Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. You tell us. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash. Through all this, First Farmers has remained disciplined in performance and squarely focused on customers and community. 82% to over 2.3%

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Given that 7,000+ US retail locations shut down in 2017, retailers cannot afford to ignore consumer preferences. Major retailers and brands go local. Target uses community research to effectively stock small stores. Today, Target has opened dozens of small-format stores around the US.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

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. Because of its scale, Messenger is an excellent platform to extend our conversational servicing technology to allow card members to interact with us how and when they want.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

See how Google is using AI to transform the $3 trillion US healthcare system. Notable projects: The Mayo Clinic OB Nest explores ways for women with low-risk pregnancies to reduce the number of their in-person doctor visits through a combination of dedicated nurses, a special online community, and in-home monitoring.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

And because it’s so valuable — and not well understood — the scope of exactly what the big tech brands have been collecting is only recently being recognized by the general public. is a Boston-based startup that verifies government-issued IDs for third-party businesses. But Facebook is also accountable. Confirm.io

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Branded version is available. ^KT. They’ve created a chip reader that can be plugged into your computer, so consumer can use EMV for online purchases. This is an extension of business services, powered by a local community bank. This certainly adds a lot of technological capacity to the community bank. Interesting demo.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. Many of yesterday’s casual dining brands are dying, but not because millennials “don’t eat out.” Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London). the Future of food report.

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CB Insights

MARCH 26, 2019

” For example, the rise of “athleisure” brands like Lululemon and Athleta has been attributed to millennials’ search for clothing options that let them easily transition from the yoga studio to the office. Savvy marketers at struggling cereal brands may be able to reverse their fortunes with the millennial set.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. Since a 2016 low, the number of US-based, VC-backed tech companies has steadily increased. As of mid-October 2020, 36 US-based, VC-backed tech companies have gone public.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Foot Locker is closing 110 stores, Abercrombie & Fitch is closing 60 stores, department store Bon-Ton is possibly headed toward liquidation, and Toys R’ Us has shut down completely. The retail apocalypse has claimed many victims , with almost 7,000 stores closing in the US in 2017. And that’s just since February.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

An app with a card on file, Uber, as all of us who are addicted to it know, requires no intervention on the part of the consumer to pay and tip the driver. I suspect it might be a tough hill to climb for the simple reason that anyone who is already a preferred customer of an airline probably uses their branded airline app.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Small businesses are also risky businesses, and the Small Business Administration tells us that 60 percent of them won’t make it past their first birthday, never mind reaching their second, third or magic five-year milestones. Clover Food Labs was one food truck with a Square reader in Boston in 2008.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies. A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs.

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