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APRIL 1, 2020

Based in Newton, Massachusetts, Paytronix is offering its self-service online ordering setup for free for six months to customers of Toast , which specializes in restaurant technology, notably point-of-sale (POS) systems for restaurants. Customers include California Pizza Kitchen, Panera Group and Peets Coffee.

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APRIL 25, 2020

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. The field test comes early in Spot’s life.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston. DraftKings was founded in 2011.

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston. DraftKings was founded in 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

We all want to know what ‘it’ is it in our technology, our clothes and our personal lives.”. But despite the general interest in the area, the conversations around innovation and what’s next in technology isn’t always directed at women, or particularly tailored to their interests. And physical.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A group of investors led by global financial investment giant Warburg Pincus announced on Wednesday (Sept. 23) that they have closed on a deal with the Boston-based software and eCommerce company for $155 million in a Series E round of financing.

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JANUARY 5, 2020

One Medical , a conglomerate of technology-driven primary care offices backed by Google’s Alphabet , has filed an initial public offering (IPO), One Medical announced on Friday (Jan. Amir Rubin, a former UnitedHealth group executive, succeeded Lee. Investments in One Medical were led by the Carlyle Group, which owns 26.8

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The program makes Alaska Air the first airline in North America to trial the technology as an inflight entertainment device. I’m really excited to see this technology onboard. We’re testing with guests in our Alaska Airlines First Class cabin as it makes for a nicely contained focus group in the air,” Scotland said.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

operated Bacs and partnered with Boston payments firm Bottomline Technologies to enable direct debits for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Metro announced on Wednesday (Feb. Metro Bank partnered last year with Personetics, RMS Group Services, Funding Options, Conance and DueDil as part of its pledge to work with U.K.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

McDonald’s, with an increasing focus on digital initiatives and new technologies to sell food, has created a digital customer engagement team, according to a report by CNBC. It also continues to pursue partnerships with food delivery companies and to make significant investments in technology. billion in sales, per the report.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

As weaknesses in authorization systems can be exploited by online thieves, financial services firms are more vulnerable to hackers and get hit 300 times more often than other businesses, according to the Boston Consulting Group.

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JUNE 14, 2020

The decision to impose hold times followed a report that revealed that from mid-March until the end of April, credit card holders contested three times as many purchases as they did before the pandemic, according to Aite Group, a Boston-based financial services industry research company, as reported by WSJ.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

Investment bank Financial Technology Partners is advising AvidXchange on this fundraising round, according to sources. percent through 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group. This latest fundraising could top $300 million. AvidXchange previously raised $300 million in 2017 at a $1.4 The company announced on Thursday (Dec.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Jeremy Allaire , CEO of financial technology firm Circle , told PYMNTS that digital currencies are ready to transition from speculation to become more broadly adopted in everyday commerce. . But as with any nascent payments technology, the bad guys are always lurking – especially with cryptos, where anonymity is prized.

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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. A team of regulatory personnel typically has to manually sift through this information, constantly reviewing to ensure compliance of their financial institution.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Cybereason has announced it has received a series of investments and commitments totaling $200 million by SoftBank Group Corp. Boston-based Cybereason has 500 employees, with offices in Tel Aviv, Tokyo, London and Sydney, as well as additional presence on all continents. and its affiliates.

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MAY 8, 2024

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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

There seems to be no shortage of action in the corporate banking space, whether it be scandals (like Royal Bank of Scotland’s Global Restructuring Group fiasco ), cyberattacks (such as the $81 million stolen from the central bank of Bangladesh) or anomalies like Brexit impacting top financial institutions across the globe.

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MAY 13, 2020

Atul Gawande will resign as Haven’s CEO to serve as chairman of its board of directors, the Boston-based organization announced on Wednesday (May 13). The organization promised to be “relentless” in creating solutions and work to change systems, technologies, contracts and policy that stands in the way of better healthcare.

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APRIL 7, 2017

Many of us at Celent just came back from a busy and exciting week in Boston. The rain and clouds couldn't obscure spectacular views from the State Room overlooking the Boston harbour. Emerging Technology for Consumers. Emerging Technology for Businesses. Mizuho Financial Group, Japan. Alior Bank S.A.,

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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. Future visual tech is coming to eCommerce in the form of 3D imaging, AR applications and virtual reality (VR) technology. Retailers are making the technology available.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Accountex USA, the only independent accounting technology expo and conference in the U.S., announced the award this week in Boston at its annual U.S. event and said ProfitCents was chosen based on user feedback on the top-tier solutions in the Accountex Accounting Technology Ecosystem.

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MARCH 20, 2018

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has released a new report that suggests corporate bankers may be able to halt shrinking profits through digital transformation. Banks that want to attract and retain this business must continue to invest updating and enhancing their technology infrastructure while embracing emerging technology.”.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Three sources told The Information that Uber was in “recent talks” to buy Mighty AI, which could help bolster the rideshare giant’s self-driving technology. It has raised $27 million in funding to date, with backers also including Foundry Group, Madrona Venture Group, and New Enterprise Associates (NEA).

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JULY 22, 2019

The business will target early stage startups through mature growth companies, with a focus on the technology, healthcare, and life sciences industries. Stifel Financial Corp. Stifel offers senior secured loans up to $40 million for working capital and growth capital needs.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

has been notably slower — four years ago the Fed began officially turning to banks, financial technology companies, businesses and consumer groups to encourage to find ways to speed payments. Bancorp, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Citigroup, PNC Financial Services Group and SunTrust Banks — in the next month. Progress in the U.S.

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MARCH 16, 2018

Established in June 2015 , the Secure Payments Task Force has engaged more than 200 financial institutions, consumer groups, payment service providers, financial technology firms, merchants, government agencies and others interested in payment security improvement efforts.

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

Kenneth Montgomery, first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is taking up the position. Montgomery will also retain his position at the Boston Fed, where he focuses on services for the U.S. Treasury and financial market, among other responsibilities.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

According to a report in USA Today , Starbucks is rolling out the delivery expansion in San Francisco on Tuesday (January 22) and will extend it into Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington D.C. Starbucks is adding more cities to its delivery network via a partnership with Uber Eats. during the next few weeks.

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MARCH 29, 2018

In investment news, Boston-based Flipside Crypto notched $3.4 CME Group is in discussions to purchase Britain’s NEX Group for $5.4 And technology eCommerce retailer Newegg is now accepting bitcoin for customers in Canada, CCN reported. The company made the donation through DonorsChoose.org. In the U.S.,

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JANUARY 24, 2018

Executives from Facebook’s Artificial Intelligence Research group ( FAIR ) and its Applied Machine Learning group will report to Pesenti. The technology will be integrated into Facebook as a means of assisting users who are locked out of their accounts, at which time the Boston company will shut down. Confirm.io

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

With the addition of Reserve, which works with about 1,000 restaurants, most of them in Chicago, Washington and Boston, Resy will now serve about 4,000 restaurants in the United States. Reserve’s clients include Major Food Group and Rick Bayless’s Frontera Restaurants. In total, Resy is used by 10,000 restaurants worldwide.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Vertical payments startup Flywire has acquired healthcare technology startup Simplee , while also closing a $120 million Series E investment round led by Goldman Sachs, the company announced on Thursday (Feb. trillion industry by 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group. percent from 2019-2028 and is expected to comprise a $2.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Co-founder James Bello initially worked at the headquarters of a major retail chain, and then moved to Boston to serve in their innovation group. He worked with food technologies to help “tackle big issues in the food system,” Bello told PYMNTS in an interview. The Market.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2017

Walmart announced news on Wednesday (July 26) that it had convened a broad group of individuals and organizations from the government, business and non-governmental sectors to lobby for a Policy Roadmap to Renew U.S. Manufacturing is an advancing field where new technologies will open doors to job creation and economic growth.

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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). Last year, at the Silicon Valley Super Bowl tech as a group went all out — and Visa led the charge.

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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). Last year, at the Silicon Valley Super Bowl tech as a group went all out — and Visa led the charge.

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