PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The new Order To Eat Tracker highlights how several major brands are embracing third-party delivery services, loyalty programs and other ordering solutions in an effort to win over customers. Quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Boston Market is among the restaurant brands making their first forays into loyalty rewards.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

To let shoppers experience their products in person, brands are opening brick-in-mortar stores in major shopping destinations, even as major retailers are closing stores across the country. Tivoli Audio , which is a 19-year-old global brand, opened a 500-square-foot store on Boston’s famed Newbury Street in a brownstone.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

To meet this rising demand, QSRs are tapping into ordering interfaces built into cars and reconstructing stores to make for smoother mobile pickup — along with other innovations. From Chipotle Mexican Grill to Square , QSRs and payment firms alike are enabling a world of ordering innovation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

But despite the general interest in the area, the conversations around innovation and what’s next in technology isn’t always directed at women, or particularly tailored to their interests. For instance, Berger said that the artwork in the store was all done by female photographers, all inspired by technology and all for sale.

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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. Because while most readers are undoubtedly familiar with both chocolate milk and Oreos, both brands have gone far, far beyond their original roots.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

That most of our elected officials don’t have any clue how Facebook, much less the platform business models that have powered so much innovation across industry segments for thousands of years, work. On those content-filled pages were advertisements hoping to catch the consumer’s eye, build a brand and influence a purchase.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

Then I went to Whole Foods on the North Shore of Boston Saturday morning to do some grocery shopping. I’ve been a Whole Foods shopper since I moved to Boston 17 years ago for the same reasons that each of you may be too: organic meat, seafood, produce and foods, great bread and cheese and a fun vibe. Prime Time at the Grocery Store.

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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. The brand has vowed of late to “transform the customer experience,” and it seems as though bots will be part of that equation. So what does the 2.0

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

Presenters: Colby Ross. Presenter Profile: How they describe themselves: Project Finance was founded on the belief that good spending and saving behavior starts with being confident in your ability to meet future obligations. HQ: Boston, MA. Presenter: Colby Ross (CEO & Co-Founder). Presenters: Sid Probstein.

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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

AUGUST 16, 2016

Sharon Klapka, Adore Me’s vice president of business and brand development, appeared at the eTail East conference in Boston on Monday (Aug. Since its founding, Adore Me has grown into a business that saw $43 million in sales in 2015 alone, 6.5 million users who visit its website, over 1 million Facebook followers and over $11.5

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Almost 33 years ago, David Letterman introduced his singular innovation in stand-up comedy: the Top 10 List. However, MoneyGram CEO Alex Holmes noted that they can also send that cash to a bank account associated with their Visa-branded debit card or load it onto a Visa-branded prepaid card. million users, up from 9.2

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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. The crux of my presentation being… “Chip and PIN” had no idea that they would inadvertently launch “Fish and Cushion” and that goes for the payments industry as a whole. What can I say? I crack myself up. I crack myself up.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2017

The layout has been re-arranged to accommodate a self-serve cosmetic area and a fragrance room that gives shoppers the option to explore perfumes by scent type instead of brand. He’s the head of Neiman Marcus’ Innovation Lab. And cosmetics isn’t the only department that has gotten a makeover. That is a gateway store and a big deal.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. Typically the younger segments are more innovative and are looking for new ways to do things,” Brown offers.

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

11:37 am William Mills, CEO of William Mills Agency, and Stephen Ramirez, CEO of Beyond the Arc, discuss major trends presented at this year’s Finovate and highlight key companies such as Malauzai Software, PayActiv and many more! Presenting a programmable cloud – a fintech platform. ^KT. Branded version is available. ^KT.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

Northeastern cities like New York and Boston with an incredible and nearly unexpected force, a bit like a tsunami that surged and almost overnight washed away the entire cultural practice of eating out. And, he noted, the challenges only go on from there, as this week they can reopen their Boston-based Sip Wine Bar for outside seating.

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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

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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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. In the 1950s and 1960s, the biggest innovations in breakfast were Eggo Waffles and Pop-Tarts. Casual dining.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

The current CVS payment process is somewhat clunky because customers must present their CVS rewards card at the register and then either swipe or use a chip card, all of which takes time. Tilzer says that the brand is “excited” by the rate of consumer adoption observed so far. The app eliminates all that.

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CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

New restaurant concepts are redefining how we think about food, pushing established brands to reinvent themselves, spurring entrepreneurs to be creative with visual platforms like Instagram and recipes like pea-based protein, and paving a new way forward for the idea of casual dining itself. Americans dine out more than ever before.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The media has declared chatbots the digital version of the little black dress: a technology staple that every brand must now have and every payment type must now commerce-enable. We take our weather very seriously in Boston. Spare me the cutesy icon that tries to make a joke about it.

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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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

That’s also like saying the average winter temperature in Boston is 37 degrees. Not wanting their digital futures to be tied to third party-branded wallets, retailers set off to develop their own mobile wallet solution – MCX/CurrentC – which turned out to be a complete dud. . Then, the retailers distracted themselves.

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CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. State of Innovation Report. Then a senior partner would come in, make sense of the data, package it, and present it to the client.

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