PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2016

As Apple and the FBI continue to seek appeals to court orders that support one side and sandbag the other, Carter’s conciliatory tone marked a departure from the only stance yet heard from the federal government pressuring SV companies: comply, or else. ” The kicker? ” The kicker?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

Companies across the globe are innovating their mPOS solutions for faster, more secure services. The company recently launched a new reader that’s compatible with mobile wallets, such as Google Pay and Apple Pay. Tech giant Apple is also upping its payments game. Around the Mobile Point-of-Sale World.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

It also explains why some innovations in payments have been met with open arms by consumers and others given the cold shoulder. And why innovations that introduce more intelligence into the digital versions of those accounts that require little to no change of the consumer are highly valued by consumers, merchants and issuers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

At the same time, Seat Geek is offering Apple Pay as Shopify added Venmo as a payment option. Just under eight in 10 — or 77 percent — of mobile debit payments are made via Apple Pay. Going forward, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Swift noted in a report that retail payments may compete on personalization.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Super Bowl LI is less than 24 hours away from kicking off and deciding once and for all which city is better — Atlanta or Boston (though obviously it’s Boston — since the global headquarters for PYMNTS.com is located here). And then there’s Tom Brady.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Super Bowl LI is less than 24 hours away from kicking off and deciding once and for all which city is better — Atlanta or Boston (though obviously it’s Boston — since the global headquarters for PYMNTS.com is located here). And then there’s Tom Brady.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Innovations in 3D and augmented reality (AR) eCommerce are leveling the playing field and bringing conversion-centered visual technology to any online retailer. 3D photo tech available from several smaller suppliers as well as Apple and Google gives consumers the opportunity to shoot a product before buying.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

With a big focus on technology in Silicon Valley and Boston, New York City slowly made its way to becoming a powerhouse tech player. With New York City having tech company offices including the likes of Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon, the city has a lot to offer in terms of tech job opportunity and growth.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

We’ve all heard of smart speakers — Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple HomePod — but what about these other innovations, which are not dedicated devices but have connected capabilities baked right into the appliance? Innovations such as…. LG Everything. Probably not long at all.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

Restaurants — the epicenter of payments innovation, it seems — were on the receiving end of a couple of new opportunities this week that could drive even more feet into them and help them grow. Apple And The Aussies. So, if Apple Pay were to get a head of steam, those 15 basis points could end up costing those banks real money.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2020

The weather is turning such that Boston has already had its first snow, and eating outdoors at restaurants is losing its appeal in the northern United States. Many of the more exotic offerings, like Apple Pie or S’mores Oreos, are limited-edition releases for superfans. And perhaps most critically, do the dishes when we’re done.).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2016

Well, it is “an innovative new payment platform created to transform the payments industry by drastically altering the economics through Internet-based technology, generating significant consumer benefits.” Except, of course, it didn’t – and it is now in the crowded graveyard of payments innovations that sounded too good to be true.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

If the secret-keeping is too flashy, consumers usually complain the brand is too cute or playing too coy; they might reject it (though, both Apple and J.J. Stringfellow was promoted to the permanent position of VP of internal innovation and operations. Abrams have made this tactic work, despite those complaints for over two decades).

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Javelin Strategy & Research

JUNE 21, 2014

I had the pleasure of speaking at NextBankUSA in Boston the other week on the Future of Payments, as I see them. I think that the deliverance of FNC will come not from Apple, or Google, or Isis, or Facebook, or Square. Dynamic Payments Mobile Amazon Apple EMV FaceBook Google ISIS NFC Square' What can I say? I crack myself up.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

In the Big Apple, where space is at a premium, it’s not easy to grow farm fresh produce. Boston-based agricultural tech company Freight Farms , for example, grows produce inside of shipping containers. As a result, most produce that ends up on a diner’s plate there comes in refrigerated trucks from a farm far away.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. Apple’s first retail store overhaul in 15 years is hailed by just about everyone as a Grand Slam Home Run – and the store hasn’t even opened yet (it will, in SF, on Saturday). You want to know what really sizzled this week? As for payments, here are this week’s picks and pans.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

She stayed with Bell and the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company for more than 30 years until her retirement. Fearful of giving up ground to a tech intermediary — Apple , Google , Amazon — many OEMs are working with third parties to develop their own branded apps and connected in-dash experiences. population had a phone in their homes.

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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. Hertz also has an agreement with Apple in which the tech giant will lease Lexus SUVs from the car rental firm and test autonomous driving tech.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Eric has always been a student of innovation, and now at Coastal, this fearless leader has spearheaded a number of high-profile banking-as-a-service partnerships. The most important aspect of this deal is Huntington.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The average temperature in Boston in February is 37 degrees Fahrenheit, but on Saturday it was 52 degrees. What Innovation? We’re flying blind because we lack relevant data to build and then use the right frameworks to make confident, reasonable decisions that guide our businesses, and even our economy. A week ago it was 28 degrees.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 10, 2015

Portfolio managers and market researchers can ask Warren questions like the short-tern history of Apple’s share price after an earnings announcement, or the effect of North Korea missile tests on the South Korean stock market, and get answers in minutes.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

It comes as no surprise, then, that big tech players like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are investing heavily in data security — especially as several have fallen victim to data breaches themselves. is a Boston-based startup that verifies government-issued IDs for third-party businesses. Table of contents.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The latest twists came in September, when one of the biggest technology and payments events of the year featured the announcement of Apple Inc.’s s entry into the payments business with Apple Pay. Typically the younger segments are more innovative and are looking for new ways to do things,” Brown offers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Amazon Takes Its Bite Out of the Big Apple. In the words of Dave Loggins , who crooned his famous ballad, “please come to Boston for the springtime and even for the wintertime, now that you have tasted what it’s like to have snow in the winter.”. Whether they rise to the level of being contrarian will be for you to decide.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Here are three innovators of many who have found ways to not only cut back on food waste, but also, in some cases, turn a profit on food that would have otherwise ended its life in a landfill. Should you throw out that apple? If Bourdain is looking for allies, they’re out there. Hands-On Mobile App. How should you store your bread?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

3 post position, displacing Apple, at roughly 4 percent of retail sales. 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.

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PYMNTS

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. Google, Amazon And Apple — The Connected Home Team Of Rivals . The B2B Receivables Revolution .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

The data digs into the likes, dislikes and habits of Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay mobile payments users. This was the top reason for not paying with a mobile app for Android Pay and Samsung Pay users, but Apple Pay users’ top reason was they didn’t know if the store accepted Apple Pay.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

When you think of Apple Pay in a web context, it should really be called Apple Checkout. The only two companies that can do this are Apple and Google. The first is Apple has like over 600 million accounts. AK: With [Apple], it’s really a joint go-to-market-type thing. ” But Apple Pay will work, too.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Apple’s move this week is about merchants. New research suggests that Apple Pay has gone from being accepted at 16 percent of U.S. And it is a 90 percent that Samsung will compete for unopposed, since neither Apple nor Android Pay have any immediate plans to take on the Thai market. merchants to 36 percent of U.S.

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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. Frankel also sees the startup’s location in Boston as giving them an “unfair advantage” in talent acquisition. ” –Greylock Partners.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Bonus points to the influencer who can find a way to combine all of those design elements into a single outfit – the team at PYMNTS just can’t wait to see that conglomeration on the streets of Boston this spring. There was even the usual wash of celebrity appearances and stunt casting.

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Demoing first with apple watch. Is this the first time we have seen an apple watch as apart of a demo today? Katerina Frolovicheva (MD, Technologies Innovations). This is a leading bank in Russia, with a track record of fintech innovation. David Carr (Innovation Manager). Diana Chin (HR & Operations).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

For instance, Google Play doesn’t operate in China, and Apple has had relatively few users until recently. We take our weather very seriously in Boston. I tried last night to make a reservation from Boston to San Francisco, and it told me that I had presented it with a first: There were no flights between those two cities.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Apple starting to catch up. Some setbacks for Apple’s self-driving car program, Project Titan, in 2016. Closer look: Apple’s “Project Titan” has been a perennial favorite within the automotive rumor mill. Read more: CNBC , Forbes , Business Insider. Aptiv hits the road for testing.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

JANUARY 19, 2017

As it now takes them ten times longer to serve the coffee, I took pity on the cabin crew and decided against my experiment of buying with contact, stripe, contactless and Apple Pay to see how the different media worked in the flight, and I just opted for a single stripe-based case study. Roughly a third of the business is run through the app.

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Retail Case Study Cards Boston 30

PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

I argued that making buying seamless inside of environments that consumers used regularly for other reasons would drive innovation for those environments —and for the third parties that enabled those new commerce experiences. This capability is as disruptive as it is innovative. Third on that list was “contextual commerce.”.

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