PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

It also works with smaller operations, including social media influencers. Ninja Van, formed in 2014, derived its name from the idea of “working quietly to get things done,” according to founder Lai Chang Wen. The round was backed by France’s GeoPost SA and ride-hailing company Grab. million.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 1, 2016

Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

9), accusing the social media network of “illegally maintaining its personal social networking monopoly through a years-long course of anticompetitive conduct,” according to a press release. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 48 states launched a massive antitrust lawsuit on Facebook Wednesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Facebook, the leading social media company, is facing pressure after The New York Times issued a damaging report, with the stock falling close to 5 percent during intraday trading Monday (Nov. consulting firm, to create opposition research on critics of the company.

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Celent Banking

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The combination of product evolution, specialized analytics-savvy consultants, professional services firms, and cloud computing, has brought advanced analytics swiftly down market. Source: Celent survey of North American financial institutions, July 2014, n=78. But are they? In other words, they wished for it. Lack of Leadership.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The region’s internet economy is projected to become a $278 billion market by 2025 , with immense growth expected in all online sectors, but especially in mobile payments as companies across the region invest more in digital infrastructure. The country had a mobile penetration rate of 148 percent in 2014.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Venture capitalists are funding new entrants to the field, and features like authenticity guarantees, postings to social media, the use of data and post-sale services could propel the industry forward, according to a new report from Fung Global Retail & Tech. Smaller firms are growing quickly and making gains in the market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will decide on Wednesday (Dec. The CMA is very interested in tech giants extending their tentacles into other markets,” Alan Davis, a competition lawyer at Pinsent Masons in London, told Bloomberg. 10) if Amazon’s quest to acquire a stake in Deliveroo — among the U.K.’s

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Stores sell books online using Bookshop by sharing their designated link on social media, email newsletters or their websites. If a customer opts in, their local bookstore gets that email address to use for direct marketing. Amazon owns nearly 40 percent of the eCommerce market right now.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2016

When compared to the prominence of digital strategies in 2014, 2015 figures saw a significant jump across the board. Between 2014 and 2015, CPOs cited a 19 percent increase in the use of mobile technologies and a 10 percent increase in the use of social media efforts to boost their performance in the organization, researchers found.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

While not a social media network, Sansan does promote connectivity between businesses and professionals. A 2014 study from best practice insights and technology company CEB found small businesses may not be using social media enough to interact with business partners.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

billion deal on Tuesday (April 21) for a minority stake in Indian telecom startup Reliance Jio , giving the social media giant a larger foothold in the region. . Back in 2014, Facebook had acquired Bengaluru-based Little Eye Labs in a $10-15 million deal. Facebook closed a $5.7

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2016

A new app is poised to move social content marketing away from user-generated content and put the power in the hands of brands themselves. To date, the Tagly app has generated $2 million in seed funding from IZI Mobile, shares the outlet.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Facebook is accused of using its market power to keep out companies that offer competing games and services. The social media giant is also the world’s biggest virtual reality hardware maker, due to its 2014 acquisition of Oculus for $2 billion. Bloomberg reported Thursday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

The social media giant will reportedly test the new project in India first, and it could eventually allow people to transfer money through WhatsApp. Marcus first joined Facebook in 2014 as the head of Messenger, and he led early attempts at monetization within the app. Smedley has worked at both Amazon and Edelman.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Reuters , citing documents released by British lawmakers, reported that between 2012 and 2015 executives at the social media network operator — including chief executive Mark Zuckerberg — tracked how competitors were growing and then denied some access to user data that was available to other companies.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 13, 2024

The average time spent listening to podcasts has surged 450% since 2014, and listeners span all ages. As a result, you must wade through a bunch of podcasts on financial markets or general business news to find podcasts focused on the banking industry itself. or those primarily focused on the domestic banking market.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2016

Case in point: While most marketers recognize that mobile devices are one of the most powerful channels for engaging with consumers on their path-to-purchase, many are still not getting the most out of the channel. From 2014 to 2015, app-based consumer interactions grew 10 times. But what about social media , you might be asking?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

It also created an Instagram-like social media platform through which celebrities can recommend products. This included a trading platform that featured thousands of sellers in the fashion market — including shoes, handbags and accessories. Xiaohongshu, which is backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2017

The Chinese mobile payments market is worth an estimated $5.5 That is not a small number, but it does represent a sharp decline when one considers that in Q3 2015 Alibaba represented 71 percent of the market. In 2014 we focused on hongbao. trillion annually. Tenpay has a clear path,” said Mr Zhang. “In

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

She eventually sued Bird for libel in 2013 — but not Yelp — and won a default judgement in 2014, winning $550,000 in damages. Beyond the implications of negative reviews and political speech, companies face other challenges in the race to control their digital marketing efforts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

The announcement comes as, since 2014, more than 163 million women have launched businesses across the globe, at a rate that outpaces that of businesses launched by men. 30 Atlanta event will focus on digital marketing, which was identified as being among the top choices for an initial topic. To that end, Visa said on Tuesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

The big changes at the firm began in 2014, when activist shareholders took control of the board and installed new management. In some senses, it wanted to be known as “the cool one,” or, at least the one with the most current look, style and approach to social media. “We

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Reuters reported that the Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court sentenced Ding Ning – chairman of Anhui Yucheng Holdings Group, which rolled out Ezubao in 2014 – to life in prison. As the government steps up against risky and illegal behaviors in the financial sector, it is handing down tough sentences and regulating industries.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2016

” Retailers have come to recognize the incredible marketing opportunity presented by the multi-weekend music festival in Southern California. If anything, at Coachella, this is where effective branding and timely marketing interventions come to together in perfect harmony.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“We are not seeking to protect traditional media companies from the rigor of competition or technological disruption, which we know benefits consumers,” Frydenberg told the Australian legislative body, per the outlet. FTC, 46 States Start Large Antitrust Suit Against Facebook.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

“These voluntary resignations included members of the [retailer’s] leadership team and other employees that performed critical functions, including [its] director of tax, director of strategy and customer insights, senior director of social media, senior director of operations procurement, and various regional managers.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

Before Megan Graddy co-founded the PostStich knitting subscription service, she had served as a publicist and had segued into small business marketing. The two began PostStitch in November 2014 as “the subscription concept was kind of booming,” Graddy told PYMNTS in an interview.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

This is out of touch with the way it should be,” said ItsOn Vice President of Technical Sales and Marketing Robert Oberhofer. Though America’s biggest carriers haven’t cottoned on yet, cloud startup ItsOn has made great inroads in overseas developing markets, with Saudi Arabia leading the charge in customer-centric marketing.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2016

Snapchat Cofounder and Co-CEO Neil Blumenthal told TechCrunch that the brand was eager to experiment with this unique product offering via Snapchat because of the social media platform’s uniqueness. This is a Snapchat exclusive, after all.)”. Heck, even stuffy, old GE was an early Snapchat bandwagoner. Warby Parker certainly has.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

For example, Marriott , Facebook and a database marketing firm by the name of Exactis exposed the records of roughly 300 million people. The social media giant found that attackers were able to take control of user accounts through a function within the platform’s code, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

Digital orders for local pizzerias is a largely untapped market. With platforms such as Slice, pizzeria owners can compete with the larger players through a mobile-optimized website and tools that enable customers to place orders through social media channels. But many markets outside those areas are underserved.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

“Mink combines the endless variety of content from the internet, the newness and relevance of social media, and the convenience of the home. Mink first introduced the concept of printed makeup in 2014, and it says it has refined the process and technology in its newest product. Mink is safe and easy to use,” the company said.

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William Mills

JUNE 15, 2017

In 2014 Facebook published a blog announcing the addition of video features and functionality , and provided a simple, yet brilliant, definition of its latest digital connection tool,: the video. Creating a video doesn’t have to be a complex process or require a new line item in your marketing budget.

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Celent Banking

DECEMBER 15, 2015

In 2014, Celent recognized mBank’s digital platform redesign and in 2015, Celent recognized mBank’s Bancassurance initiative. Through 2014, mBank has grown to more than 4.7 Gamification and social media integration inspired by Foursquare, Like and Love. Well, not exactly. About mBank. mBank is no stranger to Celent.

Branding 100

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

Kate Rettker, senior marketing manager and manager of the Protein Bar’s mobile order-ahead process, said the company has tweaked its app design to feature more distinct pops of color and better menu functionality, including adding photography. But the Protein Bar’s relationship with LevelUp goes back further than that.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Attorney General William Barr because the social media platform’s plans to encrypt messages on Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram might be too private. There’s no question that the identity verification market is growing. billion by 2024, while the biometrics market is projected to reach more than $59 billion by 2025.

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