PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

Early Warning Services, a real-time payment, authentication and risk mitigation company, announced Monday (April 17) that financial institutions in the Zelle Network processed more than 170-million person-to-person (P2P) payments in 2016, totaling $55 billion in aggregate transaction value. With Zelle, we’ll collectively reach more U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

Sometimes all it takes is a new way of looking at things to open up a world of possibilities — at least, that’s what retailers investing in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) believe. Meanwhile, other industry projections show that more than 800 million AR apps for retailers will be downloaded by consumers by 2019.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2016

As the conference kicked off in Las Vegas last October, merchants and retailers around the United States began dealing with the effects and fallout of October’s EMV liability shift, as the technology became the standard for all retail payments. Better user experience. Getting ahead of what’s next. Better security.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2016

It’s a question that USA Technologies, a leader in digitizing payments for unattended retail , wanted answered with respect to the use of mobile payments to buy goodies in vending machines. Early indicators report that there is a strong connection between the use of Apple Pay and increased sales at these retail locations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Lucaciu is the chief technology officer of Adore Me , an eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailer that has adjusted to disruptive changes in its market, including the bankruptcy of the parent company of Victoria’s Secret. and Europe, with revenues growing from $1 million in 2012 to $84 million in 2016. Adore Me is ranked No.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2017

From credit card companies to retailers and consumers, there are many key stakeholders in the commerce process, both on and offline. Without proper payment processes in place, it’s likely that the entire retail ecosystem would either grind to a halt or favor one side over another. Is true streamlining possible?

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Insights on Business

APRIL 6, 2017

As Jim Marous notes in his article, Top 10 Retail Banking Trends and Predictions for 2017 , “APIs were not even listed as a 2016 trend, but was #4 in 2017.”. They want a user experience that is designed, simple, easy to use, and innovative.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2017

According to eMarketer , it’s expected that younger generations in India will help drive the number of smartphone users in the country to 267.1 percent increase over 2016. The online retail market in that country could grow nearly 30 percent to be worth as much as $63 billion by 2020, according to the research.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2016

To attend this live digital discussion on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 1:00 PM (EST), please complete the registration form shown below. The ubiquity of new technology has reset customer expectations, creating a new standard for speed of service and user experience. contact-form-7]. Live Discussion Overview: .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

Amazon recently focused a bit of attention on smoothing out one of the rougher patches marring user experience and accessibility. Amazon recently fixed an early point of friction: the requirement that users enable Alexa’s skills via smartphone or web browser before they can use them. Here’s what we mean.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

The diversity of our catalog makes us like no other retailer in the world,” Shellhammer said. Which means as eBay has been trying to lure customers back to its site, the user experience (UX), and its ability to guide customers througout the site, has become essential. The hard part has been, where do you start?

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CB Insights

MARCH 8, 2018

Digital banking startups — or challenger banks — have gained traction over the past few years by bringing retail banking services mobile. We define challenger banks as fintech companies leveraging technology and software to digitize and streamline retail banking. Banks in Fintech: what’s ahead in 2018. First Name.

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Retail Digital Banking Fintech Regulation 78

PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2017

According to the report, while Airbnb started out as a way for people with rooms and those looking for rooms to hook up, last year it expanded into a new line dubbed experiences, which lets users experience the city as if they were a local. Airbnb has slowly been gaining traction among business travelers, with data from U.S.

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User Experience Report Company Data 113

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2017

In 2016, the PYMNTS.com Tracker series kept tabs on practically everything within the payments and commerce ecosystem, from A to Z (that’s ACH transfers to Ziosk). From using virtual reality to overhauling the retail industry to shifting trends in cross-border payments, here are some of the highlights from our 2016 Trackers.

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Retail Millennials blockchain Mobile 123

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2016

As the band Europe famously sang — we have reached the final countdown when it comes to the holiday retail season. So why the Visa-Stub Hub tie in — and how does it speak to the rest of Visa’s 2016 holiday retail strategy? The modern customer expects a top-notch user experience.

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Online Retail User Experience Data 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Big brands have a complicated relationship with Amazon : The eCommerce retailer serves both as a potential competitor and as a retail partner that could open up new sales channels. The retailer will roll out a select line of Halloween costumes as part of its pilot. billion in 2016. billion in 2016.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

Scores for most merchants increased from Q2 2015 to Q4 2015 before stagnating in Q1 2016. Meanwhile, scores for the bottom 10 percent of companies rose briefly during Q2 2015 before plummeting by nearly 20 percent between Q3 2015 and Q1 2016. The Index includes in-depth research on more than 100 retailers across the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

Amazon and its ever-expanding marketplace of goods presents a problem that looms large in retail: try to beat ’em or try to join them. For some retailers and brands, the risks outweigh the rewards: Sears, Best Buy, Nike and Chico’s are all big names that have added their shops to the Amazon digital marketplace. billion in 2016.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2016

In addition to these NFC-enabled platforms, there is also the lot of P2P payments options — PayPal, Venmo and Square Cash among them — that allow for money to be sent to individuals, as well as retailers and other merchants. Apple has taken the single-channel approach, driving the user experience primarily from its iOS.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Moda Operandi does have enough capital: The eCommerce business grew by leaps and bounds in 2016; according to Nicodemus, the firm’s year-over-year sales growth has been “exponential,” as customers have flocked to its somewhat unique offering. In 2017, the retailer will do $165 million in revenues, up from $68 million in 2015.

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NCR

JULY 26, 2017

Consider the impact the likes of Amazon and Apple have had on the retail and music industries. The experience of buying music has become even more immediate, with users able to find what they are looking for, download it to their device and start listening in a matter of minutes. Why self-service is so important.

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Mobile ATM User Experience Meeting 81

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The 23 percent of users trying Apple Pay in June 2016 represents an upward trend instead of the decreasing percentage revealed in the two previous PYMNTS Apple Pay studies. One approach retailers can take to cut down on checkout disengagement is through the use of mobile wallets. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

from March 2015 to March 2016. But banks that are competing with FinTech startups will be reluctant to employ secure systems for apps that might detract from the user experience. Payments networks must constantly find new ways to battle incoming digital threats.

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Security System Fraud User Experience 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2017

There was, of course, the internet’s go-to solution for unwanted things — Craigslist — but Huzar was looking for a cleaner user experience and a process that was a bit more organized. He thought he could probably build that experience, then spent about five years trying to convince himself not to.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2017

Mobile commerce — defined as the purchase of goods and services through mobile apps — represented 90 percent of the total app economy in 2016 and will represent 95 percent in 2021. Key to this transition will be enabling a convenient user experience while reducing risk of transactions by leveraging device, network and behavioral data.

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Apple Mobile Innovation social media 150

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

William Mills Agency and Beyond the Arc will be live blogging at FinovateSpring 2016. Portfolio outlooks, recommendation.Provide retail and advisory users the insight they need with Polly Portfolio. If you have a large retail investor base, and no resources to interact with them, then perhaps there some value? ^SR.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2017

What started as a simple method by which to SMS text small payments between feature phones has grown to a full financial services platform with 30 million users in 10 countries. In 2016 alone, the system processed 6 billion transactions at a peak rate of 529 per second. And Kenya is where M-Pesa’s effects are most strongly seen.

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Mobile Study Survey United States 119

William Mills

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

William Mills Agency will be live blogging at Finovate Fall 2016. 09:47 am Finovate Fall 2016 Day 1 Recap. End of Day 1, check back later today for our video recap of Finovate Fall 2016! Silver Fusion Retail Outlet: Where Snowbirds Shop”. Check back for new updates throughout the day. William Mills and K.T.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

That is a 171 percent increase from Ghost’s 2016 analysis. And most fake accounts selling counterfeit merchandise usually upload a large quantity of posts every day, resulting in a chaotic and negative user experience,” the report stated. Thus far, they’ve created 65 million posts, and collectively create about 1.6

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social media Branding Survey Report 123

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

percent between 2016 and 2020. The idea is to provide fantasy fans a more seamless, enjoyable user experience when using the platform, he said. Like any eCommerce experience, nobody wants friction [in terms of] being able to make a purchase,” Haas noted. “We DraftKings expanded into the U.K.

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Payments Regional Marketing America 102

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

In the four-day period between Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2016, top-performing subscription businesses experienced an overall TVP growth rate of 115 percent compared to the same holiday weekend period in 2015. Dan Burkhart: I think we are seeing some phenomenal advancements in user experience.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

A pair of late 2016 studies indicated that Japanese consumers, despite being digitally enthused, vastly preferred to make their payments in cash , with 70 percent of consumers across demographic groups reflecting that preference. .” That is up from about 50,000 merchants in spring of 2018.

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Mobile Payments National Marketing 154

PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

” Virtual cards are a segment of the card market that can offer the same user experience as other payment cards used by professionals in their personal lives, he said. Nearly a third of businesses said their commercial cards were targeted by fraudsters in 2016.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2016

But since that announcement, Goldman has had little to say, until now, about how the service will be run, how it will tie to Goldman’s bigger efforts to enter retail banking or even when it’s coming exactly. They also want a high-quality user experience.”. From there, Schwartz noted, the objective was pretty clear.

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Lending Online Innovation Retail 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2017

30, 2016, to close at $844.43 Perhaps the differences in features, user experience and device functionality between apps will add up to enough to keep all five up and running. The new year has been good to Google’s parent company, as stock prices have risen by over 6 percent since the ball dropped, from $792.45

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Google Software Mobile User Experience 100

PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2016

To really optimize checkout online is hard, because we are talking about both user experience and design — somehow having a really simple checkout experience, while giving the consumer as much flexibility as they want,” Scott Fitzgerald , SVP at BlueSnap , recently told Karen Webster during a live digital discussion on this topic.

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Online Strategy Mobile Data 100

NCR

JUNE 29, 2016

Wharton FinTech , the first student led FinTech initiative, has published two white papers on Millennials’ relationship with banks ( June 2015 and May 2016 ). Millennials’ heavy dependence on their mobile devices is matched by their high expectations for user experience. Viacom Media Networks.

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Millennials social media User Experience Mobile 45