Celent Banking

MARCH 4, 2017

It is my privilege to be part of the judging panel for Celent Model Bank Awards for 2017 for the following three categories: Fraud Management and Cybersecurity – for the most creative and effective approach to fraud management or cybersecurity. At the moment we are staying tight-lipped about who won the awards.

Risk Management 100

Risk Management Fraud Management Case Study 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. And since iPhone users skew more to the affluent, it also denied those innovators the opportunity to monetize their spend. 23-25, 2020.

Apple 227

Apple Study Innovation Survey 227

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

The 30-year-old QSR brand has plans for aggressive growth in 2017 , and Tripodes will spearhead the effort. Tripodes has more than 15 years of franchising experience with Boston Restaurant & Sports Bar, Bojangles and Moe’s Southwest Grill, among others.

Fort Worth 100

Fort Worth Dallas Georgia Atlanta 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Uber Eats, the food delivery branch of the ridesharing company, was on track to post more than $3 billion in gross sales by the end of 2017, The Financial Times reported. Introduced in 2014 alongside a handful of other experimental services, Uber Eats operates worldwide in 29 countries. Target Market.

Marketing 134

Marketing Boston Operations Retail 134

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Because shortages drive innovation, according to David Cole, director-emeritus of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and in the case of driver shortage, the innovation that is being spurred on is “the development of autonomous and fully driverless trucks (and other vehicles).”. That is today.

Michigan 101

Michigan Colorado Operations Boston 101

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Yet, according to Fung Global Retail & Technology, 6,985 stores closed in 2017 , up 229 percent from 2016, and well above the number of stores which closed in the year that started physical retail’s death spiral: 2008. The average temperature in Boston in February is 37 degrees Fahrenheit, but on Saturday it was 52 degrees.

Big Data 135

Big Data Data Retail Marketing 135

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. In 2017 to date, we have seen 21 bankruptcies. RadioShack and Wet Seal also fell victim to second bankruptcies in 2017. The List (2017). Date: December 2017.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

That’s after closing 800 stores in 2017. Store count isn’t everything,” CEO Suzanne Greco told The Boston Globe. Bankruptcy protection will reportedly enable the company to close stores faster, breaking its losses and keeping operations running in the meantime. It appears that “Eat Fresh” has gone stale.

Retail 100

Retail Branding Boston Washington 100

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. Funding and investor information is as of 9/6/17. .

Maine 70

Maine Capital Rhode Island DC 70

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

The Goldfish team will work out of Target’s tech office in Sunnyvale, California, under West Stringfellow — one of three entrepreneurs in residence who joined up with Target last year to help drive the firm’s latter-day efforts at innovation and out-of-the-box retail thinking. The long game involves spending as much as $2.5

Retail 100

Retail San Francisco California Minneapolis 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The shouldered load can be eye-popping, as the class of 2017 owes, on average, $40,000 in student loans. Gradifi, said Chang, operates with “a very distinct vision around the idea that loans are a problem and we want to help students pay back those loans — and we are going to use employers to help finance that.”.

Study 170

Study United States Boston Millennials 170

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. And, as has been known for a while, Avis has a pact in place with Waymo, to help manage self-driving vehicles based and operating in Phoenix, Ariz.

Phoenix 112

Phoenix Trends United States Boston 112

PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

The North Carolina Technology Association’s 2017 State of Technology Industry Report found that Charlotte and the Research Triangle area account for 60 percent of the state’s tech sector. Is there anything people may find surprising about operating a business there? PYMNTS: What is Charlotte’s FinTech sector like?

Charlotte 118

Charlotte North Carolina Community United States 118

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

According to research from 2017, more than 50 percent of bills in the U.S. For this month’s Payments Powering Platforms Tracker feature story, PYMNTS caught up with Coon, as well as Gino Zahnd, CEO and co-founder of Cozy , to find out what is stalling rent payment innovation, and what Zillow’s entrance means for the industry.

Payments 100

Payments Online Millennials Boston 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Emma Nutt, born in 1860 in a small town in Maine, was hired by Alexander Graham Bell in 1878 to be the world’s first female telephone switchboard operator. She stayed with Bell and the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company for more than 30 years until her retirement. At the end of her three-decade-plus career, about 25 percent of the U.S.

Google 190

Google Branding System Apple 190

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

That’s the only way the business can ultimately continue to create value for its customers, create jobs for people, serve the ecosystem in which it operates and provide tax revenues. It has also spurred other businesses to follow its lead, irrespective of whether Amazon is even a relevant player in the ecosystem in which it operates.

Cards 169

Cards Course Study New York 169

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Since 2017, ROAE has grown from 7% to approximately 20% and ROAA has increased from.82%

Fintech 147

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

That curiosity was piqued by my walks to the office when I am in town (I live in Beacon Hill in Boston) and my mental counts of the number of Amazon boxes I see out on trash day. Today, Walmart is the fourth largest pharmacy operator in the U.S., For Walmart, landing the spot of No.

Retail 167

Retail Online Branding Analysis 167

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2018

Wahlburgers, a family-friendly, fast-casual establishment serving signature burgers and drinks, operates in 17 locations in nine states as of September 2017. the restaurant’s burgers will arrive in grocery stores such as Shaw’s , The Boston Globe has reported. Through an agreement with beef supplier ARKK Food Co.,

Minnesota 157

Minnesota Boston America Branding 157

PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

The goal of the Wayfair worker is to work on “innovating better together,” becoming “fast fixers and builders” and to help customers to better “envision the spaces where they live their lives.”. It’s a tall order for a Boston-based furniture company – but Wayfair has always thought big, even when it was very, very small.

Boston 101

Boston Branding Retail Examples 101

CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

They’re also bullish on how Element AI’s cooperative platform and “non-predatory” approach to AI talent (in which academic researchers are paid like private employees) will accelerate AI innovation. Other early-stage AI startups operating in the AI-for-business niche include Saba Software and DataFox. Julia Computing.

Security 34

Security Capital Software Data 34

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. It was updated and expanded on 5/17/2017 and again on 9/4/2018. In October 2017, Delphi acquired autonomous software development shop nuTonomy, Inc.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. 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. table of contents.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

is a Boston-based startup that verifies government-issued IDs for third-party businesses. As Azure’s enterprise use grows, and chips away at Amazon’s market share, it becomes even more essential for the company to invest in innovation and AI to defend against an estimated 7T cyber threats each day. Confirm.io

Google 76

Google Apple Security Data 76

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. Innovation Lab Name: HP Labs.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. 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.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

How they describe their product/innovation: Project Finance is a personal finance application that shows users the future of their finances based on all the choices and decisions they’re making today. HQ: Boston, MA. Founded: August 2017. Find your confidence, and see the future of your finances with Project Finance.

Security 40

Security Samsung Strategy San Jose 40

CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

Forward-thinking startups and large tech companies like Facebook and Google are focused on innovation in single-family and multi-family residential construction. in 2017 — twice the rate of incomes, and 3x the rate of inflation, according to the WSJ. . Home prices rose 6.2% Construction industry trends.

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Where’s the innovation & money in renewables? Now, several innovative new methods for storing solar energy are gaining traction, from lithium-ion batteries to substances that have high heat-holding capacities, like molten salt. The Powerpack is meant to last ten years while operating daily. Tesla’s Powerpack.

Technology 29

Technology Hawaii System California 29

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. State of Innovation Report. There’s a complexity to getting these tools operational that compounds at scale.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Well, it sure feels like next year — 2017 — could be that year. Innovators like Drizly have turned the sale of alcohol into something that can now not only be bought online but delivered the same day — sometimes, in the same hour. Technology — not traditional payments companies — will be who leads the way. Yeah, big deal, you say.

Payments 100

Payments Online Mobile Retail 100

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Note: We last updated this post in November 2017. In July 2017, device maker Jawbone became one of the most spectacular failures in the history of startups. With its demise, Jawbone become the second-costliest VC-backed startup failure of all time (per CB Insights’ 2017 Hardware Failure report ). via Beta Boston.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

A completely remote workforce seems unlikely, given the intangible benefits of social connection, collaboration, and innovation that in-person working provides. Managing the flow, operation, and sanitization of elevators will be a key component in instilling confidence in returning employees.

Meeting 101

Meeting Tools Survey Company 101

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. 2017 was the most destructive hurricane season in 82 years, with Harvey, Irma and Maria pummeling parts of the U.S. Those twins were born July 2017.

Google 148

Google Apple Retail Millennials 148

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

This is the year that everyone takes a critical look at the innovations they’ve pursued over the last decade to decide what’s worth taking forward into the decade of the ‘20s and what’s best left behind in the decade whose door will close 358 days from today. That’s up from 50 percent in 2017 and 43 percent in 2016.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

2017 Third Update (10/31/17). 2017 Second Update (6/9/17). 2017 First Update (2/10/17). 2017 Third Update (10/31/17). Six months prior to Wikimart’s July 2017 demise, co-founder Maxim Faldin wrote the following note on the company’s Facebook page. ” 2017 Second Update (6/9/17). .”

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. It also standardized pricing and hours of operation. I need a new pair of snow boots; it’s Boston, and winter is coming.”. Commerce intermediaries are nothing new. In fact, they are at least 557 years old.

Online 128

Online Google Branding Retail 128