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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

Innovation 73

Innovation Cleveland New York New York City 73

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. This newfound friction is the result of the City of Boston passing a bill that bans plastic bags and gives merchants the right to charge for ones made of paper. Innovation by Any Other Name. is nothing new.

Regulation 181

Regulation Boston Cards Innovation 181

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Layer3 is betting big on basic and premium channel bundles, going against major players AT&T, HBO and CBS and others that have embraced online streaming via desktop and mobile apps to compete with the likes of Netflix and Hulu. and has since rolled out to Chicago.

Washington 100

Washington Colorado Illinois Boston 100

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JUNE 10, 2016

Officials at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the national bank regulator, told the Boston startup they would weigh its request. “We need to be open to discussing it and working through it,” said Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry, referring generally to bank charters for FinTech companies.

Regulation 100

Regulation National Austin Fintech 100

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JUNE 20, 2016

The Index is based on two key components: whether a merchant adds value through a mobile app or website, and how consistent online and in-store experiences are for consumers. To compile the index, researchers in Boston; Chicago; Charlottesville, Virginia; and Seattle shopped merchants across three channels: web, app, and in-store.

Virginia 102

Virginia Resources Seattle Mobile 102

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MAY 27, 2016

The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. Overall, according to the Global Fraud Attack Index that we do with Forter every quarter, fraud attempts are up 217 percent, putting nearly $5 of every online sale at risk. You want to know what really sizzled this week? As for payments, here are this week’s picks and pans.

Bitcoin 109

Bitcoin Fraud Mobile Apple 109

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JUNE 21, 2016

Also, Mintel’s Foodservice Trends 2016 report found that 77 percent of Americans said they would use online food delivery services. According to Mintel, one-third of online delivery users would even be willing to accept higher delivery fees if it meant receiving their food faster. That’s a hearty slice of the delivery pie.

Resources 102

Resources Operations Technology Boston 102