PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2017

Technology innovation can happen at any place at any time. As rental prices for prime real estate in large cities continues to rise, startup companies and innovation centers look to the surrounding areas. It soon found out that it needed more than just fast internet to attract the tech-savvy crowd.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

To enhance diners’ experiences in quick-service restaurants (QSRs), managers are utilizing digital innovations, enabling everything from faster orders to more efficient kitchens. More than 70 percent of QSR managers see these as the main benefits of implementing technology, according to the PYMNTS Restaurant Readiness Index.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are intensely competitive and have very little margin for error, causing many to employ technologies such as mobile apps and self-service kiosks. 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

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

And, as America found out what actually happens when the wrong name gets read on stage, PwC found out what happens when Twitter decides to rename your firm — as our CEO (and former PwC employee) Karen Webster told those assembled at the Innovation Project’s annual awards dinner last night. And the winners are… Best POS Innovation.

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Perficient

JULY 30, 2020

BuiltIn Boston , an online tech community, recently interviewed Hiral Shah , a lead technical consultant at Perficient, to discuss the importance for women to self-advocate and the benefits she has realized as a result. READ MORE: Perficient Celebrates Women in Technology. BONUS: Sitecore Symposium 2018: Empowering Women in Technology.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

The Boston-based online sports gambling company announced Friday (June 19) it will sell 16 million shares of its stock. By bringing together our leading consumer brand, data science expertise and industry-leading products with SBTech’s proven technology platform, we will accelerate our innovation, growth and scale,” he said. “I

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2020

While innovation in financial services infrastructure can facilitate high-value cross-border transactions to complete within a day or two, in today’s ecosystem of B2B trade, there is growing pressure for payments to complete in a matter of hours, not days. Accelerating PPE Procurement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

The city can’t hope to compete in every way with heavy-hitters like Boston, Seattle, San Francisco and Silicon Valley, which captured nine out of 10 jobs between 2005 and 2017. The logic behind the institute is that innovators do their best work when they are surrounded by other innovators.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

Achieving those mission-critical seconds has never had more options, with the QSR industry in the midst of enjoying a boom in new technologies that promise to reduce wait times while boosting food quality and customer service. The restaurant, Spyce , is set to open this spring in central Boston.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The partnership with LevaData comes as Boston-based Bain, through its supply chain management consulting practices, works with companies looking to digitalize their supply chain network. LevaData’s cognitive platform is delivering the future of supply management to sourcing and NPI teams,” said David Schannon, partner at Bain & Company.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

This particular article is focused on innovations in small business and corporate banking: two critical market segments for financial institutions as they seek revenue growth and relevance in the evolving digital B2B marketplace. Legacy Transformation / IT Platform Innovations. Emerging Innovation. Operations and Risk.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2020

Cars are getting technologically impressive, but they don’t fly as of yet. Well, there are lots of technological limitations in the field, and it turns out that consumers aren’t all that into robots anyway. Although they look kind of dog-like, they’re actually quadruped robots designed by Boston Dynamics and leased by Ford.

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PYMNTS

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.

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PYMNTS

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.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Product Innovation — for demonstrating the ability to launch multiple innovative products. Want to hear more about the Celent Model Bank winners for payments product, lending product, open banking, and product innovation? Join us for the 10 th annual Innovation and Insight Day on April 4 th in Boston.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Product Innovation — for demonstrating the ability to launch multiple innovative products. Want to hear more about the Celent Model Bank winners for payments product, lending product, open banking, and product innovation? Join us for the 10 th annual Innovation and Insight Day on April 4 th in Boston.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

A week after details of the Federal Reserve’s instant payment initiative emerged, news came via Bloomberg that the central bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Boston Children’s Hospital has long believed that voice technology has the potential to substantially improve the healthcare experience for both consumers and clinicians,” said John Brownstein, chief innovation officer of Boston Children’s Hospital.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Long before innovators began talking about the power of ecosystems to transform commerce, scientists spent centuries studying them under microscopes in their labs. Decomposer for innovator large or small, established or emerging. Some spend much more in cities like Boston, New York and San Francisco. Consumer for the end user.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

From the digitization of medical records to smart patient care platforms, technology is disrupting the healthcare industry. One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. 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.

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PYMNTS

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

JUNE 23, 2020

PYMNTS explores these stories and others in this week’s Payment Rail Innovation Tracker. “We are proud to be an early adopter of the RTP network, which demonstrates our commitment to be at the forefront of technology and payments and allows Chesapeake Bank to continue to meet our customers’ needs now and in the future.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Chief Information Officer John Lauderbach said in a press release in early January, “Our adoption of the company’s premium point-of-sale technology has already proven successful by enabling faster, more frictionless transactions for both our associates and customers.”. Roche Bros.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

As PYMNTS covered in 2017, SoftBank , the Japanese telecommunications company, announced that a subsidiary of SoftBank entered into a definitive agreement to acquire robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics from Alphabet , the parent company of Google. Before Boston Dynamics was acquired by Google, it was largely funded by the U.S.

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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. billion acquisition of Whole Foods , it may be safe to assume that merchants in the retail space will follow Amazon’s integration of more technology into the in-store experience.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2017

Plain cake, glazed, chocolate dipped, Boston creme, powdered sugar and jelly was the standard line – with perhaps the occasional cruller or blueberry cake thrown in for exoticism. Donuts used to be one of the more standard staples of the American “balanced” breakfast. There was variety of course- but within limits.

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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. Threat scan intuitively mimic fraudulent behavior and can be used in conjunction with tools already in place.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

CarGurus, an auto marketplace based in Boston, has acquired car shopping platform startup Autolist, according to reports. CarGurus Chief Financial Officer Jason Trevisan said the company is going to merge with and acquire companies in its goal of expanding its offerings and moving into dealer software and technology.

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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. Executives told CNBC Fidelity wants to be considered an Nvidia alternative, not compared to the likes of Charles Schwab, and thus the technology push.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The dine-in payment feature will launch in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, New York City, Vermont, and Washington, D.C. In July, Uber Technologies agreed to purchase delivery firm Postmates Inc. The food pickup option will be available everywhere Friday (Sept. Instacart came in fourth.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

It also explains why some innovations in payments have been met with open arms by consumers and others given the cold shoulder. And why innovations that introduce more intelligence into the digital versions of those accounts that require little to no change of the consumer are highly valued by consumers, merchants and issuers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Some of the largest banks already involved in blockchain development are now in a race to snatch up patents from the technology, reports said. The Boston Globe reported Wednesday (Dec. Anybody who’s investing in the ecosystem, anybody who’s interested in the technology should be worried about this.”.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 21, 2016

As part of a broader digital-first strategy, Radius Bank partnered with Gradifi, a Boston-based startup, to launch a new MasterCard debit card that will help members reduce student loans. The new debit card will be available in the fall, the company said this morning. Here’s how it works: costumers will Read More.

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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. 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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said in an announcement , “Retail technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and customer expectations are driving the evolution. Our team is dedicated to continuing 7-Eleven’s legacy of innovation with industry-leading digital solutions. Mike Motz, CEO of Staples U.S.

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Insights on Business

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. Beyond ensuring compliance, executives are often preoccupied with the substantial organizational and business challenges in developing and implementing effective GRC.

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