PYMNTS

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. Ninety-five percent of respondents to a recent survey preferred an interactive 3D representation to video playback. Future tech is no longer the province of high-end retailers.

Retail 259

Retail Maine Google Technology 259

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. Source: PYMNTS.com survey of 2,683 consumers conducted between Nov. Source: PYMNTS.com survey of 7,585 consumers conducted in October 2020.

Apple 227

Apple Study Innovation Survey 227

PYMNTS

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. According to the BCG’s “Corporate Banking Executive Survey,” “front-to-back digital transformations” are essential to halt this shrinkage.

Boston 109

Boston Survey Digital Strategies Regional 109

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. This newfound friction is the result of the City of Boston passing a bill that bans plastic bags and gives merchants the right to charge for ones made of paper. Innovation by Any Other Name. Back here in the U.S.,

Regulation 181

Regulation Boston Cards Innovation 181

PYMNTS

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 analysis was drawn from a survey of 300 business banking units ranging in size. ”

Survey 109

Survey Regional America Boston 109

Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

It’s a research program where people can answer the survey questionnaire and, from those participating, the different cities of the world vying to be financial hubs are ranked. For ten years, my friends cover at Z/Yen have been producing the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), on behalf of the City of London.

San Francisco 150

San Francisco Chicago DC New York 150

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

According to the “2017 Digital Commerce Benchmark Survey,” conducted by Boston Retail Partners (BRP), some 65 percent of retailers will offer same-day delivery within the next two years. As of today (Sept. 19), the numbers are fairly impressive.

Retail 101

Retail Boston Study Branding 101

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

Whether it’s San Francisco, New York City, London or Hong Kong, each of these areas have become well-known for developing and implementing innovative ideas. This report purports that technology is the game changer when it comes to bridging the gap between the startup-heavy places, like Silicon Valley and Boston, and the rest of the world.

Report 108

Report Los Angeles San Francisco Boston 108

Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

In a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston survey of mobile banking and payment services released in August, roughly three-fourths of about 600 community banks and credit unions in five Federal Reserve districts that were polled were offering some kind of mobile service. An ATM or branch locator is another standard mobile function.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Boston Community Iowa 70

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

In a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston survey of mobile banking and payment services released in August, roughly three-fourths of about 600 community banks and credit unions in five Federal Reserve districts that were polled were offering some kind of mobile service. An ATM or branch locator is another standard mobile function.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Boston Community Iowa 70

Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Yet, with a decade of remote deposit capture utilization behind us, a January 2017 survey of US financial institutions (n=269) clearly shows that the majority of retail deposit dollar volume still takes place in the branch. We’ll present the award on April 4 at our 2017 Innovation & Insight Day in Boston.

Retail 100

Retail Survey Boston Trends 100

Bank Innovation

APRIL 13, 2016

Last week, we took a cursory survey of startups working to fill the under-leveraged niches of the fintech world.

Analytics 150

Analytics Survey Course Fintech 150

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

After a bit of a bumpy start to the year, what has become a now multi-week debacle with the FBI over that phone and a solid month of share prices below $100, it has been a while since Apple has managed a whole week of headlines that were, more or less, positive and even hopeful about innovation in the offing. So, what should you be watching?

Apple 100

Apple Houston Boston Mobile 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2020

That’s what PYMNTS surveys tell us, anyway. The weather is turning such that Boston has already had its first snow, and eating outdoors at restaurants is losing its appeal in the northern United States. And perhaps most critically, do the dishes when we’re done.). And on that front, PYMNTS can offer few solutions.

United States 178

United States Boston US Apple 178

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The news comes as the National Retail Federation (NRF) found in a recent survey that consumers are expected to spend an average of a little more than $1,000 in the upcoming holiday season. Going forward, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Swift noted in a report that retail payments may compete on personalization.

Retail 131

Retail Payments Apple Online 131

Tefkin

JUNE 3, 2014

On the “Beta” end of the scale, ETFs are steadily becoming one of the most successful innovation in recent decades. Affluent millennials hold 52 percent of their money in cash and 28 percent in stocks, compared with 23 percent and 46 percent for older people, a UBS survey released in the first quarter found.

Industry 42

Industry Management Innovation Analysis 42

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

And the depth and breadth of that consumer changeover has made itself seen in PYMNTS’ six months of consumer surveys , and in our latest round of data. Before the pandemic, James Beard award-winning Boston wine bar haley.henry was an eatery known for small plates, tinned fish and all-natural, small-batch wines shipped from all over the world.

Retail 220

Retail Study Report Boston 220

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.

Study 170

Study United States Boston Millennials 170

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

AUGUST 12, 2016

Restaurants — the epicenter of payments innovation, it seems — were on the receiving end of a couple of new opportunities this week that could drive even more feet into them and help them grow. Of those surveyed, 89 percent of Chinese students said they relied on their family to pay tuition and living costs while studying abroad.

Lending 100

Lending Apple Cards Study 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

The National Restaurant Association’s “ Restaurant Technology Survey 2016, ” recently revealed that 80 percent of restaurant operators are aware that technology can increase sales, boost productivity and give them a competitive advantage.

Resources 102

Resources Operations Technology Boston 102

PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2017

In a survey conducted by Saxo ahead of the event, a third of businesses said they plan to move operations out of the U.K., A report released last month from Boston Consulting Group found that traditional banks need a massive dose of FinTech and innovation to provide the digital services their corporates demand.

Payments 104

Payments Survey Boston Operations 104

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

In June, less than half of SMBs surveyed by PYMNTS said they would survive into summer 2022 — as of the close of 2020, that figure is now up to 54 percent. And SMB formation is at a multi-year high, as estimated by the Census Bureau.

Maine 169

Maine Philadelphia Community Boston 169

PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

Such understanding, Erez said, cannot be achieved through representative surveys. She said her commute from 13 miles outside Boston can take well over an hour some days. The second, however, is achievable once city planners truly understand the state of affairs driving demand. Such a sample is not “data,” said Erez.

Data 121

Data Mobile System Resources 121

PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

The tracker uses tens of thousands of data points from a survey of 4,000 consumers every quarter over the last 18 months. With CVS’ Boston-based innovation lab working to push CVS in the direction of a cutting-edge health care company, there may be a lot more technology to come – and soon.

Mobile 100

Mobile Samsung Apple Payments 100

CB Insights

MARCH 26, 2019

In a highly publicized 2016 survey, Mintel found that 40% of millennials preferred not to eat cereal for breakfast because it takes too long to prepare and clean up. In the 1950s and 1960s, the biggest innovations in breakfast were Eggo Waffles and Pop-Tarts. Thanks to innovative new rental models, ownership is no longer essential.

Millennials 78

Millennials Industry Trends Branding 78

PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

I argued that making buying seamless inside of environments that consumers used regularly for other reasons would drive innovation for those environments —and for the third parties that enabled those new commerce experiences. This capability is as disruptive as it is innovative. Third on that list was “contextual commerce.”.

Branding 100

Branding Payments Los Angeles Innovation 100

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Market share is simply shifting away from big chains that haven’t successfully innovated, flowing instead to new models for creating and selling food to customers. Each of the 11 restaurant concepts we surveyed reveals something vital about how casual dining and fast food is changing. table of contents.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

A completely remote workforce seems unlikely, given the intangible benefits of social connection, collaboration, and innovation that in-person working provides. Many companies that have already returned to work are using apps and daily health surveys to screen employees before arrival. Source: Wellable.

Meeting 101

Meeting Tools Survey Company 101

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. Get exclusive access to our survey of 677 corporate strategy executives. Those companies made plans.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 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