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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JUNE 29, 2018

PREMIUM - PayPal has rolled out a new feature that will help its retail clients increase conversions, making it easier for shoppers to become buyers. The payments giant built this solution to address pain points of cluttered online checkouts for both the consumer and retailer. The feature is called smart checkout button.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

billion online in November as holiday shopping gets underway – a 32.6 percent year on year since just Sunday alone, and Adobe is reiterating its forecast for record online sales for Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. billion in Black Friday online sales (39.2 billion in Black Friday online sales (39.2

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AUGUST 7, 2019

Automotive sales are increasing going digital — and more consumers are buying more used products of all types online. Online Auto Sales. The deal is not the only recent news involving the online retail sales of automobiles. Retail Waste. Part of that comes from retail waste.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 26, 2018

launched its Marcus digital bank in late 2016, the conventional wisdom was the investment bank wanted to expand into retail banking. EXCLUSIVE— When Goldman Sachs & Co. But, apparently, that’s not the whole story. Marcus, it seems, is an asset pricing play, Goldman’s CEO implied yesterday.

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MARCH 26, 2020

Users can choose phone calls or video in multiple languages to connect to a money transfer personal service assistant. Due to limited services via retail locations in some areas impacted by restricted movement guidelines, we are seeing increased demand for our online services.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Like similar live-streamers who film themselves playing video games in real time, the service has proved wildly popular. For China’s Singles’ Day last November, about half of merchants on retail site Tmall used live-stream shopping, selling almost 20 billion yuan ($2.9 In China, the trend is booming. On Monday (Jan.

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JUNE 5, 2019

It’s not enough to just be a retailer these days, it seems. The retail chain reportedly has been in discussions with Triad Retail Media , the retail advertiser owned by WPP PLC, to acquire it. Video Ad Growth. They are expected to spend almost $16 billion on video ads , which is up 22.6 percent in 2018.

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MAY 26, 2020

Faire said: “This has raised a common question for brands and retailers: How can we safely connect and continue doing business under this new set of risks?”. According to the statement, Faire brands and retailers will receive year-round access to the following: Virtual showrooms that will allow retailers to view entire catalogs.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Family Video , America’s last major video rental store chain, plans to shutter all of its brick-and-mortar stores. Data: 1978 : The year Family Video opened its first store. 800 : Approximate store count that Family Video had as its peak. 73% : Share of QSR customers ordering food both online and offline.

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APRIL 9, 2020

Clienteling — the practice of assigning retail sales associates to high value customers — is having a moment. According to Boston Retail Partners , 63 percent of retail personnel can’t identify customers prior to checkout. For retailers, LiveConnect delivers an effective and meaningful way to engage with their customers.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Walmart-owned eCommerce firm Flipkart is introducing a Hindi version of its app that will include free videos as well as other tech perks, like premium content, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. Both retailers had to overhaul ownership structures and change vendor relationships.

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JULY 5, 2019

It’s not enough to just be a retailer these days, it seems. The retail chain reportedly has been in discussions with Triad Retail Media , the retail advertiser owned by WPP PLC, to acquire it. Video Ad Growth. They are expected to spend almost $16 billion on video ads , which is up 22.6 percent in 2018.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

Online giant Amazon is reportedly developing a video game streaming service that wouldn’t involve a peripheral and would solely exist on the internet, according to reports. A person familiar with the plans told Reuters that the retail giant is in the beginning stages of exploring the idea.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 2, 2016

The Cooperative Bank of Epirus (CBE), based in Ioannina, Greece, has launched video customer service using Skype in April for its online banking customers. Now, even Skype is a banking channel.

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JUNE 7, 2019

While digital fund disbursements clearly can affect insurance claims, government tax returns and gig economy workers’ paychecks, it’s reimbursements that play a major role for the retail industry. The rise in online shopping means more shoppers needing refunds on returned merchandise. Many Happy Returns. It’s no small matter.

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MARCH 21, 2019

Amazon, in an attempt to capture a piece of the $129 billion digital advertising space, will sell video ad spots on its mobile app, according to a report from Bloomberg. Amazon , which captures about half of all online sales, has been steadily growing its footprint in the digital advertising space. percent, according to EMarketer.

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APRIL 20, 2020

Fandango Media LLC, the California-based company that sells movie tickets online, has agreed to buy the on-demand video streaming service Vudu Inc. ” Vudu provides video service streaming into more than 100 million homes in the U.S., ” Vudu provides video service streaming into more than 100 million homes in the U.S.,

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

As retailers get into the thick of the holiday selling season, several emerging digital-first options are coming to the fore. It can create a content campaign that discusses the importance of sustainable household products, place videos showing the differences in its new products and even include a copy-heavy social campaign in the effort.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

A late Thanksgiving means retailers faced less time to offer holiday shopping deals, so many of them compromised by simply starting sales early. billion online since Nov. The last time there were so few days during the holiday shopping season was 2013, and retailers struggled to ship items on time. percent year over year.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

After investing in over 800 firms, Chinese tech company Tencent Holdings said it would bolster its international investments and in industries like “smart retail.” However, with the development of Tencent’s WeChat mini-app ecosystem and payment platform, we will pay more attention to smart retail and payment platforms in future.”.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

Close the door and buckle up – retail automotive sales are getting an upgrade. For instance, online marketplace and auction site eBay has released eBay Motors, a new app that uses AI to list a car in under five minutes, according to a report by The Verge. This is the first time eBay has allowed direct video uploads.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

There are many ways to mark the massive shift to digital that’s happened in the past six months, from baby boomers who’ve moved online after favoring real-world shopping to merchants who’ve made a hard shift toward digital and omnichannel. For instance, she said customers will always want good prices, selection and convenience when they shop.

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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. Now more than ever, our customers are interacting with our dealerships online.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Amazon, the eCommerce giant that is in hiring mode in New York, is looking to add positions to one of its startups that puts videos into online shopping. According to a report from CNBC , one job posting was for Amazon Live, the video startup. Both are investing money and resources to become the place to watch live videos.

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MAY 27, 2020

retail reopening. Most reports of mall reopenings and other retail post-pandemic debuts in the U.S. Down the street at Altar’d State, during the store’s shutdown, employees posted videos of their clothing marketed to young women. The station also reported that retailers who did see crowds followed strict guidelines.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Cooler Screens is replacing traditional glass doors with high-definition, multi-functional video screens that create a new revenue stream for merchants. In merchant innovation, consumers are increasingly beginning their shopping trips online , and a growing number are deciding to finish their journeys there.

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AUGUST 12, 2019

News came last week that Facebook is trying to get into the video streaming subscription business and attempt to steal market share from YouTube and Amazon. This is the first time Facebook is trying to sell subscriptions directly to users without an intermediary, indicating eagerness to enter the video streaming business.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

Retail is about more than the products being sold or the technology being used. That change is being reflected at the NRF annual event commonly called “Retail’s Big Show,” which ends on Tuesday (Jan. Online shoppers are more or less on their own when it comes to selecting what they want based wholly on their own knowledge.

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JUNE 6, 2019

And that seems likely to create new opportunities for certain types of online merchants. By 2023, manufacturers and retailers will have to donate, reuse or recycle the goods” under a program that the French prime minister called the first of its kind from any national government. Amazon’s Role. Liquidation Trends.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Facebook is gearing up to enter the hardware market with Portal, its video chat device aimed at Amazon’s Echo. The device will reportedly be sold at pop-up stores and online. In August, Bloomberg reported that the video chat device was undergoing its first major hardware effort from its Building 8 research lab. ”

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Perficient

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This will now be the ‘new normal” for customer onboarding across all products and services, whether retail and commercial. Marketing : The financial industry will use videos to engage with customers, replacing FAQs, and product demos. booking appointments, working with sales and support teams online).

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MARCH 29, 2017

Data and analytics startup XOR Data Exchange announced it will provide a free resource to online retailers to help businesses identify and mitigate the risk of identity theft. Participating online retailers will also have access to recent data breach activity and the format of any compromised account passwords via the platform.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

But it’s in service of a larger, very important point: Online fraudsters are much smarter than they were just a decade ago, and slavish adherence to rule-based fraud prevention systems will, essentially, leave a door or two open for those criminals to come through. Fraud Evolution. Numbers Game. It’s a simple matter of numbers, Lee said.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retail can get a bad rap these days, as its considered old-fashioned and on the decline. But recent developments show that innovation in commerce does indeed happen in this area of retail. That’s why [the] brick-and-mortar retailer isn’t going anywhere. You cannot replace that experience (online).”

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MARCH 11, 2020

With personal interactions under scrutiny due to the COVID-19 disruption, it’s a good time for retailers to take stock of their mobile and online commerce capabilities and technologies. The company announced this week that it has signed high-end fashion retailer Anine Bing. The first is Perfect.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

At a time when the coronavirus has sent record numbers of consumers online instead of to the mall, livestreaming is filling the social vacuum. For the first time ever, consumers can hang out and shop with their friends online, in one place,” Verishop said at the launch of its new “Shop Party” feature on its platform. 18 at 8 p.m.

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