PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Walgreens is growing its financial services offering with the help of Mastercard and Synchrony, while Big Lots, Inc. Walgreens To Roll Out Co-Branded Cards With Mastercard, Synchrony. The cards will reportedly be the first of a bevy of financial offerings that the retailer has in the works.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

To reportedly help it compete with Apple Pay and the Apple Card, Google is creating its own tangible and virtual debit cards. The tech company’s debit card will have the brand of Google along with its partnered financial institution; however, it is not known what the offering’s name will be.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2020

Sensory branding is having a moment. These are some admittedly “out there” examples of sensory branding, which is popular lately for several reasons. Supplementing the “sight” of marketing and branding with a taste or a sound creates an entirely new set of tools to attract consumers. Mastercard also has its own sound.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

And in many places, for the first time, our retailers are open to it. Someone asked me a couple of weeks ago, ‘why is Blackhawk in the payments game now?’” They want to build a mobile wallet, but not like the ones of the past that acted as repositories for credit and debit card information. Can we unpack it?’

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

From where things stand in Q4 2020 it’s not hard to imagine physical retail going extinct. Noting the ways COVID has permanently changed retailing, CNBC recently reported , “As more and more stores go dark at the mall, some major retail executives are looking to grow outside of it — a tactic they hadn’t touted so publicly before.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Last week, Constellation Brands purchased Empathy Wines , a direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce business that sells wines from California vineyards. That quarter, Nike CEO John Donahoe said that digital represented 30 percent of Nike’s sales.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 16, 2024

While there are many overlooked products in banking, the debit card is perhaps the greatest. The product generates significant fees and helps drive deposit balances, yet debit cards rarely get a mention in strategy, marketing, or customer profitability circles. Debit Card Profitability We will start with debit card profitability.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Samsung Pay is launching a physical debit card and this summer will introduce a money management tool in partnership with SoFi. It was also the first platform to introduce a cashback service for online shopping and recently added support for Swipe’s cryptocurrency Visa cards. has seen slow adoption compared to other regions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In a year that’s been filled with lifestyle changes, personal pivots and business adaptations, 2020 may also go down as the year of the gift card as studies show an outsized increase in sales leading up to the busy holiday season. InMarket’s data also showed customers were spending about 17 percent more on gift cards in 2020.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

This growth is creating opportunities for numerous retailers, including BlackCool & Co. , a lifestyle brand that offers apparel, accessories and fragrances as well as spirits and hand-rolled cigars. I think this is similar to people having a Neiman Marcus card, a Nordstrom card or a Macy’s card,” Williform explained.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2017

That’s a quote from department store maven John Wanamaker, illustrating a conundrum for retailers (and merchants in general): Namely, you’ve got to reach out to consumers if you are going to convince them to buy your wares. It is equally important to measure and iterate as the retailer continues to engage with its target audience.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

That influx of users new to digital paths and processes has created pressure in the market for brands to leverage video content. When banking customers see videos about card products that better explain the features, card spending ticks up on average by 30 percent, he said. It’s a story best told in the numbers.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 26, 2019

N26 is building out its perks ecosystem, adding partnerships with new brands at a rapid clip. This month, the company partnered with scooter rental company Lime and online travel platform Booking.com to offer added rewards to customers who transact using their N26 debit cards.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, American Express launched co-branded credit cards with Amazon targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Britain, while Volopay is teaming with Nium for a new and enhanced corporate credit card. American Express, Amazon Roll out UK Credit Card Aimed at SMBs.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

In a wide-ranging televised interview, Visa CEO Al Kelly discussed Apple ’s new co-branded credit card, Big Tech ’s move into financial services, and Visa’s interest in the Libra Association , per reports from CNBC. He noted that they have a great brand, and they have a retail footprint.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 22, 2018

JPMorgan Chase announced that it was rolling over customers with a Chase Premier Platinum checking account to its better-known consumer brand, Chase Sapphire.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

To help meet customer expectations in the digital age, retailers have to know who their shoppers are and what they want. While eTailers already have this information about consumers, brick-and-mortar retailers don’t have this in-depth knowledge. They can also help capture the ages, genders and emotions (in some cases) of shoppers.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 15, 2019

To Citibank, the world’s largest credit card issuer, cards are driving revenue and deeper relationships with the brand. On Tuesday, the bank reported that, in North America, revenue from branded cards grew 11% to $2.3

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Perficient

JANUARY 19, 2021

Much has changed in the world of commerce this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and retailers have had to adapt quickly to circumstances and shift their business models to thrive, especially with their return processes. How Brands are Adapting. Less mature retailers that do not automate returns often take more time to process.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Supermarket firm Kroger has expanded its ban on accepting Visa credit cards, stating on Friday (March 1) that its Smith’s Food and Drug unit will stop offering that payment option beginning April 3. The move follows 2018 bans on the payment giant’s cards at Kroger Foods stores located in the state of California.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2020

Bowman noted that Tap to Phone leverages EMV’s underlying capabilities, the growing base of contactless cards in consumers’ wallets and the partnership with Samsung to allow sellers to tap into new retail sales opportunities, simply by downloading an app onto a mobile device they already use.

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Accenture

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Credit card receivables & purchase volume YoY growth: 3Q21 Click/tap on image to enlarge. Note: Citi inclusive of both Branded and Retail Services. SYF A/R is Retail Card, NCL is total company. Average Receivables in Billions. AXP is Revolving only. Earnings call commentary Credit sales come in at $7.4

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network has acquired National Gift Card , one of the biggest North American prepaid tech and card companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The cards are called "Giving Good" cards and work at various restaurants and retail locations.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

Gourab Basu , vice president of global network processing at Visa, tells PYMNTS how deep learning keeps card (and card not present) transactions flowing. New Report: Helping Retail Treasurers Navigate The Digital D2C Shift (“How To” Playbook). Chipotle’s Chief Restaurant Officer On What’s Next For Restaurants.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In today’s top retail news, Benetton Group is teaming once more with EDITED, while CarLotz Inc. Benetton Group Teams With Retail Intelligence Firm EDITED. European fashion firm Benetton Group is collaborating once more with EDITED, the retail market intelligence company, as a “necessary platform” for its future three-year plan.

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Accenture

JUNE 15, 2022

Credit card receivables & purchase volume YoY growth: 1Q22 Click/tap on image to enlarge. Note: Citi inclusive of both Branded and Retail Services. SYF A/R is Retail Card, NCL is total company. 1 Average Receivables in Billions. AXP is Revolving only.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

Fruit Street – a virtual one-stop-shop specializing in digital diabetes diagnosis and treatment – has partnered with vegetarian meal kit purveyor Purple Carrot to add a retail angle to its health advisory service. We support billing, scheduling, credit card processing, unlimited training and customer support.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

And CVS in August became the first major retailer to introduce PayPal QR code technology, which it plans to roll out in its 8,200 U.S. Such brand loyalty and user growth aren’t going unnoticed by merchants, with more and more expanding their QR offerings. stand-alone stores.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Herrick expects that ReplyBuy and Airship will create a holistic ecosystem, allowing retailers to use its engagement technology to acquire customers and then use conversational commerce to retain them and grow their value. The voice activation may come back with one brand or a few, as well as suggested websites or stores.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk has debuted a new service allowing companies to outsource gift card and eGift program management, according to a news release Tuesday (Sept. The solution works for both companies with existing gift card programs and those looking to start one, the press release said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

Consumers are also changing how they pay for their purchases, with a recent study finding that debit card spend was up 11.7 Consumers today are especially likely to use their debit cards for their eCommerce purchases or to make in-store purchases with mobile wallets, and card-not-present (CNP) transactions represented 43.1

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Nike is offering 3 percent cash back to Apple Card users when a Nike product is purchased using Apple Pay , TechCrunch reported Monday (Nov. The deal applies to all Nike products when purchases are made using the Apple Card through the Nike website, retail stores, Nike Training Club and more. customers in August.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

The Commerce Department released July’s retail sales last week, showing an increase in seasonally adjusted retail spending – up 1.2 Analysts reported that physical retail sales, seasonally adjusted, were up 2.7 And what we also see is only one part of the retail sales story. percent growth in June.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In a time of increasing change for retailers and consumers, the current global climate has begun accelerating the future of retail trends at a much quicker pace than previously envisioned. consumers have largely relied on cards, were comfortable with them as a main purchase tool and the U.S. By contrast, U.S.

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Accenture

MAY 30, 2019

Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. Credit card profitability remains attractive for banks with our ROA proxies increasing 43 bps YoY?. New partnerships.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Citigroup reported that its July credit-card delinquency rate increased to 2.91 cardmembers to apply their points in real time when shopping and dining,” Mary Hines, head of customer engagement and innovation, Citi Branded Cards, said at the time. percent in July, up from 2.56 percent in June. percent, an increase from 2.56

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

One example in retail and payments is tech incubators — specifically, those run by specific companies and brands, a trend that shows signs of growing even more in the 2020s (which, let us remind you, are only a few months away). This QR code can lead to a more expensive transaction and a less seamless experience compared to NFC.”.

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