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Happy Birthday To PYMNTS

PYMNTS

On this day in history in the year 2009, the world of payments and commerce was changed forever. No, we’re not talking about the launch of Square – that was in February of 2009. The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). True in 2009.

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Revving The Engine For Digital Licenses

PYMNTS

In an interview with PYMNTS, CEO and Founder of Reviver Auto Neville Boston said that for the firm, which traces its genesis to 2009, the “initial thought process was simplifying the registration process. Boston noted that, with the traditional and entrenched methods, “your registration is sent out to an address.”

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The End Of The Uber Experience?

PYMNTS

Its abundance in payments and commerce is what inspires innovators to challenge a friction-filled status quo and create something new. But none rose to the level of the seriously friction-filled experiences that might motivate a would-be innovator to quit her day job and give up her life to solve for it.

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Saving Main Street From Its Downward Pandemic Spiral

PYMNTS

The owner of an upscale hair salon in Boston is an example of a business living this reality. This product innovation has become a permanent offer for her clients who travel, or who spend time outside of Boston during the winters and summers. Saving Main Street. Even more of them are closing.

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In Favor Of Delivery: The Growing Omnichannel Store-To-Door Ecosystem

PYMNTS

However, as smartphones ascended to ubiquity – and on-demand sharing services like Uber (launched in 2009) became the norm – new options began to emerge. Flour, a Boston-based bakery with multiple locations across the city, is among the eateries Favor users can order from.

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Strategic Insight Buys BrightScope for Reported $35+ Million

Fintech Labs Insights

” Commenting on the news, Strategic Insight CEO Joel Mandelbaum said, “BrightScope is well known for its unique retirement data and its technology innovation. Founded in 2008 by brothers Mike and Ryan Alfred, and headquartered in San Diego, California, BrightScope demonstrated its technology at FinovateFall 2009.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

CB Insights

Summary: Boston-based sports apparel retailer City Sports filed for bankruptcy in October 2015, after facing competition from athletic apparel retailers. Summary: Employee-owned jewelry chain GM Pollack, which was family-owned until 2009, began shutting down stores in June but did not originally plan to close all of its stores.

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