Chris Skinner

JULY 23, 2017

I was interviewed by UBS’s wealth management team a month ago, when the bitcoin bubble was in full bloom. Credit and debit card surcharges to be banned – BBC The worst offenders are airlines and food delivery apps, the government says. They may or may not be, you can decide, as I’m posting some of their stories here.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Cubic said that some of the contactless technology , software and equipment developed for Sydney will be in Cubic projects that will be rolled out over the course of the next few years in cities such as New York, Boston, and San Francisco. That is being made possible by recent contract wins by the company.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

And while the last week had no shortage of players pushing ahead with big moves, there were three that managed to put up some pretty staggering early-season numbers. The Apple Card’s Big Launch. According to issuer Goldman Sachs , they have opened up about $10 billion in credit lines in just over month for the Apple Card.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

The Boston-based FinTech said its education payments platform will now give students the ability to change payment methods from month to month, or to seek a lower payment or a temporary break, depending on their circumstances.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

In a press release , MineralTree said the investment round was led by Great Hill Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. MineralTree, an accounts payable and payment automation company, announced Wednesday (March 27) it closed a $50 million growth equity investment fundraising round. 406 Ventures and Eight Roads Ventures.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Esther George of the Kansas City Fed and Eric Rosengren of the Boston Fed voted to “keep the target range unchanged,” the news outlet said. Invesco portfolio manager Noelle Corum told the FT that the U.S. percent interest on credit cards, the Federal Reserve said in May. at the end of the day they can’t ignore the data.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2016

From loyalty to inventory management and data to omnicommerce strategy, there’s no shortage of available features and options for retailers looking to upgrade to full-service payments solutions. Meanwhile, NMI recently launched a new EMV chip card solution aimed at small and medium-sized retailers.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 2, 2018

One of the biggest trends in fintech today is the rise of digital banking products like mobile checking accounts and new debit cards. From Square to Paypal, a host of fintechs are creating products that let consumers spend money directly out of digital accounts using a physical card. turning Digital p2p payments into debit cards.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

Before Uber in Boston, where I live, trying to get a taxi reliably was not only friction-filled, it was infuriating much of the time — something that a study conducted by the city of Boston in 2013 on the taxi industry bore out. That was on a day without bad weather, something Boston never has.

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MARCH 19, 2018

After all, Boston managed to have a St. According to John Hecht, consumer finance analyst at the investment bank Jefferies, retailers “have become really aggressive at pushing back” and looking for better rates from the card networks. Sometimes, the unexpected is good. Will Walmart Flip Big Into Flipkart?

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

In a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston survey of mobile banking and payment services released in August, roughly three-fourths of about 600 community banks and credit unions in five Federal Reserve districts that were polled were offering some kind of mobile service. View credit card balances, transaction history. Stop payment requests.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

For those charged with managing the consumer’s trust and safety when transacting online, and in the midst of increasingly clever cybercrooks, being comfortable going against the status quo flow has become much more important than ever before, he said. Card Networks Want to Raise Their Prices. I joked that I’d be a shoo-in for the job.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

In a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston survey of mobile banking and payment services released in August, roughly three-fourths of about 600 community banks and credit unions in five Federal Reserve districts that were polled were offering some kind of mobile service. View credit card balances, transaction history. Stop payment requests.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

fans traveling to Boston for the start of the World Series will want to pack — and possibly purchase for the first time — sweaters, as this week will be an excellent opportunity to enjoy New England’s crisp fall weather. Gift Cards’ New Unfavorable Fans. As of September 2018, losses from gift-card fraud have hit $53 million.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 17, 2021

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Here is a list of the 15 challenger business credit cards currently active in the United States. HQ: Boston. FunnelDash.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 17, 2021

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Here is a list of the 15 challenger business credit cards currently active in the United States. HQ: Boston. FunnelDash.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

PricewaterhouseCoopers — after 83 consecutive years of tabulating the Academy Awards without incident — managed to accidentally put the wrong card in Warren Beatty/Faye Dunaway’s hands for the Best Picture award and … well the rest is YouTube history. PwC is now called Probably Wrong Card!”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

Kate Rettker, senior marketing manager and manager of the Protein Bar’s mobile order-ahead process, said the company has tweaked its app design to feature more distinct pops of color and better menu functionality, including adding photography. That’s the biggest win for our guests,” said Rettker. Because they are special to us.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. -based startups dominated, with investors focusing on cybersecurity solutions and on startups that aim to streamline back-office functions.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Below is a ranked list of the 17 challenger business credit cards currently active in the United States. HQ: Boston.

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Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2021

With Brex’s arrival on the scene in 2018 followed by a meteoric rise to multi-unicorn status, there has been considerable attention to, and investment in business credit/charge cards ( see definition below ). Below is a ranked list of the 17 challenger business credit cards currently active in the United States. HQ: Boston.

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NCR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Banks and card providers have been devoting a lot of attention recently to Asian markets, and it’s not hard to see why. Card providers have also been promoting the use of new solutions. With more than 1.3 billion potential customers in China alone, and a similar number in India, the opportunities for banks are immense.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

Or just to boo the Yankees (Boston-based baseball fans, mostly). One is making the merchant payments experiences smoother, so that customers at the concession stand can swipe their cards or tap their phones without issue at any stadium. Employees can be issued cards and have funds directly placed on them.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

Clarity is a financial management app designed to help consumers make better personal finance decisions by using machine learning to provide actionable, real-time financial advice to the consumer via the app. Yes, the focus may have been on tax cuts and share buybacks and credit cards. Note to industry. Not much of a surprise, really.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

Uber had many wonderful years of asking for forgiveness instead of permission and managed to build a worldwide ridesharing empire on the strength of that conviction. Officials at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the national bank regulator, told the Boston startup they would weigh its request.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Creating and then keeping that balance today is no different than what scientists in their labs learned long ago: managing the delicate interdependencies of the four characteristics that all ecosystems share — and doing that in near perfect harmony. Decomposers are the ecosystem wild card. Absent an energy source, the ecosystem dies.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

The Department of Transportation will use the back-end support of Cubic Transportation and, in collaboration with Passport, will change the EASY Card revenue management system to allow travelers to buy fares using contactless, check balances on the cards, view account history and manage accounts through a new app.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2016

Days after AP’s story was circulated, reports emerged from the MIT Sloan School of Management and The Harvard Business School that provides new evidence that faster payments can help small businesses. But according to PK Boston attorney Robert Pellegrini in an interview with AP, accepting payments late can be dangerous for any business.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

After a bit of a bumpy start to the year, what has become a now multi-week debacle with the FBI over that phone and a solid month of share prices below $100, it has been a while since Apple has managed a whole week of headlines that were, more or less, positive and even hopeful about innovation in the offing.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

In a feature story, Rich Wessels, treasurer for transportation management and logistics firm Transplace , explains the “chicken-and-egg” dilemma that logistics companies encounter when considering the potential benefits of AP automation. How Spend Tools Feed Food Banks’ Need For Accountability (Bento for Business Spend Management Playbook).

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 1, 2019

Aside from credit cards, I don't get much attention from bankers or financial advisors. years duration based on FHLB Boston's spot rates at the time of printing. At least somebody noticed. Noticed that I might be a valuable checking account customer. Maybe the "do not call" list is more effective than I thought?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Imagine if, instead of getting a ‘flu fighter’ Band-Aid at the pharmacy when getting the vaccine, that person got an eGift card that is spendable at the pharmacy. According to a recent pilot study at a pediatric hematology clinic at Boston Medical Center, ridesharing services reduced the clinic's no-show rate by 8.5

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2018

The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). and was followed by the great cybercriminal migration to the web and card-not-present transactions. I’ve watched the credit card industry almost from the beginning, and we got in early. True in 2009.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

As PYMNTS is Boston-based, the company is, of course, excited to see Tom Brady take a shot at that sixth Super Bowl ring. At NFL events and shops, there will be an MVP checkout lane that encourages cashless payment, whether it’s through a card or a wearable. Then again, so is winning the Super Bowl, yet someone manages every year.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

The business cards have all been exhausted, and the hearty salutations give way to weary nods of (yet again) recognition. With blizzard Stella faded like Blanche Dubois’ southern charm, Boston still had its winter chill. Til next year — perhaps by then spring will finally come to Boston.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

Then, there was the announcement of Square Capital’s partnership with Upserve , a restaurant management system (the same one that also acquired Breadcrumb from Groupon in May) to extend working capital to restaurants. Its pitch to the family is to use their local Mastercard branded credit or debit card to make those payments.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Tokens, tickets and transfer slips emerged as a solution to that problem, but created in its place a very complicated system of transport payment for customers to navigate, and for the MTA and New York City Transport Authority to manage. Instead, digital payments can make the entire experience as easy as waving a phone or tapping a card.

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