PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The social media giant wants to move forward and launch Libra in June despite global questioning and hesitation. Switzerland offers a pathway for responsible financial services innovation harmonized with global financial norms and strong oversight,” Facebook’s Libra Association said in a statement to CoinTelegraph.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2019

The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. In the modern digital era of QSR, it is almost impossible not to mention Starbucks and its myriad contributions to innovation — including the first really successful launch of a mobile wallet product in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Innovation happens when you least expect it. Those we call “innovators” are simply the ones who endeavor to solve the problems in front of them by any means necessary. Only later do others look at them and call them “innovators.” PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why? The conversation is excerpted below.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

La Ligne is often described as one of the quieter players in the space – though recently they’ve raised an undisclosed sum in their second round of fundraising in two-and-a-half years, and for the first time is looking to make a larger investment in marketing and social media penetration.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

9), accusing the social media network of “illegally maintaining its personal social networking monopoly through a years-long course of anticompetitive conduct,” according to a press release. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 48 states launched a massive antitrust lawsuit on Facebook Wednesday (Dec.

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Accenture

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Of course, some of this investment came from banks. Based on this survey of over 2,000 consumers, it’s clear that online retailers, tech firms and social-media players face an uphill battle to convince consumers to allow them access to their financial data. That’s no surprise. So why not? It all comes down to a lack of trust.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 31, 2015

Last week was busy for Celent: on Monday we hosted our annual Innovation and Insight Day at Carnegie Hall (more on that later). It could also have been, of course, being in New York the weekend before, or seeing Carnegie Hall during business hours. One concrete hint: think about five sentence emails ( five.sentenc.es ).

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Abrigo

JANUARY 4, 2023

According to the FTC, the top ten crypto fraud trends to watch in 2023 are: Investment scams: Investment scams come with "get rich quick" and "no risk" promises, often initiated through social media or online dating apps. Consumers are accustomed to upgrades as part of innovative technology. Be prepared. Mitigating Risk.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

One way that banks or ambitious social media platforms will win this combat for customers is through the use of mobile credit and debit cards, with a highly configurable nature and full range of card and spend management controls to please the most vacillating of customers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2017

So of course, the complaints are rolling in — though the good news is that this time they are far less serious than spontaneous combustion. The few dozen or so images of red tinted screens showing up on social media are now collectively known as “cherry blossom editions.”. shores today.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

The basis of innovation is not the desire to create something new or even the inspiration to do so. Innovation occurs where there is a problem and a person with the tools to solve it. Anyone can have a good idea,” Lowthers said; innovation is about what you do with it. PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why?

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2017

So how did the company manage to innovate something as simple as frozen yogurt? When aforementioned mascots Scoop and Cookie show up in stores, noted Boxwoods managing partner (and sweetFrog’s leader) Patrick Galleher noted, they have the status of becoming something of a social media event.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

In an interview that springboarded the findings of the Retail Innovation Readiness Index , published late last year, Nicky Koopman, vice president of content and value-added services at AEVI , stated that when it comes to apps, one maxim holds true: One size does not fit all. Laying The Groundwork. Ah, but how to get there?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

LEGO, of course, is best known for toys, but the company does a lot more. “We loved the idea of experimenting with a new and innovative digital customer experience together with the LEGO team,” said Birgitte Holgaard Langer, chief operating officer and chief marketing officer at Kabooki.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2017

According to a report , the charity donation boxes were developed with Whydonate in ING’s innovation label, ICEC. Without cash, that practice has been hurt over the course of the past few years. This isn’t the first time ING has innovated when it comes to payment methods.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2019

Among the most anticipated are IPOs that will impact the mobility-as-a-service and ride-hailing ecosystems, social media, and data analytics. There is no guarantee any of them will happen, of course, though some seem much more likely than others.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

No one should blame the victim for the crime, of course. He used Twitter as example, pointing out that even for its founder, it was no doubt difficult in 2006 — when that social media messaging service launched — to anticipate the full global impact it would have on payments, commerce, marketing, politics and even culture.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Sporting events come to mind, of course. Cobbling together at least some of the visuals of fans’ reactions goes at least some way toward fostering a sense of community; social media helps too. But a total recreation is out of the picture, of course.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2020

So, fulfilling its sacred duty to steak lovers with limited choices, Omaha Steaks has created a new holiday to celebrate steaks – complete with a sale, of course. Long before COVID, folks who needed a cut above the local supermarket turned to Omaha Steaks , whose direct-to-consumer and eCommerce model made it well-positioned for a pandemic.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

It’s beginning to feel like two kids talking smack in a high school hallway — except, in this case, billions of dollars are involved, along with issues of privacy and innovation. technological might when it comes to social media, eCommerce and the digital world. Don’t worry, though — the Americans can give as good as they get.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

And, of course, habits vary according to factors like geography, age and even fitness level. Furthermore, consumers are always looking for variety, and for community — something a digital operation like ClassPass can help build in almost a social media-like way. That will keep fueling this innovation trend in retail.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

Pet retail is having a moment, with innovation and other efforts helping merchants better reach owners of dogs, cats and other household animals. The idea of offering wellness and minor medical care inside stores to increase foot traffic and brick-and-mortar sales is not limited to pets, of course. Better Pet Tag.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Facebook’s entrance into digital dating has been long anticipated — the social media firm announced its plans to begin moving into the world of matchmaking in mid-2018. Facebook’s announcement that it was entering the arena alone was enough to tank the stock price ranking of the 800-pound gorilla in the eDating world, Match Inc.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In September, China’s largest social media and gaming company announced a major restructuring for the first time in six years. In addition, the company will “further explore the integration of social, content and technology that is more suitable for future trends and promote the upgrade from consumer internet to industrial internet.”

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

The great digital shift is in place, of course. The net result is that negative comments may be kept off social media (with attendant, perhaps irreparable, harm to restaurants encountering criticism), but those same firms are given opportunities to correct deficiencies — and perhaps change their workflows.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2017

It’s not just Facebook, of course. Chatbots are a staple in WeChat and have popped up across social media messaging channels, like on Twitter and LinkedIn. There was and is the telephone, of course, though we’re talking about digital communication here.). Obviously, a lot has changed since then.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In September, China’s largest social media and gaming company announced a major restructuring for the first time in six years. In addition, the company will “further explore the integration of social, content and technology that is more suitable for future trends and promote the upgrade from consumer internet to industrial internet.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Designers, models, fashionistas and social media luminaries descended on the city for a series of shows by the biggest names in design, aiming to let the world know what will be “in” this year, and what is “out.” Historically, of course, the average consumer never cared about what happened at Fashion Week to start with.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The day after Halloween marks the 60-day sprint to the end of the year – a year in which the pace of innovation has accelerated materially. The shifts associated with that innovation are beginning to take root, and those impacts are beginning to be felt. In fact, according to our recent study, they come in dead last.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2017

Facebook has just about maximized the amount of money it can make from people scrolling their newsfeeds, so the social media giant is shifting its ad placement focus to sister platforms WhatsApp, Instagram and most recently, Messenger. The time for innovation was ripe. Despite a rousing success in Q3 of last year, with 4.67

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Earlier this year, for instance, French President Emmanuel Macron told executives from major technology companies — including Facebook, Microsoft, Intel and IBM — that innovation needs to be accompanied by tough regulations and societal contributions. Europe is not technological backwater, of course. based tech firms operating there.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

For instance, the firm generated more than seven billion brand impressions and 400 million social engagements worldwide on social media during the latest quarter. Of course, plenty of digitally native firms have focused on D2C from day one rather than pivoting to that after COVID-19 hit. Digitally Native Firms .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

Here in the United States, tax season looms, of course, which may put additional pressure on cryptos. Although the firms had advertised across social media, none of them had registered to offer or sell securities. As has been widely reported, some of those social media sites have been limiting access for cryptocurrency firms.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2017

In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, Ralf Ohlhausen, business development director at PPRO Financial, said, “From the outset, none of the banks would have been very excited about the prospect of letting third parties access their customer data, which is quite understandable of course.”

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

Until very recently, Evine — the bronze medalist in the home shopping 100-yard dash — barely registered on the radar of anyone watching the space, unless, of course, he happened to be an Evine Live shopper himself. Liberty had already owned 38 percent of HSNi prior to the purchase. in addition to a website and apps.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2019

From smart bags to social media, spring break is becoming a surprisingly digital and high-tech travel period in the U.S. Vacations are an opportunity to unplug – except from Instagram, of course (how else would everyone see the beauty of the beach you’re sitting on?). The words “spring break” evoke all kinds of mental images.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

These teams are looking to mobile apps to innovate payments in a way that will revitalize purchases and the game experience. Bundled sports broadcast packages, social media and high-definition televisions allow them to enjoy games from the comfort of their living rooms. Attendance at NFL games declined from approximately 17.8

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