PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers. The news comes amid yet another online retail cyberattack, this one targeting Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

This year, apps aimed to make it easier and more convenient for consumers to order their favorite foods and sundries, with restaurants and other retailers tapping into delivery. To help bring these options to more consumers, retailers and technology companies decided to join forces. and Chicago.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

It’s easy to get swept up in the retail apocalypse narrative. With historic retailers like Toys R Us and Sears shutting their doors after more than 100 years in business, and reports of “sad Santas” in empty malls, it’s hard to not take a rather dim view of physical retail’s prospects at present. Time Is The New Coupon.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Rob Guilfoyle, CEO of Abe AI, will be speaking at Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 on March 11-12 in Seattle. Guilfoyle will be on the panel titled “The Future of Banking Experience,” where he will address topics such as the role of natural language in customer experience as well as the type of solutions that can […].

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

’Tis the season for … looking back at 2019 holiday sales trends, and figuring out what they mean for payments and commerce so far. Data from Fiserv supports that point: Brick-and-mortar retail growth during the 2019 holiday season stood at 1.4 Total retail growth was 3.8 percent, trailing the 8.1 Apparel Questions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2018

But in hopes of hopping on the holiday bandwagon — and providing data-backed insight in the hottest payment trends for 2019 — allow us to offer this list of a dozen ways that consumers (and some businesses) are paying now, methods that promise to play big roles in 2019. 2: With Their Voices. 3: Via Automatic Payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The idea is to make it frictionless for customers to make purchases — whether in-store or over the internet — including mobile and online payment choices, simplified deliveries and returns and flexibility in how and when to pay, including a try before you pay service. and Sweden in the first phase of deployment.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

The latest Payments And The Platform Economy Playbook examines how marketplaces are using technologies like AI to innovate the customer experience. Visual search has held promise for online retailers for some time, especially since offering more visual content can engage tech-savvy millennial and Gen Z consumers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

Iconic brick-and-mortar retailers are sometimes reinvented, and return to the world of retail with smaller-format concepts. The parent of the Toys R Us brand, Tru Kids , plans to bring stores under the legendary name to the United States for the 2019 holiday season. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Digital fraud is a long-running problem for merchants, retailers, banks and businesses of all types. Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. Developments From The World Of Digital Fraud.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Promotions, discounts and rewards are key retail sales drivers, encouraging consumers to make purchases they would otherwise skip and driving up average receipt volume and overall revenues. Consumers redeemed more than $31 billion in eCommerce coupons in 2019, with untold other offers clipped from newspapers and receipts and cashed in stores.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

In 2019, 5.4 But after that initial download, retailers and purchase aggregators pretty much let users run the course of their screens, never thinking that advanced applications would someday become important. When a retailer has to deliver on time, that location becomes essential to the customer experience.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

The year 2020 meant big changes for retailers that had primarily defined themselves by physical interaction as brick-and-mortar merchants were forced to adapt to an eCommerce-focused world as their best option for holding on to their now homebound customer base. SMBS Outpaced Top Retailers When It Came To Innovation Adoption .

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

GonzoBankers, 2019 was a year of extremes. Third, read and enjoy the 2019 edition of the GonzoBanker Awards, our 18 th. Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank.

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Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

In retail banking, it’s clear customer experience matters, and the stakes have never been higher. Study after study confirms the importance of providing personalized, integrated experiences for satisfaction and retention of financial services customers. Power 2019 U.S. According to the J.D.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The future of retail is playing out in multiple places, not the least of which is the open road. Santiago Chamorro, GM’s vice president for global connected customer experience, said the car company decided on the move after doing some customer research. That’s where the connected vehicle ecosystem is being built.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 24, 2019

If 2019 was the year of the challenger bank, 2020 will be the year payments companies move closer to bank territory. Marqeta, the card issuing and processing startup supporting the capabilities of large companies like Kabbage and Square, sees 2020 as a big year for payments companies branching out into banking.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

According to Will Byrne, CEO of Worldnet Payments , the kiosks and smart shelves that are gaining traction across any number of commerce and retail settings may even shift the employment picture a bit. The Changing Retail Footprint. As unattended retail notches an increasing footprint, said Byrne, other use cases will also emerge.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Retailers are bringing experiential stores to big cities, and Starbucks is no exception: The coffee chain was set to open its Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York City on Friday (Dec. According to the announcement, the offering is available on the retailer’s eCommerce site and at its 1,400 retail locations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

By the numbers, it is hard to deny in the closing days of 2019 that instant payments, as observed by the PYMNTS Instant Payments Tracker , have hit their stride and are no longer a P2P payments tool for gig economy workers. In 2019 that number had nearly quadrupled to 42 percent. Here are four on that list. Instant Payments .

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

. “That includes memberships, accounts, loyalty points and more … each representing a unique area of the customer experience that should be protected.”. In a 2019 PYMNTS eBook much like this, we made predictions for eCommerce in 2020 and the next decade. Opportunities: New Channels of eCommerce.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 2, 2019

Welcome to the latest episode of our weekly wrap video series, for the week ending August 2, 2019.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The move should increase sales for brands and eCommerce platforms, experts say, but it could also become a threat for online retailers, and especially fashion sites. “Once payments and other aspects are figured out, Instagram will start selling directly.”.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 6, 2019

“AI is not going to replace managers, but managers who use AI will replace the managers who do not,” Rob Thomas, IBM General Manager of Data and AI predicted at IBM Think 2019. [1] AI implementation grew by 270% in the past four years, and 37% in just the past year, according to a 2019 Gartner study. Free the humans!

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are bringing smaller-scale, cutting-edge technology to city locations. In eCommerce, Wine.com had a banner 2019, and the company expects more customer experience improvements in 2020 as they aim to engage a new generation of wine connoisseurs.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Brands and retailers face a dilemma then: How do companies reach consumers through their phones? As a result, Kolacz is rolling out technology for brands and retailers to connect with customers through messaging platforms such as Facebook Messenger, WeChat , Viber and WhatsApp. The Platform.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

eCommerce was the name of the game for consumers and retailers in 2020, with merchants’ success hinging on the power of rapid innovations and intuitive responses to consumers’ demands. Customers and retailers alike faced numerous challenges last year, however, ranging from intermittent lockdowns to economic uncertainty.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

The digital shift at retail continued its momentum this week as Walgreens and Lululemon both made significant moves to embrace the online consumer experience. This digital magic coupled with the valued knowledge and quality of care provided by our pharmacists and team members is what allows us to best serve our customers.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As Walmart aims to grow profits at its online shopping business and cut discord between units, the retailer is bringing together its store and eCommerce product-buying teams, The Wall Street Journal reported. The retailer is making six category teams, such as apparel, entertainment, food and consumables. web and store businesses.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

“We have put people first and implemented policies that keep our team and our customers safe while still delivering the incredible customer experiences we are known for.” “Our team has done an exceptional job managing through the first half of 2020,” said Ernie Garcia, founder and CEO of Carvana.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Things could not have gone much better for Wine.com in 2019. This year, they expect more customer experience improvements, a boost from the Golden State and an effort to keep a new generation of wine connoisseurs engaged. And the wine retailer of the year? That’s $259 per bottle, if you’re keeping score.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Contrariwise, the Bentonville behemoth missed analysts’ expectations for Q4 2019, which Walmart CFO Brett Biggs explained thusly: “The holiday season … wasn’t as good as expected due to lower sales volume and some pressure related to associate scheduling.”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

However, in the 2019 Retail Banking Report, a study by Reputation.com that analyzed online data relating to retail banking locations for 23 major U.S. The study came up with Reputation Scores, measured on a scale of 100 to 1,000, based on online reviews, accurate listings, social media, search results and customer engagement.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Data: 6,300: Minimum number of attendee check-ins at all Anthropologie events in 2019. 25: Number of locations where Anthropologie ran a fashion show in March 2019. 19 percent: Growth rate of “experience-driven” brands, per one recent report. 73 percent: Share of millennials who are doing DIY home improvement.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Welcome to the latest episode of our Weekly Wrap series, for the week ending Friday, Feb. In this episode, editors discuss the following news developments: Conversational AI company Kasisto’s closure of a $22M Series B extension funding round and its implications for the banking ecosystem; How FIS-owned Worldpay is working with U.K.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2020

Gartner’s Digital IQ Index for 2019 surveyed 80 banking and financial brands, including national banks, regional banks, online banks and fintech startups. It examined 1,200 data […].

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

And according to experts, the impacts from the storm will likely be felt throughout the end of 2018 and perhaps into 2019. We have selling policies that all sellers agree to before selling on Amazon, and we’re actively monitoring our store and removing offers of products that violate our policies and harm our customer experience.”.

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