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Google Gets Back Into Robotics

PYMNTS

As PYMNTS covered in 2017, SoftBank , the Japanese telecommunications company, announced that a subsidiary of SoftBank entered into a definitive agreement to acquire robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics from Alphabet , the parent company of Google. Before Boston Dynamics was acquired by Google, it was largely funded by the U.S.

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The Week In Happiness: Brought To You By Dancing Robots

PYMNTS

At PYMNTS, we’ve long bemoaned that with all the technological advances making machines better at tasks we don’t really want to do ourselves, we still don’t have robot butlers to call our own. In it, a series of Boston Dynamics robots definitively answer the question: Do you love me, now that I can dance? Yes, we do.

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AI and generative AI use cases in banking: 6 real-world examples

Abrigo

WATCH Takeaway 1 Understanding generative AI and how peers are using AI and genAI helps financial institution leaders and management vet the technology and related risks. Nevertheless, understanding the technology is crucial. Even if a financial institution isn’t yet using the technology, it can learn from peers.

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Payment Rails Present Many Paths To B2B Payments Optimization

PYMNTS

In this week’s examination of payment rail innovation, PYMNTS explores the latest efforts to tackle B2B payments pain points. National Institutional Facilitation Technologies (NIFT) and B2B FinTech Haball are collaborating to develop a new digital payment rail to facilitate B2B transactions in Pakistan, the companies recently announced.

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Football Season To Kick Off New Payments Plays

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CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks , was the first NFL stadium to adopt the technology. But it’s not just payments where the NFL and other sports can shine when it comes to digital and mobile technologies. For the 2019 NFL season – PYMNTS is based in Boston, so Go Pats! – million people in 2016 to 17.2

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Celent Model Bank 2017 Awards: The Payments Preview

Celent Banking

Until we announce all winners publicly on April 4 at our 2017 Innovation & Insight Day in Boston, we’re unable to say too much more – very frustrating! First, the entries this year reinforce how hard it is for any single bank to come up with a cutting edge product innovation in payments.

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How QSRs Enable Digital Options With Rapid Order-Ahead Growth

PYMNTS

In an era of restaurant technology that provides diners with many choices, mobile order-ahead is more popular than ever with consumers. 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.

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