PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2021

And despite the switch of venue to cyberspace, one thing that remained unchanged was the prevalence of surprise appearances — all hoping to be the next big thing that, in the philosophy of Steven Jobs, will step up to the plate and show consumers what they want. building and getting patents, and they have shares in the company," he said.

Technology 81

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

With the right connectivity in place, he said, online remote support can help companies function smoothly and navigate any number of challenges. There are hundreds of use cases across all industries,” that can benefit from such enhanced connectivity, “but there are often only a limited number of companies that have done this,” he said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The stories come with significantly different price tags: $185 million and $13 billion. For LendingClub, an online lender, the bid to buy Radius Bank means that (assuming the regulatory hurdles are satisfied), within 12 to 15 months, the company will move into a branchless banking model that offers services and products beyond credit.

Banking 97

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

The Apple Card looms, with a rollout that began last week through Goldman Sachs, and according to at least one analysis, the card might underwhelm consumers, lead to muted results (at least at the outset) for its tech and banking backers, and for Goldman, even lead to losses, depending on the economic climate.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Big News Of The Week: Mr. Bezos Is Going To Washington . Kelner noted that this “includes making Jeff Bezos available to testify at a hearing with the other [Big Tech] CEOs this summer.”. On June 22, shoppers will reportedly have the big Amazon sale to look forward to. The latest developments: Amazon .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

In tech, perhaps more than any other industry, the eternal conundrum is to build or buy – innovation. Innovation is the lifeblood of tech, and it is also the greatest threat to tech firms. Think big” says CapGemini, but that exhortation rings out with little response. The affordability goes beyond the price tag.

Banking 41

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2018

Sales and promotions won’t attract customers if consumers don’t know they exist, though, and many stores are now working to find improved, tech-fueled ways to better promote their discounted goods. In addition to grocery stores, big-box retailers and apparel sellers, other segments have shown interest in the software, Klein said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2018

Amazon announced its plan to build a totally unattended retail store in early 2017, but there was something of a gap between the announcement of the company’s plan for a sensor-based, cashier-less shopping experience here in the United States and its actual rollout in late January of this year. but it seems to be catching fire in China.

Retail 41

Retail Startups Planning Investments 41

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The Paris-based company brings mobile programmatic advertising to physical stores. All of the big players in the app-tech industry have built their platforms to optimize and measure how many clicks are generated by digital advertising,” said Fidzup Cofounder and CEO Olivier Magnan-Saurin. market soon,” he concluded.

Marketing 70

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2017

Zebra Tech has announced, as of Tuesday (Jan. The process is one of sense, analyze and act, said Kanniganti, adding that the Zebra SmartSense combination of ultra-high-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID), video and microlocation tagging acts as a “platform for retailers … with a big picture view of what matters to retailers.”. “We

Manufacturing 69

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

“It’s a show stopper” were the words that led USA Today ’s coverage of the Apple event and iPhone X launch, while the somewhat more circumspect team at The Washington Post noted that “the bar was high” and that “analysts seemed to think the company hit the mark.” The iPhone X: The Big Idea. Well, with three possible exceptions.

Retail 41

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In the melding of tech and banking services, the goal is an ambitious one: to create a private banker in digital form — a chatting, knowledgeable persona that interacts with the consumer, using twin high-tech engines of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI). Easier said than done. It’s all about context.

Concentration 64

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2016

After several years spent trying to infuse its multi-billion dollar business with more forward-thinking concepts with mixed results , last week, the retail giant announced that it will be conducting what amounts to an open call for tech innovation. The company is certainly hoping so.

Startups 52

Startups Retail eCommerce Technology 52

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 11, 2023

Just an incredible, insightful conversation about how to build a company, how to grow through acquisitions, how to make sure everybody on your team understands their role, is appreciated, and is acting and performing at the highest levels. It’s the weather is really the big problem. They run about a $1.5 RITHOLTZ: There are.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 86

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2018

It’s a gamble, and a big headache when it doesn’t work out. Fashion Tech. A companion mobile app enables tagging of favorites, style comparisons and, of course, shopping recommendations. There’s a certain level of performance and realism required, and the tech is not quite there yet. A Different Approach.

Manufacturing 46

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

We are aiming to disrupt this industry because it is really broken, and you can see that with the big-name players like David’s really suffering financially,” she said. “We The tech took 30,000 team hours to build, she noted, programming every individual design detail that makes up a wedding dress.

Construction 64

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Musings on Markets

MARCH 19, 2022

In addition to being traded on the MICEX, the Russian exchange, these companies all have listings in foreign markets (Yandex has a US listing and the other three are listed on the London Exchange). The increase in default spreads was not restricted to foreign markets, as fear also pushed up spreads in the corporate bond market.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2016

The term “ Internet of Things ” has become a big buzzword in business lately, but what exactly is it and why might it shape the future of the retail industry? Juniper Research , a research firm that analyzes the digital and mobile tech sectors, estimates that, by 2020, retailers will be spending $2.5

Retail 50

Retail Financial Analyst Sales Leverage 50

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

Another big week in the developing connected car space. One expanded partnership between a payment company and a vehicle manufacturer, along with a recent connected-car device company acquisition, looks to set the stage for further developments and greater interconnectivity. Leveraging Mastercard’s payment gateway, U.S.

eCommerce 40

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

For the food industry — that waste adds up to a $990 billion price tag, according to Alex Garden, chairman and CEO of Zume Inc. It is, admittedly, a pretty big mission. We offer food brands a full stack of hardware, software, and packaging solutions to allow companies to grow in an on-demand system,” he explained. With pizza.

Leverage 53

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Planful

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Summer20 included improvements to Workforce Planning — especially critical as the pandemic made this function critical for so many companies — and added more power to Dynamic Collaboration and Dynamic Planning. Everyone uses different datasets from unique tech stacks in their planning activities.

Forecasting 40

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It was everything everyone waiting for today’s event expected, with no big or unexpected fireworks. It was an uncharacteristically leaky year going into the big launch announcements, meaning much of the fundamental details about the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR were more confirmed than revealed on stage at the Steve Jobs auditorium.

Forecasting 40

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

And I’ve been investing in a lot of computer companies over the years. And I actually finished my PhD in ’99, but I started a company in late ‘96, early ‘97. And I was kind of doing the company and the thesis at the same time, which wasn’t great for either, and also wasn’t great for our marriage. WENGER: No.

Valuation 118

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Soon she’ll be making herself at home at work with new business-oriented skills, and she’s about to start powering payments, the company announced at its re:Invent conference. The tech giant did not give a reason for the delay, saying only that the company needed more time to ensure the product was ready for customers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

It’s looking like the WWDC, which kicks off today in San Jose, California, could mark a year of big changes for Apple. The tech company is reportedly letting third-party developers have full-access to the near-field communications (NFC) chip in the iPhone with iOS 12. Apple Opens up NFC. This would be a first.

Valuation 40

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

PYMNTS recently caught up with Eswee Vorster, head of IT and innovation for FlySafair’s parent company Safair, to discuss the South African airline’s mPOS solution for in-flight purchases. Anything that can remove friction — and make payments easier — can make a big difference. . Attending To The Attendants .

Reconciliations 52

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2016

The big-box players like Walmart and Target have been eating up an increasing share of market for over decade, while wholesale clubs, predominantly Costco, have been eroding the grocery customer base for closer to two-and-a-half decades. But Kroger of course likes being at the top, and is investing big in making sure it remains there.

Concentration 40

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

In its latest effort to keep up with its American big brother Amazon, China’s eCommerce giant Alibaba has announced the debut of its own smart home speaker. Our philosophy is, using Internet technology we can make every company become Amazon.”. Still, it’s hard not to liken the two based on function as well as sheer size. Alphabet Inc.

eCommerce 43

eCommerce Entertainment Planning Technology 43

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Mastercard got tagged with a $648.3 credit card companies charge. The two payment companies have proposed a 0.2 And Mastercard wasn’t the only big brand feeling the sting of European regulators wrath. Mastercard and Google Fend Off Fines. percent fee on non-EU debit card payments done in shops, and a 0.3 Alphabet Inc.’s

Advertising 51

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

It seems that businesses are starting to decide that perhaps the Apple Watch isn’t really going to be the next big thing, after all, and are quietly pulling app support for the devices. Over the last few weeks, some pretty big name firms have decided to say sayonara to the Apple Watch App store. And were consumers enraged?

Retail 40

Retail Sales Startups Technology 40

PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

But as big as Prime Day was across all of retail, it wasn’t the only thing happening in the ongoing race. By any rational measure, Amazon had a big day on Prime Day. But sharp-eyed members noticed a glitch: The site had marked down almost all of the Prime Day-tagged camera equipment to around $94. It sold out quickly.

eCommerce 49

eCommerce Retail Sales Manufacturing 49

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Lesson 1: Think Big . “We We are, at our core, a tech and logistics company that happened to have started our journey in fashion. That works for the Gen Z audience to which the company caters — those who tend to like low-cost, high-contrast items that one won’t see anywhere else.

Retail 54

Retail Communication Leverage Numbers 54

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

15) as Team Cupertino went live with its annual big fall event to unveil the tech giant’s latest goodies. Apple introduced its new flagship Series 6 Apple Watch , which features a blood-oxygen sensor, a new Apple S6 Silicon chip and about a $400 price tag. The device has a $599 price tag and will go on sale next month.

Budgeting 75

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 1, 2023

Big if true. We have mixed messaging, lethally bad advice on airborne tranmission, confusing guidance, a broken website, with an inexplicable hash-tag to wrap it all up. Elon Musk, eager tech salesman to the Deep State Yasha Levine. 4] Great, back to “personal risk assessment.”. [5] 6] Yeah, what about it? Let’s review!

Economics 130

Economics Planning 130

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 23, 2023

How to recruit and retain the best people and how to use technology as a tool to give you an edge, not just in investing but in the ability to offer clients various solutions improving your efficiency, effectiveness and productivity as a company. Then suddenly in the ensuing weeks, you get tagged to be CEO. And I think you will also.

Investments 61

Investments Finance Construction Technology 61

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2018

In mid-December, media outlets reported that analysts found the Ionic had failed to wow consumers — who balked at the $300-plus price tag that came along with it. Smart speakers [are expected] to be the gift of choice for many tech enthusiasts, because of their lower price points.”. That enthusiasm is not hard to understand.

Forecasting 49

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

Undeterred by the steep price tag, hundreds and even thousands of walk-in customers queued up outside Apple stores hours, days, and in some cases, months before the new device hit shelves. After camping out for a week and a half, however, Kourouche’s big day turned out to be a bust, with the iPhone X release delayed until Nov.

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