PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

and, most recently, Poland, may originate from the same source as the hack attacks against Sony in 2014. According to researchers, the most recent wave of attacks shares traits with the Sony hack. We know the tools that they’re using very well and we know the infrastructure they’re using and their tactics,” one researcher noted.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

This research briefing will highlight 27 promising startups across 9 categories that are working on cutting edge developments in biotech, medical devices, and digital health. Initially, their research led them to create a process that would separate platelets and cells from blood. . First Name.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

According to the research, the most likely BNPL shopper on Black Friday was a 40- to 55-year-old college-educated urbanite current on bills but still living paycheck to paycheck. After launching its first “buy now, pay later” product in 2014, the Japanese FinTech Paidy has followed up with Paidy 3-Pay.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2016

“China doesn’t have an Internet company of this scale and influence, so it could enjoy a significant premium in value if it lists in the country,” said Li Muzhi, a Hong Kong-based analyst at Arete Research Services LLP. “A Alibaba originally targeted a Hong Kong IPO, but the city would not waive a ban on multiple share-class structures.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

As smaller digital media startups focus on short-form video, the big 4 subscription streaming services — Amazon, HBO, Hulu, and Netflix — are competing for market share by doubling down on long-form original content. Apple has reportedly set a budget of roughly $1B for investment into original video programming over the next year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

We do a deep dive on PayPal and the tech visions of Sam’s Club, and have new and original research into mobile card apps — along with many other stories. Dan Schulman still vividly remembers the first question he was asked on his first day on the job as PayPal’s CEO in 2014.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

in 2014, has released a cheaper digital thermostat in order to stay competitive in the smart home market. To achieve the lower price point, Nest traded the original thermostat’s metal edges for plastic and reduced the number of colors displayed on the screen. Voice hackers are out there — or at least, research shows they could be.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

According to research from RBR , at the end of 2016, more than six billion UnionPay-branded cards existed worldwide. It has become the default way of life now,” said Shiv Putcha, an analyst with the research firm IDC. Literally every business and brand in China is plugged into this ecosystem.”.

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CB Insights

JULY 21, 2017

Using CB Insights, we looked at a cohort of 99 blockchain companies that received an initial seed or angel funding in 2013 or 2014, and tracked them through today. Of the original companies: 30 companies have shut down. 27 received an equity follow-on round after the initial financing.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

That research also shows a widening gap between leading subscription providers and the rest of the pack. In 2014, Netflix had 90 percent of the market, while this year it’s projected to dip to 87 percent. It has reportedly committed $5 billion to producing original video content. percent compared to involuntary churn (1.4

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

In fact, as PYMNTS found in recent research on the gig economy, 85 percent of gig workers would work more often if they were paid faster. Reinsch traced the 2014 genesis of the firm to his own experience as a freelancer , when a significant client did not pay an invoice on time. “As

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

And across equity research and sales & trading, poor performances and new regulations have led to widespread layoffs as banks have figured out they can do more with less. The disruption of equities research. The disruption of equities research. It has been a tumultuous decade for the world’s biggest investment banks.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Real Estate Tech Research Briefing. This research briefing highlights emerging real estate tech categories like property management software, investment/crowdfunding platforms, and data analytics. Having made venture investment an important strategic focus since launching its CVC fund Simon Ventures in 2014.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Across the scientific community, researchers are using living germ cells to create self-ventilating garments , understand disease risks , and prevent the onset of aging. The State Of Synthetic Biology Research Briefing. in disclosed funding since its founding in 2014. Bacteria is having a moment. Once inside the body, the E.

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CB Insights

JULY 21, 2017

Using CB Insights, we looked at a cohort of 99 blockchain companies that received an initial seed or angel funding in 2013 or 2014, and tracked them through today. Of the original companies: 30 companies have shut down. 27 received an equity follow-on round after the initial financing.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Apple Pay caught up in 2014; in 2015, the wearables market made everyone aware of the tap’s potential. But the benefits made known during that time were more aligned with the original reason for its development. Tapping their phone to a terminal proved far more exciting than tapping the card. No contact, no germs.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2016

According to a new study, Amazon is soaring higher than any Blue Origin rocket. Well, the Amazon Prime fee hike is nearly two years come and gone, and how has customer retention fared?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

In the three years since FIS began this annual report, the number of real-time payments programs more than doubled, researchers noted. According to the research, approximately half of the real-time payments schemes in place today can handle corporate and B2B transactions.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

Based on research they did after Nordstrom acquired HauteLook, Geller and Sobie discovered that three out of four shoppers wanted the option of being able to return an item they purchased online in person at a brick-and-mortar location (at Nordstrom Rack, this fact was responsible for driving 1 million new customers to brick-and-mortar stores in 2014 (..)

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The company reached unicorn status in January 2014 at a $1.8B A few key members of the executive team include: Claire Hughes Johnson, who has been the COO since 2014. He was previously at Thrive Capital, which led the Series C investment to Stripe back in 2014. Stripe began making venture-style investments in startups in 2014.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The social media giant wants to be able to scramble PII in raw datasets, mirroring the original data but shielding users from identification by third parties. Similarly, Microsoft also filed for a patent in 2014 (granted in 2018), called “ neural networks for encrypted data.”

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Date: April 25, 2014. Ballmer led Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia for over $7B in a deal finalized in 2014. Date: January 13, 2014. In 2014, Google sought to make an entrance into smart homes by acquiring Nest Labs, a four-year-old startup founded by two ex-Apple engineers, Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers. Price: $7.9B.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2017

Both the number of incidences of account takeover and the amount of money lost to fraudsters using the method hit a low point in 2014. Just a few ago, it seemed that the “good guys” had the upper hand on fraudsters when it came to the account takeover battle.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The HomePod smart speaker will not be available until early 2018, though Apple originally planned to release the competitor to Amazon’s Echo in time for the holiday shopping season. Vietnamese cybersecurity researchers are saying that the iPhone X’s Face ID is not secure enough to use in business transactions. on Thursday forward.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

The company first introduced mobile ordering capabilities in 2016 through its own branded app, an offering that was originally part of an effort to increase what the company refers to as “off-premise sales” — or, as average people are more likely to call it, “take-out.”. Appetite for App-based Dining.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The company acquired Sofort in 2014 and German competitor BillPay in 2017. Company Description: Founded in Paris and originally known as Blogmusik, Deezer is an internet-based music streaming service that operates across 180+ countries worldwide. Select Investors: CPP Investment Board. Valuation: $2.5B. Total Funding: $389M.

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Wharton Fintech

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

At Mastercard, we are not necessarily engaged in primary or pure research, but we are extremely active in applied research like quantum key distribution, quantum analytics for things like our loyalty programs. In some ways, we are one of the original platform companies. We will do 150 billion transactions in a year. .

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CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

Researchers at Duke University, for example, developed an Autism & Beyond app that uses the iPhone’s front camera and facial recognition algorithms to screen children for autism. Amazon applied for a similar patent for passive monitoring in 2014, which was later granted in 2017. Automobiles.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

Even Apple founder Steve Jobs voiced hesitations about variations on the original iPhone, arguing that phones with larger screens would never catch on: “You can’t get your hand around it,” Jobs said when Samsung and Google came out with phones larger than the 3.5” original iPhone. “No No one’s going to buy that.”. Robo-advisors.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 17, 2017

Download this research briefing to see how corporates and startups are shaping the future of retail with tech. In 2013, the launch of Google Glass drove widespread discussion of augmented reality glasses, and indeed, throughout 2013 – 2014 Walmart applied for several patents that used augmented reality wearables to guide shoppers.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Google has previously leveraged its search data for industry reports across the beauty space, including a 2014 report on the beauty revolution, a 2015 report on hair trends, and a 2017 report that used Google data to identify skincare trends across the US, France, and Japan. Consumer Insights. Product Launches. Product Launches.

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Fintech News

MAY 23, 2024

For its fifth annual ranking, Forbes collaborated with market research firm Statista, which surveyed over 49,000 people in 33 countries in 17 different languages. The entity established a sub-branch in Beijing in 2014 and a branch in Shanghai in 2016. #13 15 Bandhan Bank Founded on December 23, 2014, Bandhan Bank Ltd.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

William Safire wrote a story in The New York Times in 1994 tracing the origin of the phrase. Google dumped Motorola three years later in 2014 for $2.1 That’s the part of the Hillary Clinton response that really drove William Safire to research the meaning of the phrase. SHOULDA-WOULDA-COULDA. So, who’s at risk today?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

A proposal for “Xthin blocks” was discussed, along with research on an alternative proposal called “Bitcoin Unlimited” that could increase the time it takes for the data from those blocks to reach nodes and miners located around the globe. There is also a bitcoin vending machine that first appeared in 2014.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Each is making significant investments in startups, research, and development — betting that voice is poised to become the next big platform for consumers and businesses. The original demo did not have the bots make the distinction. But research shows that only 30% of smart speaker owners use them for shopping. Source: Recode.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

Over Labor Day weekend in 1995, Pierre Omidyar wrote the original code in his living room for the company that would later become known as eBay. It was shuttered in 2014. Facebook shuttered Gifts in August of 2014. Airbnb was launched a year later. It created its first “marketplace” for classified listings in 2007.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

Before it entered the market, Netflix spent a lot of time researching the customer that it wanted to better serve. Netflix’s research told it that most consumers really didn’t want to go to the video rental store to pick out the movie they wanted to watch. percent in 2014. Embrace The Establishment. Changing Consumer Habits.

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