the counterfeit threat as well as how they are continuing to innovate the customer experience. Both are generations that have grown up with technology and feel comfortable using it to purchase products at all price ranges,” he said.

Online 101

Online Fraud Branding social media 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

These technologies bring more options for consumers to order and pay for their meals, such as kiosks and mobile ordering. According to one study, consumers spend 30 percent more when ordering through self-service kiosks. Borrowing from the strategy of fast food restaurants, Dine Brands is working on a new order-ahead technology.

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Innovation Mobile Branding Maryland 183

PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2019

Among the most anticipated are IPOs that will impact the mobility-as-a-service and ride-hailing ecosystems, social media, and data analytics. Here are the five potential IPOs related to payments, commerce and digital technology that could happen within the next 12 months. billion that had been seen earlier in the year.

Payments 223

Payments social media Analytics Capital 223

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Retailers scour social media to find influencers and designer bellwethers to turn trends into sales. The group’s connected commerce behaviors are well-documented in the annual PYMNTS/Visa How We Will Pay 2019 study released just today. How We Will Pay 2019 is an annual national study of more than 5,000 U.S.

Millennials 222

Millennials Study Course Trends 222

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

The world of social media can be a rough sea to sail in. Those are the nice neighborhoods on social media — but it doesn’t take very much to accidentally be knocked over into one of the not-so-nice areas full scammers, trolls, nasty comments, nonsensical memes and angry mobs of all stripes.

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social media Video Online Study 134

PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

Big Data can present big rewards or big headaches for retailers. The optimization of Big Data frequently mandates that marketing analytics and information technology departments must work together to collect and analyze that data in real time — in other words, using that data in an agile manner, shaping marketing programs on the fly.

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