PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

One such player is Arizona Federal Credit Union (Arizona FCU), which is working to offer improved access to its 130,000 member-owners. A digital-loving millennial, John, searches our website to find the type of account he wants and chooses to open it online,” Vas Nunes said.

Arizona 159

Arizona Security Cards Phoenix 159

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

This shift to primarily digital comes with some perks, such as easier transactions and more connectivity for CU members, but it also means an increase in online payment volume that represents an irresistible opportunity for fraudsters. Deep Dive: Emerging CU Fraud Threats And How Data Analytics Can Help.

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Data Meeting Arizona Analytics 188

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Sizable blocks of absentee or mail-in ballots remain to be counted in such key states as Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona as of Wednesday afternoon, with the count in the Keystone State not expected to be done until Friday, if not later.

Arizona 218

Arizona Pennsylvania Georgia Survey 218

PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2018

Brands’ Pizza Hut is bringing beer delivery to approximately 100 of its restaurants in California and Arizona. The new rollout will include cities such as Tucson, Prescott and Winslow in Arizona, and Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Sacramento and Santa Barbara in California. As it stands, over 1,700 Pizza Hut locations in the U.S.

Arizona 152

Arizona Los Angeles Tucson Sacramento 152

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

According to Amazon, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a massive move to online grocery shopping, home delivery and curbside pickup. Meanwhile, in Arizona, low-cost supermarket chain ALDI has plans to add two new stores to the Phoenix area in early November.

Arizona 170

Arizona Chicago Georgia Phoenix 170

PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2018

Waymo announced it is partnering with Valley Metro, the Phoenix, Arizona area’s regional public transportation authority, to explore mobility solutions using self-driving technology. Last week, it was reported that Waymo is starting a trial run for Walmart customers in Arizona.

Phoenix 103

Phoenix Metro Arizona System 103

PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

However, the report noted, time will tell whether the internet proves to be a large draw, since passengers can use their smartphones to go online. In separate Waymo news, the company’s self-driving trucks are returning to Arizona, per reports in May.

Arizona 110

Arizona Phoenix Video Report 110

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

The fleet from Nuro will serve certain Domino’s customers in Houston who place their orders online, the company said in an announcement. Kroger and Nuro have operated a self-driving grocery delivery service in Scottsdale, Arizona, servicing a single ZIP code with an autonomous vehicle fleet since August.

Houston 123

Houston Arizona Texas Innovation 123

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Macy’s announced it is hiring 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, as well as adding more employees to handle online orders. The retailer said that around 23,500 of the seasonal positions will be based in facilities that support online sales, an increase of 5,500 positions compared to 2017. Macy’s, Inc.

West Virginia 101

West Virginia Tulsa Arizona Sacramento 101

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Macy’s announced it is hiring 80,000 temporary workers for the holiday season, as well as adding more employees to handle online orders. Around 23,500 of the seasonal positions will be based in facilities that support online sales — an increase of 5,500 positions compared to 2017.

Retail 155

Retail Arizona Ohio Seattle 155

PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

Also, Waymo will begin offering self-driving rides to Walmart customers in Arizona and Grubhub is acquiring LevelUp. The autonomous vehicle subsidiary of Alphabet said it plans to offer self-driving rides to Walmart customers in the Phoenix area to pick up online grocery orders. Meanwhile, Waymo is working with DDR Corp.

Phoenix 100

Phoenix Arizona Cards Payments 100

PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Taco Bell joined the list of restaurants overwhelmed by online orders on Tuesday (June 30) after extending the scope of its established “Taco Tuesday” free food offer. The interest among established buyers in growing food delivery operations is far more than a U.S. phenomenon.

Arizona 162

Arizona California Operations Capital 162

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

ALDI said it keeps planning “aggressive growth” and will come into Arizona later in 2020 with four new locations in the greater vicinity of Phoenix. ALDI also said it has grown its online shopping selections. The grocer intends to break ground on its new Loxley, Alabama distribution center and regional headquarters next year.

Alabama 159

Alabama Phoenix Arizona Florida 159

PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

The company says customers can save time and money by skipping the dealership and shopping online at Carvana.com. The Los Angeles Car Vending Machine joins counterparts in cities across Texas, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Arizona, Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Illinois. and its first in California.

Los Angeles 169

Los Angeles North Carolina US Indiana 169

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 11, 2018

At the Online Lending Policy Institute’s (OLPI) annual summit in Washington, D.C. earlier this week, the OCC’s recent decision to accept applications from non-depository financial technology firms for a special purpose national bank (SPNB) charter was the focus of considerable discussion.

Policies 60

Policies Lending Data Online 60

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

News of Amazon ‘s acquisition of online pharmacy startup PillPack have had analysts assuming the eCommerce conglomerate is ready to introduce an online pharmacy to its suite of services. However, new reports from CNBC on Wednesday (Nov. 21) said Amazon may first be gearing up to introduce the service to its own employees.

Phoenix 141

Phoenix New Hampshire New York City Seattle 141

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Amazon’s new platform will give brands complete control over how the online space looks and feels, and what products they decide to sell. Amazon is creating a $100 million marketing campaign and is also constructing a large warehouse in Arizona. The site will be introduced in America before it goes international.

Arizona 133

Arizona Branding Maine America 133

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

The representative continued, “For customer safety and convenience, most stores will offer curbside or storefront service only, where we provide online order pick-up and Genius Bar appointments.”. Apple will reportedly open stores again this week in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Missouri, among other states.

Apple 142

Apple Retail US Nevada 142

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The embattled apparel retailer will be hiring about the same number of workers it did last year — about 83,000 associates for positions across its Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores, call centers, distribution centers and online fulfillment centers nationwide.

West Virginia 100

West Virginia Arizona Oklahoma New Jersey 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

Apple closed shops again in North Carolina, Florida, Arizona and South Carolina last week for like rationale, and has reportedly re-shuttered a total of 18 retail locations across the U.S. “We An Apple representative said in a statement, “This week, we’ll return to serving customers in many U.S. locations.”.

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Houston Apple South Carolina North Carolina 137

PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2020

Well, except for the good people of Arizona, Hawaii, American Samoa, the U.S. Their clocks will stay exactly the same – and Arizona will go from being in the Mountain Time Zone to being in the Pacific Time Zone. Thus far, only Arizona and Hawaii have bowed out. local time. You didn’t fail. The clock did.

Arizona 189

Arizona Hawaii Puerto Rico Virgin Islands 189

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Yet the move comes as IKEA has curtailed its planned new stores, having canceled planned locations in North Carolina, Arizona and Tennessee amid a shift to eCommerce. Pizza Hut plans to acquire online ordering software provider QuikOrder. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News. restaurants.

Retail 122

Retail San Francisco Arizona Los Angeles 122

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Online lending marketplace Prosper has teamed up with BBVA USA to offer a new way for consumers to apply for a home equity line of credit (HELOC), which involves significantly less paperwork and waiting than traditional means, according to a release.

Alabama 100

Alabama New Mexico Arizona Colorado 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Online lending marketplace Prosper has teamed up with BBVA USA to offer a new way for consumers to apply for a home equity line of credit (HELOC), which involves significantly less paperwork and waiting than traditional means, according to a release.

Alabama 100

Alabama New Mexico Arizona Colorado 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Walmart has announced it is adding four delivery companies to its team to help expand its online grocery delivery option. The pilot program, which will start next month at stores in Surprise, Arizona, will initially have human drivers as backups “until both companies and regulators deem them approved for a safe removal of the safety driver.”.

Arizona 148

Arizona Metro Training California 148

PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

But it’s not easy because buyers want more, wherever and whenever they’re transacting — w hether that’s through online checkout, where consumers want the single, streamlined experience at a physical point of sale, or at their favorite morning coffee haunt , where they’re looking to grab their order and go.

Arizona 100

Arizona California Mobile Data 100

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 7, 2018

On August 3, 2018, Arizona began accepting applications for its regulatory sandbox that “enables a participant to obtain limited access to Arizona’s market to test innovative financial products or services without first obtaining full state licensure or other authorization that otherwise may be required.”

Arizona 68

Arizona Innovation Lending Fintech 68

PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

growth, IKEA is reining in its brick-and-mortar expansion efforts: The furniture retailer cancelled planned stores in North Carolina, Tennessee and Arizona. They have found that in a number of established markets, they are really behind the curve in terms of online,” said GlobalData Retail Analyst Neil Saunders told USA Today.

North Carolina 121

North Carolina Tennessee Arizona Retail 121

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

the commission-free online brokerage that offers a mobile app to invest in stocks, ETFs and options, announced a $200 million Series G funding, bringing its valuation to $11.2 Robinhood said it is planning to hire “hundreds” of registered financial services representatives this year in Southlake, Texas, and Tempe, Arizona.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Arizona Capital Texas 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Arizona-based startup Emailage — the identity verification company delivering risk scores to financial institutions (FIs) and online merchants based on customers’ email addresses — announced news that it’s going on tour. The company is calling it the “FinTech Roadshow.”.

Las Vegas 118

Las Vegas Fintech San Francisco Arizona 118

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

RELX will acquire Arizona-based Emailage for $480 million in the former’s push to establish a footprint in the fraud prevention market, according to Financial Times (FT). While RELX didn’t disclose the price of the deal, a person familiar with the dealings valued it at around $480 million, according to FT.

Analytics 136

Analytics Fraud San Diego Arizona 136

PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

We began piloting Buyonic with our online buyers beginning in December of last year, and it is now in use with all of our in-lane and online buyers,” Maureen Needham, Director/IT, Inventory for DriveTime, said in the announcement. We’re just beginning to scratch the surface of the quality, efficiency and cost-reduction opportunities.”.

Arizona 100

Arizona Online US Strategy 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

Specifically, the rollout will embrace 10 additional stores across Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina and Washington State. And yet, noted TechCrunch, the competitive landscape is heating up, as Walmart is offering relatively more affordable grocery items, and Instacart and other online grocers are looking for their share of wallet.

North Carolina 100

North Carolina Marketing Arizona Georgia 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The states leading the probe include Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Utah. billion in sales during Prime Day on Amazon’s online marketplace, as eCommerce activity surges in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the tech giant reported. Third-party sellers generated over $3.5

Google 146

Google Study North Carolina Nebraska 146

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

Its estimates are based on a hybrid schoolyear, one in which parents have to split their bets between possibly going back to physical classrooms and possibly taking courses online. However, retailers everywhere should consider that consumers have shifted to online buying. per family, topping the record of $696.70 billion, up from $26.2

Retail 186

Retail Meeting Arizona Florida 186

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

Looking at the past several weeks of PYMNTS consumer survey data, four times more consumers are buying groceries online instead of going into the grocery store these days. Smith suffers from a chronic medical condition affecting her connective tissue and laments the fact that she can’t use her SNAP to easily shop online.

District of Columbia 131

District of Columbia West Virginia North Carolina Online 131

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

POSaBIT, based in Seattle, already manages millions of transactions for over 120 dispensaries across Washington, California, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and Oklahoma. The three-year pilot program is intended to ease the payments situation for the local cannabis industry and create an online system for digital currency.

Mobile 130

Mobile Nevada Oklahoma Arizona 130