PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are constantly examining ways to make their customers’ accounts more secure, especially as more consumers go online to make purchases and transact during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A convenient, yet secure solution could be just a few taps away, however.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. True Tickets works on the IBM Blockchain and will integrate its ticketing service into targeted components of Shubert’s ticketing operation. “At

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that financial services company State Street has agreed to pay more than $35 million to settle charges that it fraudulently charged secret markups. Treasury securities. Levenson, director of the SEC’s Boston regional office, the department which investigated the overcharges.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. True Tickets works on the IBM Blockchain and will integrate its ticketing service into targeted components of Shubert’s ticketing operation. “At

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Said Allaire of the bid to get digital currencies more front and center: “Regulators are getting their arms around them … the digital asset market is now moving, more and more, into the mainstream of finance, FinTech payments and banking world.”. And, of course, the crypto landscape extends well beyond bitcoin.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Caesars Entertainment announced that it has reached an agreement to offer DraftKings , the leading sports-tech entertainment brand in the country, providing market access for its online gaming products. The access is exclusive to Caesars locations across select states where the company operates casino properties. and Australia. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It’s a concept Rob Orgel, now the new president and chief operating officer at Flywire , told Karen Webster was foundational to his decade-long career at Apple — where he was part of the leadership team that developed, rolled out and grew the Apple Pay business. Flywire announced his appointment Tuesday (Nov. 5) to the newly created position.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

In the latest Mobile Point-of-Sale Tracker , PYMNTS reports on how mPOS solutions are entering new markets around the globe, and how players in the space are working to make sure they also become more secure as they become increasingly popular. Around the mPOS World. Adopting mPOS for a Smoother Commute. About the Tracker.

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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.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

That growth came, in part, at the expense of bill-paying sites and services operated by banks. It cites a figure from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston that says more than 80 percent of rent payments are made via cash or paper checks. The rental industry could well be the next market to undergo that shift.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

That mindset “is becoming increasingly necessary if retailers want to remain competitive in the market,” the index found. 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.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

According to Zach Hensley, vice president of operations and guest experiences for the Seahawks and CenturyLink Field, these services are changing how fans experience live games and boosting their overall enjoyment. For the 2019 NFL season – PYMNTS is based in Boston, so Go Pats! –

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

trillion gap in available trade finance, non-bank players have flooded the market to address the demand — and introduce efficiencies to an area of finance that has historically been bogged down by paper, manual processes and burdensome compliance requirements. “We’re talking about $1.5 “What does the client need?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Cosi, the Boston-based sandwich chain renowned for its flatbread sandwiches, filed for bankruptcy in a Boston courtroom. Cosi operated 74 company-owned restaurants and 31 franchised restaurants in 15 states at the time of filing. The company also fired CEO R.J. Dourney and other executives in August. “We billion in debt.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

Reward points and discounts aren’t the only tool in the QSR playbook: The tracker found that many companies in the industry are looking to increase the convenience and security of their mobile-order ahead services. Grubhub served some 180 delivery markets at the time and had plans to have 200 in all by the end of 2018.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. Kenna Security. PYMNTS breaks down the latest deals below. Cybersecurity. Back-Office. ServiceTitan.

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MyBankTracker

MAY 7, 2021

The company’s core product offerings revolve around insurance and operates as a subsidiary of a Canadian-based company called Manulife. John Hancock, also known as The John Hancock Life Insurance Company, was founded in 1862 with operations based mainly in Boston, Massachusetts. Background on John Hancock.

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APRIL 1, 2015

How complex is the bank’s operating model? What is the pace of change in the organization and markets served? What about liquidity risks, interest rate exposure and IT security threats? How is the management of risk overseen? Audit committee? Multiple committees? The full board?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Pedicab drivers in cities like Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C., According to some recent projections, the mobile payments market is projected for some big growth over the next few years. To secure a portion of the quickly expanding mobile market, several players rolled out new mobile wallet solutions over the past month.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Think of access to reliable internet service, perhaps, as roughly similar to access to reliable and secure financial services — without both, the larger worlds of payment and commerce can indeed suffer. “In In its FCC application, Amazon said its satellites would operate at altitudes of roughly 370 to 390 miles. communities.

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Abrigo

MAY 15, 2020

As the initial rush to secure PPP loans dies down, financial institutions now face a new set of questions: How do financial institutions handle misused, unforgiven loans and fraudulent loans? Furthermore, the FAQ clarifies that the loans were not intended for companies with access to equity in the market. Is there a difference?

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APRIL 30, 2018

The sandwich chain will be redirecting its focus to international expansion even as it loses market share in the U.S. Store count isn’t everything,” CEO Suzanne Greco told The Boston Globe. We’re focused now on strengthening market share.”. Subway has 44,000 locations worldwide, all of them independently owned.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

Jim Harper, CEO of Sonde Health in Boston, which is working on voice tests to monitor for postpartum depression, Parkinson’s and dementia, was quoted as saying: “We’re trying to make this ubiquitous and universal by engineering a technology that allows our software to operate on mobile phones and a range of other voice-enabled devices.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

Most consumers say they prefer to make payments online, thanks to the speed and convenience of online portals, but the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston claims that more than 80 percent of rent payments are still paid with paper checks or cash — despite frictions that plague such payments, like slower transaction times and security flaws.

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MARCH 31, 2017

The service is available in several major metropolitan areas, including Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., It also just expanded internationally into the London market. Biggins explained how she initially encouraged restaurants to join the MealPal platform by conducting a series of tests at a Fresh Market location in Boston.

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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. Operations and Risk. Legacy Transformation / IT Platform Innovations. Emerging Innovation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Connected2Fiber uses predictive artificial intelligence to connect telecom suppliers with corporate buyers, while providing a secure, cloud-based platform for its clients to exchange network intelligence. This startup is laser-focused on one B2B industry: telecom networks. million in seed funding, announced on Thursday (Sept. B2B eCommerce.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

These programs — which include apps like GrubHub, Foodler, Favor, Seamless and DoorDash – operate independently of merchants, acting as middlemen between in-home consumers and various eateries. Recent market research performed by the NPD Group revealed that delivery traffic outside of pizza has expanded by 33 percent since 2012.

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APRIL 17, 2018

15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. He received his MBA in 1993 from UT Austin before joining Credit Suisse First Boston as an Equity Research Analyst, where he focused on computer hardware and software. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. BILL GURLEY.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Vodafone is the third-largest mobile operator in the U.K. “You want to get into as many use cases as possible,” said Greg Weed, director of card performance research at Phoenix Marketing International. Operator East Japan Railway Company alone served 17.4 But security is an ever-present concern.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Emma Nutt, born in 1860 in a small town in Maine, was hired by Alexander Graham Bell in 1878 to be the world’s first female telephone switchboard operator. She stayed with Bell and the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company for more than 30 years until her retirement. At the end of her three-decade-plus career, about 25 percent of the U.S.

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CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

Read our future of data security report for more on this topic. ). It comes as no surprise, then, that big tech players like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are investing heavily in data security — especially as several have fallen victim to data breaches themselves. Table of contents.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

And Boston-based D rizly ’s news yesterday of its $15 million in Series B funding was a noteworthy milestone, for sure. . Drizly is an eCommerce marketplace that connects consumers who want alcohol delivered to them with the local dealers willing to deliver it to them – with a secure, user-friendly interface.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

As players in the Apple Pay initiative, Visa, MasterCard and ICBA Bancard are working to ensure community bank credit card customers will have full access to the mobile payments system, including its tokenization security measures. Moreover, lingering doubts over the security of mobile channels also surfaced in the Fed’s research.

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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. The whole process took less than 15 minutes. And I pray that next year’s shopping experience will be filled with that holiday hustle and bustle.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 3, 2017

In a post on the USV blog , the firm noted that Flip is a market specific network in which “closing the loop of a transaction” – in this case, the sale or sublet of a lease – unlocks a network effect of benefits for users (ostensibly by making the lease-exchange market more fluid and data-driven with each transaction). Julia Computing.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2020

market in the last several years. 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. Still, the hope for robots remained eternal.

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