PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Don’t look now, but retailers and commerce are getting more visual with reality. the company that owns popular social media video platform Snapchat, to provide 5G content for users, including enhanced augmented reality (AR) experiences. Recently, Verizon announced that it’s partnering with Snap Inc.,

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Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Customer Stories. Experience Recovery. These are a handful of the topics discussed at this week’s Customer Experience for Financial Services (CXFS) Conference, organized by Worldwide Business Research in Charlotte, NC. This enables firms to mine and analyze the data to inform customer-centric innovation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2017

The digital retail revolution is well underway. Fusing technology into in-store experiences has officially gone mainstream, and retailers are looking for ways to go beyond the traditional mobile app. How much has AI affected the digital retail revolution and what’s next for it?

Retail 212

Retail Customer Experience Study Online 212

ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Today’s consumer wants worlds to blend on handhelds Retail Banking Blogs Social Media Channels. 1Social Media'

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2017

To say that the retail industry is going through a minor transformation right now would be an understatement. While several store closings and bankruptcy filings have been reported over the past year, the retail news cycle hasn’t exactly painted an inspiring image for the future of retail.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

But when it comes to the digital customer experience, retailers are playing catch-up. The issue is critical as retailers either move online or put more effort behind their eCommerce capabilities. Eighty percent said providing a positive digital customer experience (CX) was a “challenge” as a result of the pandemic.

Retail 144

Retail Customer Experience social media User Experience 144

PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2018

Perusing through social media platforms like Instagram, Jessie Zeng came to a realization: Followers wanted to know where they could buy the clothing worn by their favorite celebrities or influencers, but their requests often went unanswered.

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social media Trends Customer Experience Study 101

Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

In retail banking, it’s clear customer experience matters, and the stakes have never been higher. Study after study confirms the importance of providing personalized, integrated experiences for satisfaction and retention of financial services customers. Opportunity #1: When opening a new account.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time.

Retail 127

Retail social media Online Mobile 127

PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

The latest Payments And The Platform Economy Playbook examines how marketplaces are using technologies like AI to innovate the customer experience. Visual search has held promise for online retailers for some time, especially since offering more visual content can engage tech-savvy millennial and Gen Z consumers.

Customer Experience 109

Customer Experience Millennials Retail social media 109

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

No longer are retailers working with marketers to figure out a way to mass market products and services. With the advent of connected devices in the palm of almost every consumer’s hand, the retail ecosystem has certainly seen a shift. Through this omnichannel experience, retailers have more ways to connect with consumers.

Retail 137

Retail social media Customer Experience Boston 137

PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Restrictions on in-branch interaction are now causing financial institutions (FIs) to better engage with consumers and offer personalized banking experiences with mobile apps, online chat and contextual video content. This suggests that consumers use them more than they would like, or may have expected to, during the pandemic.

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Video social media Millennials Data 224

PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Researchers found that FIs offering “innovative options such as interactive and contextually relevant video content stand to improve engagement and customer experience, especially among younger generations like bridge millennials and millennials.”. There’s a reason that bank apps and websites ask, “was this information helpful?”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time.

Retail 114

Retail social media Online Mobile 114

Perficient

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Many banks continue to use knowledge-based authentication and out-of-wallet questions, which have challenges when customers have recently moved. What information is easily obtainable via social media, making it less useful for KYC and security purposes? Do you need to ask all the questions?

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social media Customer Experience Knowledge Base Mobile 309

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

He also noted that the company designed the flow and experience to be similar to a social media app.). For now, Zaveri’s company uses TrueDepth technology that comes on iPhone X models, which allows it to deliver a 3D experience to its customers. They’ve had phones for as long as they can remember.

Customer Experience 139

Customer Experience social media User Experience Marketing 139

PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

Retailers are dutifully speaking with their payment service providers (PSPs) and industry partners to adhere to these shifts, but they must also keep their customers’ experiences in mind. retailer trade group, Retail Industry Leaders Association ( RILA ), told PYMNTS in a recent interview.

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United States Retail Customer Experience Data 131

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Fraud protection specialist Kount and Philadelphia-based payments platform FreedomPay are teaming up to offer “an integrated, complete solution to enable international expansion with fraud-free payments and frictionless customer” experiences. Before, they were limited to one or two areas. Today, they’re pretty much everywhere.”.

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Fraud Payments Philadelphia social media 174

Perficient

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In fact, working with healthcare organizations across the country, I hear from leadership over and over again: I want to create the Amazon experience! They feel the threat of Amazon and other retail giants moving into their space, and they want to fight back. Building “stickiness” into the digital experience.

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social media System Retail Online 294

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

According to a report in Fintech Futures , HSBC started the beta test with 15 retailers in Hong Kong. They can now accept payments from customers that use HSBC’s eWallet. In the early part of 2017, HSBC announced the new payment app, geared toward millennials in Hong Kong who also wanted social media built in.

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social media Millennials Fintech Retail 178

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

But the challenge for retailers now is deciding what to do next, Amazon Pay Chief Marketing Officer Kelly Wenzel told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. Wenzel told Webster that what retailers need to think about is those things that actually aren’t going to change in an environment where it feels like everything is changing.

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Branding Online Retail social media 220

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

We all know — and keep hearing almost ad nauseam — all about how the rise of online shopping is changing the very face of the retail industry and consumer habits. But what is that “changing face of retail” actually going to look like in a few years? How influential will mobile and social media be to their purchasing habits?

Retail 100

Retail social media Branding Online 100

Celent Banking

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The promise of these new start-ups was a drastic improvement on customer experience, ditching traditionally stale financial services with improved digital offerings, social media integration, and a familiar/casual communication style. What do you think?

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social media Customer Experience Branding Mobile 232

Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Digital-only challenger bank Chime‘s recent outage may have riled many customers on social media, but the company’s real-time response to the crisis ensured damage to the brand was nipped in the bud. On October 16, digital banking startup Chime’s app went dark on its 5 million customers.

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social media Digital Banking Branding Company 186

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

For retailers, nothing really ever comes easy — and things aren’t getting any easier, at least when it involves gaining and retaining customers. And what they want and expect are what’s going to drive so much of retail and payments in the coming years and decades. Shift Intensity.

Retail 137

Retail Millennials New York City social media 137

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

With so many retailers hustling to capture the digital shift, it’s easy to let the details suffer. Unanswered customer complaints is one common example, particularly for companies that are new to amplifying their online channels. “At Lexus, we have always held guest experience as our top priority.

Online 151

Online Management social media Branding 151

PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

Pinterest has rebranded its third-party partner program Marketing Partners into Pinterest Partners to facilitate a greater number of shopping experiences on its platform, according to a report by Retail Dive. For example, Pinterest teamed up with WooCommerce to help businesses build eCommerce sites and unique customer experiences.

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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. Even now that its stores are open, the retailer has discovered that its eCommerce, curbside pickup and virtual fitting services remain popular with customers.

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Technology Retail North Carolina National 131

NCR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Customer experience and the relationships consumers have with their banks have never been more important. They also offer a genuine alternative to established financial institutions, which must respond by showing they are not being left behind in the customer experience stakes. How to improve your customer understanding.

Customer Experience 80

Customer Experience Data Branding social media 80

South State Correspondent

MAY 18, 2022

At 19%, community banks ranked only above credit unions in delivering customers that were “extremely satisfied with the outcome of their problems and a whopping 35% that were “not satisfied.”. Why Customer Problem Resolution Matters. Solving problems is central to customer service. A good McKinsey & Co.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

Leveraging social media, Gentle Monster started to get traction. These striking designs paid for themselves in media exposure. Many went viral on social media, which then captured the attention of A-list celebrities such as Beyonce, which further brought the brand to new heights.

Innovation 195

Innovation social media Branding Marketing 195

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

However, in the 2019 Retail Banking Report, a study by Reputation.com that analyzed online data relating to retail banking locations for 23 major U.S. The study came up with Reputation Scores, measured on a scale of 100 to 1,000, based on online reviews, accurate listings, social media, search results and customer engagement.

Retail 103

Retail Study Online Mobile 103

PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Online marketplaces for everything from retail goods to travel services to hospitality need to ensure a quick and easy way for both buyers and sellers to transact with each other— or risk losing both sides to a waiting host of competitors. An AI-Powered Visual Shopping Experience For Millennials, Gen Z.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

Retailers looking to engage tech-savvy millennials and Gen Z consumers are quickly doubling down on their efforts to offer more visual content and enhance the discoverability of their products and services. Instead, they can use this software to simply share an image with the retailer. AI and the Rising Importance of Visual Shopping .

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Millennials Retail Tools social media 185

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

These are tough times to be tangible — as in brick-and-mortar, in retailing at least. The physical retailer is constrained by square footage, the hybrid retailer joining on an eCommerce platform less so, especially with the drop shipping. The upshot is that, through the drop-ship model, they do not need to hold more inventory.

Online 100

Online Retail social media Branding 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

This year, they expect more customer experience improvements, a boost from the Golden State and an effort to keep a new generation of wine connoisseurs engaged. And the wine retailer of the year? The 2019 wine retailer of the year was online – specifically, it was a good year for Wine.com.

San Francisco 150

San Francisco Millennials Oakland Customer Experience 150

PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2016

The term “ Internet of Things ” has become a big buzzword in business lately, but what exactly is it and why might it shape the future of the retail industry? It also offers tons of opportunities for retailers who know how to take advantage of it. But the rapidly expanding Internet of Things (IoT) is changing that.

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Retail Industry social media Data 100