PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2018

In financial services today, security and innovation can work with each other, and against each other. FinServ cybersecurity is, of course, a prime target for innovation. What is driving this trend? The pace of innovation focused on consumer experience is showing no signs of slowing down.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

Anyone who works at fashion brand Bella+Canvas is familiar with the quote. Bella+Canvas is a California-based activewear brand with a unique mix of business models. As a D2C brand, Blakeslee believes his company has an effective platform for marketing and messaging. “I And what you do simply proves what you believe.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

In the latest Digital Banking Tracker , PYMNTS examines how legacy banks are approaching innovation among the rising tide of challenger banks and smaller FinTech startups, as well as how they’re approaching authentication and security as customers continue to demand more convenience and speed. Considering 76 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

The 2020 Credit Union Innovation Index , conducted in partnership with PSCU , found that over 20 percent of members would drop their current CU over lack of innovation. The share of CU members reporting they were willing to change primary FIs over insufficient innovation increased by 4.6 percent to 21.9 Competitive Threats.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

The myth of the lone (and possibly mad) scientist died out a long time ago, as the industrial age led to teams of researchers working together (or at healthy cross purposes) to enable innovation. Science and invention are collective pursuits. The basic idea behind LISNR is to send data securely via audio. That’s the tech part.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 9, 2020

Bank Innovation is proud to announce a brand-new event — 2020 Banking Automation Summit — designed to provide industry professionals with the necessary platform to share insights, trends, strategies and practices to automate back-office functions. Produced by Bank Innovation and Royal Media, the 2020 Banking […].

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

When describing the campaign, Debra Mastaler, Head Judge for the US Seach Awards, said: “My fellow judges and I loved how this campaign adjusted to new consumer trends and used those trends to their advantage. It was a well-executed campaign with a great outcome for the brand. It was amazing work.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2019

When it comes to innovation, go to the source. has joined the ranks of companies and brands setting up innovation labs. QSR Innovation. The PepsiCo innovation effort comes at a time of significant technology development in the world of restaurants, including quick service restaurants (QSRs).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

As much as a click from the Kardashians helped spread the brand awareness and jump-start his company, Molnar said, as a spending trend among young consumers set the stage for BNPL's success. All of these changes we're seeing are the result of a few mega-trends," Moinian said. The other is technological innovation.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

Retail innovation labs – incubators or tech hubs – aren’t confined to operations run by the likes of Amazon or Walmart. A new lab store from 7-Eleven underscores the innovation wave that is taking place in the convenience store sector of retail – a sector ripe for change, disruption and growth. stores with the innovation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

It will reflect the work-from-home (WFH) changes that we made not only to slow down the spread of a deadly virus, but also those innovations that employers and employees liked the best. It’s a trend — and investment — that’s expected to grow in 2021 and beyond. The Digital Shift. CPGs’ Big Bet. QSRs’ Big Pivot.

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Accenture

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

We estimate that up to 25 percent of banks’ traditional cross-border payments revenue streams are at risk from these innovations. To help banks make sense of this fast-changing landscape, Accenture has identified ten payments mega trends from our 2017 North America Consumer Payments Pulse Survey. The app quickly ramped up to $33.6

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. Reportedly, Target research has shown that these consumers aren’t as loyal to specific brands as older shoppers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In a bid to increase loyalty, merchants are driving innovations in their stores. The clothing retailer is hardly alone, as 85 percent of merchants say that they innovate to stay competitive, according to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , while 77 percent say they use it to drive sales.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Like most innovators, Arielle Charnas was looking to solve a problem when she launched her fashion blog – it just wasn’t a fashion problem. Today, she noted, things are quite good, as she is the rare internet celebrity who has turned a social brand into a bankable retail venture.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

though they also operate under such brands as Motherhood Maternity and Pea in the Pod stores. “As Larger Trends. Even if one particular retail chain or another is having trouble keeping its edge amid such changes, apparel as a whole is driving a good amount of merchant innovation. The company owns 458 stores in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. The aim is to stay on top of the latest digital commerce trends to remain relevant. However, both large players and upstarts are driving digital innovations in the health and beauty space. About the same share — or 60.9

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

To help diners make the best use of their mobile devices to order meals, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are tapping into mobile innovations. From Dunkin’ Brands to Grubhub , QSRs and ordering platforms are driving innovation with mobile ordering technology. QSRs are expanding their mobile order-ahead capabilities.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

It’s also the start of another football gambling season — one that involves mobile commerce and digital payments, and companies trying to innovate their way to success in this growing field of transactions. And those payments, at least in general, are following larger consumer trends when it comes to methods and technology.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

It has been a year of innovations for quick-service restaurants (QSRs), with chains rolling out new digital technologies to help diners order and pay for food without having to wait in line. These are just some examples of how restaurant technology innovations powered convenient restaurant experiences this year: Online Ordering Expansions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

The longstanding practice of selling automobiles is getting a change — reflecting larger trends in commerce. Financing is also part of the new wave of innovation in this area. When someone goes to the auto center section of the Regions Bank website , they’ll be routed to a new, co-branded site from the two companies.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

I presented on this topic, along with my colleague Scott Albahary – Chief Strategist for Financial Services here at Perficient and Jim Marous – Co-Publisher of The Financial Brand , to approximately 500 financial services industry folks. The approach we took, and you’ll see in the presentation, are real-world examples of digital trends.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

In other words, digital innovation has been slow to arrive in the service world, a point demonstrated by recent PYMNTS research in collaboration with AEVI, and a new PYMNTS interview with Nicky Koopman, SVP of content and value-added services at AEVI. They might not feel like it’s something that relates to them,” she noted. Calls vs. Emails.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Innovation Challenges. Payments innovation, for starters, is an alien concept for many travel service providers, especially in the U.S. Payments innovation, for starters, is an alien concept for many travel service providers, especially in the U.S. Innovation Willingness. Where is that spark for innovation coming from?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

“While we are staying true to Chipotle’s heritage, we are also excited to integrate new, innovative physical features into the restaurant that complement our growing digital business,” Chipotle Chief Development Officer Tabassum Zalotrawala said in the announcement. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News. Industrial production increased 6.2

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

Clothing is expensive and trends are quick to change, making fashion rental platforms especially appealing for consumers who want more choice, convenience and flexibility. This might attract customers, but retaining them requires constant innovation. The clothing rental market in the United States is projected to reach $4.4

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Perficient

JANUARY 12, 2021

With the expanded success of ecommerce in the last twelve months, brands have more opportunities than ever to engage in digital channels with their consumers and stand out from the competition. It seems that businesses and customers truly are at a new inflection point with this technology and opportunities are available for brands.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

When it comes to retail innovation, you can usually count on consumers’ constant need for clothes to help drive new trends. If things went well and brands guessed right about consumer tastes, that was all well and good. If things went well and brands guessed right about consumer tastes, that was all well and good.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Meteoric mobile order-ahead (MOA) growth continues to be a dominant trend coming out of the COVID era, and while it’s still fun, mobile food needs to keep evolving to stay fresh. The new Order To Eat Tracker® presents a full portrait of the importance of keeping food interesting for delivery consumers. Personalization At Scale.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

One of the latest — and perhaps wildest — examples of the hotel-retail trend comes from Taco Bell, of all places. Deeper Trend. Sure, that might be a relatively brief stunt, but the hotel-retail trend has deeper pull than that, as documented recently by the Washington Post. according to the report. according to the report.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Retailers are getting smarter about artificial intelligence (AI), and the latest example of that innovative effort comes from Walmart. Take Adidas as another example of that trend. By using AI technology, the sportswear brand was able to offer suggestions to online shoppers.

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The Financial Brand

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

This article Innovation Challenge: Day 2 Takeaways from The Financial Brand Forum appeared first on The Financial Brand. Most banking leaders find innovation an ongoing struggle. Those at The Forum 2022 heard ideas from some of the leading innovation experts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

Innovation is both genesis and lifeblood for companies, especially within the payments space. PYMNTS: How would you define Applause’s approach to innovation? PYMNTS: How would you define Applause’s approach to innovation? Our approach to innovation is two-fold. Innovation is only valuable if it’s usable.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

As PYMNTS readers know, the QSR industry is undergoing historic innovation and disruption — and the latest financials from one of the largest and most successful QSR operators show where the trends are headed for late 2019 and the 2020s. Sales Trends. But digital arguably provided an even better story for the brand.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Those who work in and around high tech and innovation are lulled into a narrative about progress being on a march ever forward, rarely slowing, never stopping and certainly never turning around and marching in the wrong direction. . Even worse, it’s having an impact on how quickly their innovations can get to market.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Apparel used to be mostly a brick-and-mortar retail experience, but that has changed drastically over the last few years – and has been one of the main innovations when it comes to commerce related to the clothes we wear. Customers on Walmart.com can access styles from brands like C&C California, Butter Super Soft, Puma and BCBG.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Luxury style and quality brands, offered at a more middle-class price point and sold directly to consumers, is increasingly crowded terrain in apparel retail. La Ligne’s main area of focus, according to Howard, is building their brand cautiously – and with an eye toward being profitable and scalable. We’re listening.”.

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