PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

Try being Samsung this past week, which had both a sizzle and a fizzle. SMBs: Small business operators remained optimistic into March as data from Capital One stated that half of smaller firms surveyed see optimism about the current business climate, which is better by 9 percent than a year ago. Or at least Bixby will when available.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

21) that it is launching a new destination for electronics products to feature Certified Refurbished products, not from its sellers but from brands like De'Longhi, Dirt Devil, Hoover, Makita, Philips and Razer, which will sell exclusively on the eBay platform. The program is operable immediately. eBay announced on Wednesday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Customers are paying for features, not necessarily brand names, particularly in the developing world. If a $400 phone is doing the same tasks as a $1,000 phone, only very brand-conscious customers are paying $600 for a better logo.”. Going Big on New Features: the Foldable Samsung. How Huawei Stole Apple and Samsung’s Groove.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2018

The app has the potential to fit into the emerging trend of smart kitchens, particularly as manufacturers of household appliances — such as Samsung — seek to integrate smart technology into their products. The company, which has operations in Silicon Valley and India, currently has seven employees.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

In the early days of the Internet, brands and businesses knew they wanted to get online, but they just weren’t quite sure why, or how best to do it. In the early days, brand sites were ugly, clunky and not terribly useful. In the early days, brand sites were ugly, clunky and not terribly useful. Coming Customization.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2017

In the last month, a host of tech giants ranging from Uber to Samsung partnered with emerging payment solutions to get a foot up on the competition. UPI’s partnership with one of the most popular ridesharing services in India and worldwide is a major step toward building its nascent brand. The latest in the PaaS world.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2017

“There are close to 100 mobile device brands sold in India, with more vendors arriving every quarter. The top five vendors ( Samsung , Xiaomi , Vivo , Oppo and Lenovo ) now account for 75 percent of total shipments in India. Samsung shipped 9.4 Growth will continue. million units.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

In the March mPOS Tracker , PYMNTS explores the new mPOS uptake, as well as how mPOS providers are launching solutions into new markets, boosting their presence where they already operate and partnering to expand their reaches. How Restaurant Operators are Driving mPOS Evolutions. Around the mPOS World.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

Huawei is the second ranked smartphone brand in the world, but its computer business is fairly new. Huawei’s consumer division accounted for almost half of its revenue in 2018, and the company has previously said that it wants to pass Samsung as the globe’s number one smartphone brand.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

Among the highlights were Alexa’s smart TV expansion – particularly into models made by LG and Samsung. The integration with Samsung was a bit of a head turner, given that the South Korean electronics firm has been a holdout when it comes to offering Alexa or Google Assistant on its TVs, since it has its own assistant, Bixby.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

A few experts have said that the lack of Android and Google software on the phone will hurt Huawei’s chances to compete with brands like Samsung and Apple. “I Huawei will also have its own app store, where people can download apps like Facebook and Instagram and other non-Google related apps. . It’s a lot of uncertainty.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Even online shopping giant Amazon – which operates about 500 brick-and-mortar bookstores and “4-Star” locations – is getting into the act on controlling in-store access. For example, Apple and Samsung are both actively tempting device buyers with “Black Friday” deals, even though those aren’t technically one-day events.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

Hacking, Hacking Everywhere : The venerable Samsung brand may be under attack. In this case, a Brazilian bank was compromised in each and every part of its operations, per Kaspersky Labs. Last week, Visa and Samsung announced a joint partnership that will allow Samsung Pay users in the U.S.

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MAY 29, 2018

The financial services company recently debuted a new partnership with Russian phone operator and telecom provider MegaFon. The two collaborated on a payments solution designed to enable MegaFon subscribers to make purchases or pay bills via their smartphone using Apple Pay or Samsung Pay and a linked virtual Mastercard.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Fitness technology firm Fitbit is coming close to acquiring Pebble, the smartwatch maker, in a transaction that Venturebeat.com says will “spell the end of the Pebble brand” with an attendant purchase price of $34 million to $40 million. The firm competes in a smartwatch arena dominated by Apple and Samsung.

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MARCH 15, 2017

Existing investors include Cisco Investments, Samsung, BHLP, Atomico, Dawn Capital and Advance Vixeid Partners. The company noted that during the past 12 months it inked partnerships with global packaging companies Avery Dennison Retail Branding and Information Solutions (RBIS), Crown Holdings and WestRock.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The most transformative innovations in payments and commerce over the last decade are mostly the result of innovators making what was once visible, invisible: payments, stores, merchants, brands, issuers, even card networks. But it’s only just begun. The Invisible Innovators . I just take it for granted that it all works.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Updates to the operating system are released periodically.”. Think Android Pay and Samsung Pay. Android Pay has been around longer; Samsung Pay has nearly twice its adoption rate, according to the PYMNTS/InfoScout Mobile Wallet Usage figures.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Branded mostly accurately as Google’s first branded phone, the new Pixel certainly got a very big introduction to the wider world. That makes it a more direct competitor for the Samsung Gear VR headset ($99), built for Samsung Galaxy devices and powered by Oculus. So what was seen — and what were the early reviews?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2017

The Essential smartphone, the brainchild of Andy Rubin, the creator of the Android operating system, launched Thursday (Aug. Rubin pointed out that there is no branding on the Essential Phone and a limited number of preloaded apps and no duplicative services.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2018

As part of the deal, Motivate’s servicing and maintenance operations will remain a stand-alone business, and Motivate will retain its brand name and continue to support its North American bikesharing programs. That is something Samsung ‘s Bixby is hoping to pull off by getting just a bit sportier. Bixby Gets Sporty.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay, Chase Pay, Walmart Pay, Kohl’s Pay, Citi Pay, CVS Pay, Amazon Pay – over the course of about 36 months, the world went from having no “Pays” (well, except for PayPal) to a Pay for every day of the week. For a minute, it seemed as though the proliferation of “Pays” was slowing down. percent of Target sales.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

“While Android dominates in terms of the raw number of devices it powers, Apple remains the most desirable smartphone brand in the world,” said Lauren Guenveur, Kantar’s consumer insight director. The data also indicated that Google’s Pixel is at least making some kind of mark and has a share of the market roughly comparable to Microsoft’s.

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MAY 31, 2018

Amazon’s international operating loss grew 29 percent to $622 million in the first quarter, partly due to its expansion push in India. And, according to analysts – private label brands might just be the right entry point to start reversing that trend. Flipkart reported a net loss of 87.71

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2017

As more banks, industries, companies and even retail brands take on and use blockchain technology in their business, there are the enhanced and innate elements of efficiency and security. “A In addition to lower operating costs, this will reduce the ‘settlement risks’ and hence capital involved in that transaction.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Large companies like Samsung , Apple , and Huawei have traditionally dominated the Asian smartphones market, but in recent years, new makers have slowly emerged to chip away at that dominance. Using CB Insights data, we mapped out the key emerging Asian smartphone brands challenging established players. Asia Tech Investment Report.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Like its $310 million purchase of Bonobos, buying Blue Apron would repeat Walmart’s playbook of acquiring a branded eCommerce startup with a more premium product to its core offerings,” said Matthew Trusz, equity research analyst of Gabelli & Company, to investors. Walmart’s Jet.com operation, meanwhile, keeps growing. billion.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2016

Physical credit and debit card acceptance to, more recently, accepting payment via digital wallets, such as Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay, now expand those possibilities. And integrate promotions and loyalty and rewards programs with each purchase, any way that the vending machine operator would like to use it. “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

That’s the thinking behind a deal announced on July 26 with mobile wallet provider CARDFREE that gives the chain a “perpetual license to the software used to build and operate the (Dunkin’) mobile ordering and payment platform.”. million users) and Samsung Pay (9.9 This year, 23.4 That puts it slightly ahead of the 22.0 Google Pay (11.1

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APRIL 19, 2017

The growth has also caught the interest of companies like Bank of America, Facebook and Samsung, which are investing in building products that use intelligent virtual assistants, interactive text and interactive voice services. billion in 2016 to $9.59 billion by 2021.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

Only a diamond can cut a diamond, as the adage goes, and a bit of friction can help brands sharpen up. Samsung, meanwhile, was in first place with a comfortable lead over the second and third place players. Samsung held first place, despite the fact that shipments declined 10.4 So, who got sharpened this week? 14 of this year.

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Many of these machines are outfitted with electronic payments and not only the traditional debit and credit cards” but also alternative forms of payments, from Apple Pay to Samsung Pay, said Lawlor. What we have to do is look at the consumer in terms of payments and their experience.

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MARCH 4, 2019

At the same time, however, these platforms are facilitating a more traditional sales need: They have to engage buyers and sellers as they operate in the digital world of connectivity. Faced with this up-and-coming generation, retailers and brands, as well as payment providers, are already preparing for the arrival of Gen Z as adult consumers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

The law would also ban Amazon from selling its own branded goods on its site. That news would certainly disappoint the 51 percent of households who voluntarily joined Prime because they like (among other things) Amazon’s branded products. A new beauty brand is out this week — and it’s only available on Amazon. Apple Inc.’s

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2016

Walmart Pay released its six-month report card , with some pretty interesting stats: ubiquity at all 4,600+ stores, high usage, high repeat usage, rave reviews from their users and a growing crop of brand evangelists that, Walmart Pay execs say, have become an effective recruiting engine. Woot, woot! The workhorse?

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AUGUST 31, 2016

The same goes for strategic buyers, who operate within an industry and have an interest in snapping up competitors, with an eye on bolting on new technologies or gleaning the expertise of certain management or development teams. But ease of use and what Rich termed a “plug-and-play” method of adoption become important. “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Not that long ago, the conventional wisdom was that mobile operating systems – iOS and Android – would rule, because mobile devices would remain the primary channel consumers used to manage relationships with all of the companies they interacted with. In fact, it’s already happening. The Super App-Fueled Shift.

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