PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Super Bowl LI is less than 24 hours away from kicking off and deciding once and for all which city is better — Atlanta or Boston (though obviously it’s Boston — since the global headquarters for PYMNTS.com is located here). And then there’s Tom Brady. Last year 111.9

Boston 100

Boston San Francisco Houston Georgia 100

Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

While this makes the category more difficult to judge, it offers immense insight into what’s happening in the market. The second type is a completely separate brand ring-fenced under a different technology stack, operating under the umbrella of the parent organization but effectively a separate entity.

Customer Experience 100

Customer Experience Branding Boston Innovation 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

In this case , “a bit” goes back as long ago as January 2016, when it came out that beginning in the third quarter of 2015, Uber began to displace rental cars, at that point only in Boston. Uber is the heavyweight ridesharing company here, with 55 percent of the market, and Lyft held 8 percent, said Certify.

Phoenix 112

Phoenix Trends United States Boston 112

PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

Amazon has earned a reputation for mastering dynamic pricing, and other eCommerce operators — along with organizations that serve the B2B space — are following that example. All the Reuters materials cover the period from 2009 to 2015.).

Software 100

Software Massachusetts Boston Industry 100

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2016

“The idea of curbside pickup is that shoppers are demanding the ability to get purchases however they want and wherever they want,” said Laura Kennedy, director of retail insights at Boston-based Kantar Retail. “A The data show that operating earnings from sales have declined by up to 25 percent as a result of a shift from in-store to online.

St. Louis 102

St. Louis Retail Dallas Mobile 102

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Increased expenses, supply chain inefficiencies, and the need to enhance operating results contributed to the perfume retailer’s bankruptcy, which was court-approved in October.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

In fact, in its founding days back in 2002, Wayfair fit comfortably in the spare bedroom of Conine’s Boston-area home. billion in annual revenue, has a stock market valuation of $10 billion and an employee headcount that is expected to surpass 10,000 by the end of 2018. As of today, Wayfair brings in $6.6

Boston 100

Boston Online Data Retail 100

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Engel, Research Professor, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Mass. Hughes, Senior Vice President of Card Marketing, Discover Financial Services, Deerfield, Ill. O’Connor, Senior Vice President, Lending and Operations, Community America Credit Union, Shawnee Mission, Kan. Kathleen C. Christopher G.

Groups 60

Groups Los Angeles San Francisco Community Bank 60

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

Being too successful at flying under the radar, at best, confuses the target market or audience and, at worst, just misses them entirely. Stringfellow was promoted to the permanent position of VP of internal innovation and operations. ECommerce was big business for Target in 2015. It is a delicate balance, of course.

Retail 100

Retail San Francisco California Minneapolis 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

You can see it in how investors are putting money to work in both consumer-facing and B2B startups, and how startups and incumbents are forging new partnerships to move innovation faster to market. On the sixth anniversary of the launch of Apple Pay in November, a PYMNTS study of some 7,585 U.S. consumers showed that of the 7.75 Share of U.S.

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Apple Study Innovation Survey 227

PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

Before we jump into the post, here are a few quick facts about Charlotte and its tech scene: The city had a population of 827,097 in 2015, making it the seventeenth largest city in the United States. Median household income (2015): $53,637. Is there anything people may find surprising about operating a business there?

Charlotte 118

Charlotte North Carolina Community United States 118

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 10, 2015

At least we are not in Boston. A New Year of Volatility 2015 ushered in a whole new season of volatility in the bond and stock markets. Oil Steals the Show The biggest story of the past year in the markets has to be the plunging price of oil, down 50% in 2014 to below $50 per barrel. So will the Fed raise rates in 2015?

Philadelphia 60

Philadelphia US Study Boston 60

PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2017

And while the vision of appealing to a mature palate was clear to Marvil and Jones, when it came to actualizing their business idea, the strenuous process would take them down a long, winding road that started with mapping out the scale of their operation before finding the right real estate. “We as of December 2015. Denver, Colo.,

Maine 100

Maine Portland Massachusetts Denver 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2016

Then, in December 2015, Amex pretty much shut down what was left of the “Revolution” and sent the stragglers packing. When anyone talks about two-sided markets, two-sided networks, platforms or the sharing economy, they are really talking about multisided businesses. Why New Mobile and IoT Operating Systems Will Mainly Fizzle.

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Bitcoin blockchain Video Apple 100

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Market cap: $3.5B ( NASDAQ:EXFY) – Raised $301M ($263 in past 12 months via IPO) ( Crunchbase ). HQ: Boston. NEW : Looking for digital banks, lenders or insurance companies serving small businesses?

Cards 15

Cards Online Utah Austin 15

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Market cap: $3.5B ( NASDAQ:EXFY) – Raised $301M ($263 in past 12 months via IPO) ( Crunchbase ). HQ: Boston. NEW : Looking for digital banks, lenders or insurance companies serving small businesses?

Cards 15

Cards Online Utah Austin 15

CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

In a post on the USV blog , the firm noted that Flip is a market specific network in which “closing the loop of a transaction” – in this case, the sale or sublet of a lease – unlocks a network effect of benefits for users (ostensibly by making the lease-exchange market more fluid and data-driven with each transaction). Julia Computing.

Security 34

Security Capital Software Data 34

PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

It’s a tall order for a Boston-based furniture company – but Wayfair has always thought big, even when it was very, very small. So small, in fact, that when it first started in 2002, the entire operation fit easily into the spare bedroom of Co-founder Steve Conine’s Boston home.

Boston 101

Boston Branding Retail Examples 101

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The “premium” pet food market as of 2001 accounted for about $5.7 That was about 44 percent of the revenue in the market. As of 2015, premium foods accounted for $14.5 Because Jet.com does not have cold-chain operations nationwide, the availability of Ollie meals will be somewhat limited through the platform.

Oklahoma 139

Oklahoma Oklahoma City New Jersey Philadelphia 139

Celent Banking

MAY 31, 2016

While my colleagues were spread out across the US covering conferences in Boston, New Orleans, and other locations, I spent four days in beautiful Barcelona covering the Temenos TCF 2016 Conference , followed by another three days in sunny Orlando covering the FIS Connect 2016 Conference.

Conference 100

Conference Community Bank Boston Technology 100

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs. This brief was originally published on 9/25/2015 and featured 25 select corporations. Some companies are grouped together by key partnerships or alliances.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Diana Chin (HR & Operations). What’s the market strategy? In 2015, 70% of customers preferred to open bank accounts through mobile channels. From their web site: “Chattanooga-based TransCard strives to build and service a world-class technology platform that supports innovative payment solutions across multiple markets.

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Technology enthusiasts draw pictures on whiteboards showing bots as the new king of the stack, out-stacking the last great stack — apps, which sit on top of the next-to-last great stack — mobile operating systems, which sit on top of the next-to-next-to-last great stack — the web. and the U.K., And then, we know that China is, well, China.

Payments 100

Payments Mobile Apple Google 100

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Market share is simply shifting away from big chains that haven’t successfully innovated, flowing instead to new models for creating and selling food to customers. Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London). The sophisticated food hall: North 3rd Street Market (Brooklyn). table of contents.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

We launched our Rides and Care pilot in spring 2015, got licensed in the fall, and took off in early 2016. This is what most parents in our target market are struggling with right now, as this solution does not work well for transportation. PYMNTS: Who does your Kango see as its competition, if any, and why?

San Francisco 103

San Francisco Maine CA Metro 103

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. “We’re in a test-and-learn phase as we consider what other investment routes we should explore.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

Six years and an expanding inventory of cars and price points later, Uber’s platform has a market cap of $70 billion, more than 1 million drivers across 400 cities worldwide who’ve delivered a 1 billion rides – and the first instance of what we now call “invisible” payments in the offline world. And monetize. And the more money they make.

Branding 100

Branding Payments Los Angeles Innovation 100

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

While historically a “pen and pencil” business, technology has begun to push the global real estate market into digitized approaches. Blockchains operate through decentralized peer-to-peer platforms, building resilience against the spread of corrupted information and boosting resistance to fraud. Source: Imbrex.

blockchain 78

blockchain Fraud Technology Management 78

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The Powerpack is meant to last ten years while operating daily. It was originally applied for in September 2015, and then updated and re-filed a year later, in conjunction with the Powerpack’s second generation. It has a supply chain that’s linked with artisanal mines, which are often unregulated and operate illegally.

Technology 29

Technology Hawaii System California 29

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

But a few common threads do emerge, such as an inability to generate sustainable revenue, bad product-market fit, losing to competitors, and (of course) simply running out of money. Australian music streaming company Guvera has reportedly stopped operating, with its co-founder and biggest financial backer walking away from the project.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

From their humble, skunkworks-style origins in Palo Alto to their current offices in Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Seattle, and Boston, they’ve scaled up to attack new projects but keep the same focus on experimentation and innovation that helped them build the first Kindle. Innovation Lab Name: One Market Center. Founded: 2015.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three powerful nor’easters in Boston in the space of two and a half weeks — with some forecasts predicting a fourth this week. They examined anonymized tax data starting in the 1940s until 2015. and the Caribbean, leaving tens of billions of dollars in damage in their wake.

Google 148

Google Apple Retail Millennials 148

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

2015 Second Update (12/3/2015). 2015 First Update (8/15/2015). Fresco’s head of community marketing, Johnathan Hamiter, began sending employees private Slack messages saying funding seemed “pretty bleak” and encouraging them to look for other jobs. Unfortunately, we were not able to find our place in the market.

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The first commerce intermediary to operate at scale was Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar , which opened for business in 1460. That market power gave the merchant guilds who organized trade inside the Bazaar license to set the rules of engagement for the merchants who wanted to be part of it. It also standardized pricing and hours of operation.

Online 128

Online Google Branding Retail 128

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The first commerce intermediary to operate at scale was Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar , which opened for business in 1460. That market power gave the merchant guilds who organized trade inside the Bazaar license to set the rules of engagement for the merchants who wanted to be part of it. It also standardized pricing and hours of operation.

Online 112

Online Google Branding Retail 112