PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

The company almost doubled its revenue and profit numbers while spending more than $9 billion on capital improvement projects. Among those numbers: Operating cash flow increased 42 percent to $51.2 On the earnings call, CFO Brian Olsavsky pointed out that Q2 2020’s numbers topped Q4 2020 –and that Q3 would be even bigger. “As

Transportation 57

Transportation eCommerce Retail CFO 57

PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

Will it be driving an automated vehicle, conducting eCommerce across channels or managing a patient’s healthcare information? That’s applicable to voice, she noted, but it’s also applicable to search, to operations, or to any number of applications. That’s why Baidu has opened all that technology up and placed it in the cloud.

Healthcare 99

Healthcare Technology Communication Leverage 99

PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2019

The wall-mounted machine also has a 21-inch screen for consumer interaction, and comes ready to accept near-field communication (NFC) contactless and card payments. The eCommerce retailer reportedly plans to install 100 kiosks in malls across India by the end of 2019.

Retail 71

Retail Marketing Communication Forecasting 71

PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2018

News came early this week that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (the international conglomerate) is aiming to invest as much as $285 million to acquire a stake of as much as 4 percent in One97 Communications, the company that owns and runs Paytm , the digital payments/financial services firm. billion from SoftBank, based in Japan.

Communication 40

Communication Investments eCommerce Leverage 40

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

Some stores did report good business, but the common denominator was preparing for that event via smart digital communications during the crisis. Employees wore masks and allowed only a limited number of customers in the store. Most reports of mall reopenings and other retail post-pandemic debuts in the U.S.

Retail 57

Retail Communication Leverage eCommerce 57

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Undeserved chargebacks are no trivial issue, either, as the number of such false claims rose 41 percent between 2016 and 2018. Some card networks have launched services to help merchants communicate with customers about unrecognized transactions before unnecessary chargebacks are filed, for example.

SAP 70

SAP Retail Banking Communication 70

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2016

It’s not just about how they interact with customers, but other factors, such as supply chain, servicing and supporting customers post-sale, communicating with the markets, etc., But there are a number of reality checks that businesses must take into account when operating in this increasingly global world.

Leverage 76

Leverage Securities Accounting Communication 76

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

At its most basic level, the key ingredients that are pilfered and then used to construct synthetic identities – where individuals’ personal information is stitched together to fabricate new identities — are tied to data that is given to us at birth: Social Security numbers. The first tool lies in communication, he told Webster.

Securities 42

Securities Construction Numbers Accounting 42

PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

Online commerce has soared during the pandemic, prompting retailers of all types and sizes to leverage how they use digital channels to bring back customers while a full return to physical retail remains months away. The remote client communicates with the live clerk via a mobile device or laptop messaging.

Retail 52

Retail Sales Communication Leverage 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

He didn’t think much of math and science — rather unusual given his choice of a profession that uses complicated math formulas to communicate. The same media that had declared Walmart a lethargic, brick-and-mortar victim to Amazon’s nimble, eCommerce prowess is now Walmart’s biggest fan. Will Wallets Drive the Future of Retail?

Retail 54

Retail Math Leverage Economics 54

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In our excitement to innovate and bring many new products into the world, we have lost the core of what made Snapchat the fastest way to communicate,” Spiegel wrote in the document, calling the update “rushed.”. And rushed in a way that has weighed heavily on both Snapchat’s ability to retain and monetize its user base.

Investments 72

Investments Entertainment Sales Leadership 72

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

However, that can lead to a transaction laundering ring’s undoing, says Frechtling, because the weak points of legitimate businesses are well-known and can be leveraged to topple an evil enterprise. Finally, make a point of consistent internal communication. Communicate perpetually, whenever there is a suspicious event.

Math 46

Math Communication Sales Transportation 46

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

And eCommerce volumes will soar, with countries such as China, Japan and the U.S. Amazon is leveraging Western Union’s global cash in/cash out network to let consumers shop online and pay in cash at one of their 500,000 global agent locations. percent over the next five years. consumers said they’d be interested.

Banking 72

Banking Accounting Leverage Advertising 72

PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2020

And eCommerce volumes will soar, with countries such as China, Japan and the U.S. Amazon is leveraging Western Union’s global cash in/cash out network to let consumers shop online and pay in cash at one of their 500,000 global agent locations. percent over the next five years. consumers said they’d be interested.

Banking 69

Banking Accounting Leverage Advertising 69

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2017

Frédéric de Gombert, CEO of software startup Akeneo, first noticed the problematic methods by which brands managed product inventory information while working at an IT company helping clients manage or maintain their transitions to eCommerce. This creates a single source of product truth across any number of communication and sales channels.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Communication Startups Retail 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2017

Frédéric de Gombert, CEO of software startup Akeneo , first noticed the problematic methods by which brands managed product information while working at an IT company helping clients manage or maintain their transitions to eCommerce. By the time the eCommerce catalog was ready, the next season’s collection was already available in stores.

Startups 40

Startups eCommerce Communication Investments 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2017

As the number of cyberattacks rises on a global scale, password compromise is often to blame. This includes predicting key risks as the number of sales and transaction channels financial institutions leverage grows. “We’re To reduce the complexity of having to remember them all, many recycle a single, simple password.

Securities 45

Securities Banking Communication Leverage 45

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2017

For many years, as communication, commerce and even crafting (see: Etsy, Pinterest) migrated to digital spaces, the art world stayed behind, lingering in brick-and-mortar museums, galleries and auction halls. That year, Artsy hosted 41 commercial auctions, and this year, it’s on track to quadruple that number, Carey said.

Investments 50

Investments Valuation Marketing Communication 50

PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

A true indicator of the global demand and usage of cash, Delnevo said in a recent interview with PYMNTS, is the rising number of ATMs. In Germany — where, until recently, about 50 percent of eCommerce transactions were paid for by Cash on Delivery (CoD) — consumers are also continuing to choose cash over credit cards.

Securities 41

Securities Banking Data Analysis Numbers 41

PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

Each of these players is leveraging their powerful closed ecosystems that, with payments embedded inside of them, extends commerce into the places where consumers want to take it – rather than the other way around. Potential that we see now being tapped by Uber, Facebook Messenger, Amazon, Braintree/PayPal and even Spotify.

Accounting 49

Accounting Retail Communication Leverage 49