PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston. DraftKings was founded in 2011.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston. DraftKings was founded in 2011.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2020

One Medical , a conglomerate of technology-driven primary care offices backed by Google’s Alphabet , has filed an initial public offering (IPO), One Medical announced on Friday (Jan. One Medical is backed by technology and management firm 1Life Healthcare and will trade under the symbol “ONEM.” million on $176.8

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

The company expects to give PayPal access to workers’ compensation claimants in 2020. Change has been slow, but insurance providers are turning more to emerging technologies to pave the way for faster, more convenient disbursements. Other outside players are looking to tackle the insurance payout pain points.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Porter nabbed the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Financial Technology category for the Central Texas region. TA Associates acquired a majority of AffiniPay in February 2020, with Great Hill exiting its investment. Amy is an exceptional entrepreneur,” said Nick Cayer, partner at Boston-based Great Hill Partners.

Industry 130

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has released a new report that suggests corporate bankers may be able to halt shrinking profits through digital transformation. Banks that want to attract and retain this business must continue to invest updating and enhancing their technology infrastructure while embracing emerging technology.”.

Boston 109

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The year started out looking pretty promising to Loic Le Garrec , owner of Boston’s Petit Robert Bistro. Mild winter weather in Boston had led to stronger-than-average performances in January and February, and Le Garrec told Karen Webster in a digital discussion that as March approached, he had every reason for optimism. “I

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Silicon Valley-based SpaceIQ, which develops management and analytics software for making efficient use of office space, could help WeWork appear more like a technology company as it gears up for its IPO. WeWork was the recipient of a $650 million revolver in 2014 from JPMorgan that expires in late 2020. SpaceIQ has raised about $11.5

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. We see True Tickets as a leader in the space and are excited to put their technology to the test on Broadway.”.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Here, a fraudster obtains a legitimate user’s details to take over their online accounts, enabling the theft of money or a credit card, according to Marianne Crowe, vice president in the Secure Payments Innovation and Research group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. COVID-19 has spurred an increase in these remote authentication scams.

Fraud 160

Fraud Strategy Community Bank New York City 160

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. We see True Tickets as a leader in the space and are excited to put their technology to the test on Broadway.”.

blockchain 100

blockchain Boston US Customer Experience 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Amazon announced plans for Sidewalk last year, and the company said in this week’s update that it is now set to launch the initiative at some point in 2020. Call it “home connectivity beyond the home.”. eCommerce giant Amazon announced new details this week about Amazon Sidewalk, its bid to create a distributed (localized) IoT network.

Boston 210

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2021

At PYMNTS, we’ve long bemoaned that with all the technological advances making machines better at tasks we don’t really want to do ourselves, we still don’t have robot butlers to call our own. In it, a series of Boston Dynamics robots definitively answer the question: Do you love me, now that I can dance? Yes, we do.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Building Engines: Boston-based Building Engines’ platform, Prism, brings together the technology and applications required for building management in one place. and adjusted EBITDA of $860M in 2020, and it also reported having $68.9B The deal is expected to close in Q4’21. WHO ARE THE PARTIES TO THE DEAL?

Operations 60

Operations Company Boston Chicago 60

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

has been notably slower — four years ago the Fed began officially turning to banks, financial technology companies, businesses and consumer groups to encourage to find ways to speed payments. But the RTP systems — while running and tested a little — will not be “ubiquitous” until 2020 — a goal they describe as “ambitious.”.

Payments 193

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Mobile is one of the fastest-growing retail sectors at the moment and still projects to grow for years to come, but the technology is still not where most retailers want it. percent by 2020, according to Astound Commerce’s 2016 Mobile Research Report. Currently, smartphone users make up about 64 percent of the U.S.

Retail 100

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks , was the first NFL stadium to adopt the technology. But it’s not just payments where the NFL and other sports can shine when it comes to digital and mobile technologies. For the 2019 NFL season – PYMNTS is based in Boston, so Go Pats! –

Payments 161

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

in early 2020 through an agreement with Uber Eats.”. The company’s technology was in place at 700 of the company’s stores in the quarter that was most recent. This rapid growth is expected to boost the market’s value to $38 billion by 2020. Need more evidence of the rise of mobile-order ahead offerings as 2019 gives way to 2020?

Mobile 148

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

23-25, 2020. Source: PYMNTS.com survey of 7,585 consumers conducted in October 2020. 23-25, 2020. 11 2020 how they paid for their last purchase in a 24-hour period, only 1 percent said they used Apple Pay. 25-31, 2020. Source: PYMNTS.com survey of 2,683 consumers conducted between Nov. percent of all retail sales.

Apple 227

Apple Study Innovation Survey 227

PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

This technology has witnessed slow adoption in the U.S., The COVID-19 pandemic could be prompting consumers and merchants to reconsider the technology, however. consumers’ use of its contactless cards and digital wallets rose 150 percent between March 2019 and March 2020. . but new realities stand to change that.

Cards 130

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

In an era of restaurant technology that provides diners with many choices, mobile order-ahead is more popular than ever with consumers. And rapid growth is expected to boost the market’s value to $38 billion by 2020. At the same time, downloads of delivery apps have surged — more than doubling — over the same period.

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Abrigo

MAY 15, 2020

Borrowers that received loans prior to the issuance of the latest FAQ have until May 18, 2020 (extended from May 7 and May 14) to repay the loan in full to avoid “administrative enforcement.” Crisis Business Membership Strategy in 2020: Adapting Technology and Executing in the New Normal. C&I Loans. Member Business Lending.

Lending 195

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

“This is now about one product that works for your entire life,” Kirkpatrick said, noting that Mastercard has already embedded its contactless-enabling technology in 16 metro areas, including Los Angeles, Boston, New York and Denver, “which means this is no longer a change coming on the hypothetical horizon, but one coming very soon.”.

New York City 179

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As of fall 2020, a third of consumers report that they are very or extremely likely to select a merchant based on the availability of suitable digital, touchless offerings. And the depth and breadth of that consumer changeover has made itself seen in PYMNTS’ six months of consumer surveys , and in our latest round of data. It takes guts.

Retail 220

Retail Study Report Boston 220

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

million in 2015 and projected to grow by $140 million by 2020. The tablet-based system’s simplicity has been helpful not only for daily operations but also to ease onboarding for new employees, Ma said, adding that their familiarity with the technology means they usually learn the system in about 10 minutes. .

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NCR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Recent figures have highlighted how efforts are being made to boost banking infrastructure in this part of the world and deliver the right technologies to consumers to help them embrace digital. By 2020, some 520 million people – more than a third of the population – will own such a device. India set for a digital boom.

Regional 75

Regional Payments National Boston 75

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

The state legislature adopted such regulations in late 2019, permitting these services for use beginning in January 2020. Florida was one of the few states that had legalized RON services prior to the initial outbreak. The state of Florida requires that RON sessions be recorded.

Online 131

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

AI enables retailers to learn more about consumer preferences by having technology perform tasks that would typically require some level of human intelligence. What AI essentially does for retailers is help them to improve customer service.

Retail 128

Retail Customer Experience Boston Branding 128

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

On the heels of demonetization, the Ministry of Information Technology said earlier this month that digital transactions will grow 80 percent year on year into 2018, and the monthly average volume stands at around RS 137 crore, compared to 87 in the month before demonetization last November.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Q&A with Envel Bank Co-Founder Steve Le Roux (4 Feb 2020). But, I think we have another strong contender with the latest challenger, Boston-based Envel. From the outside anyway, Envel looks to be a case study in leveraging partners’ technology to stitch together world-class features without building in house. Real language.

Fintech 15

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

Nouchi noted his transit system is marked by density of population and high use — and has the fifth-highest ridership in the nation, taking its place alongside New York, San Francisco and Boston, for example. The first half of the rail line is slated for completion in 2020. How bustling?

Hawaii 100

Hawaii Cards Honolulu San Francisco 100

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Even so, September 2020 was one of the strongest months for IPOs since Uber went public in May 2019. At the same time, financial upstarts have built technologies that could eventually cut into the relationship-driven work that investment banks are used to doing. of investment banking revenues in 2020, per IBIS World.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 28, 2018

It is expected to be completed in 2020. free report: Technology and Shipping. The recent news highlights how autonomous technology is quickly changing the massive shipping industry. The technology will be used for initiatives like creating a virtual replica of a ship cockpit for land-based training and simulations.

Industry 69

Industry Company Trends Samsung 69

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

It was a cray cray year for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in 2021 coming out of COVID slowdown in 2020. Simultaneously the bank invested in Paladin Fraud, Trabian Technology, and Chartwell Compliance to provide compliance and risk management solutions in the complex and connected web of fintech partnerships. THE BANKER AWARDS.

Fintech 147

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

How will we shop in 2020? Café X Technologies. Cafe X is a robotic cafe in San Francisco that serves premium coffee using mobile ordering and automation technology. It’s the first cafe of its kind from Cafe X Technologies, which is focused on increasing productivity in the service industry through automation.

Maine 70

Maine Capital Rhode Island DC 70

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Learn about the technologies, innovations, and strategies that retailers can leverage during the holidays. According to CEO Brian Cornell: “In urban markets like New York or Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and D.C., The store leverages data and technology to tailor its in-store offerings for its West Hollywood location.

Retail 64

Retail Los Angeles Strategy Community 64

Banking 2020

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Regardless of how and why they hit the market, some technology-driven innovations seem to lend themselves to particular vertical markets and/or disciplines. Wearable technologies? However, creating a unified experience across all of these touchpoints, even as the technologies continue to evolve, is difficult even at the best of times.

Retail 40

Retail Strategy Boston Industry 40