PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

To gauge the economic health and vitality of local economies, one need look no further than the financial stability of the small and medium-sized businesses that line the main streets and side streets of communities across the nation. One of the digital tools in which Main Street SMBs show great interest is real-time merchant fund settlement.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

It takes CLEAR’s main identity verification service and attaches a person’s health information to their profile such that it could be used as a COVID-19 prevention tool. Now, CLEAR's touchless technology is able to connect identity to health insights to help people feel confident walking back into the office.".

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

In Main Street On Lockdown: Business Recovery edition, we surveyed 431 SMB owners from across the U.S. In Main Street On Lockdown: Business Recovery edition, we surveyed 431 SMB owners from across the U.S. Not all SMBs are equally eager to develop new technologies, however. Our study finds that 33.4

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 13, 2018

I don’t often blog about investment banking as it bores my readers who are cool and trendy retail bankers and geeks, mainly, but keep coming back to this article about JPMorgan’s Best Execution AI engine, LOXM.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. Worse yet, some analysts fear the triggering of break-lease clauses for retailers in malls if anchor stores leave. All of this will only make malls an even tougher sell to consumers, and to retailers that want consumers to buy their stuff.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Out of the haze of uncertainty emerged a new mobile network, and from the new mobile network came new retail applications and experiences, all taking advantage of the faster speed of the technology, and the potential to reduce friction. The mobile technology is moving from the realm of the possible to the world of the real.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

And in retail, Amazon ’s sales of clothing and apparel have been on the uptick in the past few years. Data: 76%: Share of Main Street businesses that have reported cash flow shortages. All this, Today in Data. 45.6M: Expected number of U.S. mobile food delivery app users in 2020.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

In one sense, that describes the situation for mobile commerce — specifically, retail apps — as 2020 looms. New research from PYMNTS and LISNR digs deep into consumer views of mobile retail apps. It’s not because of lack of choice — in all, some 5 million apps, retail and other types, are available for downloading.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

It is also key to get foundations and other philanthropists to put forward loan guarantees as well … And [FinTechs] have the technology, and they leverage data and analytics and help scale lending significantly. These players all need to be part of the solution.”. ‘I I Think We Can Do It’.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

Probably every shopper knows the thrill of the retail treasure hunt — that odd, unexpected, but perfect product discovered on a shelf; that highly desired item almost hidden in some corner, but found via serendipity or determined effort. apparel retailers — with data and lessons about its fledging effort a ways off. Long Lines.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in both theory and practice — for retailers to not only see how consumers browse and what they buy (to analyze the entire path to purchase), but to get to know them in the same ways as those old-time general store operators who served small towns.

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

Retail CEOs faced a parade of problems in 2020’s first six months, but some executives look ready to set off plenty of fireworks in the year’s back half. . Here’s a July 4 th look at some top executives in retail who seem ready to declare their independence from business as usual in 2020’s final six months. . John Donahoe, CEO, Nike.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

It looks like we can finally have a serious conversation about the impending collapse of physical retail in the U.S. All it took was a 160-year old retailer and a $34 billion kick in the stomach to the retail sector to get everyone’s attention. retailer, Sears, which found itself standing at Chapter 7’s front door.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

We have deep dives on Main Street, disbursements and quick-response (QR) code payments. . The technology lets banks simulate the creation, distribution and trading of CBDCs between financial service companies, banks and individuals. NEW DATA: The State Of Main Street Businesses Six Months Into The Pandemic.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Future tech is no longer the province of high-end retailers. Innovations in 3D and augmented reality (AR) eCommerce are leveling the playing field and bringing conversion-centered visual technology to any online retailer. But the other two technologies are up and running and will have a tangible effect on eCommerce metrics.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

During the holiday shopping season, countless consumers will use digital payments and commerce technology to buy gifts from distant companies — some overseas, some just in neighboring time zones — and have them shipped seamlessly to their destinations. The new Retail Innovation Readiness Index from PYMNTS, powered by AEVI, found that 65.4

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Those promise to stand as two main traits of the 2018 holiday shopping season , and retailers that gain an edge and increase revenue during the all-important fourth quarter will likely have exploited such tactics during this period, at least according to new data that strives to paint a detailed picture of U.S. percent, reaching $124.1

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

However, AR is now rewriting the rules of the retail game. A growing number of retailers are leveraging the technology to entice customers with a “try before you buy” shopping experience, having already been adopted by several big names in retail, including the likes of Walmart and Target.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

For fans of retail or marketing history — or just fans of how people communicated in the past — reading old magazine and newspaper advertisement from, say, before the 1960s can be fun and illuminating. When it comes to AR, you can count on more efforts in the new decade thanks to the fledgling deployments of 5G mobile network technology.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

In the inaugural QR Code Payments Tracker® , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of QR codes, including new implementations at retailers and payment providers, the security concerns facing this payment method, and the pandemic’s effect on the development and rollout of QR code-enabled payment options. Retail Environment.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

It’s not enough to be a retailer these days, not if a merchant intends to survive in a world of commerce dominated by the likes of Amazon and other tech-focused competitors. PYMNTS readers can be forgiven if they view innovation labs (no matter the label) as something that verges on retail fad. New Efforts. Lab Changes.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

Consumers’ use of their computers to work remotely and shop for retail items in fact has increased 19 percent and 31.7 These are just a few of the questions we sought to answer in Main Street On Lockdown: Reinventing The Road To Recovery edition. percent, respectively.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The mom-and-pop shops, independent proprietorships and independently owned restaurants, cafes and coffee shops that line Main Streets all over America have found themselves pushed to the brink – and are nervous about the prospect of their continued survival. But zooming in front of that result are some important nuances.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2020

New developments are focusing on supply chain, government activity and infrastructure to improve the customer experience as post-pandemic retail finds its legs. Retailers that sign up for the new program will receive discounts of up to 40 percent on FedEx Ground and 50 percent on FedEx Express services.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

Goldman Sachs also noted that eCommerce penetration rose to more than 40 percent in May from 16 percent of retail spending domestically in the first quarter of 2019. Goldman Sachs also noted that eCommerce penetration rose to more than 40 percent in May from 16 percent of retail spending domestically in the first quarter of 2019.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

The last several weeks have certainly made for unexpected and unprecedented times for consumers and all players in the retail ecosystem and left a lot of businesses standing at a crossroads as they face the back half of 2020 and questions about what to do next. Technology is kind of the means, not the end.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

At some point after the COVID-19 crisis passes, retailers will need to reckon with artificial intelligence (AI). But if data is the new oil for retail competition, AI is the jet fuel. And if the retail comeback from COVID-19 contains order and purchase spikes, ignoring AI could come at a price. to increase sales.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2019

households, retailers that enable digital payments while dropping cash are less than convenient. Unattended retail operators are taking a fresh look at keeping cash acceptance on the menu to appease lawmakers who recently issued legislation intended to ensure the inclusion of unbanked residents. A round the Unattended Retail World.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ITMs and VTMs are popular retail banking innovations among community banks. What’s on the horizon for retail banking? According to a new report from PwC titled “Retail Banking 2025 and Beyond” (see sidebar), the retail banking industry is undergoing tremendous change—but, of course, community bankers already know that.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

million in funding, the startup is on track to bring a unique blend of artificial intelligence (AI) and anti-theft technology to market. The company’s second product addresses the main concern with cashierless technology, which is shrinkage. The goal of the platform is to provide three main things,” Golan told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Retail innovation comes from various places – and for the new decade, that includes quick-service restaurants (QSRs), the site of massive technological change. Self-service kiosks have been gaining popularity, and cutting-edge technology like biometrics is starting to be integrated. Contactless Payments.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

who would like to buy a wide variety of products and services through unattended retail channels, such as vending machines, self-service kiosks and even fully automated stores. This indicates not only a major gap between the demand for and supply of unattended retail options, but a huge potential for market growth. There are 48.7

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

trillion opportunity for eCommerce retailers. Fraudsters are just as excited by this opportunity as merchants, unfortunately, making it essential for these retailers to craft robust protections to keep the data and the payment information of their consumers safe. Around The Next-Gen Debit World.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

As PYMNTS researchers recently wrote, “news of the availability and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines has Main Street SMBs feeling optimistic about their chances of survival, yet uncertainty remains around when things will return to business as usual. Findings support the idea that moods have perceptibly lightened on Main Street.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Digital payments — and specifically, card-not-present transactions — may be convenient for consumers, but can impact the very operations of the retailers serving them. As a result, Visa and PYMNTS found that 76 percent of the surveyed Main Street businesses reported having cash flow shortages.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Friction bedevils all types of retail — and that holds true for transactions inside stores or via eCommerce sites. LISNR sells pay-by-sound technology that requires no point-of-sale (POS) upgrades, which can help merchants better replicate seamless eCommerce experiences inside brick-and-mortar stores. Solving For Friction.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

However, one of the main drivers is their weaknesses are exposed now more than ever with folks driven online with Covid-19 and expecting the same level of service they typically get at say their local bank. Then we present an outside industry (automotive, retail, etc.) It’s a bit sexier to spin it that way. The Approach.

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