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Long before innovators began talking about the power of ecosystems to transform commerce, scientists spent centuries studying them under microscopes in their labs. Decomposer for innovator large or small, established or emerging. Some spend much more in cities like Boston, New York and San Francisco. Consumer for the end user.

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APRIL 4, 2019

Boston Children’s Hospital has long believed that voice technology has the potential to substantially improve the healthcare experience for both consumers and clinicians,” said John Brownstein, chief innovation officer of Boston Children’s Hospital.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Earlier this year, as noted by PYMNTS , the bank said it “established a small in-house Innovation Lab as a way to strengthen engagement with, and understanding of, new and emerging technologies that are relevant to its policy and operational responsibilities.”

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JANUARY 15, 2018

It also explains why some innovations in payments have been met with open arms by consumers and others given the cold shoulder. And why innovations that introduce more intelligence into the digital versions of those accounts that require little to no change of the consumer are highly valued by consumers, merchants and issuers.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Fidelity Investments , the Boston-based fund company, is becoming a leader in blockchain technology, investing billions of dollars on that and other cutting-edge technologies. According to a report in CNBC citing Fidelity, billions of dollars are going toward Fidelity blockchain, Fidelity AI and Fidelity VR. That’s what the labs is.”.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

After cherished Boston dining spot, Stella, closed its doors due to pandemic losses, chef and owner Evan Deluty couldn’t let the dream die — or his heavenly preparations disappear — and has reinvented Stella as a gourmet food truck.

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Examples of remote authentication fraud. 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.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

In the latest example of hospitals’ influence in the data economy, Microsoft and Amazon now have access to patient records. And an agreement between IBM and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital from 2019 allows the Boston hospital to share personal information — although the hospital says they haven’t done that and have no plans to do so.

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JANUARY 9, 2021

In it, a series of Boston Dynamics robots definitively answer the question: Do you love me, now that I can dance? Which, according to Aaron Saunders , Boston Dynamics’ VP of engineering, is pretty much the point: introducing the world to the fun side of robotics. The answer, incidentally, is yes. Yes, we do. and a dozen for $7.49.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Innovations in 3D and augmented reality (AR) eCommerce are leveling the playing field and bringing conversion-centered visual technology to any online retailer. Example: Trendy LA bike shop Pure Cycles encourages its customers to take 3D photos of a planned purchase, and even to take photos of individual parts.

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One study by The Boston Consulting Group estimated that small and midsize U.S. Leaders reap multifaceted benefits from the technology tools they adopt.” - The Boston Consulting Group Some of the ways technology is specifically helping valuation firms grow include the following: - Providing flexibility. Reducing the IT burden.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

For example, integrating Sidewalk into parking meters would bring low-cost network access for the city, but it will also provide more mesh nodes to strengthen network coverage and capacity.”. It could certainly benefit from adoption within smart-city projects. But he noted that Sidewalk would “struggle to match 5G’s national coverage.”

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Product recommendations are an example of social proof at work – if other people have good experiences with buying a particular product, that boosts the chances that other consumers will buy it, too. The owner of an upscale hair salon in Boston is an example of a business living this reality. Saving Main Street.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

The plate, available in California and due to be rolled out in other states through 2018, is a self-lit LCD screen with a display that can be changed to, for example, showcase advertising along the (government-issued) license plate number. Boston noted that within the plate there is a GPS unit, which means the plate “knows” where it is.

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JULY 5, 2017

Its abundance in payments and commerce is what inspires innovators to challenge a friction-filled status quo and create something new. I’m sure all of you have your favorite examples of those — and I’ve written about many of them. I’m sure all of you have your favorite examples of those — and I’ve written about many of them.

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JULY 6, 2020

Anyone who has ever driven North on Route 1 from Boston, Massachusetts, has seen Kowloon Restaurant. Not one to rest on his innovations, third-generation owner Bob Wong recently had two ideas as he was assessing ways to generate revenue amid the Massachusetts state-ordered lockdown and subsequent indoor dining restrictions.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Brainard, Kansas City Fed President Esther George and Boston Fed First Vice President Kenneth Montgomery also noted that the FedNow system will provide another option in a landscape already populated by, for example, The Clearing House Payments Co. FedNow Will Augment Private Systems, Not Replace Them .

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APRIL 11, 2017

The Super Bowl may be a memory, but the somewhat improbable victory of the New England Patriots was still fresh in the minds of many at snow-jammed Boston during Innovation Project 2017. He used the firm’s recent partnership with ShopKeep as one example. The great Alibaba was the one before us, and Snap was the one after us.”.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

And while partnerships, collaboration and internal product development have helped banks to improve their reputations for innovation among their corporate clients, a new report from Boston Consulting Group says it’s not enough. “The only question is which banks will be among them.” ”

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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). For example, take the Super Bowl ads. And then there’s Tom Brady. No, we aren’t kidding. per second). “We

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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). For example, take the Super Bowl ads. And then there’s Tom Brady. No, we aren’t kidding. per second). “We

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

But luckily, where there is a problem, there is typically an innovative entrepreneur selling a solution – and in the case of sleep, there are a lot of solutions out there. It feels a lot more like play than work,” Lisa Kelly-Croswell, the chief human resources officer at Boston Medical Center, noted of the program.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

You can see it in how investors are putting money to work in both consumer-facing and B2B startups, and how startups and incumbents are forging new partnerships to move innovation faster to market. And since iPhone users skew more to the affluent, it also denied those innovators the opportunity to monetize their spend. 23-25, 2020.

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MARCH 6, 2017

While many in the Greater Boston area stayed indoors to keep clear of the arctic chill that had descended upon the region, eight teams hunkered down in offices in the middle of the Financial District with another goal in mind: reimagining the retail and payments experience using AR/VR technologies.

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JUNE 25, 2020

And this, Unison CEO Thomas Sponholtz told PYMNTS in a recent conversation has pretty much been in its terms of innovation in the world of homeownership financing since the mortgage was invented in 1192. ” Unison offers its services to both potential homebuyers and homeowners with equity in their properties. ” .

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JULY 30, 2019

To take one example, look at the Starbucks results from Q2. That said, mobile order-ahead apps — as can be the case generally when comes to many types of retail innovations — have lower adoption among smaller QSRs. That trend continued in the second quarter and looks likely to be a dominant trait in the 2020s, only a few months away.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

As an example, we recently celebrated the start of summer with three times the points on medium or large … iced or frozen beverages,” Meltzer-Paul said. If a guest orders a Boston cream donut every Monday for an extended period of time, for example, then skips a week, Dunkin’s AI can send a coupon for the donut to encourage a return visit.

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JUNE 20, 2018

It’s also a sector that’s innovating. For example, the FDA launched a medical device challenge to combat the opioid crisis in May. Just last week, rumors surfaced that Stryker may acquire Boston Scientific. Medical devices could see the next healthcare mega-merger. Want the full post?

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DECEMBER 21, 2016

Germany- and Boston-based Spreadshirt uses data, analytics and even social media information to build a product and spread news among communities while printing more than 3.6 Globally, the company has more than 500 employees spread between Leipzig; Boston; Henderson, Nev.; million items last year. “[Our Greensburg, Penn.;

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APRIL 29, 2017

Some of it works; disruptive innovation depends on thinking a little bit differently. For example… Dirty Clothes Are the New Black? So in some sense, it is not surprising that the team at Boston Dynamics chose a dog to be their robotic delivery beast. So the weird have gone pro and out-of-the-box thinking abounds.

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MARCH 25, 2019

“This is now about one product that works for your entire life,” Kirkpatrick said, noting that Mastercard has already embedded its contactless-enabling technology in 16 metro areas, including Los Angeles, Boston, New York and Denver, “which means this is no longer a change coming on the hypothetical horizon, but one coming very soon.”.

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JUNE 12, 2018

When Sephora announced the launch of a new 2,000-square-foot concept store in Boston last year , it unveiled a marriage of brick-and-mortar and digital: The store allowed customers the ability to order products in-store from the Sephora website, and it announced same-day pickup through its Sephora app, too.

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OCTOBER 20, 2018

The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). We always want to talk to innovators and those who understand them best. Over the last nine years, it has been PYMNTS’ privilege to speak with some of the most innovative minds in payments and commerce.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

So, for example, FatBurger’s coming investor class must earn $5,000 a year – or have a net worth of that amount. FatBurger was founded during the golden era of American fast food innovation – 1947 – by a woman named Lovie Yancey. It will, however, be a franchise-only operation.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Burger King recently unveiled plans for a new store concept that features touchless ordering as its centerpiece, for example, with the restaurant consisting of pickup windows, park-and-order lanes and drive-thrus. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.”. Mobile Is Making It Work.

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MAY 24, 2018

To have their foot scanned in a retail environment, for example, consumers might not be comfortable standing on a machine that has been used by many other customers. If a consumer has high arches, for example, the company can engineer additional support. These traditional options may not be attractive to all consumers. The Path Ahead.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Beyond mobile apps, CVS is no stranger to delivery: Late last year, the company experimented with a program in Boston that allowed shoppers to get free delivery on prescriptions and online purchases among other perks. Even so, nearly a third — or 32 percent — of consumers were unaware of a mobile app by that kind of retailer. New Products.

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