PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

In today’s social media sphere, politics might seem to be the most talked-about topic, but that would be an incorrect assumption. In Mastercard’s 2017 Digital Payments Study , the credit card company found that digital wallets were the high topic of conversation among social media users. Here are the numbers: 3.5

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

ING is gearing up to overhaul social media websites , transforming them into ways to make payments. According to a press release , ING said it will transform social media sites, including WhatsApp, Facebook , Twitter and LinkedIn, into payment request channels for customers who use its mobile app. 22 to Oct.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2018

India is mulling the idea of requesting eCommerce and social media companies to only store customer data locally, which could impact the likes of Amazon and Facebook and its WhatsApp messaging service in the country. That recommendation will go before Parliament, which is coming up with a data privacy law for the company.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

Facebook has purchased Mapillary in the social media giant’s efforts to expand open mapping efforts, Mapillary said in a blog post. The goal, according to both companies, is to bring the world closer together. The company said the continuing free use will allow for a wider breadth and quality of coverage of the world.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Security/Biometric Payments With the widespread popularity of digital payments continuing to grow, security remains at the forefront of concern for payment companies and their vendor partners. A biometric payment is a point-of-sale technology that authenticates payments by pairing a payment card with a physical identifier of the cardholder.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2017

The average small business considers itself a “moderate” user of technology, according to the PYMNTS.com SMB Technology Adoption Index. sought external financing in 2016 , suggesting these firms simply aren’t interested in lending technologies or accessing, for instance, a loan from an alternative finance provider.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 15, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – Welcome BMO Bolt, Bank of Montreal’s virtual assistant on social media platform Facebook Messenger. The bot, announced today, was created in partnership with conversational banking technology company Finn.AI. This chatbot provides only unauthenticated information,Read More.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

“I think one of the largest reasons [insurers are still using checks] is because claim payments, the paying out of a claim, is [a] loss of money, and it is really hard for companies to focus or invest resources in a place in which you are losing money already,” Michele Schmitt, senior product manager for B2B insurance technology firm Tr?v

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Facebook has acquired London-based startup Scape Technologies , which is working on location-based technology that will expand GPS abilities, according to reports. Regulatory filings show that Facebook now has control over more than three-quarters of the company. companies in a way some could call anti-competitive.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

If there’s one social platform out there that just might be able to steal e-commerce business away from Amazon, it’s Instagram–a visual, highly interactive and personalized platform that just added the ability for users to shop.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Emergent Technology, the blockchain technology company, announced on Tuesday (Sept. In a press release , Emergent Technology said T Stamp, which is known as Trust Stamp, makes artificial intelligence and biometric hashing technology for the purpose of verifying identities.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 2, 2017

Unless you have blocked all social media channels at once for the past few days, you have heard of Fyre Festival: a luxury, millennial-focused music festival (tickets sold for up to $12,000) that quickly turned chaotic. The now-cancelled festival organizers are currently facing a $100 million class-action lawsuit.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of the agency’s antitrust investigation into the popular social media giant, CNBC reported. Facebook spokesman Joe Osborne said the company is “committed to cooperating with the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Social media platforms are infested with phonies, and not just your best friend’s irritating co-worker (although he totally is). This is about the fact that fake identities comprise 25 percent of new social media accounts created every day, and that 53 percent of all social media logins are fraudulent , according to a recent study.

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Perficient

JULY 10, 2023

Political climate, environmental issues, technology innovations, criminal activity, economic volatility/inflation, account diversity, and industry regulatory changes are just a few examples of factors that often spur reputational risk or crises. Reputational risk is convoluted.

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Long Lasting Ideas

AUGUST 7, 2014

The expansion of social media in the workplace and for personal use has made it vital for financial institutions to include a specific social media policy within its policies and procedures. 8 Steps to Create Your Social Media Policy. IBM Social Computing Guidelines. Social Media Policy Database.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 3, 2017

Facebook is the key to online traffic—but most small businesses run to the social media king to drive in-store traffic, too. conducted by digital marketing technology company Netsertive. More than 40% of SMBs will turn to Facebook for a boost in in-store traffic, according to a survey of 250 SMBs across the U.S.,

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NCR

APRIL 20, 2016

The promise of genuine engagement with customers through social media is drawing the attention of traditional businesses, like banks. However, their use of social media platforms has grown in recent years to include memes, unique content, and customer service elements. How Banks Should Operate on Social Media.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

Across the European Union (EU), technology providers and social media platforms are increasingly playing a bigger role in the Open Banking ecosystem. Meanwhile, technology companies like Microsoft are dealing with GDPR investigations of their own. Social Media Sites and Payment Innovations Under PSD2 and GDPR.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

To let shoppers discover and try out new products, payment companies are helping merchants launch augmented reality (AR) experiences within social media platforms. The firm chose a Kenyan brand, Huddah Cosmetics , as the first social commerce merchant on its Mula service to roll out the platform.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Meet Shark Wheel, a company that has literally invented a wheel that’s not round and added some innovation to the eCommerce space by partnering with a new one-click checkout system. It makes skateboards, contributed new wheel designs to farming, printing, luggage companies and the U.S. Talk about reinventing the wheel.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

GAC Group, the state-owned Chinese car company, announced Thursday (Jan. 31) that it is teaming up with Tencent , the internet and gaming company, to create a mobility company. At the time, GAC said it wanted to access Tencent ‘s knowledge in digital payments, social media, Big Data and AI.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Carrboro, North Carolina-based chain has used its technology-first strategy to get, keep and grow its customer base – even while its stores were shut down early in the pandemic. Fleet Feet has come up with proprietary technology to address that. More than one million Fleet Feet customers have used the technology.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

Facebook is enabling official music videos on its social media platform in the United States to help users unite over music. The company said it is now rolling out in the United States in conjunction with Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group, among a number of others.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Financial institutions that want to remain ahead of their competition must adopt new business processes and implement fresh digital strategies and technologies. By optimizing these digital efforts, companies will increase sales and provide value to their customers. How will your company take the next step in customer engagement?

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

Facebook Inc’s top executives could be required to testify before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the regulator investigates whether the California-based social media conglomerate has violated U.S. The company has emerged as a dominant player in the nation’s digital advertising market. billion global users.

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NCR

MARCH 5, 2018

With more competition from emerging fintech players and new technology such as mobile and artificial intelligence demanding banks rethink how they deliver services to consumers, some companies are now looking to question how banks should define themselves in today’s market. Changing the way banks think.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2017

Advances in technology have given those in the advertising industry greater insight into consumers over the past decade. One company hoping to continue the refinement of advertising technology is social media company Pinterest. They don’t have to give us keywords.

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Bussman Advisory

MARCH 18, 2023

The post UBS in talks to acquire Credit Suisse | BlackRock interested in tokenizing stocks, bonds | Microsoft adds OpenAI technology to Word and Excel appeared first on Bussmann Advisory AG. Contact us at info@bussmannadvisory.com for more details.

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The Paypers

AUGUST 12, 2024

US-based multinational technology company Amazon has entered into a collaboration with TikTok and Pinterest , allowing users to buy products directly from the social media apps.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

We have deep dives into in-house restaurant ordering apps and cloud technology, as well as a report on banks running short on large bills amid the coronavirus crisis. In-house ordering apps are typical for large quick-service restaurant (QSR) companies, with only those who are willing to take risks and innovate standing out from the herd.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

You can be sure that one area of regression involves social media. New research, in fact, supports that idea — specifically, the high value that consumers attach to Facebook , and the high cost it would take to make them leave the social media platform. But that doesn’t mean consumers plan to leave Facebook anytime soon.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

Still, that seems so old-fashioned in this digital age — at least according to Andrea Chavez, Founder of Pawscout , a company whose signature product is a Bluetooth-enabled tag that not only helps pet owners find their wayward pets, but gives them access to other digital and mobile services. Social Media Aspect.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Luxury brand Burberry has teamed up with Tencent in China to offer a “social retail” store to take advantage of China’s online shopping trend and capture more of the luxury market in the country, according to a report by Reuters. . The company’s collections by Riccardo Tisci, however, have boosted sales.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The shares were from the company’s technology holdings, according to Rakuten, and the sheer amount of them raised concerns among analysts about overvaluation in the sector. Rakuten, an early investor in the social media company, saw a return investment of 382 percent.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2020

While the transactions were approved by regulators, some Capitol Hill lawmakers have raised antitrust concerns and urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to break up the company and its subsidiaries. Wu also noted the fact that it would be difficult and expensive to break up the company’s divisions would not carry any weight in a courtroom.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

Facebook ’s stock was under pressure Friday (March 15), reaching its lowest point in three months after it announced Chris Cox, chief product officer, is leaving the social media giant. In a research report late last week JPMorgan said Cox played a critical role in creating the social media giant’s mission, value and culture.

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