PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Samsung’s global march added another stopping point this week, as Thailand became the latest nation to come online for Samsung Pay. 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. Speaking of watching — and watches….

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Within the next week or so, CVS ’s planned acquisition of Aetna is expected to close, pairing the nation’s largest pharmacy chain and the nation’s fifth-largest health insurer under a single banner. It also remains to be seen how and when CVS will expand its CarePass program, currently being piloted in Boston.

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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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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

E-commerce sales growth is pulling ahead of total retail sales ( 17% vs. 6% for year-over-year in Q4’17), and Amazon is controlling upwards of 40% of online sales in the US, according to the US Department of Commerce and Slice Intelligence, respectively. The app was built using Apple’s AR-kit. to $716M over the same period.

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CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

Companies will have to look to guidelines from local and national authorities for each office location. But as consumer product makers (such as Apple) continue to use biometric technology, this resistance and skepticism may soften. Challenges: Privacy, security, and managing the learning curve. Why it matters.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Indeed, co-founder Alejandro Resnik, the CEO, told the WSJ in 2015 that it was looking to raise a “monster round” of $300 million at a $2 billion valuation to fuel its national expansion. via Beta Boston. via MDDI Online. ” via Boston Globe. via Boston Magazine. via TechCrunch. Company: AOptix Technologies.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

We are confident that to truly have the long-term impact we want to make, we need to focus on finding an acquirer with an existing national fresh food supply chain who can carry forward the Juicero mission. Background: Pearl was founded in 2014 by three ex-Apple iPod engineers, and hired dozens of other ex-Apple employees.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2017

The news dropped this week that Alipay is leveraging First Data’s merchant base, via Clover, to bring payments and presence on par with Apple Pay. And given the fact that last year Chinese tourists traveling abroad spent $261 billion (according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization), a fair slice of that spend could wind up in U.S.

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