PYMNTS

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. The new service is being featured at the Mastercard Cybersecurity Summit in Croatia from Sept.

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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). It will also enable me to devote time to policy and activities addressing the immediate and long-term threats to health and health systems from COVID-19.”.

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MARCH 17, 2017

With blizzard Stella faded like Blanche Dubois’ southern charm, Boston still had its winter chill. But on the second day of Innovation Project 2017, eyes were beyond Beantown and cast toward the world at large. What would a discussion about payments, innovation, cybersecurity and all manner of commerce be without a few laughs?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

And retailers are integrating new POS solutions into their brick-and-mortar stores: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions recently announced that its TCx 300 system would arrive in all of Roche Bros.’ To begin the process, the retailer was said to bring 100 POS systems and accompanying TCx displays into seven of its stores.

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Perficient

AUGUST 25, 2020

Hiral Shah , lead technical consultant, recently shared her thoughts on advocating for your work with BuiltIn Boston and Laura Kenny , Talent Acquisition Coordinator , wrote about in the article How Perficient Employees Slay Impostor Syndrome , a topic that everyone has the potential to experience. Find Your Support System.

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JUNE 23, 2020

PYMNTS explores these stories and others in this week’s Payment Rail Innovation Tracker. According to the announcement, the Bank of Thailand is planning to use central bank digital currency (CBDC) to support funds transfer, with an eye on accelerating supplier payments as an early use-case of the payment system.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. See how Google is using AI to transform the $3 trillion US healthcare system. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Get the 47-page google in healthcare report.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The BIS noted of central bank digital currency ( CBDC ) that “a CBDC could provide a complementary central bank money to the public, supporting a more resilient and diverse domestic payment system. It might also offer opportunities not possible with cash while supporting innovation.”. How does one then turn that into cash?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Federal Reserve System has appointed its Payments Security Strategy leader, the agency announced Friday (Dec. Kenneth Montgomery, first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is taking up the position. Treasury and financial market, among other responsibilities.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

6) symposium highlighting the Fed’s approval of the FedNow system, Fed Gov. As for a time frame for launching the new system, Fed officials said in a webcast detailing the particulars that FedNow would debut in 2023 or 2024 and would take a phased approach to implementation. FedNow Will Augment Private Systems, Not Replace Them .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In notes on its most recent (August) meeting of the bank’s Payments System Board, the members said that “at present there is not a strong public-policy case for issuance in Australia, given that the electronic payments system in Australia compares very favorably with those in many other countries and access to cash remains good.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

With the opening of the Amazon Go grocery store and bookstore in Seattle, Amazon is breathing innovation into the stodgy brick-and-mortar experience. It is also changing the retail game by eliminating the need for checkout stations through its artificial intelligence (AI) infused checkout system in its Amazon Go grocery store.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2018

In an interview with PYMNTS, CEO and Founder of Reviver Auto Neville Boston said that for the firm, which traces its genesis to 2009, the “initial thought process was simplifying the registration process. It’s about fixing a broken system with technology,” he said, “and then working in concert with the DMV or DOT to that desired end.”.

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PYMNTS

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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Abrigo

MAY 11, 2020

The newest order includes: Boston Chicago Dallas-Fort Worth Honolulu Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami New York City San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Seattle. Monitoring systems and/or procedures should automatically alert the BSA department to these types of activity. FinCEN Strengthens Commitment to Digital Innovation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2018

The new company will be based in Boston and will operate as an independent entity free from profit-making incentives and constraints. Its new CEO is a globally-renowned surgeon, writer and public health innovator. He is also founding executive director of the health systems innovation center, Ariadne Labs.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

But the average consumer doesn’t imagine a scam involving a hybrid of social engineering and domain name system impersonation that can result in remote access to one’s entire device.”. These systems, he adds, make sure that the Social Security number, name and birth combination match and that the individual in question is not deceased.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Lisa Bari, a consultant and former lead with health information technology for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center, said data was a hot commodity, and that it essentially belongs to “whoever has it.” She said hospitals are allowed to share patient data so long as they’re not breaking any state rules.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Using Sidewalk won’t require new hardware, as the system is available as a software update to Echo and Ring products. It has been well-reported that nascent 5G deployments are currently underway, and Amazon itself announced plans last month to launch 5G server sites in Silicon Valley and Boston for commercial use in tandem with Verizon.

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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.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Currently available in 10 retail markets — including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City and San Francisco, among others — Chain Store Age reports the new feature will “transform what is considered a time-consuming, even frustrating, process.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Boston Federal Reserve Chief Operating Officer and FedNow Program Executive Ken Montgomery said the central bank’s ambitious payments initiative remains on track — and will inject competition into the instant payments market. Certainly FedNow is addressing the instant payment component of that.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

To meet this rising demand, QSRs are tapping into ordering interfaces built into cars and reconstructing stores to make for smoother mobile pickup — along with other innovations. From Chipotle Mexican Grill to Square , QSRs and payment firms alike are enabling a world of ordering innovation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

Late April saw the debut of the HOLO card, used for Oahu Transit, a project in which the cards are to be used across the system’s busses and a rail system being built out over the next several years. The bus system carries 70 million people annually, a ridership that, of course, includes tourists. How bustling?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Johan Gerber, executive vice president of security and cyber innovation at Mastercard , told Karen Webster that cybercriminals are working 24/7 hammering away at those systems until a crack makes itself known. Cyberattacks hit financial services firms 300 times more often than firms in other industries per the Boston Consulting Group.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The more technologically or health-minded among us might even note things like tablet-based POS systems or an HVAC system with disinfecting UV light built in to attack COVID-19. The firm’s new Greet system can become a restaurant’s automated receptionist. But what almost no one will say restaurants need is a telephone.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

According to Gill Pratt, the chief executive officer of Toyota Research Institute, the automaker’s internationally renowned productions system can be turned toward overcoming the same sort of scale problems that plagued the early auto industry before the assembly line came into being. “My Toyota is not alone in this race.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Digital banking subsidiaries : Many banks are finding that existing systems are too rigid to accommodate a truly digital experience. Institutions are acknowledging the valuable and complementary role Fintech can play in providing a modern, innovative customer experience. Three themes stand out this year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

Tripodes has more than 15 years of franchising experience with Boston Restaurant & Sports Bar, Bojangles and Moe’s Southwest Grill, among others. It also integrates the brand’s Punchh loyalty program and the Cloud Clover Music System.

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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. Innovators and entrepreneurs — they live and die by their ideas,” said Bisignano.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Diners want such innovations, too, and are turning so sharply to mobile food orders that the global food delivery mobile app market could rise to $16.6 Clover started with one food truck and it now has 12 restaurant locations throughout the greater Boston area. Clover and DoorDash will integrate their systems in the coming weeks.

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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. 23-25, 2020.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

That’s not to suggest these closed-loop systems are going the way of the paper ticket anytime soon. Those systems still have to serve everyone, including cash-only customers. Many things had to happen, particularly embedding safety and security around these transactions so this great new innovation doesn’t end up enriching fraudsters.

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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 The startup concept was to create and activate an online shop system to sell and share ideas,” said Smoter. million items last year. “[Our Greensburg, Penn.;

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Meanwhile, third-party ordering services including Uber Eats recently introduced a contactless system for placing takeout or dine-in orders, “…with customers using their phone cameras to scan QR codes to access restaurant menus. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.”. Mobile Is Making It Work.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Boston Market is among the restaurant brands making their first forays into loyalty rewards. Delivery service provider Grubhub , meanwhile, launched its own loyalty system. The chain recently debuted its Rotisserie Rewards loyalty program through its mobile app.

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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.

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