PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The conversation came against a backdrop where the number of fundraising deals in the Southeast Asian region were higher in 2020, as measured through the second quarter — more than 60 percent higher over the second quarter of last year, in fact, to 184 deals as measured by DealStreetAsia.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 14, 2024

Banks often lack a technology architecture plan and are channeled down dead-end streets. Bankers don’t know what they don’t know, and few bankers outside of national and regional banks have experience with platform selection when it comes to digital banking platforms. Part of this problem is deficiencies in vendor selection.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 14, 2024

Banks often lack a technology architecture plan and are channeled down dead-end streets. Bankers don’t know what they don’t know, and few bankers outside of national and regional banks have experience with platform selection when it comes to digital banking platforms. Part of this problem is deficiencies in vendor selection.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2016

But, of course, no two consumers are exactly alike – especially when comparing consumers across different regions of the world. “The overarching goal of the study is to start comparing consumer trends in order to start predicting consumer behaviors in terms of how technology is influencing payments adoption.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

Chip cards have been heralded for their improved functionality and security, but they have still failed to address critical authentication problems, leaving retailers to bear the brunt of these vulnerabilities. The first EMV card was developed in 1994, but the technology did not begin circulating worldwide until the new millennium.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

What’s more, companies must also work to remain compliant with the laws in place across the different regions where they operate. These challenges of ensuring authentication and following ever-shifting AML guidelines present a conundrum for businesses looking to expand globally. News From The AML/KYC Ecosystem . In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

That pressure, she noted, has inspired the new partnership that Mastercard and GrainChain are announcing today to tie GrainChain’s agricultural supply chain technology solution into Mastercard’s proprietary blockchain technology to build a more inclusive and productive agricultural supply chain worldwide. We see it every day.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2017

Last December, Lazada’S online properties attracted the largest number of page views among B2C retail sites in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam, data from SimilarWeb confirmed. EMarketer is projecting that the number of smartphone users will surpass 257 million by 2020, presenting a big opportunity for companies.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2019

As 5G deployments start, the people who run hospitals and medical offices, along with companies that supply healthcare devices and payment services, are starting to figure out what the quicker speed and other features of the new mobile network technology will do for them. 5G and Hospitals. 5G Payments Impact. percent until 2013.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

“It is our strategic direction to enhance our digital technology capability, to deliver a better customer experience,” said Thanachart Bank EVP of Retail and Small Business Banking Anuwat Luengtawekul in a statement. The trade finance gap across Asia is also a key opportunity for the firm.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

With eCommerce in full swing, many retailers are looking to restructure many facets of their operations. From installing more IoT sensors in physical locations to strategic partnerships with chatbot messaging apps and more, retailers are revamping the way in which customer service is provided to consumers.

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Abrigo

JULY 14, 2023

Takeaway 2 Do you have the right technology to efficiently generate strategic insights now and on an ongoing basis? Analysis should be performed on concentrations, as a percentage of capital, in terms of: (1) Collateral type such as multifamily, retail, office, etc. (2) Do you have the right technology? CRE concentration report.

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Accenture

JUNE 20, 2019

But many corporate “portals” are clunky, non-intuitive applications built on aging technology. They believe that adapting new technologies is their top challenge in corporate payments. ² Personalization is no longer the purview of retail banking—or limited to the front office. But the keys to success go beyond technology.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Packaged goods often reach consumers’ hands after traveling across oceans and being shipped between manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Inventory transparency is critical to brick-and-mortar retailers hoping to compete in an increasingly omnichannel and fast-paced retail world.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2016

Power report on retail banking in the U.S., which revealed that, for the first time in the study’s six-year history, satisfaction with midsize banks dropped, while regional banks’ satisfaction levels plateaued. One is that community banks, at least with consumers, are no longer on top when it comes to customer satisfaction.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

‘PayFac’ technology simplifies underwriting and onboarding. Online merchants also face challenges around verifying the buyer’s identity with “card-not-present” transactions. ‘PayFac’ technology simplifies underwriting and onboarding merchants. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Focus on developers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

The WSJ reports that decisions about tech upgrades were marked by indecision about how much to change, and potential technology partners reportedly stormed out of a meeting finding they were unable able to work within Kroger’s conservative corporate culture. In its home Cincinnati region, sales were up increased 4.9

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

That’s the easy part, the stuff of daydreams, scribbles, memos, charts and PowerPoint presentations. Her observations cover a wide range of topics, but among the main themes is to look beneath the surface of technology, processes and innovation ideas. It’s one thing to want to improve or innovate. B2B Payments. Not Just Faster.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2019

Instead, focusing on adjusting geographic coverage of trade finance operations, and introducing new technologies like digital ledgers for trading customers, will become the priority. Still, it’s not a stretch to consider which potential technology and eCommerce giants might have to disrupt the trade finance space.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

H-E-B is not only the neighborhood grocery store for many communities in Texas: It’s also an eCommerce retailer with digital features to better reach its customers. But not all retailers have the features that allow consumers to shop through whatever channel they choose, whether it be a brick-and-mortar store, website or mobile app.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. In the U.S. The Challenge of Building the Right Card for the Job.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

IoT’s expansion presents security challenges. Bunnell recalled a 2015 instance in which a benevolent hacker demonstrated the ease of gaining access to a connected car, something that may have been of mild concern when the technology was relatively nascent three years ago. Simply put, the conversation has changed.

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Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

While Dan was the one really working (he presented on “How Big Data can change Financial Services”) I mingled around the participants of this vibrant ecosystem encompassing entrepreneurs, financial institutions, investors, and regulators among other stakeholders. Discover the finalists of all regions here.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

The company’s network reaches 174 countries and regions. With LBS technology, high-quality offers will be presented to more UnionPay users in the future, providing a great opportunity for us to encourage more consumers to join our Travelzoo family.”

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

How are CUs utilizing videoconferencing capabilities on interactive teller machines (ITMs) to maintain their branch operations during the pandemic, and how is biometric technology helping them offer more secure, quicker and touchless ATM services? Retailing 2020: Five Things To Watch. Retail Reopening Hinges On Dangerous Discounts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Fraud varies country to country, region to region. As has been widely noted, the region has paved the way for the adoption of EMV, and its embrace by merchants in the EU, mandated though it has been, has steered hackers and criminals to online methods of siphoning funds from consumers and cheating companies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2016

billion by 2020, companies — particularly eCommerce retailers — are considering mobile and online innovations in payments and IoT security technology to help thwart cyberattacks. According to LexisNexis research, card-not-present fraud losses alone are forecasted to increase by $3.2 With fraud expected to hit $7.2

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Tomorrow's Transactions

MARCH 16, 2016

American retailers have been lobbying the great and good to implement PIN for card transactions. PIN is the most secure authentication technology currently available, and retailers should have the option to require PIN on credit and debit card transactions—the same protection provided at ATMs. Well… not quite.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

This developing world of payments and the fierce competition offered by non-traditional providers of financial services presents big challenges to smaller and community banks – those financial institutions (FIs) with less than $10 billion in assets. With retail sales continuing to increase – they will hit some $6 trillion in the U.S.

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NCR

APRIL 10, 2017

Just as ATMs have developed over the last 50 years to make our daily interaction with FIs increasingly easy, progress in technology will continue to simplify many other aspects of our lives. AI personal assistants are already present on most mobile phones, but even that technology will continue to develop.

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NCR

JANUARY 29, 2018

It aims to take the sector to “a higher level” and embrace the opportunities presented by “the convergence of banking and technology” When it is launched next year, the FPS will allow consumers to complete payments in the Hong Kong dollar and Chinese renminbi using mobile phone numbers and email addresses.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. Brandon Dewitt, MX co-founder and chief technology officer. Has to be M-O-E. Bank Merger of the Year. So which merger was the best in 2021? That’s almost impossible to select.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2016

We don’t have to look far to see the ways in which cartoons and comics of the past – with their futuristic tools and services – are influencing the advancing technologies we see hitting the market today. The application we’ve created is intended to really create and complete retail experiences,” Sheldon explained.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

Migrating would save financial institutions from building their own connections and would create access to new technologies and computing developments, Parker said — which is important since many of them are running on platforms that are 50 years old. Every retail process can be automated — yes, including chargeback mitigation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

By 2014, Shark vacuums had bumped longtime global leader in vacuum technology Dyson as the top brand in the states, and its market share has only grown from there. vacuum market in recent months, its retail sales were just 2 percent of the total last year, according to data provider Euromonitor. In the U.S.

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FICO

DECEMBER 29, 2020

This calls for advanced AI and decision management technology – enter FICO! Just to put things in perspective, Santa had to deliver presents to four times more children this year than during the Spanish Flu pandemic 100 years ago! Elves are in lockdown and he needed to find new toy sources. was no exception.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

On the upside, this year’s Best Picture presenters, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, managed to make the most of their second chance and got the winner’s name right the first time around. From there, the finalists are invited to their “Shark Tank” presentation, and the top three winners are picked by a mixed panel.

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