PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

Last year, in fact, some 80 million people bought mobile game tickets – and it is fairly certain that number will continue to increase in 2019 and into 2020. These teams are looking to mobile apps to innovate payments in a way that will revitalize purchases and the game experience.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Our enhanced agreement with DraftKings provides innovative opportunities as we look to deliver a best-in-class fan experience,” Giants Chief Commercial Officer Pete Guelli said in a statement. DraftKings already has similar arrangements with three NBA franchises: the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers.

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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. Chipotle , too, is enjoying the benefits of investing in digital and delivery, at least according to its own Q2 2019 results. This rapid growth is expected to boost the market’s value to $38 billion by 2020.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. The 350,000-square-foot facility is planned for Westborough, Massachusetts, a community roughly 35 miles west of Boston. Amazon’s Big Robotics Investment . India, the U.K.

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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.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

Mall developer James Rouse was known for many innovations, but his best known might have arguably been the food court. At the Empire Stores complex in Brooklyn, the Time Out Market New York is set to open in 2019. As it stands, the chain has locations in cities such as Boston, New York and Los Angeles, among others.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

Yet the image of the kiosk is unblemished, as self-service is in high demand and expected to be a $31 billion tech market within four years. Sandwich favorite Jimmy John’s rolled out its brand new Freaky Fast Rewards program in 2019 powered by the Paytronix engagement platform, logging 1.7 Delivering Customer Loyalty.

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JUNE 10, 2020

The state legislature adopted such regulations in late 2019, permitting these services for use beginning in January 2020. He argued that the pandemic did not create the market demand — it merely accelerated it. Florida was one of the few states that had legalized RON services prior to the initial outbreak.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

That matters because as time goes by and existing cities become prohibitively expensive — think San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles, with Chicago, Boston and other areas not far behind — many younger, well-educated consumers are making moves to exurban or even rural areas, or smaller cities.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

As PYMNTS is Boston-based, the company is, of course, excited to see Tom Brady take a shot at that sixth Super Bowl ring. As of 2019, it seems the two are working hard and getting a jump on that cashless Super Bowl vision. We in Boston hope for it to be our sixth! We are mostly kidding about that. It’s a tall order. Go Pats!

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Boston Retail Branding Payments 150

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

I found that even the early adopters of that strategy, like Target, have seen their market share plateau. One of the things I advocated that the payments and commerce ecosystem leave behind at the start of 2019 was the free-for-all governance attitude that I said Facebook personified. Now, getting back to where we started with Amazon.

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MARCH 27, 2019

Its market cap seemed unaffected until July 2018, when Facebook lost around 20% of its value in one day off of news of slowing user growth. is a Boston-based startup that verifies government-issued IDs for third-party businesses. Table of contents. In the last few years, Facebook has been in the spotlight for a myriad of controversies.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

The world of B2B payments saw its latest significant acquisition play this week with Boston-based private equity firm Great Hill announcing its intention to acquire VersaPay, a company that provides cloud-based invoice-to-cash solutions. The B2B Receivables Revolution . Great Hill will be buying VersaPay — and paying a fair premium.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The signature innovation of Drizly – founded in Boston in 2012 – has been to more or less bypass the three-tiered structure in enabling alcohol eCommerce. And Drizly’s offering, according to Rellas, gives consumers something the market has heretofore lacked, which is a well-designed, easy-to-use channel.

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MARCH 26, 2019

2019 FOOD & BEVERAGE TRENDS TO WATCH. In the 1950s and 1960s, the biggest innovations in breakfast were Eggo Waffles and Pop-Tarts. Savvy marketers at struggling cereal brands may be able to reverse their fortunes with the millennial set. Thanks to innovative new rental models, ownership is no longer essential.

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Top initiatives: First company to test self-driving tech on the streets of Singapore, and later in Boston. It then also became the first to test such technology on public streets in Boston, Massachusetts. Partnership aims to commercialize driver assist technology by 2019. Aptiv hits the road for testing.

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JUNE 14, 2018

T echnology trends and market needs are pushing companies to set their sights on the residential real estate and construction industry. Forward-thinking startups and large tech companies like Facebook and Google are focused on innovation in single-family and multi-family residential construction.

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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. Kohl’s can move into smaller markets where a larger store may not fit. Turning grocery on its head.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Welcome to the first Monday of 2019. According to the Chinese calendar, 2019 is the “Year of the Pig” – which may not, at first blush, inspire much excitement for the 358 days ahead of us. That makes it the most important year of the last decade. In the payments and commerce world, that’s not much time at all.

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JULY 23, 2020

A completely remote workforce seems unlikely, given the intangible benefits of social connection, collaboration, and innovation that in-person working provides. While still relatively new, biometric technology is a growing market , and its advantages are driving increased adoption. Biometrics also pose the challenge of potential bias.

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

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. Having lost its position of market power and influence, the Grand Bazaar was forced to reboot, and sellers had to adjust. That worked well. Until it didn’t.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

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. Having lost its position of market power and influence, the Grand Bazaar was forced to reboot, and sellers had to adjust. That worked well. Until it didn’t.

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