PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

News of Amazon ‘s acquisition of online pharmacy startup PillPack have had analysts assuming the eCommerce conglomerate is ready to introduce an online pharmacy to its suite of services. However, new reports from CNBC on Wednesday (Nov. 21) said Amazon may first be gearing up to introduce the service to its own employees.

Concentration 56

Concentration Healthcare eCommerce Startups 56

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

In addition to grocery stores, online EBT enablement using PIN on Glass technology is also being deployed at two of the nation’s largest farmer’s markets, given the high concentration of EBT customers who are served in those markets. They, too, want to provide more options for payment via online or mobile channels.

Concentration 72

Concentration eCommerce Technology Securities 72

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In today’s top payments news, ongoing security concerns have caused the Federal Reserve to take a closer look at the Big Tech firms that serve the banking industry. Security Concerns Prompt Fed To Strengthen Big Tech Oversight. The probe would concentrate on tech firms that provide financial institutions (FIs) with data storage.

Concentration 40

Concentration Auditing Healthcare eCommerce 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Some of the companies leading the omnicommerce charge recently concentrated their efforts on introducing innovative plans to expand both their consumer base and also bolster their payment offerings. Meanwhile, HSN introduced augmented reality (AR) shopping via its new app to grow the company’s mobile user base.

Concentration 74

Concentration eCommerce Retail Securities 74

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

percent, eCommerce at 23.8 Taking the pulse of where we stand coming into the last few months of 2019, deal activity has seemingly been concentrated within the alternative finance and investment arenas. Of that, logistics holds sway, at just over 29.5 percent and Alternative Finance at about 14.3

Finance 57

Finance Concentration Startups Investments 57

PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2019

Nor can they afford to just concentrate on direct competitive issues, at least not how Pointner tells it. Further success and growth in this particular area of eCommerce – whether it involves vacation rentals, automobiles or other products and services – depends heavily on building trust between buyers and sellers.

Concentration 65

Concentration Securities Retail eCommerce 65

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

For all that has changed dramatically in the last several weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic, consumers are still looking for the same two core offerings in every transaction, no matter what it is or where it takes place: seamlessness and security. An awful lot of other things have changed all around that core, however.

Securities 129

Securities eCommerce Concentration Accounting 129

PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

The global augmented reality market — which includes not only retail and eCommerce, but also aerospace and other areas — will approach $134 billion in 2012, up from about $3.3 Goldman Sachs has estimated that augmented reality will drive $1.6 billion of retail annually by 2025, fueled by the shopping habits of some 32 million consumers.

Concentration 41

Concentration Retail Manufacturing Technology 41

PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

Issuers may be eying the coming chargeback and dispute storm, but right now, said Quevedo, they’re concentrating on prioritizing claims processing. Subscriptions, groceries, even buying shoes are all being introduced to digital channels in ways and volumes they haven’t been before. The Issuer Side Of The Equation.

Concentration 83

Concentration Prioritization Entertainment Banking 83

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

We concentrated on easy integration, appropriate pricing, sales support, client success, and four profitable (for the merchant aggregation points) use cases. But as it does so, eCommerce fraud goes up. We also refuse to chase fads or buzzwords — instead, [we have] concentrated on delivering real, tangible value to clients.

Concentration 40

Concentration Profit and Loss Technology Sales 40

PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2017

DD: Connexity (formerly Shopzilla), Flipkart and other eCommerce and retail providers use VoltDB to provide the necessary insights for marketers to build stronger relationships with their customers. Or enabling fast, secure mobile payment, to eliminate the checkout counters of yesteryear. DD: Collaborative and open.

Retail 44

Retail Concentration Advertising eCommerce 44

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

What he finds alarming is the spike in eCommerce fraud among apparel retailers, where account takeover fraud is growing rapidly at the same time as stolen financials fraud. In the past, Kothari said, fraud was always concentrated in higher-value markets, because those products could be sold for the most immediate cash.

Concentration 42

Concentration Retail Accounting eCommerce 42

PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2020

eCommerce ordering shot up since the pandemic was declared on March 12 and brick-and-mortar businesses closed its doors, leading to a boom in both businesses and consumer transacting through digital marketplaces. Technology giant Google is one of the companies that is looking to newer ways to onboard during this shifting period for eCommerce.

eCommerce 60

eCommerce Concentration Retail Securities 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

But not because the fundamentals of its eCommerce business are strong and getting stronger. In fact, Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has said publicly he’d like to sell the eCommerce business. Blockchain-based systems have little value outside a reliable, secure, regulated infrastructure to process transactions. Why wouldn’t he?

Banking 44

Banking Transportation Investments Currencies 44

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Bitcoin’s processing operation is highly concentrated within a handful of miners in China — which is getting more concentrated now, since the price of bitcoin has crashed and fewer players can afford to keep the lights on (literally, since bitcoin processing requires a massive amount of electricity).

Currencies 85

Currencies Concentration Financial Systems Leverage 85

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Consumers will often be willing to trade some privacy for more utility,” Sondhi said, noting that this trade is predicated on the consumer believing their data is still being kept secure, and on seeing a tangible value in the exchange. Markets like Australia, which has a highly concentrated banking and retail system, make ignition easier.

Banking 75

Banking Concentration Marketing Communication 75