PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2018

Small businesses (SMBs) prefer not to seek funding to finance their innovative endeavors, according to new research from BMO Wealth Management , which suggests SMBs are missing out on opportunities to drive growth. 1 necessity for an entrepreneur’s innovative initiatives. National Head of Wealth Planning Tania Slade in a statement.

Innovation 119

Innovation Survey Tools Management 119

Chris Skinner

JULY 5, 2017

If nothing else, I love Turkey for their cheesy adverts: In this latest update BKM, the ACH for most of the retail banks, provides the story of Troy, the first and only national payments scheme of Turkey. In this growing and dynamic market, payments have been one of the major drivers of growth and innovation.

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National Cards Innovation Payments 300

PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2016

Visa has secured the spot as the exclusive payment provider for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio for the 30th year running. Visa will also bring its latest tech and innovation to Rio, which includes payment wearables and mobile payments to give the fans in Rio a contactless payment experience. million travelers for the year.

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Cards ATM Security Innovation 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The pandemic has pressured corporate top lines — and as a result, leaves less money to go around to fund innovation, especially for tech-focused firms. billion 2016 acquisition by Cisco of Jasper Technologies to expand its Internet of Things (IoT) effort. “We That product portfolio was created in part by a $1.4

Pennsylvania 351

Pennsylvania Innovation Trends Report 351

PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2016

Over the past eight weeks PYMNTS has cast a weekly global spotlight on one of the many tech hubs fostering innovation and tech advancements across the world. s Technology ‘Hotbed’ Picks Up Steam. In 2014 alone, British technology companies received over $795 million in investments from U.S.

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Innovation Fintech National Capital 104

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

To keep up with the pace of innovation as competitors move toward mobile ordering, delivery and payments innovations, Restaurant Brands International (RBI), which owns Burger King and other brands, hired CFO Josh Kobza as its new czar leader in January. But not all QSR chains are so focused.

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Mobile Innovation Payments Miami 109

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2016

There are just five more days until we can leave 2016 behind for good. As 2016 becomes history, we should take special care not to forget it — lest we have to hear about being doomed to repeat it (there’s always that one person). If there’s one thing that’s for certain, 2016 showed us that the gig economy is here to stay.

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Fraud US Data Payments 110

PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

million Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to advance the development of Tetranite, its bone adhesive biomaterial technology. Cambridge-based agtech startup CiBO Technologies raised $10 million in equity, according to an SEC filing.

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Boston Capital Video Innovation 151

Bobsguide

MAY 10, 2022

Australia’s health and economic response to COVID-19 has put its recovery among the world’s leading nations, according to new analysis of global data. It compiles key economic, financial, social and demographic data from respected national and international sources. Why Australia Benchmark Report 2022 released. Resilient economy.

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Report National Fintech Industry 148

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

K Health is also funded in part by Maccabi, the second largest HMO in Israel, and its tech incubation arm, Morris Kahn Institute for Research and Innovation. . The startup’s collaboration with Mayo Clinic adds to its existing partnerships with Anthem health insurance and the Israeli health maintenance organization (HMO) Maccabi.

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New York Software System Industry 233

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Cotten didn’t file personal tax returns for 2014, 2015 or 2017 and his 2016 return didn’t report any income from Quadriga, and Robertson’s tax returns from 2015 and 2016 showed income of less than C$60,000 a year, while in 2017 there was income of less than C$5,000 — but none of it from Quadriga.

Bitcoin 181

Bitcoin Taxes cryptocurrency Innovation 181

CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The announcement by the Office of Comptroller of Currency that it will allow financial technology (fintech) companies to apply for national bank charters as way of fostering “responsible innovation” has already drawn fire from the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS). .

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Innovation New York Illinois Regulation 60

PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2017

Department of Transportation’s national count in 2016, there were 3,378 bike-share docking stations across 104 U.S. Mobike is the first one to launch a service like ours on April 22, 2016 — and we are [the] biggest one by far,” Mobike’s Head of International Expansion, Florian Bohnert , told Karen Webster in a recent conversation.

Innovation 120

Innovation Los Angeles Metro Mobile 120

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Corporate innovation is critical for established companies looking to stay relevant in the face of disruption from up-and-coming startups. With industries being unbundled left and right ( supermarkets , banking , cars — just to name a few) more companies are opening up in-house innovation labs every day. Technology.

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Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

Everex, which traces its genesis to 2016, has focused on distributed ledger technology for cross-border payments. The collaboration ties together virtual card technology with the Bill.com platform to help smooth and speed invoice payments. A Larger Stage.

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blockchain Payments United States Innovation 231

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Remittances to developing nations continue to grow, which has spurred many global markets to pursue efforts to enable more efficient cross-border payments. World Bank data shows that remittances to low- and middle-income nations reached a record high last year, with migrants sending $529 billion to their home countries. innovations.

Payments 204

Payments System Fintech Innovation 204

Chris Skinner

JULY 13, 2017

I knew exactly what he was getting at, as the banks I deal with in USA, UK, France, Germany and other European nations are always fretting over the challenge with their old systems. Compare that to the measly $112 billion in mobile payments in the USA in 2016, and you can see the difference.

United States 316

United States System Mobile Maine 316

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

What we do know, however, is that efficiency-driving innovation will have its place, come whatever market environment,” Joshua Kempf, cofounder and CEO of online B2B industrial products distributor Gaveteiro.com.br , explained in his TechCrunch piece. Canada and Brazil. It looks like it’s no harm, no foul for Apple.

Innovation 100

Innovation Apple social media America 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2017

In order to make their service as convenient as possible, Kaplan said that his team has partnered with familiar retailers with stores located close to the customers that most frequently use the service, including national retailers like CVS, Family Dollar and 7-Eleven. meaning most customers have a local store that offers this service.

Technology 100

Technology San Francisco Analysis United States 100

PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2020

We now have one of the strongest capitalized tier-1 ratios in the country and intend on rapidly growing our national footprint, and expanding the products and services we offer to thousands of Australian [SMBs], whose needs have long been ignored by the major banks,” said David Hornery, co-CEO and co-founder, according to FinTech Magazine.

Lending 130

Lending Capital Software Fintech 130

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2019

Created by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Eric Ries, LTSE will be a national securities exchange using a different approach to governance and voting rights, with the goal of taking away the short-term pressures on public companies. investors and asset managers have already signed letters of intent to participate in the exchange.

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Company Innovation Security Meeting 134

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The nation continues to push against cash in favor of digital payments, while both the government and private sector continue to fuel FinTech innovation. It hasn’t been easy for the nation’s small businesses, however. “Where there were 15 workers before, now there are three.

Innovation 171

Innovation Survey Operations Community 171

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Analysts say easing startups’ access to venture capital follows efforts to ease companies’ access to innovative financial technologies. According to reports, the nation hosts 153 venture capital firms, citing data from Preqin, which have provided $3.5 billion in venture capital and private equity in 2016 alone.

Regulation 183

Regulation Capital Fintech Innovation 183

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In tech, innovation is everything. In innovation, intellectual property is, well, almost everything — it can be the hardware, the software, the processes that come from creative endeavor. The overall pace, seen globally, has been up quite a bit, as measured against the 134 patents worldwide seen in 2016. And patents?

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blockchain Puerto Rico social media Innovation 201

PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2018

HSBC has completed its first trade finance transaction on blockchain technology — and claims it’s the first to do so in the market, due to its single-system solution. The lender first announced in March that it was ready to pilot the solution after developing its proof of concept in 2016.

blockchain 107

blockchain Innovation US System 107

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

26) that they have reached a settlement with Uber Technologies Inc., In a press release , the two AGs said the settlement also covers charges that Uber violated reasonable data security laws with its 2016 breach of driver and customer information. “The

San Francisco 172

San Francisco District of Columbia Data California 172

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

Several new innovations that change the way retailers manage inventory and consumers purchase products were on display at the National Retail Federation’s annual trade show, The New York Times reported. Alex Taussig, a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, called these innovations the “replatforming of retail.”.

Big Data 112

Big Data Data Retail New York 112

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

“Innovation in the sector has never been greater, but small and medium businesses must keep pace with change. economy, and their success is critical to our national growth.” Respondents pointed to contactless payment technologies as the ones expected to be the most popular by the end of the decade.

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Study Survey Innovation Payments 193

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Meet Shark Wheel, a company that has literally invented a wheel that’s not round and added some innovation to the eCommerce space by partnering with a new one-click checkout system. In fact, while other companies are looking for VC money to grow and innovate, Shark Wheel is funded by the National Science Foundation.

Company 175

Company Innovation social media Retail 175

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Throughout the year, that prediction has manifested into reality, as more traditional financial institutions (FIs) turn toward FinTech innovators to address the biggest pain points of the legacy correspondent banking system. “The modern-day client expects a seamless transaction experience,” he said. ”

Fintech 192

Fintech Payments Innovation Regulation 192

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

billion-strong, high-spending consumers and their willingness to adapt to new technologies, trends and products may represent the economy of the future for many banks and businesses, but it is notoriously difficult for firms to enter and compete in this market. Confronting the Chinese Privacy Myth . The law is still ambiguous.

Regulation 160

Regulation Policies Data Compliance 160

Celent Banking

JANUARY 26, 2017

The timing is also interesting, as only two weeks ago outgoing President Obama’s National Economic Council (NEC) released a new whitepaper called A Framework for FinTech. The NEC, a policy advisory unit of the White House established in 1993, proposed 10 high-level principles designed to move the US fintech industry forward.

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Regulation Policies Philadelphia Fintech 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

As new PYMNTS research documents, over the past year, 18 Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) arenas have deployed biometric solutions by CLEAR. million people in 2016 to 17.2 Attendance at NFL games declined from approximately 17.8

Payments 161

Payments social media Mobile Seattle 161

Bank Innovation

MARCH 10, 2016

Chase’s new online banking portal takes a page — or hundreds of pages, rather — from its mobile app, which is the nation’s most popular bank app with more than 22 million users. The site, developed over the course of 18 months, is being rolled out in stages throughout 2016, with Read More.

Mobile 150

Mobile Course National Online 150

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

With FinTech driving innovation and competition in the cross-border payments space, governments can no longer afford to ignore changing and heightening demands for greater speed, transparency and efficiency in global transactions. times global GDP in 2016.

Payments 123

Payments Innovation National System 123

PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2017

A financial trade press reported that other investors participating in the funding round included Beijing Yisheng Innovation Technology. billion seen in 2016 (recent figures from the United Nations puts total Chinese foreign direct investment at $144 billion in that year, up 44 percent from 2015). national security.

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Fintech United States Payments National 101

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

bitcoin — is just a small portion of the amount stolen by hackers in August 2016. In other news, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has partnered with the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne for a blockchain trial to see how the technology could automate the reporting of cross-border transactions.

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Bitcoin blockchain Report cryptocurrency 109