PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Since its founding in 2015, Qüero has turned to brick-and-mortar pop-up shops to do just that — and now, the company is hoping advanced technology can allow it to reach customers in new ways. And, rather than spending on overhead costs like stores and inventory, the company launched online, selling directly to consumers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. The opportunity has not gone unnoticed by grocery stores and online delivery services, either, of course. Back to 2012. Social Media’s Role.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

Retail continues to migrate toward eCommerce, but warehouse space is not designed to keep up with the increasing pace of online orders. are in areas such as New Jersey, Boston, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The average age of a warehouse in the U.S. is more than 30 years old, and many lack modern features, CNBC reported.

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Perficient

JUNE 26, 2020

I recently got to virtually meet with associate technical consultant, Tom Phillips , to hear about his journey into the technology field. Tom originally went to school for music at Berklee College of Music in Boston (not the only consultant in the music scene ). What excites you most about the tech industry?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2018

Think stamped metal translated into bits and bytes, helping to transform a part of the auto industry that has been around for more than a hundred years: license plates. Beyond the technology and the plate lies concept. The conversation, as it often does with technology, turned to security.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

As diehard baseball geeks pout about having to share TV time with another major sport, and most of the country goes into New England Patriot-hating mode, the digital payments and commerce industry gets pretty optimistic – and even excited. CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks , was the first NFL stadium to adopt the technology.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

According to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) press release issued on November 16, the two technology companies agreed to register their digital token offerings as securities and to pay back investors.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As more customers moved online, fraudsters took advantage of new and increasingly inventive opportunities to commit remote authentication fraud. Since the pandemic started, Crowe says, more customers are opening online or mobile accounts and making remote payments. Online U.S. By Elizabeth Judd. Education as an anti-fraud tool.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2017

From responsive mobile websites to on-demand offerings, consumers are increasingly demanding that retailers, both online and in the real world, cater to their needs in the moment. . And Boston Dynamics is working on their own robotic delivery system, which it showed off at this past April’s TED 2017 conference. On-Demand Days .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2016

Lauded by the company as a technology visionary, Zander joins a team who will work with IdentityMind Global president and CEO, Garrett Gafke, with the goals of guiding the company’s mobile business strategy and overall direction. Prior to joining Sun in 1987, he held senior management positions at Apollo Computer and Data General.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

As if that’s not enough, McDonald’s — the granddaddy of the QSR industry, and which posted a better-than-average Q2 in terms of same-store sales both in the U.S. The company’s technology was in place at 700 of the company’s stores in the quarter that was most recent. Long live the new QSR.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

“AI simply hasn’t been around long enough, nor has it been adopted by enough companies, for us to determine all the ways it will ultimately drive value,” said Michael Scharff, CEO of Evolv Technologies , which provides retailers with AI expertise. That’s not to say AI won’t play a significant role, especially as it continues to advance.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. Pharmacy operator CVS , for example, experimented with a program in Boston in which shoppers received free delivery on prescriptions and eCommerce purchases as well as other perks. Just under half — or 45.9

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CB Insights

JULY 9, 2018

Bar Tech — Companies in this category bring big data and online features to bars and restaurants. SteadyServe Technologies ($21M in disclosed funding) provides connected scales to track beer levels in kegs, while SevenFifty Technologies ($8.5M SevenFifty Technologies. SteadyServ Technologies. Formation 8.

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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.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

Josh Glover, EVP of the Americas at banking technology provider nCino, said that when it comes to corporate banking and lending, the end-user experience is just as much of a focus for traditional banks engaging in digital transformation as it is in the consumer banking market. According to Glover, that means banks in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Cosi, the Boston-based sandwich chain renowned for its flatbread sandwiches, filed for bankruptcy in a Boston courtroom. “Without technology, this industry is not going to move much further.” Cosi operated 74 company-owned restaurants and 31 franchised restaurants in 15 states at the time of filing.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2016

ECommerce giant Amazon recently used omnichannel technology as a catalyst to enter the luxury goods space, partnering with couture company Moda Operandi to offer high-end shoppers the ability to buy online and pickup in-store. HOW MERCHANTS ARE STAYING AHEAD OF THE ‘CURB’. Louis Post-Dispatch. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2017

As online shopping is showing no signs of slowing down, it has affected shopping malls greatly resulting in less foot traffic alongside less dollars spent in brick-and-mortar locations. While the many available retail technologies can be somewhat overwhelming for merchants, consumer demand is pushing for a more seamless experience.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

In fact, in its founding days back in 2002, Wayfair fit comfortably in the spare bedroom of Conine’s Boston-area home. As of now, the firm is looking to branch out from its Copley Place headquarters in downtown Boston and into a neighboring building that reportedly has enough space to accommodate it. Doubling Down On Tech.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The second type is a completely separate brand ring-fenced under a different technology stack, operating under the umbrella of the parent organization but effectively a separate entity. Initiatives reflect the growing acceptance among the industry that banks can’t be all things to all people.

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Abrigo

JULY 25, 2023

However, faster payments don’t necessarily mean faster fraud, according to the FedNow Service and other industry experts. The FedNow Service offers various educational resources, as do other industry groups. Talk to your technology partners. The payment rail has some built-in anti-fraud capabilities.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

A decade ago, many financial institutions were bringing as much technology as possible in-house as a way of controlling their destinies and customizing their core platforms and data warehouses. In the cloud” is common technology vendor-speak for ASP, service bureau, outsourcing, pay-per-click, and a variety of other delivery models.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2017

In an effort to raise the bar on the consumer experience, many in the retail industry have slowly begun integrating more aspects of AI, including machine learning and natural language processing. What AI essentially does for retailers is help them to improve customer service.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

“In 2022, we’ve got some critical milestones around integration testing with all of our Fed systems, as well as pilot testing,” said Connie Theien, senior vice president and director, payments industry relations with the Federal Reserve System, to ICBA members during a November 2021 webinar ( see sidebar below ). payment system.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2017

Boston-based athletic company New Balance has a simple mission: to become the world’s best running brand. It’s a multi-pronged attack that is leveraging both gadgets and a big reboot of the in-store experience that the Boston-based firm is betting big on. The Step Into Tech: The RunIQ . The Run Hub.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 8, 2017

We used the CB Insights platform to surface 15 notable, early-stage startups developing technologies related to unmanned aerial, marine, and/or land vehicles designed for unstructured environments. Industrial IoT Webinar. Internet of Things (IoT) startups are proliferating to tackle certain industrial use cases.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2018

The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). But then, we had a feeling that something like this might be about to happen in a world suddenly able to be online and on the go at all times – it’s why we were founded in 2009. That is no longer the case today.).

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Café X Technologies. Cafe X is a robotic cafe in San Francisco that serves premium coffee using mobile ordering and automation technology. It’s the first cafe of its kind from Cafe X Technologies, which is focused on increasing productivity in the service industry through automation. Total Disclosed Funding: $5.1M.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

Passport has designed similar mobile applications for the transportation systems in Chicago, Toronto and Boston. Millennials have been practically handed a smartphone as they emerged into the neonatal world and have grown up with touch technology. Could the app industry be at the perilous cliff edge of the maturity curve?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

Also, Mintel’s Foodservice Trends 2016 report found that 77 percent of Americans said they would use online food delivery services. According to Mintel, one-third of online delivery users would even be willing to accept higher delivery fees if it meant receiving their food faster. Bridging the gap between restaurants and technology.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

When Raphael Reznek, CIO of Mascoma Bank, spoke about the biggest challenge to launch online account opening: "our internal culture". When Mike Butler, CEO of Radius Bank, spoke of technology experimentation and implementation: "you have to change the culture in the company". The buzzword of the show: Culture. Mike is from Cleveland.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

We used the CB Insights platform to surface 10 notable, early-stage eSports startups developing technologies related to competitive gaming facilitated by electronic systems, particularly video games played on computers or consoles by professional gamers (though many do it as a hobby or pastime). Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts.

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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. Wearable technologies? Yes, retail for sure—a quick search online turns up hundreds of stories about retail omni-channel. Social channels? There’s certainly a lot going on.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Large banks and nonbanks, merchants and technology companies are pressing to solidify their inroads into the financial transaction business. Research and everyday observation show how consumers are increasingly using mobile technologies. It’s become a familiar story, usually with a new splash. Ed Bachelder, payments consultant.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

We used CB Insights data gathered via our machine learning technology (dubbed The Cruncher ) and from thousands of submissions we received from VC partners and firms via The Editor. Brian Singerman started his career as a Software Engineer for 3D online virtual-world company, There Inc. 2018 VC Report: AI FUNDING LEPT 29% IN US.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

Located in suburbs of Boston in the three cardinal directions that don’t lead to the Atlantic, the workspaces-within-a-store will range between 2,500 and 3,500 square feet and will feature dedicated areas for quiet and communication-heavy work. eBay’s Virtual Future.

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