PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

When it’s said and done there was only one story that mattered in the retail universe this year and it was the rise of the digital-first economy. They and others have succeeded because they entered the market independent of traditional retail, and because their business model fit the needs of the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Two hundred and seventy-four years later, those words are the perfect framework for understanding what will define the next decade of innovation in payments and any ecosystem that touches it. Sometimes those innovations disrupted old models and players; other times they made them better and more efficient. The Invisible Innovators .

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

And shoppers want technology solutions like self-checkout in post-COVID-19 retail environments, while healthcare companies are teaming with pharmacies to provide patients with access to primary care clinics. 25%: Year-over-year increase in mobile eCommerce transaction volumes in Q1 2020. All this, Today in Data.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 4, 2020

Payitoff, a white-label platform that provides automated guidance on student loan repayment, won the 2020 Bank Innovation Ignite DEMOvation contest. With the win, Payitoff has been awarded an advertising package on Bank Innovation worth $10,000. Rodrigo Suarez, principal of INV Fintech, moderated the startup pitch competition.

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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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Bobsguide

MARCH 23, 2021

A flexible, collaborative and adaptable approach to partnership was behind the success of 2020 bobsguide Best Retail Banking System Implementation award winners Compass Plus and Unibank. Unibank, one of the largest, most innovative and successful retail banks in Azerbaijan, originally teamed up.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Walgreens has followed in the footsteps of Walmart and Amazon to join the retailer-as-ad-agency trend , while BigCommerce recently launched Open Checkout to let developers, retailers and partners create tailored checkout experiences. 88% : Minimum share of all digital shopping carts abandoned by shoppers in March 2020.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Every year for the last 110 years , members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the slate of issues pertinent to its members. COVID-19, of course, didn’t cause physical retail’s steep decline — it just accelerated it. Retail is now about logistics and the last mile.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

No matter how innovative they are, companies still need to get paid. And not many companies this year have combined business model creativity with payments innovation more than Beautycounter. We’ve listened to our community and their requests for different payment options – more and more retailers are offering this as an option.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The combination of consumer packaged goods and a single place to buy all the food that went on a consumer’s table from one big store ushered in a huge innovation in consumer convenience, as well as expanding the selection of food that went on those tables. Delivery stands as a big area of innovation. Delivery Trends.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Retail innovation comes from various places – and for the new decade, that includes quick-service restaurants (QSRs), the site of massive technological change. Loyalty, too, is a source of innovation. It is all but certain that in the new decade, QSRs will continue to drive retail innovation. Contactless Payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The world of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is where it’s at when it comes to so much retail innovation these days. A significant portion of the remaining stores are expected to have the GPS delivery tracking technology available in 2020.”. That’s hardly it when it comes to recent innovation in this space. Other Moves.

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Perficient

JUNE 17, 2020

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers were already seeing enthusiasm from customers for more convenient ways to interact during the purchasing process. While some retailers have offered limited order pickup options for some time, this was often limited to certain verticals or a small sub-set of products. The Challenges.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

"Even after the pandemic subsides, the digital acceleration we experienced in 2020 will not — it is here to stay," she says in " A Look Forward: What Executives Wish for America and the World in 2021.". Even after the pandemic subsides, the digital acceleration we experienced in 2020 will not — it is here to stay.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

Big-box retail is getting a refresh for 2020, at least in some parts. The big-box membership retail store saw its sales continuously rise throughout the holiday season, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Other innovations are taking place, including at Walmart. Take Costco. Grocery Robots.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The world has changed a great deal since 2020 began. consumers are now grocery shopping using a variety of connected devices, while 46 million (38 percent) are shopping for retail products — without ever leaving the confines of their homes. Forty-two million (30 percent) U.S. Some 130 million (60 percent) of U.S.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2020

said the incentives it hands out to banks and retailers will climb faster than revenue and are on track to be at the high end of its targeted range for 2020. Visa last year renewed its longtime partnership with JPMorgan Chase & Co., and has been spending more on rebates designed to encourage […].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In today’s top retail news, FedEx Corp. Plus, PYMNTS looks back on direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, which came in two flavors in 2020. The service connects more than 100 brands and retailers to shoppers. Save A Lot Sells 51 Retail Locations To Fresh Encounter. Retail 2020: Looking Back On D2C Brands.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

retail jewelry industry. He said the smaller stores were a "lifeline" for India and that Udaan was at the "forefront" of the innovative new ways to run a digital economy. Some of the innovators in the space, PYMNTS writes, included Spryker, which raised $130 million, and Miraki, which raised $300 million.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

What makes the current developments so interesting and exciting is that “we're just seeing that they're at the end of the innovation growth cycle,” he explained. All of these new FinTechs and digital innovators are changing the landscape as the role of payments rapidly shifts in the broader financial services arena.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This Year was brought to you by the number 2020 and the letters W, T and F” – Big Bird (more or less). Sit back and enjoy our take on the best and worst of banking in 2020 as you celebrate the holidays. Most Oft-Heard Statements of 2020. Kudos to blazing new trails that many institutions are taking on in 2020.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Sage , which works in cloud business management, is working with digital operations platform Brightpearl on helping retailers utilize the cloud for their operations, a press release says. This investment will allow us to expand the platform and provide even better service, increase our product innovation and our fabulous team globally.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

Financing has long been part of retail, and it’s changing thanks to new technology and changing consumer desires. Travel is another area for this type of retail and payments innovation. As payments continue to advance, expect more financing options for retail consumers. Travel Options.

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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? Will consumers still shop at brick-and-mortar stores?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

High-level market intelligence about the $18 billion expected to be invested over the next three years is a major focus of the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ from PYMNTS , which serves as a bimonthly breakdown of developments in this rapidly growing business sector. Amazon Go’ Cashless. UR Making Me Laugh.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2019

21, the last Saturday shopping day before Christmas 2019, has been confirmed as the single biggest retail sales day in U.S. According to retail research firm Customer Growth Partners, consumers on Super Saturday spent a total of $34.4 More customers are shopping online, as well, as retailers offer improved web platforms. (58

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. A combination of forces — Netflix’s own content and technology innovations and advances in hardware and software — helped them consistently attract more eyeballs. Until March of 2020.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Chuck Huang, founder and CEO of Citcon , explores how the pandemic has prompted retailers to capitalize on the surge in demand for contactless, digital payments. "As 2020 will be remembered by most as a year of trial. "As 2020 will be remembered by most as a year of trial. That digital glue is payments.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

As 2020 unfolds, the retail business has been dramatically altered. But with consumer spending holding steady, it’s important for retailers to grasp the opportunity to create innovative ways to get, keep and grow customers. So, what constitutes experiential marketing for retailers? Wine and cheese for the shoppers?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And in retail innovation, Indonesia’s Blibli.com has opened a cashierless brick-and-mortar store location for its BlibliMart brand. Data: 10K: Maximum number of scooters that would be permitted in 2020 with D.C.’s The electric scooter and bike race in Washington, D.C. All this, Today in Data. 2017: The year D.C

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

1.8T: Approximate amount of money counterfeiting is estimated to bring in by the end of 2020. Data: 4,697: Number of fellowship programs approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education last year. 123: Number of subspecialties the ACGME approved for fellowship programs last year.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Bank Innovation Ignite, which will take place on March 2-3 at the Grand Hyatt in Seattle, is an invitation-only practitioners’ retreat that will explore the evolution […].

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

And when Lincoln declared Thanksgiving, it was to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November, something Franklin Delano Roosevelt changed during the Great Depression to the fourth Thursday in November to extend that holiday shopping season for hard-hit retailers during the Great Depression. The Very Modified Travel Scene.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 20, 2019

In this episode, Suman Bhattacharyya, senior editor, and Angely Mercado, associate editor, discuss the following news developments: The ongoing rebundling of financial services in 2020; How large financial startups like Betterment and Wealthfront are pursuing paths […].

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Plan for new technology and innovations. The banking industry has faced many challenges in 2020, from transitioning to CECL, managing Paycheck Protection Program loans, and navigating an unprecedented economic recession. More than 500 banking professionals across the country gathered for a two-day 2020 ThinkBIG: Manage Risk.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

Retailers surely have more than enough to worry about these days. For one, the pace of innovation keeps speeding up – and that holds true for all types of retail niches, from apparel to grocery to others. The emerging 5G technology has tremendous retail potential.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Might the coming year be marked by innovation at the point of sale (POS)? Thinking about what will come to fruition by the end of December 2020 gives little runway to predict, say, the most mobile of mobile commerce options (flying cars with embedded payments!) The time frame, of course, is somewhat short. According to Akash Garg, U.S.

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