PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

That’s become pretty much gospel for brands, retailers and marketers alike. And one of the most valuable forms of data right now is behavioral data because it tells a retailer or brand where a customer or potential customer goes, does and spends their time and money on. In other words, it’s a lot of that uber-valuable type of data.

Data 100

Data Meeting Company San Francisco 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Fevo is a white-label solution that lives within sight of the brands it serves – because, Daie noted, they don’t really want to interpose themselves into the brand’s relationship with their consumer. The Yankees are an internationally recognized brand, so why would we try to pull them to Fevo’s app?”

Groups 139

Groups Branding Boston US 139

PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

One platform benefitting from the mobile scramble, NewStore, a Boston-based omnichannel mobile commerce platform provider and software developer, recently received $50 million in Series B financing to help fund efforts to expand its mobile platform’s capabilities and partner with new retailers.

Mobile 110

Mobile Retail Metro Online 110

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

All 10,000 ExxonMobil locations are supposed to be online by the end of the year. Exxon is not the first brand to embrace Apple Pay. Chevron attempted a limited rollout in northern California with NFC-enabled pumps, but Exxon is the first mass rollout and the first based on in-app software changes, as opposed to hardware upgrades.

Apple 100

Apple Houston Boston Mobile 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Based in New York, the business is now in seven other cities — Boston, Washington, D.C., You go online and give us really simple information about your home. When you look at the actual business model, we’re investing in the brand experience, building logistics and software and pricing technology.

Los Angeles 100

Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Dallas 100

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

offers a platform for hosting online gaming tournaments. Maestro is a live and on-demand video experience platform that allows content creators and brand sponsors to engage and monetize audiences at scale. Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts. Headquarters: San Francisco, California. Disclosed Funding: $11M. 300+ items.

California 49

California San Francisco Video Oakland 49

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2016

They’re software programs that make performing repetitive tasks simple and fast – way faster than human beings could ever do. 1 source of online fraud. Hey brand, want a better way to engage with your customer? Who knew — the next big thing in hospitality, checking in via raptor. Bots are nothing new, in fact. Remember ZeuS ?

Google 100

Google Mobile Branding Apple 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Salsify , a startup that helps companies and their brands “win on the digital shelf,” has just raised another $155 million as it doubles down on product development and expands globally. 23) that they have closed on a deal with the Boston-based software and eCommerce company for $155 million in a Series E round of financing.

Boston 154

Boston Branding Online Analytics 154

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. They want to look at their device and know the balance and pay a bill in real-time, rather than input it online.

Mobile 105

Mobile Community Bank Community Technology 105

Banking 2020

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Yes, retail for sure—a quick search online turns up hundreds of stories about retail omni-channel. For example, a new report from consulting firm Boston Retail Partners states 85% of retailers say that ‘unified commerce’ is a top priority for the year ahead, and many merchants are well on their way. There’s certainly a lot going on.

Retail 40

Retail Strategy Boston Industry 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Uber rode the tailwinds of smartphone adoption, app stores, well-developed technologies like GPS and (at launch) well-established mapping software provided by Google to blend the online and offline worlds around a consumer experience that before lacked certainty and reliability. But that’s just one side of the Uber ecosystem.

Innovation 146

Innovation Cards Payments San Francisco 146

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

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. Boston Children’s Hospital — Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator (IDHA). Founded: 2015.

Innovation 73

Innovation Cleveland New York New York City 73

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! Chip card reader for when customers are shopping online to improve security. v=tSR3jjaegjs.

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

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.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Both firms were among the 23 banks underwriting Snowflake’s IPO, which was the biggest software IPO in history — more than triple the size of VMware’s offering in 2007 — as well as the IPOs of real estate investment firm Broadstone Net Lease, telehealth company Amwell, and investment group StepStone. Source: Wall Street Journal and Dealogic.

Management 78

Management Capital Company Marketing 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Online retailers will be where we shop. Shift Number One | The Shift To Buying Online. We’ve been watching online sales now grow — even double — year over year, for many years now, but it’s still tiny, overall. Who in the world ever thought that there’d come a day when groceries would be bought online ?

Payments 100

Payments Online Mobile Retail 100

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.

Payments 100

Payments Mobile Apple Google 100

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. ” — Alistair Davidson, CFO, Ikea. Its membership fee revenue grew 12.6%

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

HQ: Boston, MA. Fiserv is highly regarded for its leadership and innovation, and award-winning solutions for mobile and online banking, payments, risk management, data analytics and core account processing. Info: Covered Security acts as a personal security assistant looking out for your online life. HQ: Boston, MA.

Security 40

Security Samsung Strategy San Jose 40

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. That’s why McKinsey launched McKinsey Solutions, a suite of analytics software products that are sold to and embedded with a client.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2017

Instead of worrying about what those software developers are doing or why no one is downloading your app, you’re stressed out about food — specifically, where your next meal is coming from. If you’re a chipmunk in Boston, you might not want to venture far or even stay out a long time when the weather is cold or snowy.

Retail 100

Retail Study Branding Data 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three powerful nor’easters in Boston in the space of two and a half weeks — with some forecasts predicting a fourth this week. A Google search directed me to an online merchant that sent them to me (from Italy) four days later.

Google 148

Google Apple Retail Millennials 148

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Software platforms are taking commerce to new worlds, independent of any single device to provide that point of entry. Google, with Google Assistant, recognizes this shift, too, and is making its own moves in the space with branded devices and integrations with consumer product brands. In fact, it already is.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The modern-day department store, the intermediary that’s aggregated brands and buyers in a single physical location for more than 160 years, and the modern-day shopping mall, which has done the same for the last six decades, has steadily lost foot traffic, sales and profits to online competitors since about 2010.

Online 128

Online Google Branding Retail 128

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2017

The modern-day department store, the intermediary that’s aggregated brands and buyers in a single physical location for more than 160 years, and the modern-day shopping mall, which has done the same for the last six decades, has steadily lost foot traffic, sales and profits to online competitors since about 2010.

Online 112

Online Google Branding Retail 112