PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

Turns out the online and mobile food ordering business has some hefty tailwinds in place. The company announced the acquisition of LevelUp , which should expedite integration with restaurants and “create a seamless diner experience in-app, online and in-store,” said the 423,000 daily average grubs, up 35 percent year over year.

Boston 100

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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. Because when they do, consumers can get hurt.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2017

Other global competitors have beaten McDonald’s to the punch tech-wise — Starbucks, Domino’s and Taco Bell, for example, are years ahead of Mickey D’s when it comes to ordering online and using digital tools to enhance the consumers’ experience. Kenmore Square, Boston will activate what it calls a “customized digital Big Mac ATM.”

ATM 100

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Online FinTech startup SoFi announced Thursday (Jan. Noto will continue in his role as CEO which he has held for three years since arriving from Twitter in 2018, where he was COO, and prior to that the NFL, where he served as CFO. The FinTech IPO Market. 7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retail oftentimes gets a bad rap in 2018. retail and apparel markets are nearing recession levels, tripling in the past six years. We’ve quickly learned that online and in-store shoppers end up being our most valuable customers,” said Lewis. “So, It’s not wholly undeserved, of course.

Chicago 102

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

According to McKinsey , if you take the approximate value of all the sleep swag on the market as of 2018 –think luxury pajamas , high-end bed linens , cuddling robots , DTC mattresses and odd gadgets – it generates somewhere between $30 billion and $45 billion annually in revenue worldwide. Boston Med has offered Sleepio since 2016.

Boston 145

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

That mindset “is becoming increasingly necessary if retailers want to remain competitive in the market,” the index found. Pharmacy operator CVS , for example, experimented with a program in Boston in which shoppers received free delivery on prescriptions and eCommerce purchases as well as other perks. Just under half — or 45.9

Innovation 166

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Beyond the Big Apple, which is the brand’s biggest market , Allbirds has its eyes on other U.S. cities, such as Boston and Los Angeles, for additional brick-and-mortar locations. For Allbirds, a brick-and-mortar presence can provide a bit of a marketing boost. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News.

Retail 100

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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 Doubling Down On Tech.

Boston 100

Boston Online Data Retail 100

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

The company has also expanded Starbucks Delivers with the help of Uber Eats, which is in more than 2,700 stores in 11 markets. Between 2016 and 2018, for instance, the volume of orders placed through mobile apps grew by 130 percent, according to PYMNTS’ Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker.

Mobile 148

Mobile New York Philadelphia Google 148

PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2017

Flashfood bears a close resemblance to Boston, Mass. non-profit grocer Daily Table, which stocks healthy and convenient foods at an affordable price by sourcing them from a large network of growers, markets and manufacturers. By 2018, Instacart plans to offer service to 80 percent of American households.

South Carolina 121

South Carolina San Francisco Connecticut Utah 121

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

At the same time, the market caps of the top 20 retailers have lost more than $230 billion over the last two years, and mall operators are sucking wind as overstocked anchor stores shutter underperforming locations, which delivers a death knell for the stores that depend on anchor store foot traffic to lure customers in.

Big Data 135

Big Data Data Retail Marketing 135

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Check out our latest lists: SMB online lenders (33) | SMB challenger banks (12) | SMB insurers (15). Founded: 2018.

Cards 15

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Check out our latest lists: SMB online lenders (33) | SMB challenger banks (12) | SMB insurers (15). Founded: 2018.

Cards 15

Cards Online Utah Austin 15

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

After all, Boston managed to have a St. Patrick’s Day parade in 2018 – despite fears that three consecutive weeks of being decked by snows, winds and flooding might hamper the city’s ability to get out there and really enjoy their green beer. If the deal does forge ahead, it would give Walmart a majority stake in a market of 1.3

Data 108

Data Cards Online Retail 108

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. The opportunity has not gone unnoticed by grocery stores and online delivery services, either, of course. It won’t be something that you hear a lot of or get marketed to a lot.

Industry 110

Industry social media New York City Retail 110

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. The opportunity has not gone unnoticed by grocery stores and online delivery services, either, of course. It won’t be something that you hear a lot of or get marketed to a lot.

Industry 100

Industry social media New York City Retail 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

It’s not only for consumers, though: Alternative lending firm Kabbage recently found that mobile lending is on the rise among small businesses, with a more than 360 percent increase in the number of SMB loans accessed via mobile device between April 2014 and February 2018.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

who each week walk into one of those physical stores, in addition to the 100 million who are said to shop one of the retailer’s online channels. 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.

Retail 167

Retail Online Branding Analysis 167

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2018

When Sephora announced the launch of a new 2,000-square-foot concept store in Boston last year , it unveiled a marriage of brick-and-mortar and digital: The store allowed customers the ability to order products in-store from the Sephora website, and it announced same-day pickup through its Sephora app, too.

Retail 109

Retail Examples Boston Mobile 109

Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

And it’s not just about happy customers… Boston Consulting Group data indicates personalizing customer journeys can lead to a 10-30% increase in revenue. Features such as end-to-end online account opening and simple, secure ID verification tell customers “we see you, and we value your time.”

Customer Experience 72

Customer Experience Retail San Diego Study 72

CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

2018 VC Report: AI FUNDING LEPT 29% IN US. He received his MBA in 1993 from UT Austin before joining Credit Suisse First Boston as an Equity Research Analyst, where he focused on computer hardware and software. Brian Singerman started his career as a Software Engineer for 3D online virtual-world company, There Inc. BILL GURLEY.

San Francisco 71

San Francisco CA Capital Operations 71

Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The company was founded in 2016 and launched services in 2018. The company is an aggressive online marketer attracting nearly 300,000 visits via paid marketing across 740 publishers vs. 80,000 via organic search according to SEMrush (Aug 2021). in assets and 32 branches in the Boston suburbs. SMB digital banks.

Boston 15

Boston Cards ATM Community Bank 15

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

For those charged with managing the consumer’s trust and safety when transacting online, and in the midst of increasingly clever cybercrooks, being comfortable going against the status quo flow has become much more important than ever before, he said. Yet, over the last four years, Amazon has gone from 2.2 percent of all retail sales to 6.4

Cards 169

Cards Course Study New York 169

Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

And it’s not just about happy customers… Boston Consulting Group data indicates personalizing customer journeys can lead to a 10-30% increase in revenue. Features such as end-to-end online account opening and simple, secure ID verification tell customers “we see you, and we value your time.”

Customer Experience 48

Customer Experience Retail San Diego Study 48

CB Insights

AUGUST 2, 2018

See the investment trends, top deals, and active investors in Q2 2018. US consumers aged 18+ make an average of 70 payments per month, with debit cards accounting for 32% of those purchases, according to a 2017 study by the Boston Fed. It also has a Chrome plug-in to support online shopping. Source: Bloomberg , June 2018.

Cards 71

Cards Fintech UX Strategy 71

CB Insights

JULY 9, 2018

How will food leaders adapt in 2018? This market map includes private companies only and is not meant to be exhaustive of companies in the space. Bar Tech — Companies in this category bring big data and online features to bars and restaurants. DISRUPTING THE HAPPY HOUR MARKET MAP COMPANIES. Please click to enlarge.

Industry 64

Industry Branding Capital Trends 64

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

This summer, Nike unveiled its latest brick-and-mortar venture in Los Angeles: Nike by Melrose, a physical store that uses local online shopping data to determine its in-store inventory. The retailer has already opened 7 small stores on college campuses this year, with plans to open 3 more by the end of 2018.

Retail 64

Retail Los Angeles Strategy Community 64

CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Digital laggards – Many big-box retailers either failed or were too late to establish an online presence. In 2018, the company has agreed to close at least 26 UK-based warehouse-size stores and focus on higher-performing stores and online commerce. Date: September 2017. Category/Product(s): Footwear. Date: March 2017.

Retail 78

Retail Branding Company Capital 78

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

It’s also a core tenant that I outlined in my January 2018 annual opus on trends that will drive the payments and commerce ecosystem dynamics this year and in the years to come. Law” or “CSI” or reading The Boston Globe or The Wall Street Journal all more or less liked the same things. billion searches a day or some 1.2

Google 121

Google Data social media Branding 121

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Notable projects: The Mayo Clinic OB Nest explores ways for women with low-risk pregnancies to reduce the number of their in-person doctor visits through a combination of dedicated nurses, a special online community, and in-home monitoring. Boston Children’s Hospital — Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator (IDHA). Founded: 2015.

Innovation 73

Innovation Cleveland New York New York City 73

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

And before the dot com crash, Goldman Sachs’ IPOs did tend to jump an average of 293% from their starting price through their first Friday on the market — compared to 26% for the bank Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and 78% for Merrill Lynch. When Facebook went public in 2012, the stock fell 15% in its first few days on the market.

Management 78

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

Welcome to FinovateSpring 2018. HQ: Boston, MA. Stephen Butler (General Manager), Sid Probstein (CTO & VP Professional Services), Alan Swahn (VP Marketing), Percy Johnson (VP Solutions), Alex Levi (VP Sales). Info: Covered Security acts as a personal security assistant looking out for your online life. Key Executives.

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Security Samsung Strategy San Jose 40

CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

From gaming to healthcare to pizza delivery, US-based startups which reached unicorn status in 2018 represent a diverse range of industries. Silicon Valley produced plenty of $1B+ companies in 2018, but other parts of the country also had a strong showing. Services include a CRM, report generation, and marketing tools.

San Francisco 77

San Francisco Company US California 77

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In banking, collaboration — between the traditional players like banks and the tech savvy FinTechs bringing a slew of new apps to market — is key. In Europe, PSD2, which debuted at the beginning of 2018, mandated that banks share that data through application programming interfaces ( APIs ) that allow for data to be exchanged.

Fintech 285

Fintech Data Regulation Innovation 285

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2018

In a recent interview with PYMNTS, Donovan explained how the company works to replace good ol’ transit tickets in 30 global markets. In that 2007 pilot test program, commuters could buy tickets in-person or online and have them delivered to their mobile phones. Donovan foresees continued growth in 2018 and beyond.

Mobile 161

Mobile Training Boston Alaska 161

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It was updated and expanded on 5/17/2017 and again on 9/4/2018. At CES 2018, the company finally announced that it would be getting involved in autonomous vehicles through a partnership with Toyota. Hired former Waymo and NASA engineer in June 2018 to head Project Titan. Amazon experimenting with autonomous package delivery.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78