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OCTOBER 10, 2018

has tapped Adyen for online and in-store payments in Europe , and the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation in India is at work on a quick response (QR) code ticketing system. has chosen Adyen to manage its online and in-store payments in the continent, Adyen said in an announcement. In addition, Gap Inc. Ireland and Italy.

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Perficient

MARCH 1, 2021

Today, Perficient colleagues are excited to welcome 25 new women to the tech industry as the first Perficient Bright Paths training program kicks off at an online pop-up campus in Detroit! Joel Stanesa , general manager of Detroit, echoed, “We want to get to know you throughout the class and we’re here to support you.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

revved a little higher Monday (June 29) as online car sales platform Shift announced it will go public in the third quarter via a complicated reverse merger arrangement. IAC will change its name to Shift as the transaction proceeds and the Shift management team of CEO and Co-Founder George Arison and Co-CEO Toby Russell will stay in place. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The fact that the last mile is the hardest mile has become something of a truism in online shopping. Bond , however, aims to help even the smallest online brands improve their logistical offerings by allowing them to deliver products and accept returns. And in fashion retail, Gap Inc.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

One might imagine that mall operators nationwide take a rather jaundiced view of the internet, since online shopping has more or less killed the mall. But perhaps that is the old conventional wisdom — the emerging idea is that online retailers are giving back some of what they’ve taken away these days. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Even with a great customer journey – with smooth onboarding, a well-merchandised online shopping experience and a seamless checkout process – none of it really matters if the consumer can’t actually get the goods they want into their hands. Last-mile delivery is like satisfaction Death Valley,” said Bond co-founder and CEO Asaf Hachmon.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 1, 2018

challenger bank Metro Bank could extend its AI-driven money management tool Insights, designed for its retail side, to its business customers. Formed in partnership with Israeli AI company Personetics, Metro Bank is currently preparing to roll out Insights in beta over the summer.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

More than 65 percent of its sales originate from shoppers outside the metros in cities like Raipur, Vellore, Nasik, Udupi, Kollam, Kota and Palakkad. At the same time, the online marketplace provides a nationwide customer base for small- and medium-sized companies in the artisan hubs of Rajasthan.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Walmart has announced it is adding four delivery companies to its team to help expand its online grocery delivery option. Delivery companies Point Pickup , Skipcart , AxleHire and Roadie will make deliveries in metro areas across four states, with further expansion planned in the coming weeks. said in a press release.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2020

Online commercial real estate marketplace CREXi — which serves as a digital toolkit of sorts for buyers, sellers and investors — has raised nearly $30 million from investors, according to reports. ’ biggest metro areas, and one that makes sense for breeding talented real estate businesses.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

According to the blog post, the retailer currently has grocery delivery available in almost 100 metro regions and “is continuing to innovate to find new ways to serve customers – better, faster and easier.”. households. Walmart U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Home Depot announced that it has launched express same-day and next-day local delivery for more than 20,000 of its most popular items to 35 major metros across the U.S. In June, the home improvement giant began installing lockers in many of its locations so customers who place online orders can easily pick up their merchandise at the store.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

The invoice, which was issued at the Futian Station of the Shenzhen Metro, was developed by the Shenzhen Municipal Taxation Bureau with the help of Chinese tech giant Tencent , according to Coin Telegraph. Before 2017, bitcoin held more than 70 percent of the market — but that was before new cryptos came on the scene.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

Shoppers can also manage their shopping carts on the go, as the technology is available on a host of devices, such as Android phones. Even so, 55 percent of consumers studied by PYMNTS said they use both online and offline channels to purchase groceries. households.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Consumers were already shifting an increasing number of their account management activities to online sites and mobile apps. In the EU banks are increasingly turning to their suburban branch outposts as alternative work spaces for employees who need to be in an office, but who don’t want to travel into major metros to work at HQ.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2020

Adding to a shortage of listings, many buyers are new to homeownership, while others are in the market for second homes but aren’t selling the properties that they currently own in major metros. As part of that strategy, HomeLight announced the acquisition of Disclosures.io , a listings-management software provider. Buying Disclosure.io

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

A convenient and seamless ordering experience from online and mobile channels is essential for restaurant customers. Pizza chain Domino’s , for example, is planning to test self-driving vehicle technology in one major metro region. The goal of the investment is to enhance fulfillment speeds and decrease the rate of errors on orders.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

While players both big and small were making digital investments like online ordering and delivery services, the report notes, Kroger lagged behind and stayed focused on its stores. Online purchases account for just 5 percent of the roughly $1 trillion U.S. food and consumer-product market, according to Nielsen.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

The pop-ups are still part of the business, springing up in major metros throughout the year. But the brand’s focus has shifted to its permanent brick-and-mortar boutiques and large online business. The aim is for the system to be manageable and seamlessly accessible to its employees, particularly the ones on the ground in boutiques.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2017

David is taking on Goliath as Shipt, an online grocery delivery startup based in Birmingham, Ala., The Alabama startup eliminates grocery store trips for 20 million families in 47 metro areas. That enables it to better manage logistics to keep service tight and efficient. number one grocery delivery brand.

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Accenture

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In my frequent conversations with clients across the UK and Irish banking industry, one of today’s hottest topics is the rise of the challenger banks such as CYBG, Metro and AIB UK, and particularly the neo-challenger banks providing digital-only services, like Monzo, Atom and Starling. Why the intense interest in the neo-challengers?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

The pop-ups are still part of the business, springing up in major metros throughout the year. But the brand’s focus has shifted to its permanent brick-and-mortar boutiques and large online business. The aim is for the system to be manageable and seamlessly accessible to its employees, particularly the ones on the ground in boutiques.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

The 83-year-old CU, which has 16 branches in the metro Phoenix area and holds $1.9 A digital-loving millennial, John, searches our website to find the type of account he wants and chooses to open it online,” Vas Nunes said. “As

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are changing the way they manage their workforces in the age of Amazon: Walmart , for instance, is testing multiple versions of a new team structure called the “Great Workplace” in some of its locations. billion for its stores in comparison to $1.63 billion in the year prior.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

“VCs used 2016 to manage costs, set priorities and valuations,” explained Rahul Khanna, managing partner at Trifecta Capital, in an interview with Business Standard published Wednesday (Dec. They need to manage the burn, drift and cut losses.”. B2B eCommerce. million , announced Thursday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

It could put the Bentonville crew within striking distance of pretty much the whole country for grocery delivery – and could add some needed user-friendly technology to Walmart’s online grocery efforts. It is evident, though, that the launch will be regional, maybe even limited to specific metros where Walmart has strong grocery and delivery.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

Despite the nearly continuous drumbeat of doom and gloom from the world of physical retail, there is, according to Affirm CRO Rob Pfeifer, something of a curious side phenomenon unfolding at the same time: Online brands – famous and famously successful online brands – are branching out into physical retail.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

CEO Dough McMillon noted that while digital has performed strongly with food as its backbone (in the form on Walmart’s buy-online, pick-up curbside program), it needs to now expand and consolidate that strength across general merchandise categories. Powering that plan, Walmart had two big announcements last week.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Users can order up an online valet so that their car can be picked up and dropped off after the tires are changed. It was this observation, said Fred Thomas, vice president and general manager of retail for Goodyear, that led the firm to believe it had reached a crossroads where innovation is necessary.

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NCR

MARCH 3, 2017

One of the big challenges facing large retail banks today is how best to manage their branch network. In the UK, Metro Bank is investing in its branch network , while Atom Bank, one of the biggest names on the challenger bank scene, has gone down the purely digital route. It’s certainly a complicated issue.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 24, 2018

Many banks have started using artificial intelligence to enhance customer service, whether through chatbots, customer acquisition or money management capabilities. One area where AI […].

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Marcus : Goldman’s FinTech play on online banking logged $ 35 billion in deposits in 2018, said management during a post-earnings conference call – and this comes only two years after launch. Some troubling trends seem afoot – as all loan types, and all major metro areas measured, saw rising defaults.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

FANS recently launched GOLO , an online and mobile ordering platform designed to connect smaller merchants with local consumers. The GOLO app and online platform launched earlier this year to help smaller businesses level the playing field as they compete with their larger counterparts. Giving Merchants Access To eCommerce.

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NCR

MAY 9, 2018

This encourages customers and employees to interact on a more personal level and can offer a compelling reason for people to use face-to-face services rather than online alternatives. New flagship stores a sign of things to come?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

France was 2018’s first big announced new international expansion, with Alexa officially online in early June. We connect webinars and training stations at shared workspaces, in major metros, institutes and beyond,” Dilip R.S., country manager of Alexa skills for India, told TechCircle. Around The World With Echo In 2018.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

expansion, the market stateside in bike-sharing is still largely dominated by dock-based solutions — from metro Boston’s Hubway service to Los Angeles’ Metro Bike Share. As a private enterprise, Spin builds its own bikes, is responsible for meeting customer demand, maintains and upgrades the equipment and manages theft and damage. “We

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

In major metro areas, small package delivery is down to two days and large package deliver clocks in at 14 days. “We We are pleased to report yet another exceptional quarter with strong momentum in revenue growth and profitability,” Shah said in a post-earnings release. “As

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