PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

More consumers mean more sales – and more sales means growth, expansion, jobs and prosperity for the business, its workforce and the local economy in which it operates. The owner of an upscale hair salon in Boston is an example of a business living this reality. Social proof can also work in reverse. Saving Main Street.

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Maine Boston Branding Retail 199

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

From an operational and risk perspective, we’ve handled the inflows smoothly, and without comprising our credit underwriting standards.”. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. Amazon’s Big Robotics Investment .

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Apple Massachusetts Data Cards 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Boston Federal Reserve Chief Operating Officer and FedNow Program Executive Ken Montgomery said the central bank’s ambitious payments initiative remains on track — and will inject competition into the instant payments market.

Payments 244

Payments Boston System Operations 244

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

With a big focus on technology in Silicon Valley and Boston, New York City slowly made its way to becoming a powerhouse tech player. Situated near Gramercy, the Flatiron District, the East Village and Greenwich Village on Manhattan’s east side, this tech hub will have access to a wide variety of talent and innovation.

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New York City New York Community Industry 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

communities. That matters because as time goes by and existing cities become prohibitively expensive — think San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles, with Chicago, Boston and other areas not far behind — many younger, well-educated consumers are making moves to exurban or even rural areas, or smaller cities. Expensive Cities.

Payments 131

Payments Los Angeles San Francisco New York City 131

PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

Here is an except of the conversation: PYMNTS: Can you describe your personal and/or professional experience with the tech community in Charlotte? I helped to start the Charlotte Entrepreneurs Organization’s (EO) chapter in 1998 to help foster dialogue in the Queen City around innovation and opportunities.

Charlotte 118

Charlotte North Carolina Community United States 118

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Many of the Main Street businesses, which were once options for consumers, have closed or operate with limited hours and inventory,” Webster noted. And most of those restaurants, according to Wall Street Journal reports , will be small, independently operated locations. The Power of Persistence. It takes guts.

Retail 220

Retail Study Report Boston 220

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA. Community Bank Advisory Council Members.

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San Antonio Kansas City Groups CA 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Goes to Eric Sprink, Coastal Community Bank , Everett, Wash. Acronym of the Year. Inspirational?

Fintech 147

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 147

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. .

Maine 70

Maine Capital Rhode Island DC 70

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. So where do ballyhooed mobile banking and payments developments among the biggest players leave community banks?

Mobile 105

Mobile Community Bank Community Technology 105

Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. Since COVID-19, profitability planning for community banks has mainly hinged on how the government was coping with the pandemic and the key role financial institutions played in keeping the economy afloat. By Elizabeth Judd.

Strategy 135

Strategy Community Bank Louisville Community 135

PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

Or just to boo the Yankees (Boston-based baseball fans, mostly). Instead, John said, the MiLB and FIS are focusing on the operating concept of “it’s fun to be a fan,” and channeling their energies into rewarding those who come to games – and come to games often – with the ability to access an expanded menu of experiences while at the park.

Cards 115

Cards Community Boston Payments 115

Filene

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Center for Performance and Operational Excellence: Fiserv, Christian Financial CU, Alliant CU. Speaking of those last two centers on Operational Excellence and Emerging Tech – you won’t want to miss our 1-2 research punch coming to California this April. Keeping pace with emerging financial technologies.

San Diego 47

San Diego Austin Boston Innovation 47

PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2016

Well, it is “an innovative new payment platform created to transform the payments industry by drastically altering the economics through Internet-based technology, generating significant consumer benefits.” Except, of course, it didn’t – and it is now in the crowded graveyard of payments innovations that sounded too good to be true.

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Bitcoin blockchain Video Apple 100

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

In this week’s examination of payment rail innovation, PYMNTS explores the latest efforts to tackle B2B payments pain points. Fed Forms FedNow Community. The Federal Reserve Banks have recently announced the formation of a new community around its upcoming real-time payment rail, the FedNow Service.

Payments 130

Payments Fraud Community Boston 130

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

According to PYMNTS data, more than 60 percent of Main Street firms have at least three channels operating to drive sales: online, at physical stores and mobile. Small businesses are the backbone of eBay, as well as the engine of jobs, progress and prosperity for communities across the U.S.,”

Maine 169

Maine Philadelphia Community Boston 169

Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

They can more easily consider how to harness genAI's power to enhance their operations, compliance, risk management, and member or customer experience. That’s equivalent to 9% to 15% of operating profits, the report notes. GenAI use case for fostering relationship banking Abrigo client BAC Community Bank in Stockton, Calif.

Examples 195

Examples Fraud Resources Risk Management 195

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Treasury’s FinCEN and Federal Banking agencies issued a joint statement encouraging innovative industry approaches to combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other illicit financial threats. The financial industry has paid $321 billion in fines just through the end of last year, as estimated by Boston Consulting Group.

Compliance 191

Compliance System eBook Examples 191

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Diana Chin (HR & Operations). Katerina Frolovicheva (MD, Technologies Innovations). This is a leading bank in Russia, with a track record of fintech innovation. David Carr (Innovation Manager). This is an extension of business services, powered by a local community bank. Virtual reality? Bank XXI Department).

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

Celent Banking

MAY 31, 2016

While my colleagues were spread out across the US covering conferences in Boston, New Orleans, and other locations, I spent four days in beautiful Barcelona covering the Temenos TCF 2016 Conference , followed by another three days in sunny Orlando covering the FIS Connect 2016 Conference.

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Conference Community Bank Boston Technology 100

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Market share is simply shifting away from big chains that haven’t successfully innovated, flowing instead to new models for creating and selling food to customers. Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London). Community initiatives: Loom (Massachusetts). table of contents. Vegan fast casual: By Chloe.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

We’re continuing to improve our defenses, and I think this also underscores that there are just constant attacks from people who are trying to take over accounts or steal information from people in our community.”. is a Boston-based startup that verifies government-issued IDs for third-party businesses. Confirm.io

Google 76

Google Apple Security Data 76

CB Insights

JULY 19, 2017

Corporate innovation is critical for established companies looking to stay relevant in the face of disruption from up-and-coming startups. With industries being unbundled left and right ( supermarkets , banking , cars — just to name a few) more companies are opening up in-house innovation labs every day. Innovation Lab Name: HP Labs.

Innovation 74

Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. “We’re in a test-and-learn phase as we consider what other investment routes we should explore.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

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. Top initiatives: First company to test self-driving tech on the streets of Singapore, and later in Boston. Aptiv hits the road for testing.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

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.”.

Branding 100

Branding Payments Los Angeles Innovation 100

CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

Forward-thinking startups and large tech companies like Facebook and Google are focused on innovation in single-family and multi-family residential construction. Now, startups and tech giants are getting in the mix, trying to fix the ways the real estate industry designs, builds, and operates. Table of contents. Construction Tech.

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Where’s the innovation & money in renewables? Now, several innovative new methods for storing solar energy are gaining traction, from lithium-ion batteries to substances that have high heat-holding capacities, like molten salt. The Powerpack is meant to last ten years while operating daily. Tesla’s Powerpack.

Technology 29

Technology Hawaii System California 29

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Though not venture capital, the private equity raised for New Jersey-chartered community bank Cross River Bank is noteworthy not only for its impressive price tag of $100 million, but for its reflection of investors’ support for financial institutions that collaborate with the tech startup scene. Cross River Bank. Wise Systems.

Analytics 176

Analytics Data Capital Software 176

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Australian music streaming company Guvera has reportedly stopped operating, with its co-founder and biggest financial backer walking away from the project. and a dearth of people with technical, operational experience running energy facilities. The lack of people with real operational experience “hurt KiOR a lot,” says O’Connor.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

But overpriced, over-hyped hardware products weren’t the only “innovations” we said goodbye to: we also recently witnessed the deaths of startups working in mobile AR, e-commerce, digital media, and more. Read on for post-mortems on 10 of the latest startups to bite the dust. Around 4 p.m., Product: AudienceScience.

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The beloved mall kiosk, or the more formally named retail merchandising unit ( RMU ), had its humble beginnings in Boston. We built Fourpost to completely re-architect the process by building a community and breathing fresh air into what has been a stale industry between landlords and brands for hundreds of years.”

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Branding Retail America Boston 129