PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2018

2017, the task force published a catalog of payment-related Information Sharing Data Sources that covered the identification and reduction of payment system fraud in an effort to spur greater adoption and use by the industry. “The Strong stakeholder collaboration is key to maintaining public confidence in the U.S.

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Security Payments Boston Fraud 100

PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2018

As restaurant operators seek to bolster sales in the face of weak traffic growth, Yum! In 2017, it gobbled up at least three different food delivery competitors: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon ’s OrderUp and, most recently, Yelp ’s Eat24. McDonald’s , for example, has rolled out delivery to 5,000 of its approximately 14,000 U.S.

Arizona 152

Arizona Los Angeles Tucson Sacramento 152

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

Ohio-based Spangler Candy Company won the auction with a bid of just under $19 million, The Boston Globe reported. “We The candies are made in a suburb of Boston, where the company has a little more than 200 employees. Necco had moved its operations to a large 50-acre site after leaving its longtime plant just outside Boston in 2003.

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Boston Ohio Massachusetts Company 100

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

MARCH 15, 2017

The company currently operates 263 department stores in 25 states under the Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson’s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers banners. In 2017, Bufano said there will be “even greater emphasis on growth categories and localization.”. Revenue fell 5.5 percent to $877.3 percent to $2.6

Boston 100

Boston Trends Mobile Operations 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In today’s top payments news, more than half of the 3,114 counties in the United States lost bank branches from 2012 to 2017. Over half of the 3,114 counties in the United States lost bank branches from 2012 to 2017, with rural areas feeling the brunt of the closures per Federal Reserve research. for $4 billion.

United States 130

United States Community Payments Massachusetts 130

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

After a disappointing holiday quarter in 2017, the pressure was on Starbucks , which reported its most recent quarterly earnings yesterday (Jan. Over the next several weeks, delivery services via Uber Eats are on deck to roll out in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. By the numbers, Starbucks delivered.

Mobile 162

Mobile Los Angeles San Francisco Miami 162

PYMNTS

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. Yet the bad behavior persisted.

Regulation 181

Regulation Boston Cards Innovation 181

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Fed is also working to integrate FedNow with the RTP Network offered by The Clearinghouse so that the two systems can effectively operate alongside one another. The Clearing House launched the RTP Network back in November 2017 and is currently the only RTP rail servicing the United States.

United States 78

United States Boston Tools Payments 78

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 4, 2019

PG&E faces $30 billion in damages tied to wildfires across 2017 and 2018. The utility firm’s commitments under the current supplier contracts are worth about three times its 2017 gross revenues. The publication said that late payments have been cited by companies ranging from Bechtel to Boston Consulting Group.

Boston 109

Boston New York Payments Conference 109

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

trillion in 2017, and that could nearly double by 2021 — online billing platforms are rushing to incorporate payment processing capabilities into their offerings. That growth came, in part, at the expense of bill-paying sites and services operated by banks. More than 50 percent : That’s the amount of U.S. bills paid online.

Industry 105

Industry Payments Online Boston 105

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

DECEMBER 26, 2019

It launched the expansion into San Francisco in January, with plans to extend the service into New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. In July, McDonald’s announced its new alliance with DoorDash, effectively terminating its relationship with Uber Eats, which went back to 2017. and Chicago.

Retail 134

Retail New York City Los Angeles New York 134

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Happy Returns currently has seven Return Bars operating in five major cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., In 2017, Sobie said Happy Returns is working to grow the national footprint of its Return Bars. The company is looking to expand the number of Return Bars in Los Angeles from two to six or seven in 2017.

Los Angeles 107

Los Angeles San Francisco Retail New York City 107

PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

Still, Bon-Ton said its eCommerce and mobile platforms will continue to operate as its stores are liquidated. To keep its operations going during the bankruptcy court process, the retailer said it had lined up $725 million in debtor-in-possession financing.

Milwaukee 104

Milwaukee Delaware Retail Operations 104

Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Regulatory fines imposed in 2017 alone proved this to us in many ways. According to Boston Consulting Group, banks across the world have paid nearly USD 321 billion in fines since the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008, as the regulators are more focused than ever on compliance. Learn more: IBM Financial Fraud Prevention.

Compliance 87

Compliance Analytics Boston Regulation 87

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

JANUARY 3, 2019

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Senior Vice President of Operations Aidan Hay said in a press release at the time, “When people want coffee or tea, they want it now and we want their orders to be ready when they are.” One million mobile dining orders have been placed at Disney World since the offering’s May 2017 launch.

Los Angeles 158

Los Angeles San Francisco Mobile DC 158

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

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2017

This means faster and more cost-efficient delivery, as we don’t spend on other stores to operate, making us a true “one-stop shop.”. PYMNTS: What are goPuff’s 2017 goals? RI and YG: In 2017, our goals are to expand to a new major U.S. PYMNTS: Since its inception, how much has goPuff grown year over year?

Tucson 150

Tucson Columbus Portland Phoenix 150

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

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. As of now, the firm is looking to branch out from its Copley Place headquarters in downtown Boston and into a neighboring building that reportedly has enough space to accommodate it.

Boston 100

Boston Online Data Retail 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

The move isn’t unprecedented: In 2017, it was reported that Target would start to carry Casper -branded mattresses and bedding through Target.com and that Casper accessories would be available in brick-and-mortar stores. 22) before reportedly extending the service into Boston and New York, among other cities.

Apple 109

Apple Branding San Francisco New York City 109

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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

So far, however, the candidates (including Toronto, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Dallas and Denver) seem to suffer from the same shortcomings. Forbes, however, disagreed, suggesting that operating from dual headquarters was bound to create confusion in terms of making and carrying out decisions. Prime Now, Eh?

Seattle 110

Seattle Florida Denver Taxes 110

Abrigo

JULY 25, 2023

developed in 2017 with the backing of some of the largest banks. FedNow will operate around the clock every day of the year, so fraudsters can try to push through fraudulent transactions at any time. Instead, institutions serving both the payor and the payee will need to be FedNow participants to access the instant payment service.

Fraud 195

Fraud Payments Security Resources 195

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

It could also potentially save a lot of money for trucking company operators, since robotic drivers don’t need to be paid, receive health benefits, eat, take days off or sleep. “A A long-haul driver is limited in the number of hours they can drive before taking a break,” CAR’s Cole noted — while a robotic truck can operate pretty much 24/7.

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

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

We at PYMNTS, being writers, don’t do cakes and gifts for birthdays, but instead prefer writing retrospective stories like this, treatments that serve not only as a history of a particularly newsworthy company, but also a glimpse into the future of the industry in which it operates. Back to 2012.

Industry 110

Industry social media New York City Retail 110

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

JULY 31, 2019

We at PYMNTS, being writers, don’t do cakes and gifts for birthdays, but instead prefer writing retrospective stories like this, treatments that serve not only as a history of a particularly newsworthy company, but also a glimpse into the future of the industry in which it operates. Back to 2012.

Industry 100

Industry social media New York City Retail 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

CB Insights

AUGUST 25, 2017

July 2017 saw the two largest-ever restaurant tech deals: a $151M private equity investment by Vista Equity Partners to Providence-based Upserve , and a $101M Series C (with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Generation Investment Management, and Lead Edge Capital) to Boston-based Toast. Annual Financing trends.

Trends 28

Trends Georgia Google Boston 28

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

According to research from 2017, more than 50 percent of bills in the U.S. rental market is massive, and we’ve seen a number of billion-dollar companies operate in real estate listings. are paid online, with 61 percent of those payments coming from millennials. Why, then, does the rent check endure?

Payments 100

Payments Online Millennials Boston 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

fans traveling to Boston for the start of the World Series will want to pack — and possibly purchase for the first time — sweaters, as this week will be an excellent opportunity to enjoy New England’s crisp fall weather. As of September 2018, losses from gift-card fraud have hit $53 million.

Data 134

Data Fraud Cards Regulation 134

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Don’t get me wrong — I did miss being out and about (especially over this past weekend, since there is a lot of still very white snow here in Boston, which makes everything seem even more festive). 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.

Apple 227

Apple Study Innovation Survey 227