PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

The Indian arm of German retailer Metro Cash and Carry has announced the launch of an app for kirana stores, allowing retailers to order stock, keep a check on inventory, and facilitate payments directly from their smartphones. There are plans to launch the app across all of its 27 stores in 17 cities in the near future. “The

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

One of the hottest battlegrounds in eCommerce this days — and that includes global, multipronged, behemoth eCommerce operators — is a firm part of the physical world, the brick-and-mortar stores and chain that, for various reasons, are increasingly attractive to the likes of Amazon , Alibaba and others. Store Woes. billion euros ($1.17

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Perficient

DECEMBER 15, 2020

I sat down with Tom Hogan , chief operating officer, and Andrea Lampert , vice president of people, to discuss the program in more detail. Tom Hogan, Chief Operating Officer, Perficient. Our hope is to introduce similar programs aimed at educating individuals and creating opportunities in the communities where we operate.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

according to Metro. Facebook’s Cunnane laid out the threat in a sworn affidavit to the Irish regulator, hinting that the social media giant might be prepared to shut down its operations in a region where it has more than 400 million users. “It government.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

Real-time payments are imperative for running successful operations in today’s global ecosystem. Digital payments sent internationally are expected to move past $1 trillion in 2025, but getting to that point will require support from payment providers, regulators and other such firms still building out the necessary infrastructure.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

India’s One Nation One Card will be test-piloted with Mumbai bus operator BEST in November, NFCWorld reported on Tuesday (Aug. Transit passengers will be able to use the card to travel on the metro and suburban railways across India, as well as on buses.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

an eatery operator with 35 restaurants, has filed for bankruptcy and is blaming the misfortune on a recent minimum wage hike in court filings, according to a report by Bloomberg. As a large employer in the Seattle metro market, for instance, the company was one of the first in the market to be forced to institute wage hikes.”.

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TheGuardian

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The bank is operating at the edges of its capital requirements and shares have tumbled by 30% Metro Bank’s shares plunged by 30% on Thursday after it emerged on Wednesday night that the lender was preparing to ask investors for hundreds of millions of pounds to shore up its balance sheet. Continue reading.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Delivery Unlimited is the next step in that journey,” Tom Ward, senior vice president, digital operations, Walmart U.S., With the positive response of shoppers, Walmart says, the company is growing the offering to all 200 metro areas where Grocery Delivery is currently available. said in the announcement. “By

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Local service providers opt in based on where they operate and the services they offer. The service availability has also increased to include 50 metro areas around the country. Amazon Home Services provides users with professionals for a slew of services that give upfront pricing. What’s more, Amazon said the average rating is 4.7

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Bank of the West recently added 143 ATMs across the Denver and Sacramento metro areas through an agreement with ATM operator Cardtronics. One target? Millennials, actually.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Metro authorities in India are planning to launch automatic fare collection (AFC) gates that will work with the country’s National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) that was introduced in March by the Ministry of Finance , according to reports on Thursday (Jan. Right now, the smart card lets commuters skip the lines to buy metro tickets.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The UPI stack offers application programming interfaces (APIs) to support corporates UPI integration in a range of their back-office operations, including payments, collections and refund processing. ” Metro Bank Loops SMBs Into Bacs. Clear Embraces Blockchain For High-Volume Transactions. In the U.K.,

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 31, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank swings to first full-year net profit since 2014 German regulators probe price decline at Wirecard UK fintech shuts US operation to save Chinese deal Barclays trial jury told to ignore defendants’ jokes about prison TSB computer meltdown bill rises to £330m Metro … The post Things (..)

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2020

So far, Virgin Money and Metro Bank plan to offer flexible workspace in branches while Lloyds Banking Group will test the concept beginning in October. London-based Metro Bank CEO Daniel Frumkin told FT his bank must spend money to redesign some of the space so it’s fit for purpose over the next few months. As the U.K.’s

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

14) that German retailer Metro AG is looking to offload its Real hypermarkets via sale, and the firm, said Reuters , “remains confident” of a transaction. Metro has said it wants to train its sights on its wholesale business. Metro said it has had interest from a number of parties, Reuters reported Friday.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2020

"Cinema is a customer business and when customers can’t be persuaded to come back because there aren’t the film titles there, the options you have to continue operating are very limited.". While two-thirds of the nation’s cinemas have reopened, box-office receipts reveal the public is not ready to return to the movies.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

A subway operator in Shenzhen, China is testing facial recognition software, powered by a 5G network, to pay for entry, according to reports. The technology was designed by Shenzhen Metro and telecom company Huawei. The metro company hasn’t said if and when facial recognition will become a part of all of its lines.

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Perficient

JULY 31, 2020

Expand access to all clinical specialties virtually, deploying a clinical operating model that seamlessly provides both virtual and physical care as needed/demanded. Many metro areas have a handful of potential health care systems for a consumer to choose from. Today, we turn our attention to: The FOURTH COMMITMENT.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Retailers are turning to accelerators to drive innovation, and Target is taking its program to the international stage: It is teaming up with Germany’s wholesale and food specialist METRO AG for its cohort this year. They will also visit the headquarters of Target in Minnesota and METRO’s Accelerator headquarters in Berlin.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Smart cities powered by 5G networks have long been forecast as coming soon to major metros all over the world. He said the regulatory environment has significantly changed, with an opening up of the citizen’s band radio spectrum (CBRS) for private LTE, along with a hierarchy of different licenses for operating within it.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

According to reports , as part of the partnership, scan to pay services will be enabled in 91 MTR metro stations beginning in the middle of 2020. Ant Financial operates the service under a joint venture with Hutchison , the telecom company. Commuters will use the Alipay app to scan a code at the turnstile.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Shookit is still operational today in Tel Aviv under new management, while Shookit/Bond’s Co-founders Hachmon and Michael Osadon jumped across the pond to bring its last-mile logistics services to New York, with plans to expand to a host of major U.S. Which two cities?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

million) to help with banking investments, but last week, Metro Bank , which received the biggest reward, said it would give back 50 million pounds ($63.8 They included Arbuthnot Latham, CYBG, The Co-operative Bank, Hampden & Co., Metro Bank, Monzo, Nationwide Building Society, Santander, Starling Bank, Handelsbanken and TSB.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

metros, with plans to expand further this year. Prime Now delivery and pickup continues to be a hit with our customers, and we’re excited to introduce the service to even more Prime members across the country,” said Christina Minardi, Whole Foods Market executive vice president of operations, in the press release.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

is the next step in our evolution and will enhance our ability to scale our operations as we continue to deliver one of the industry’s broadest selections of used cars via our powerful technology platform,” he said. “We Arison said the move was about adding capital to scale the company. Merging with Insurance Acquisition Corp.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Metro Bank is in the midst of fallout related to an accounting error, while TBS is under investigation following a botched IT project, reports said. The front-runner expected to receive the largest portion of the funds is now CYBG, which recently acquired Virgin Money and operates the Clydesdale Yorkshire brand.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

25) that they have launched new technology that speeds contactless payments for mass transit and lowers the cost for transit organizations and operators to offer that payment option. Visa and Planeta said on Monday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

From mobile ticketing to digitizing commuter cards and enabling contactless payments, Mastercard has already embedded its technology in 16 metro areas including Los Angeles, Boston and Denver to make getting from Point A to Point B as simple as buying a morning cup of coffee,” the company said.

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Market participants warn that a known vulnerability in telco operations could prove problematic for banks using one-time passwords (OTP) to authenticate transactions, once PSD2’s SCA deadline rolls around in September. Earlier this month, Metro Bank was hit by fraudsters exploiting the.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

In response, unattended retail operators are finding new ways to embrace alternative payment methods, ranging from mobile wallets to cryptocurrencies. India’s Delhi Metro, for one, is embracing the unmanned aspect of vending machines — not to reduce costs, but to prevent corruption allegations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Reports in Reuters late last week said Metro Bank, Starling Bank and ClearBank have been awarded funds to boost small business lending and banking competition. ClearBank had previously teamed up with challenger bank Tide to compete for the funds, with both Starling and Tide operating as industry newcomers on a digital-first strategy.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

The free service, called Lavka, stocks roughly 2,000 items and plans to operate as a digital convenience market for items like toothpaste and condoms. In the beginning, Yandex got its grocery items from the retailer Metro AG. The biggest rivals to Yandex in the supermarket delivery space are Utkonos and Perekrestok.ru.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

The new funding had become available after two banks that had been granted funds at first — Nationwide and Metro Bank — returned £100 million overall. In April, the Nationwide Building Society had curbed its intentions to start a business banking operation, noting that the pandemic has made the space not feasible for now.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Earlier this month, Reuters reported that the company was interested in acquiring a stake in the Chinese wholesale operations of Metro AG , the German operator of cash and carry stores. Metro has 95 stores in China, as well as retail operations in Beijing and Shanghai.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Ratelt operates as a real-time customer experience management platform, according to reports. The company has expanded from Australia to southeast Asia and clients include Lego, Metro, Pandora and others. The firm, Infra.Market, raised the money in seed funding from Accel.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

To learn more about how these incubation efforts work and the benefits they can bring, PYMNTS recently caught up with Chris Ostoich, co-founder of LISNR, a company taking part in the METRO Target Retail Accelerator , certified by Techstars.

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