Remove Books Remove Boston Remove Innovation Remove Marketing
article thumbnail

Amazon’s Alexa Now Offers HIPAA-Compliant Skills

PYMNTS

Amazon just entered a whole new market now that Alexa , its voice-activated digital assistant, is HIPAA -compliant, which it means it can handle patients’ sensitive information. In a blog post , Amazon announced an invitation-only program that will enable developers to create healthcare skills for Alexa that are HIPAA-compliant.

Boston 151
article thumbnail

How technology improves valuation practice productivity

Abrigo

If you’re like most Americans , you have, and you likely were grateful for the time saved in traffic and at the store, or for the time or money saved in booking a trip. One study by The Boston Consulting Group estimated that small and midsize U.S. Writing a report while analyzing a business.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Merchants Gone Wild: The Surcharge Edition

PYMNTS

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. Innovation by Any Other Name. Back here in the U.S.,

article thumbnail

SWIFT Warns India Of ‘Unprecedented’ Rise In Corporate Loan Defaults

PYMNTS

Businesses are largely behind the push, with government initiatives promoting a digital economy and FinTech innovators targeting corporate payments and finance in addition to their consumer-focused endeavors. Adding pressure to this issue is the fact that bad corporate debts and nonperforming assets on banks’ books are on the rise.

Lending 100
article thumbnail

The Big Bucks Behind Sleep (Or Lack Thereof)

PYMNTS

But luckily, where there is a problem, there is typically an innovative entrepreneur selling a solution – and in the case of sleep, there are a lot of solutions out there. The mattress market alone is worth a whopping $15 billion. Boston Med has offered Sleepio since 2016. billion globally by 2020. But does it really work?

Boston 145
article thumbnail

The Enduring Importance of Physical Engagement in Retail Financial Services

Celent Banking

Indeed, it does not take extensive examination to see, in Wayne Gretzgy’s words, “where the puck is going” Digital needs to be a top technology priority among financial institutions – particularly in highly digitally-directed markets such as North America and Western Europe. Plenty of consumers still like stores.

Retail 100
article thumbnail

Hertz And Avis Eye Uber Impact, With Rough Road Ahead

PYMNTS

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. Uber is the heavyweight ridesharing company here, with 55 percent of the market, and Lyft held 8 percent, said Certify.

Phoenix 112