PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. Never mind the people who start rummaging around in their purse or wallet to pull out their cards after stepping up to the checkout counter. The ability for merchants to surcharge in the U.S. is nothing new.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. According to issuer Goldman Sachs , they have opened up about $10 billion in credit lines in just over month for the Apple Card. Of that $10 billion, Apple Card?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

It’s a hungry brand, gobbling up three different food delivery competitors in the last quarter alone: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and most recently, Yelp’s Eat24. The OrderUp acquisition from Groupon ended on similar terms, with Groupon customers gaining coupon codes and gift cards to certain Grubhub-participating restaurants.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Fostering this growth means enabling food truck operators to quickly accept customers’ payments as they dish out food and friendly service. When it comes to completing in-store payments, 36 percent of customers prefer to use credit cards and 33 percent opt for debit cards. Card acceptance has also been key.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

An employee’s accidental use of her corporate card to pay for groceries isn’t a crime, but it does fall under the heading of “ friendly fraud ,” which creates friction for the accounting department. Weddings and events are another sector experimenting with card-based spend management efforts. Disrupting Paper-Based Systems.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

And in at least one cue for CBDC design to be taken from cash, the BIS stated that the digital currencies should be as “easy as using cash,” in transactions that can be done through tapping card or scanning a mobile phone, in a bid to encourage adoption and accessibility. In an interview with Karen Webster published Monday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

In terms of numbers: the program debuted in March but became fully operational only as late as July, and to date, into August, has extended only $200 million — out of $600 billion authorized. About 49 percent experience those issues “sometimes” or “frequently.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Super Bowl LI is less than 24 hours away from kicking off and deciding once and for all which city is better — Atlanta or Boston (though obviously it’s Boston — since the global headquarters for PYMNTS.com is located here). And then there’s Tom Brady. Visa And The Future Of Venue Payments.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Super Bowl LI is less than 24 hours away from kicking off and deciding once and for all which city is better — Atlanta or Boston (though obviously it’s Boston — since the global headquarters for PYMNTS.com is located here). And then there’s Tom Brady. Visa And The Future Of Venue Payments.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Goldman Denies Discriminatory Apple Card Practices, Says It Will Reassess Limits. Goldman Sachs has promised to reevaluate how credit limits are determined for Apple Card users after being accused of gender discrimination. Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston. Google Dives Into DDAs. Deutsche Bank told U.K.

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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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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

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It’s a concept Rob Orgel, now the new president and chief operating officer at Flywire , told Karen Webster was foundational to his decade-long career at Apple — where he was part of the leadership team that developed, rolled out and grew the Apple Pay business. Flywire announced his appointment Tuesday (Nov. 5) to the newly created position.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Even after a retailer does find a suitable option, integrating the system into their operations can be a challenge. Nova Retail Technology Solutions this month partnered with Creditcall to debut a new card processing solution that promises to integrate EMV chip-reading capabilities with a POS system.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

The integration is designed to enable personal information to be stored in an isolated environment away from the merchant’s device operating system, keeping sensitive information secure in the event that hackers tap into any weakness in the device’s software. Meanwhile, other players in the space are unveiling their first mPOS forays.

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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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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

It is currently operating in New York, Chicago and Boston, but has received driver requests from 49 U.S. Passengers go to the URL, enter the vehicle code, browse the menu and check out using a credit card or a mobile payment option like Apple Pay.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Here, a fraudster obtains a legitimate user’s details to take over their online accounts, enabling the theft of money or a credit card, according to Marianne Crowe, vice president in the Secure Payments Innovation and Research group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. High-tech and low-tech solutions.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2017

Plain cake, glazed, chocolate dipped, Boston creme, powdered sugar and jelly was the standard line – with perhaps the occasional cruller or blueberry cake thrown in for exoticism. Customers, after downloading the new app, log in via Facebook, Google or email and register a card or to use Apple Pay. Android Pay is not yet an option.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Pedicab drivers in cities like Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C., can now accept credit and debit card payments thanks to mPOS systems that allow them to take cards while on-the-go. We’re obviously moving into a world of plastic, certainly more than we’re using cash,” Morris said. Around the mPOS world.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

25) that it will sell its StubHub ticketing operations to online ticket reseller Viagogo Entertainment Inc. Among the nonprofits working to feed local communities this holiday season is the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), which offers food services to 190 cities and towns in the eastern Massachusetts region. for $4 billion.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

Thousands descended upon T-Mobile Park stadium in Seattle on March 28 — the earliest opening day in Major League Baseball (MLB) history — to see their home team, the Mariners, take on last year’s World Series champions, the Boston Red Sox. CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks , was the first NFL stadium to adopt the technology.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

This week, I’m compelled to offer a few thoughts that go against the grain on several topics that made the news last week: Amazon’s NY HQ2 , card interchange fees and Facebook ad revenue. It has also spurred other businesses to follow its lead, irrespective of whether Amazon is even a relevant player in the ecosystem in which it operates.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Transit operators] are trying to process many hundreds of people to board at the same touch point – which means the goal is to push something like 40 people per minute through each gate line at peak travel times,” Judge said. Instead, digital payments can make the entire experience as easy as waving a phone or tapping a card.

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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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Cards Online Utah Austin 15

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

These days, however, Uber is spending its time, increasingly, in court and has even managed to allow things to break down completely in Austin such that it doesn’t operate there anymore. Said charter will mean that Circle will face tighter scrutiny but great ease operating on a national scale.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

As a result of the historic pace of vaccine development through Operation Warp Speed and careful logistics planning, the FAA today is supporting the first mass air shipment of a vaccine," the agency said in a statement on Friday (Nov. Walmart now operates 19 clinics inside its stores to attend to routine, non-emergency health matters.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The great thing about this service is payment processing can be provided by a processor in Boston to a merchant in Florida,” Taylor noted. We work with merchants across the nation. Payments are complex. There’s new changes to the system every day. There’s a huge imbalance in information out there.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Decomposers are the ecosystem wild card. These ever-present wild cards can tip the balance of an ecosystem one way or the other — sometimes by working quietly under the surface for long periods of time to fortify its health and keep the balance intact. Some spend much more in cities like Boston, New York and San Francisco.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2017

Boston-based Drizly , which raised more than $35 million, has a foothold in 70 cities and a stated ambition to be the “Amazon of Alcohol.” “Our customer purchase frequency and retention far exceed not only the other players in the space, but also the traditional brick-and-mortar operators as well,” Vaughn said.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. Funding and investor information is as of 9/6/17. .

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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

JANUARY 25, 2019

22) before reportedly extending the service into Boston and New York, among other cities. The coffee chain was launching the expansion in San Francisco on Tuesday (Jan. But Starbucks is no stranger to the offering: It tested out the service in Miami last year and saw “strong demand” with repeat business daily.

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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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Operating in concert with Mastercard and Neiman Marcus, the store will offer a range of items segmented into three categories relating to the magazine’s three core areas: @work, @play and @peak. And physical. Marie Claire opened its Next Big Thing pop-up concept shop in Manhattan’s SoHo district on September 23.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

NanoPay is finding that for mobile payments to take off, even among early adopters, using a phone to pay must be much more rewarding and convenient than tapping a card. Vodafone is the third-largest mobile operator in the U.K. Meanwhile, consumers in Asia have no such qualms, while the U.S. is mired in cybersecurity anxieties.

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