PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

Previously, African merchants had the opportunity to sell their wares on platforms such as OLX and Jumia or by leveraging social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. What the Sky.Garden platform does differently is allow sellers to manage online inventory just as they would in a brick-and-mortar setting.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The panel of judges — Scarlett Sieber of BBVA; Sam Maule of Carlisle & Gallagher; Ryan Falvey of the Center for Financial Services Innovation; Matt Wilcox of Fiserv; and Phil Ryan of Bank Innovation — will decide which company is worthy of the “Best in Show” DEMOvation crown at Bank Innovation 2016.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Facebook may be under fire for how it handles the data on its more than two billion monthly active users, but the social media company has been trying to get its hands on financial information from the financial services firms for years, reported The Wall Street Journal.

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Accenture: Banking

APRIL 26, 2017

For years, we’ve heard people proclaiming the demise of the bricks-and-mortar bank branch, supposedly swept away by customers’ mass-migration to online and—increasingly—mobile alternatives. But as our latest UK banking consumer survey— Beyond Banking —confirms, there’s still plenty of life in the bank branch.

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Accenture: Banking

OCTOBER 3, 2017

We know almost US$1 billion was invested in PSD2-enabled services in 2016, up 200 percent from the year before¹. Based on this survey of over 2,000 consumers, it’s clear that online retailers, tech firms and social-media players face an uphill battle to convince consumers to allow them access to their financial data.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

In fact, the old-fashioned form of outdoor advertising is winning over digital marketing heavyweights and finding ways to thrive in the online world. Amid data sharing and online privacy controversies, Facebook recently promoted on billboards what Bloomberg called the social media operator’s “new approach to user safety and privacy.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

By removing the middleman and connecting consumers directly with online retail chat representatives, retailers have a chance to increase revenue and deepen end-user loyalty to the brand. One company that has received a fair share of media attention on the topic of chat commerce is social media giant Facebook.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

At a time when the coronavirus has sent record numbers of consumers online instead of to the mall, livestreaming is filling the social vacuum. For the first time ever, consumers can hang out and shop with their friends online, in one place,” Verishop said at the launch of its new “Shop Party” feature on its platform.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2016

If there’s one effect online shopping has had on the general consumer experience, it’s that the average shopper now spends much more time researching the products they want to buy before pulling the trigger. However, a new study suggests that this may all come down to a single factor in the end. “Retail customers disagree.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

In 2016, customers took to social media to complain about a similar thing. The activity reported arises from customers using the same usernames and passwords on multiple online accounts and those details being involved in a data breach on another platform, not on Deliveroo,” a Deliveroo spokesperson said.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 15, 2018

National Australia Bank set up its own alternative lending arm called QuickBiz Loans back in 2016. Large banks, e-commerce moguls like Amazon and eBay and tech firms are likely to enter the alternative lending space, and soon, according to Eden Amirav, co-founder, and CEO of startup LendingExpress. Over the […].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

FreedomPay’s robust solutions across payments, security, identity, and data analytics are available in-store, online and on-mobile,” the press release said. Of course in recent years, bots have been given a bad name, due to Russian bots bombarding social media outlets during the 2016 election.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Sezzle’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) payments platform is in the U.S. It gives user the freedom to shop online and spread four equal payments across six weeks. . Digital payments FinTech startup Sezzle announced on Monday (Feb. 10) that it topped 1 million active customers. .

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2016

We can all agree Credit Karma, Chase Mobile, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PayPal aren’t leaving the Top Ten on App Annie anytime soon. But ratings and rankings aren’t everything — there’s also the cool factor. How easy is the app to use? Does it makes us feel good (even Read More.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does. We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More.

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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. Thailand and Indonesia are also seeing rapid online mobile infrastructure growth and adoption.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

Citing people familiar with the matter, Cheddar reported that the device, which is the social media giant’s first major entrance into the hardware market, is being marketed as a way for friends and families to connect via video chat and social features, rather than a voice-controlled speaker. ”

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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. company that sells data analytics software (and which in 2016 bought data visualization firm Silk, another sign of Palantir’s intentions)? consumer ridesharing market. The latest?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2017

Snapchat still has a bit to go before it catches up to the social media and commerce infrastructure in place in the likes of Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, though the Snapchat app interface gives the company a definite edge. And some 80 percent of shoppers in Southeast Asia used social media to research items and contact sellers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

At first glance, 2018 is shaping up to be a year that has brought meaningful consumer, regulatory and legislative backlash against lax online privacy. social media users are “very confident” that those platforms would protect users’ data, according to Pew — with 64 percent calling for more regulation of online advertisers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Consumers will get their inspiration for Halloween costumes this year primarily online, at 35 percent, followed by when they are inside a brick-and-mortar store at 29 percent and 19 percent said they would get the idea from their family or friends; 28 percent of those surveyed said they didn’t plan to dress up this year for Halloween.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2017

Even in the quiet seasons, the online travel market is susceptible to the trade winds, and they don’t always blow in agents’ favor. But what hurts a business (especially a small one) more than an October snowstorm is when online fraudsters use CNP transactions to steal their services. The End of Excessive Card Surcharges.

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Online Payments Fraud Cards 112

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time. It turns out that retailers geared toward this younger demographic are having a tough time engaging them online.

Retail 127

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

The project will battle online abuses and misuses on the platform such as disinformation and election interference, Reuters reported on Friday (July 26). The ability to do academic research on what’s happening online has never been worse,” Stamos told the Guardian. .

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William Mills

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Three Ways Financial Companies Can Bridge the Gap in 2016. Social media is no longer the shiny new toy in the PR and marketing toy box. Today, financial providers and FinTech firms alike know they must integrate social media into their communications strategies. How Much is That Tweet Worth Again?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

From using instant messaging to getting directions and shopping online, consumers are constantly generating a trail of data about their preferences and whereabouts. However, while all that happens in the background, consumers are growing increasingly wary of how their data is collected and stored. Around The PSD2 World.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

In an interview with PYMNTS, Jesse Ness, senior marketing manager of Ecwid, an eCommerce shopping cart and online store solution provider, discussed the importance of shopping carts to online retailers. He pointed out that these online carts have largely replaced POS systems as the central component of any business.

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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. However, their use of social media platforms has grown in recent years to include memes, unique content, and customer service elements. How Banks Should Operate on Social Media.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 28, 2016

Bank Innovation INV, this blog’s fintech accelerator, is pleased to today to announce the six extraordinary startups that have been admitted to its inaugural class.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2016

A new study recently released by the Pew Research Center looking at online shopping has shed an interesting light on how eCommerce has changed consumer behavior over the past decade-and-a-half. adults have made a purchase online, and 51 percent of consumers surveyed reported making at least one purchase using a mobile device.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

Back then, he had warned executives at the social media company of the potentially damaging impact of Facebook’s data sharing policies. Financial Times highlighted a 2016 blog post in which Parakilas warned about the impact of social media. “We In 2017, Parakilas provided the U.K.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time. It turns out that retailers geared toward this younger demographic are having a tough time engaging them online.

Retail 114

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2018

The groups will then share input and feedback with the social media giant. Back in 2016, Facebook briefly tested showing ads in Groups, but that service was never officially launched. With this new subscription service, reports say that the group admins will be allowed charge $4.99

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2016

locations, is available at the Lyle & Scott flagship store in London and online and is perfect for quickly running out to grab a bottle of wine to clink glasses for the new year. There is a limit to the transactions — up to £30 — which the company says “satisfies the consumer’s need for flexibility and convenience.” Ringly Rings.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

Members of the group located in Bulgaria and Ukraine then took control of victims’ online bank accounts and stole money out of their accounts. Reuters reported that 10 of the network’s members have been charged with conspiracy to steal online banking credentials. The scam started in 2016 with an attack in Ukraine.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2017

The number of brands that consider a content strategy effective in raising revenue increased from 74% in 2016 to 83% in 2017. There are many tools available to harvest data about your customers and stakeholders, both internally and externally: CRM systems, social media analytics, web analytics and more. Content strategy.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

On top of that greater per capita amount, 179 million Americans are joining the Halloween party game this year, up from 171 million in 2016. Approximately one-third of consumers will look online for their Halloween inspirations this year, the NRF predicted, while 20 percent will ask their families and 18 percent will troll social media.

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