PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

As retailers, especially those marked non-essential, move to digital commerce platforms they’re also finding new ways to stay in touch with customers during the pandemic. As a result of the pandemic crisis it is urging its retail accounts to stay in touch with their customers via mobile, most specifically through SMS (short message service).

Retail 70

Retail Communication eCommerce Leverage 70

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

These moves seem logical for consumers who have been barred from visiting brick-and- mortar retailers or who are wary of contact with cashiers or payment terminals due to the potential for viral transmission, but they are also likely to have a dramatic impact on the future of digital and in-store commerce. The rise of omnichannel .

Retail 97

Retail eCommerce Sales Leverage 97

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

A number of retailers have recently seen a surge in eCommerce sales. Now, it’s easier in some ways to be a late mover,” in retailing online, Sucharita Kodali, a retail analyst at Forrester Research, said in an interview, according to CNBC. percent increase.

eCommerce 59

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

“Over the coming months, retailers also need to prepare for the continued — and maybe even swifter — move to mobile.” . Over the coming months, retailers also need to prepare for the continued — and maybe even swifter — move to mobile. Omnicommerce is new to millions of consumers and small businesses.

Retail 66

Retail Prioritization eCommerce Leverage 66

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

If you look at where the big banks and brokerages make most of their money, it’s in their retail savings accounts.”. The average national yield of savings accounts is 0.10%, whereas Betterment’s annual yield is 2.69%. Checking accounts will be insured up to $250,000 and savings accounts up to $1 million.

Accounting 64

Accounting Valuation B2B Banking 64

PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2020

In today’s top news, insurance tech startup Lemonade filed an IPO, and Affirm launched a high-yield savings account. Plus, retail dispute management firm Chargeback raised $6.6 Affirm Unveils High-Yield Savings Account. Affirm has debuted a high-yield savings account called Affirm Savings. InsurTech Lemonade To Go Public.

Accounting 52

Accounting Healthcare Startups Retail 52

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Consumers are firing brick-and-mortar retailers from the jobs they held years and decades before. To get their shopping jobs done, consumers are now hiring retailers that make it convenient to do business – anywhere, anytime, through any channel and on their terms. But it’s more than that.

Retail 69

Retail Sales Investments Budgeting 69

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Setup requires creating accounts, product feeds, ad groups, product targets and conversion tracking. And that’s just the beginning: Once the campaigns are live, inventory needs to be refreshed continually, bids need to be updated and budgets optimized.”

Leverage 74

Leverage Advertising Budgeting Investments 74

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Fashion Week event also presented a perfect opportunity to roll out the latest She’s Next, Empowered by Visa challenge, with a call to female-led firms to “look for ways to bring technology to retail that [will help drive] fashion as an industry,” Reilly said. Leveraging A New Connection Point .

Retail 76

Retail Nonprofit Startups Sales 76

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

The need for online retailers and brands to be vigilant in the face of fraud becomes more pressing by the day — but additional authentication measures can create friction on the consumer’s end, which has a nasty habit of reducing conversion rates. We return back to retailers a risk indicator — high, medium or low,” Bonin said. “If

Retail 46

Retail Leverage Accounting eCommerce 46

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

retail economy is unprecedented. What are some of the retailing changes that could last beyond the end of the coronavirus crisis? Contactless payments, however, will fit nicely into what will be a need to have low-touch or no-touch retailing experiences. The partial shutdown of the U.S. So what sticks? They want convenience.

Retail 53

Retail Healthcare Education Manufacturing 53

Focus CFO

AUGUST 2, 2023

Charles brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to FocusCFO, with extensive experience in national and international finance, development, accounting, operations, administration, and information systems.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare CFO Manufacturing Leverage 52

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

The advance of Amazon’s cashierless technology is not a new story to the retail beat as of 2020. We’re not trying to replace them,” Cameron Janes, vice president of Amazon’s physical retail division, told CNBC. “I Have other retailers signed on with the service? We’re not trying to be Whole Foods.

Retail 52

Retail Technology Leverage Startups 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Delivering funds smoothly to employees in different nations is therefore essential, and it may require firms to migrate from paper checks to digital tools, especially those that suit the needs of employees who do not have bank accounts. How Mobile Apps Are Easing Retail Payments In India. Around The World Of Smarter Payments.

Accounts Payable 88

Accounts Payable Leverage eCommerce Retail 88

PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

For a glimpse at how innovation is playing out in the retail world, it always helps to take a look at recent developments in the world of quick-service restaurants, or QSRs. underscored the growing importance of digital innovation in this corner of the retail world by its recent hiring of Chris Turner as chief financial officer.

Retail 49

Retail Sales Leverage Economics 49

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

For example, online retailer Zappos evaluates employees both on performance and whether they are promoting Zappos culture in their day-to-day work. Finally, we hold managers accountable by tracking turnover and engagement scores in their groups.”

Leverage 130

Leverage Accounting Technology Retail 130

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Finance and accounting outsourcing (FAO) buyers are increasingly open to third-party support for complex, judgment-intensive processes, and digital solutions; providers are further differentiating themselves with talent strategies, governance models and ESG initiatives. FAO providers prepping for growth. Other findings.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Healthcare Leverage Finance 52

Future CFO

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The rapid advancement of sophisticated technology has brought monumental changes to most professions – and accounting is no exception. Many of the manual, routine-based accounting tasks of the past are now undertaken by non-human support. Automation will alter the work of accountants in the coming years.

Accounting 40

Accounting Finance Education Communication 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are constantly examining ways to make their customers’ accounts more secure, especially as more consumers go online to make purchases and transact during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A convenient, yet secure solution could be just a few taps away, however.

Sales 108

Sales Leverage Securities Banking 108

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

18), which revealed the ongoing risk retailers face of coordinated and sustained fraud losses. We’re heading into our second holiday season with more retailers EMV ready, which means CNP fraud becomes a lot more attractive to organized and tech-savvy criminals. Retailers can approve up to 98.59

Retail 66

Retail Entertainment eCommerce Leverage 66

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

But before we shut the door on 2019, it bears taking a moment to note how much the world of retail has changed in the last year, a fitting capstone on a decade that has seen retail as the American consumer commonly knew it taken to the ground and rebuilt nearly from the foundations. Lesson 1: Think Big . “We

Retail 54

Retail Communication Leverage Numbers 54

PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2018

Ever since 2013, when Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the eCommerce giant was working on a 30-minute drone delivery program called Prime Air, people have been saying that delivery is the big retail use case for drone technology. Domino’s furthered the point by delivering a pizza by drone in 2016.

Retail 60

Retail Communication Leverage Technology 60

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Mastercard is collaborating with four eCommerce retailers — WHSmith.co.uk, Funky Pigeon, Cult Pens and The Card Gallery — to offer the Pay by Bank app to online shoppers, Mastercard announced in a press release on Friday (Oct. Pay by Bank app (PbBa) — created by Vocalink, a Mastercard company — leverages the U.K.’s

Banking 46

Banking Retail B2B Leverage 46

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Many banks, utility companies and government agencies have been leveraging two-factor authentication (2FA) for several years. A study found that businesses and other organizations could prevent roughly 80 percent of data breaches by leveraging 2FA. Leveraging phone-based verification. A silver lining exists, however.

Securities 69

Securities Leverage Retail Numbers 69

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

In the course of just three days, we’ve gone from Walmart the slumbering retail giant to Walmart the savvy retailer that’s now Amazon’s number one rival — one that’s even making Amazon sweat — well-positioned to challenge Amazon ’s retail rampage. Of course, the Amazon/Walmart rivalry has always made for good media sport.

Retail 54

Retail Math Leverage Economics 54

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Debit solutions draw on funds consumers already have in their bank accounts, and while this makes them reassuring to debt-wary consumers, it can have implications if these details are snatched by fraudsters. Leveraging Machine Learning, Rules-Based Analysis To Fight Debit Fraud. Around The Next-Gen Debit World. About The Tracker.

Banking 121

Banking Leverage Securities Economics 121

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Engaging customers in socially responsible causes can help retailers build trust and develop lasting relationships that translate into many return visits. Some retailers are engaging consumers by allowing them to use their BNPL accounts to donate directly to nonprofits they choose. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later World.

Nonprofit 117

Nonprofit Entertainment Retail Leverage 117

PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

Goldman Sachs has officially entered the world of online retail banking. The minimum account balance needed to start a GS Bank account is only $1 and is open to anyone with an Internet connection.

Retail 40

Retail Banking Leverage Accounting 40

Future CFO

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The increase in spending on AI , including software, services, and hardware, reflects a shift to leveraging technology in companies’ operations, as well as in improving customer experience and keeping up with the ever-changing market. Retail industries are harnessing AI to transform the way customers interact with their products and services.

Leadership 52

Leadership Risk Management Forecasting Leverage 52

PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Since the onset of the pandemic, banking activities like opening new accounts and applying for loans are now being done virtually to socially distance and help curb the spread of the virus. To learn how financial services firms are leveraging digital tools such as contextual video to engage with customers, download the report.

Banking 89

Banking Leverage Education Retail 89

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Dramatic shifts are underway in the retail sector as it adjusts to consumers’ increasingly digital preferences. These retailers are accustomed to engaging with their customers in brick-and-mortar stores and building long-lasting relationships that lead to brand loyalty. OAK + FORT On Navigating Changing Consumer Behaviors With BNPL.

Planning 111

Planning eCommerce Retail Leverage 111

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Card-skimming devices hidden on gas station card readers or carefully integrated into ATMs used to be especially troubling for merchants and consumers, but retailers and financial institutions (FIs) have stepped up their measures to protect physical card readers in recent years. Responding Rapidly.

Leverage 77

Leverage eCommerce Advertising Retail 77

Future CFO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Real-time payments also mean account balances stay up-to-date. They also had to learn how to leverage the new opportunities from payments to go beyond just the handling of transactions, and how to derive new revenue streams and build new products and services around payments.

Banking 98

Banking Finance CFO Leverage 98

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2017

And, speaking of making moves, this week’s Data Dive is dedicated to the retailers who have decided to start angling for poll position now, as holiday 2017 is still in the pre-show phase. not including Alaska and Hawaii) and requires no shipping or service fees for delivery when [consumers] meet a retailer’s order minimum.

Retail 40

Retail Leverage Technology Marketing 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

One recent study found that new customer accounts now represent 30 percent of all transactions made online, for example, five times as many as they did prior to the crisis. Fraudsters, like merchants, follow where consumers lead, meaning that fraud prevention tactics have always been changing for banks, payment providers and retailers.

Concentration 79

Concentration Retail Leverage Entertainment 79

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Even traditionally offline retailers such as Walmart have to expand their omnichannel offerings to reach consumers. Here are five omnichannel features retailers should keep in mind when reaching consumers online. And it’s a constant evolution for retailers, who are deploying the use of new technologies. “We

Retail 42

Retail Communication Leverage eCommerce 42

Bramasol

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

For example, shipments of goods are typically billed based on weight, size and distance and customers that maintain subscription accounts with carriers can receive discounts on their shipping costs. Last-mile delivery has become a critical cost factor as retail sales shift from in-store to online.

Transportation 89

Transportation SAP IFRS Compliance 89