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COVID-19 Pivot: Boston Restaurateur Turns Idle Space Into Cozy Money Maker

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Like restaurant owners and operators everywhere, restaurateur Chris Campbell of Boston’s Troquet on South has found the past eight months to be full of challenges. Then the city of Boston told us we have a curfew of 10:00 p.m., That honors the 2015 passing of Boston hot dog cart owner Ezra “Speed” Anderson, Campbell’s friend.

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One Food-Ordering App To Rule Them All

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It’s a hungry brand, gobbling up three different food delivery competitors in the last quarter alone: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and most recently, Yelp’s Eat24. OrderUp does, however, continue to operate in 11 markets, which license the platform’s technology and mobile app, though they may not be doing business under its name.

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Groupon Teams Up With Redeam To Expand Worldwide Experiences

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“By integrating with their technology, we’re delivering more tools and capabilities for these merchants and operators to sell more tickets while delivering a great experience for our customers.”. Hundreds of resellers are part of the Redeam global platform, including popular attractions, theme parks, museums and more.

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Paytronix Picks Payments Industry Veteran Porter For Board

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“Paytronix clearly delivers value to the market by enabling operators to drive incremental sales and deliver safer environments for staff and guests.”. After bootstrapping AffiniPay for its first 10 years, Porter chose Great Hill Partners, also a funder behind Paytronix , as her first investment partner in 2015. 5000 list.

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Fed Names New Payments Security Leader

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Kenneth Montgomery, first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is taking up the position. Montgomery will also retain his position at the Boston Fed, where he focuses on services for the U.S. Treasury and financial market, among other responsibilities.

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Fed Becomes Founding Sponsor Of Faster Payments Council

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The Federal Reserve launched the Faster Payments Task Force in 2015, which advised in 2017 that a governance framework should be implemented. As a result, the FPC was created in 2018.

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Fed Task Force Releases Payment Lifecycles And Security Profiles

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Established in June 2015 , the Secure Payments Task Force has engaged more than 200 financial institutions, consumer groups, payment service providers, financial technology firms, merchants, government agencies and others interested in payment security improvement efforts. “The

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