PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

Boston-based agricultural tech company Freight Farms , for example, grows produce inside of shipping containers. The Mushroom Market. The market for mushrooms is just so strong, especially local mushrooms,” DeMartino said, adding that beautiful exotic fungi have good margins.

New York 122

New York Marketing New York City Study 122

PYMNTS

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. The company has the firepower to grow in the tech markets. Revenue was up 13.7 percent year-over-year, noted CNBC. That’s what the labs is.”.

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blockchain Boston Technology Fintech 164

Abrigo

OCTOBER 7, 2016

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.

Technology 170

Technology Boston Software Study 170

PYMNTS

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.

Boston 128

Boston California Michigan Georgia 128

PYMNTS

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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Las Vegas Miami San Diego San Francisco 255

Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

It’s showing up in music and entertainment , education , healthcare , and marketing. A common example of a generative AI-driven tool that many in the financial services industry are familiar with is ChatGPT, which can produce coherent and diverse texts on various topics.

Examples 221

Examples Fraud Resources Risk Management 221

PYMNTS

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 Founded in 2002, the goal of Spreadshirt’s platform is to eliminate headaches and hurdles when bringing great ideas to market. million items last year. “[Our

Data 100

Data Boston Community social media 100

PYMNTS

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.

Boston 124

Boston Regulation Innovation Study 124

PYMNTS

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. The mattress market alone is worth a whopping $15 billion. Boston Med has offered Sleepio since 2016. billion globally by 2020. But does it really work?

Boston 145

Boston Study Maine social media 145

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Stephanie Meltzer-Paul, Dunkin’s vice president of digital and loyalty marketing, recently spoke with PYMNTS about how DD Perks entices mobile app customers to make return visits and how Dunkin’ leverages AI to assist both members and other customers. How DD Perks Works. We’re still early in that journey,” she said.

Mobile 117

Mobile New York City Analytics United States 117

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

To take one example, look at the Starbucks results from Q2. The company has also expanded Starbucks Delivers with the help of Uber Eats, which is in more than 2,700 stores in 11 markets. And there are plans to expand the service to additional markets in the coming months, including Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia.

Mobile 148

Mobile New York Philadelphia Google 148

CB Insights

JUNE 20, 2018

Globally, the medical device market is estimated to be worth over $340B by 2021 (check out our Market Sizing tool). It’s also a sector that’s innovating. For example, the FDA launched a medical device challenge to combat the opioid crisis in May. Medical devices could see the next healthcare mega-merger.

Boston 28

Boston Tools Examples Innovation 28

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

Boston 100

Boston San Francisco Houston Georgia 100

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

Boston 100

Boston San Francisco Houston Georgia 100

PYMNTS

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. The hackathon began at 8 p.m. The Challenge.

Retail 101

Retail Payments Boston Innovation 101

PYMNTS

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.

Apple 227

Apple Study Innovation Survey 227

PYMNTS

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. At the same time, a Cowen & Co analysis released last month claims the market could reach $16 billion by the year 2025.

Retail 152

Retail Oregon New Mexico Mobile 152

PYMNTS

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.

Boston 108

Boston social media Washington Retail 108

PYMNTS

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.

Retail 109

Retail Examples Boston Mobile 109

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, Gradifi’s new CEO David Chang — all of a week and a half in his role and a PayPal alum (where he helmed that firm’s Boston office) — said that all too often in conversation with young borrowers, it becomes apparent that debt is steering their career choices. What’s On Offer.

Study 170

Study United States Boston Millennials 170

Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Indeed, it does not take extensive examination to see, in Wayne Gretzgy’s words, “where the puck is going” Digital needs to be a top technology priority among financial institutions – particularly in highly digitally-directed markets such as North America and Western Europe. Plenty of consumers still like stores.

Retail 100

Retail Survey Boston Trends 100

Tefkin

JUNE 3, 2014

On the “Beta” end of the scale, ETFs are steadily becoming one of the most successful innovation in recent decades. By automatically tracking indexes, they offer investors the possibility to obtain market performance at a lower cost than a typical managed funds. Scrutiny on Performance.

Industry 42

Industry Management Innovation Analysis 42

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

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.

Payments 131

Payments Los Angeles San Francisco New York City 131

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Members of Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services group recently participated in the American Bar Association Business Law Section Annual Meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts.

Meeting 60

Meeting Regulation Massachusetts Boston 60

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

William Mills

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

This year’s HubSpot Inbound conference was held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center September 25-28. The conference featured four fun-packed days of keynotes, innovative talks, educational breakout sessions, hands-on lessons and tons of networking. Search Engine Optimization. Video Content is extremely important as well.

Conference 40

Conference social media Tools Video 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2016

Sharon Klapka, Adore Me’s vice president of business and brand development, appeared at the eTail East conference in Boston on Monday (Aug. Since its founding, Adore Me has grown into a business that saw $43 million in sales in 2015 alone, 6.5 million users who visit its website, over 1 million Facebook followers and over $11.5

Data 100

Data Retail Industry Boston 100

Celent Banking

MARCH 28, 2017

Over the past few weeks we have been previewing various content themes we will be discussing at our Insight and Innovation Day in Boston on April 4th. I would like to finish this series of posts by looking at the new Model Bank category we introduced this year – Emerging Innovation. See you in Boston!

Innovation 100

Innovation Boston blockchain social media 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

For a startup that’s done some pretty heavy lifting to successfully recruit merchants to join an innovative new eCommerce platform, being front page news lauding its accomplishments is always great news. And Boston-based D rizly ’s news yesterday of its $15 million in Series B funding was a noteworthy milestone, for sure. .

Comparison 100

Comparison Retail Boston Online 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2020

market in the last several years. Robots – specifically the Boston Dynamics robotic dog, Spot – have a future as frontline medical responders, it seems. These days, Spot, now modified with a tablet for a “face,” can be found roaming the halls of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Still, the hope for robots remained eternal.

Boston 239

Boston Las Vegas Tools Examples 239

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. Revolutionizing every aspect of sales and marketing in the process? There are lessons to be learned from experiences in retail. Wearable technologies?

Retail 40

Retail Strategy Boston Industry 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

That curiosity was piqued by my walks to the office when I am in town (I live in Beacon Hill in Boston) and my mental counts of the number of Amazon boxes I see out on trash day. The consumer spending share gap between Walmart, the biggest retailer by market cap, and the world’s largest digital retailer is being narrowed by three things.

Retail 167

Retail Online Branding Analysis 167

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Learn about the technologies, innovations, and strategies that retailers can leverage during the holidays. Examples range from the neighborhood-specific inventory at Target’s small format stores to Adidas’ city-specific running shoes. how retailers can survive (and thrive) this holiday season. First Name.

Retail 64

Retail Los Angeles Strategy Community 64

CB Insights

JULY 9, 2018

At the same time, startups are riding the craft spirits, cannabis-infused beverages, and alcohol-free trends, offering innovative products to happy hour drinkers. This market map includes private companies only and is not meant to be exhaustive of companies in the space. DISRUPTING THE HAPPY HOUR MARKET MAP COMPANIES.

Industry 64

Industry Branding Capital Trends 64

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Given the still nascent state of consumer adoption of mobile payments technology, time and opportunities for growth and innovation in the mobile arena at the community bank level still exist, banking technology experts say. Typically the younger segments are more innovative and are looking for new ways to do things,” Brown offers.

Mobile 105

Mobile Community Bank Community Technology 105

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Almost 33 years ago, David Letterman introduced his singular innovation in stand-up comedy: the Top 10 List. Mexico and the Philippines — two of the world’s top remittance corridors — are the first two markets out of the gate. The company won’t receive any proceeds from the IPO, which implies a market capitalization of 7.1

Branding 100

Branding Cards Fraud Marketing 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In banking, collaboration — between the traditional players like banks and the tech savvy FinTechs bringing a slew of new apps to market — is key. there are indications that the opening of data flows between financial services companies has led to strong innovation (and demand for that innovation), and more regulation may loom.

Fintech 285

Fintech Data Regulation Innovation 285