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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Digital payments form a critical facet of the world’s economy, facilitating the flow of tens of trillions of dollars among individuals and businesses each year. Cross-border payments between businesses are expected to reach $35 trillion by 2022 and 2024 could see up to $240 billion in person-to-person (P2P) payments.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Tags are created, which helps the video become searchable. Bloomberg writes that Vilynx could be applied to Apple's digital assistant Siri and the associated search function, along with possible use on the photo app to make videos more searchable, like how users can search for items inside photos.

Technology 61

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JANUARY 14, 2020

Cross-website cookies have underpinned digital advertising for a quarter of a century, the Financial Times reported. . Alternatives could turn Chrome into a more important intermediary, which would have data on users that it would select provide to agencies seeking to measure and target advertising. .

Advertising 52

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Card-not-present theft — like when rideshare charges from a city you’ve never visited appear in your banking app — is traumatic enough for the typical person. Try wrapping your mind around the price tag of the average corporate data breach at $3.92 It was kind of an inside job (the person had previously worked on the system).

Education 57

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APRIL 16, 2018

The solution is designed for app developers and small firms that want to integrate location data into their own platforms in real time. According to the publication, Foursquare has the data of more than 12 billion user check-ins on its platform that it extends to 125,000 businesses that use that location information.

Startups 74

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

We dive into PayPal's installment options, consumer trust in digital banking, and Walmart and Amazon's battle for the digital consumer. Walmart+ And The Changing Digital Commerce Landscape. New Data: How Online Merchants Build Consumer Trust In The Digital 3.0 DATA: More Than Half Of U.S. Walmart Inc.

Banking 70

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Digital payments volume is increasing as emerging technologies enable more seamless online transaction experiences for consumers and businesses. Cybercriminals are also seeing opportunities to use these offerings to their advantage, however, now employing them to exploit vulnerabilities, siphon funds and access valuable data. .

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

The jackets use the owner’s smartphone to connect with smart NFC and QR tags hidden in the left sleeve, with serialized codes connecting to data profiles in EVRYTHNG’s IoT cloud. In December, New York-based brand Rochambeau is debuting 15 exclusive Bright BMBR jackets powered by Avery Dennison’s Janela platform.

Retail 59

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AUGUST 14, 2018

H&M has given its mobile app and eCommerce site a digital makeover, bringing a myriad of new features to online customers. In addition, shoppers can find products by scanning their price tags, allowing them to check size and color options. The idea is to use the technology to create a relationship. .”

eCommerce 40

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2020

This time around, in the midst of the pandemic, the tipping point to life lived digitally has been reached because of two factors: We have the technology in hand … and because, as the coronavirus rages on, there really is no other way to get things done, especially when it comes to shopping, to getting the goods and services we need to live.

Retail 73

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

By integrating their personal stats and metrics with (or without) their Apple Watch and favorite music, Fitness+ users can do on-screen workouts alongside some of the world’s best trainers. And if that’s not enough motivation, the new service offers periodic bursts of digital stats “at key moments” to keep you chugging along. “The

Healthcare 66

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APRIL 24, 2018

The company said it plans to use the funds to advance its sales and marketing, further develop its security platform and increase its ability to supply advanced technologies to security companies’ IoT-related digital transformation efforts.

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MAY 28, 2019

And, to meet their day-to-day needs, more consumers are tapping into digital platforms seeking top-notch customer support and seamless service. million – consumers will be participating in the digital platform ecosystem, per the PYMNTS and the Platform Economy Playbook. By 2021, close to 90 million – or 86.5 billion in 2017.

Communication 63

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APRIL 14, 2020

According to CDC data, only about 23 percent of American adults are getting the recommended amount of exercise per week, data consistent with measurements by the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) indicating that about a quarter of all Americans have gym memberships they report using regularly.

Startups 56

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JANUARY 8, 2019

Kroger is seeking to bring new customer experiences to market faster, drive personalization with insights and help store associates become more productive. The effort comes amid a digital push by Kroger through its data-driven Restock Kroger initiative. The experiment is also said to include other technologies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Migrating from a manual T&E program — traditionally involving employees using their personal cards, filing an expense report, submitting receipts and requiring administrators to conduct a lot of number-crunching — to a process that promotes control and transparency can deliver immense value to companies of all sizes and types.

Nonprofit 46

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JANUARY 9, 2020

is not the same place it was even a decade ago — customer habits are shifting, labor force pressures are realigning and digitization is permeating every aspect of the shopping experience, particularly in the competitive grocery market. However, the retail marketplace in the U.S. adoption,” Jackson explained to Webster.

Retail 53

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JULY 5, 2018

History, though, is often wonderfully contradictory, even contrarian, and as the internet age matures, it is becoming more difficult to imagine digital life without the benefit of television. Consumers must give Samba permission to track that data, but about 90 percent of consumers do so. But this is not a story about privacy.

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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). More on context in a minute. Things are getting there, it seems.

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MARCH 9, 2017

According to a person familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg , Nest is working to develop a model of its smart thermostat — which learns to adjust climate settings based on user behavior — that would reportedly sell for under $200. A high price of entry could prove to be an impediment to growth for the burgeoning smart home market.

Securities 41

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

In sound-based payments (done in the modern age), sound waves transmit payments data and do not need to rely on the vagaries of the physical environment — such as smartphones or even electricity — that set the stage for other types of contactless transactions. Now, it’s not the sound of voice that carries commerce.

Communication 60

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JULY 10, 2018

A person could order a car on demand or have anything under the sun delivered in a few hours , but when it came time for fashion professionals and enthusiastic amateurs to build a look to love as their own? But the really valuable part of the partnership is data. The problem? At the time, there really wasn’t a better way to do it.

Advertising 76

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JANUARY 6, 2020

It makes for entertaining television, Anomalie Co-founder and CEO Leslie Vorhees told PYMNTS in a recent conversation — but a guide to what it’s actually like for the average person to buy a wedding dress? That data has been instrumental in educating its AI for the dress-building process. It is much closer to fantasy than fact.

Construction 64

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JULY 6, 2018

It compiles information from these sensors with consumer data from the store or its supplier partners to identify fine-grained customer segments, such as “shoppers with two children and a preference for sweets” or those who always purchase organic produce. Grocers also tend to have slim operating margins, making investment in new tech risky.

Sales 52

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

For that world of emerging high-style, low-energy, low-time shoppers, there is StichFix : an online fashion retailer that comes with a built-in personal shopper. As much as possible, StitchFix wants to focus only on consumer preferences, filtering out extraneous data to the greatest degree. million customers.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

A companion mobile app enables tagging of favorites, style comparisons and, of course, shopping recommendations. First, said Evans, the platform grabs data from the brand behind the product. Then, True Fit grabs data from the user during onboarding, including height, weight and age. A Different Approach.

Manufacturing 46

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AUGUST 9, 2019

With few exceptions, no matter what one is looking to find, with enough persistence, there is a digital vendor selling it — and a marketplace hosting that digital vendor and boosting its signal to a wider audience. The Personalized View And The Power of AI. Need a yak? There is a marketplace for that.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Today, there’s a major gap in market between the data that relying parties have to verify consumer identity and what is needed to authenticate them with certainty. This leaves many without the “creditworthy” data that makes “thin files” thick. The New Age Of Data Attributes. Is the phone number the future SSN?” Ayers asked.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

But then, so are the sensors that collect data for Tesla’s automated driving vehicle and so are the microprocessors, networks, data hubs and analytics programs that analyze that data. It used to be that retailers collected most of their consumer data at the point of sale. the Things) is a part of the Internet of Things.

Retail 50

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JUNE 19, 2020

But shopping will likely see much of the great digitization wave that’s swept over it in recent weeks stay in place because shoppers like the speed and convenience, as PYMNTS consumer surveys indicate. CareZone’s technology helps consumers better digitally manage their prescription-drugs purchases. billion in the month of May.

Securities 56

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

But Michelle Gass, the new Kohl’s CEO as of May of this year, believes that kind of thinking – about Amazon specifically and about digital commerce in general – is what got brick-and-mortar retailers in trouble to start with. The big idea is that this is teaching us to think differently,” Gass noted in a recent interview.

Retail 43

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Growing impatient waiting for their ETF fund to be listed and to boost bitcoin trading, the cofounders of the Gemini Trust Company, a digital currency exchange based in the U.S., The twins hope — as is the case with other exchanges, such as the NYSE and Nasdaq — that the digital currency will be easier to use and more appealing.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Passenger Personalization . The airline hopes that mPOS solutions can create more personalized experiences, making flying more enjoyable for regular customers. Cash still remains popular among customers, but having the card payment option means they don’t have to worry if they forget bills. Attending To The Attendants .

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MAY 30, 2017

Also, Muzak garnered a $345 million price tag for a reason – which is that Muzak got very good at matching the background music to the commerce experience. is focused on bringing the same background music experience to the digital consumer. We think they should be spending on music because the largest age group in the U.S

Retail 48

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AUGUST 5, 2017

Because, as PayPal’s latest data on the subject indicates, friends exist to support us when we are down, give us good advice and hand us money on the occasions when we forget our wallets. And person-to-person (P2P) payments have made it easy to send a monetarily infused message of encouragement. Owe someone money for dinner?

Technology 41

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

They join a long list of once massive brands that have fallen to the reformation around digital and omnichannel shopping habits — Sears, Toys R Us, Borders, Sports Authority, Radio Shack. . We collect data to make our mobile app and DD Perks program even more valuable and relevant to our guests. Lesson 5: Data is Power .

Retail 54

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

But Amazon is winning that race a bit more convincingly according to data out this week. As part of Nike’s focus on elevating consumer experiences through more direct, personal relationships, we have made the decision to complete our current pilot with Amazon Retail,” the company said in a statement to Bloomberg. “We

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