PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

It’s been well documented that student loans are the second largest source of consumer debt, after mortgages. Generally speaking, student debt is used as a conduit to higher education, and by extension, higher education leads to a greater income potential over one’s career.

Study 170

Study United States Boston Millennials 170

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. Kenna said it plans to use the funds to expand its team, focus on sales and continue innovation efforts. Cybersecurity.

US 116

US Capital California San Francisco 116

Insights on Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

According to the Boston Consulting Group , there have been more than $321 billion in regulatory compliance penalties levied globally since the financial crisis of 2007- 2008. Beyond ensuring compliance, executives are often preoccupied with the substantial organizational and business challenges in developing and implementing effective GRC.

Compliance 107

Compliance Technology User Experience Analytics 107

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

Most consumers say they prefer to make payments online, thanks to the speed and convenience of online portals, but the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston claims that more than 80 percent of rent payments are still paid with paper checks or cash — despite frictions that plague such payments, like slower transaction times and security flaws.

Payments 100

Payments Online Millennials Boston 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

One of the best things that happened last week was the reopening of hair salons in Boston. It doesn’t appear that this experience is exclusive to fancy hair salons in Boston. The massive shift to digital is one we have documented since the day we published our second report on March 17. Don’t Touch This.

Cards 147

Cards Study Maine Payments 147

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2017

Sheen auctioned off two pieces of precious Ruth memorabilia — his 1927 World Series ring and the original copy of the document selling Ruth from the Boston Red Sox to the Yankees in 1919. The ring that Charlie Sheen sold was actually a winning ring — because its former owner was Babe Ruth.

Las Vegas 109

Las Vegas New York Boston Online 109

Banking 2020

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Regardless of how and why they hit the market, some technology-driven innovations seem to lend themselves to particular vertical markets and/or disciplines. Meanwhile, as documented here on this blog recently, we’re dealing with generational shifts in our customer base, requiring long-held assumptions to be tossed. Social channels?

Retail 40

Retail Strategy Boston Industry 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Almost 33 years ago, David Letterman introduced his singular innovation in stand-up comedy: the Top 10 List. million from Aston X, an ICO project building a platform to decentralize documents; $5.8 It’s a matter of some confusion and debate about who first came up with the concept. They also stole $13.8 million users, up from 9.2

Branding 100

Branding Cards Fraud Marketing 100

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Here’s another solution for document management and origination. ^SR. From their website: ShortSave helps servicers help borrowers — without red tape, phone calls, or additional documentation. Can add loan documents with image capture via phone. Katerina Frolovicheva (MD, Technologies Innovations). Lots of useable data.

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

Flip handles every aspect of lease transactions, including all payments, document signings, and landlord approvals. . They’re also bullish on how Element AI’s cooperative platform and “non-predatory” approach to AI talent (in which academic researchers are paid like private employees) will accelerate AI innovation.

Security 34

Security Capital Software Data 34

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The “crisis” in traditional retail is one we’ve documented very well over the years — flagging the issue of retail’s death spiral some three years ago when reports about the decline in foot traffic over the holiday season in 2013 surfaced. There weren’t easy ways to innovate retail business models.

Retail 134

Retail Innovation Maine Community 134

CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

Startups working on innovative office and residential real estate offerings have the potential to change the real estate industry. Boston Properties: WeWork as a partner AND a competitor. In Q2’17, analysts pressed Boston Properties executives on their comfort level around coworking tenants more broadly.

Boston 30

Boston New York US Community 30

CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

is a Boston-based startup that verifies government-issued IDs for third-party businesses. When it comes to cybersecurity around Alexa, Amazon has made strides to quell users’ concerns, including providing more comprehensive documentation to users of when they are being recorded, how data is used, and how to delete recorded data.

Google 76

Google Apple Security Data 76

CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Company Description: Circle Internet Financial is a Boston-based cryptocurrency company offering a crypto exchange platform, money transfers, and investment services. Circle Internet Financial. Valuation: $3B.

San Francisco 77

San Francisco Company US California 77

William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

How they describe their product/innovation: Project Finance is a personal finance application that shows users the future of their finances based on all the choices and decisions they’re making today. HQ: Boston, MA. In today’s world there is uncertainty around many things, your finances don’t have to be one of them. Key Executives.

Security 40

Security Samsung Strategy San Jose 40

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

What we will say is that fun times with family, the dazzling display of fireworks and the perfunctory cookouts and beach time, truly and totally make this upcoming weekend one very big sizzle wrapped around what appears to be in Boston, at least, abundant doses of sunshine. Seriously a Sizzle!

New York 100

New York Lending Cards Retail 100

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In April 2017, new detailed seemed to confirm this pivot: Apple documents revealed the company was building an “automated system,” and the company hired robotics experts from NASA to boost its driverless efforts. Top initiatives: First company to test self-driving tech on the streets of Singapore, and later in Boston.

System 78

System Technology Michigan California 78

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. State of Innovation Report. It was a genuinely innovative insight into allocating capital, dressed up as a 2×2.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

via Beta Boston. Torris said Boo.com also spent too much on advertising and promotions and failed to keep pushing forward on technology innovations. In a Boston Globe interview in January, he had indicated that the company’s financial performance was a pressing concern. ” via Boston Globe. via Boston Magazine.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

This is the year that everyone takes a critical look at the innovations they’ve pursued over the last decade to decide what’s worth taking forward into the decade of the ‘20s and what’s best left behind in the decade whose door will close 358 days from today. Roughly 55,000 vehicles use it to get in and out of Boston every day.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205