PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

But, while more consumers are heading to mobile retail channels, the personal experience and ability to touch and preview items in-person offered by physical stores still holds allure for roughly 70 percent of shoppers. And the market is showing interest — and investing —in improved mobile tech.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

In a new PYMNTS interview, Andrei Cherny, CEO at Aspiration Bank, shares with Karen Webster his experience in building this new retail banking concept over the last four years. What we’ve really done is create this category of socially conscious, sustainable retail banking that really didn’t exist before,” Cherny said. “We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

These days, it seems like you can hardly go a minute without hearing about the rise of 5G, the spread of facial recognition or how friction is being removed from all types of payment methods. I really don’t think it will upend our market,” he said. “If communities. Expensive Cities. Government Efforts.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

While some markets may be seeing relatively slower adoption of mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) than others, there’s no denying that the overall popularity of mobile and contactless payments are growing fast among consumers. Meanwhile, POS solution providers like Ingenico are betting on the growing popularity of contactless payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Building The (Retail) Use Cases. 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.”. It’s not about going to production.”.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 14, 2017

This is the next instalment of our Model Banking preview blogs, and it’ll come as no surprise that I will focus on Payments. It’s also somewhat frustrating too at times – payments, covering so much territory, often ends up with the tricky task of comparing two very different projects, and trying to decide which is best.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

trillion in 2017, and that could nearly double by 2021 — online billing platforms are rushing to incorporate payment processing capabilities into their offerings. That’s according to the new “ Payments Powering Platforms Tracker ” from PYMNTS. Source: Payments Powering Platforms Tracker , powered by WePay.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2016

ImageSurge, a Boston-based unattended retail service provider, is looking to change the way consumers window shop. Here’s a preview: So far, Alshine said, imageSurge has been adopted by more than 150 retail storefronts and dozens of real estate companies throughout the U.S. ” Around the Unattended Retail world.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The BIS report issued this week that focuses on “foundational principles” defines a CBDC as “a digital payment instrument, denominated in the national unit of account, that is a direct liability of the central bank.”. Depending on where you look, the shift to cashless has been dictated by market forces, or by government guidance.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

trillion global B2B e-Commerce market,” he said, in a Tuesday (June 2) press release. Caplan said the goal of the new program, called Alibaba.com Payment Terms, is to “get both sellers and buyers quickly set up for success and provide the critical tools and services that are required for growth. based B.A.A.B.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Skirting Cash Shortages at Boston Pride. Boston’s pride celebration is one of the season’s biggest events for Mandy Roberge, the owner and artist behind Wicked Good Henna. The 2018 Boston Pride parade reportedly saw more than 750,000 spectators and over 55,000 marchers. Her needs are relatively simple.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

To serve customers who want to shop in stores and online, retailers and solution providers are working to offer a unified retail experience across multiple channels. According to the latest PYMNTS mPOS Tracker , almost two thirds – or 63 percent – of retailers plan to offer this option within the next three years.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2017

Some were already investors in the startup, which is headquartered in New York City and will use the funding to expand into Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Other participants in the round of fundraising included CoVenture, Y Combinator, TIA Ventures, Bionic Fund, Cocoon Ignite Ventures and FJ Labs.

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 10, 2017

With Apple’s WWDC, Zelle, PayPal’s Venmo and Square Cash, and competition in the consumer payments space is about to kick into high gear, writes Josh Hawkins, vice president of marketing for the Boston-based digital payments company Circle.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2017

But the fast-food giant is playing quick catch-up with its in-store tech, mobile ordering and delivery initiatives — and is doing so by taking a page out of Snapchat’s playbook by blending unattended retail with marketing. Kenmore Square, Boston will activate what it calls a “customized digital Big Mac ATM.” That’s right.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

It’s Boston. It’s February (or maybe it’s May, because it’s still snowing in Boston). So much so that P97 will go live this week with one of the largest fuel retailers in the United States, across 10,000 U.S. The firms are eyeing a confluence of mobile commerce, digital marketing and ease of payments. Picture this.

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NCR

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

With smartphones now saturating the market and people all over the world regarding their handset as their primary, if not only, computing device, there’s no excuse for not providing a high-quality, full-featured service on this platform. Mobile banking everywhere, payments less so. What does ‘mobile’ mean in the US?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Put on a Retail Happy Face. Yup, physical retail is doing just fine — despite all the talk of doom and gloom. Yet, according to Fung Global Retail & Technology, 6,985 stores closed in 2017 , up 229 percent from 2016, and well above the number of stores which closed in the year that started physical retail’s death spiral: 2008.

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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. Almost half, 45 percent, have shifted digital to shop for retail products, and one in five to shop for groceries and order food from restaurants.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

As PYMNTS is Boston-based, the company is, of course, excited to see Tom Brady take a shot at that sixth Super Bowl ring. Looking ahead, we see a cashless future for NFL fans, where events, including future Super Bowls, are digital — creating a more secure and seamless payment environment for fans and concessionaires alike.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

NanoPay is finding that for mobile payments to take off, even among early adopters, using a phone to pay must be much more rewarding and convenient than tapping a card. Korean consumers see no evil in mobile payments. The statistics get even better as the daily average number of mobile payments increased almost 83 percent to 810,000.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

They can then select a host, which could be, say, a retail store or hotel, and enter their drop-off and pick-up times in addition to their number of small and/or large bags. Pricing and Target Market. The company’s target market, Korbel said, runs “the gamut.” It will serve the college student who is in Washington, D.C.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

In investment news, Boston-based Flipside Crypto notched $3.4 The company plans to use the funding to develop tools and algorithms that scan the online crypto market and serve as the basis of its investment recommendations. And technology eCommerce retailer Newegg is now accepting bitcoin for customers in Canada, CCN reported.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

The latest news on mobile payments shows that the big banks are wanting in on the mobile wallet race, but are they already too far back in the pack? Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Miami Transportation To Offer Mobile Payments.

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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

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 Founded in 2002, the goal of Spreadshirt’s platform is to eliminate headaches and hurdles when bringing great ideas to market. million items last year.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five , your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s stories include a new mark in the evolving relationship between payments and biometrics, along with a look at possible new regulation for digital currency. Amazon Expands Boston Tech Hub; Adds 2,000 New Tech Roles.

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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. But surcharging as a topic of conversation in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2018

Boston and the areas surrounding New York didn’t get quite as lucky and were actually buried under more than a foot of snow, but the damage was done. Boston, in its ongoing quest to suffer more than any other American city in the winter, didn’t just have more than a foot of snow and more than 50-mile-an-hour winds. The Expected Costs.

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Celent Banking

JANUARY 20, 2017

Those who’ve followed the Model Bank Awards closely will note that our awards format has evolved to follow the market over the years. And lines elsewhere begin to blur, too – for instance, should a mobile payments initiative be in mobile, or in payments, or in its own category? Find out more about last year’s event here.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

Businesses are largely behind the push, with government initiatives promoting a digital economy and FinTech innovators targeting corporate payments and finance in addition to their consumer-focused endeavors. In a 2016 report, India’s YES BANK highlighted the flourishing digital FinServ space for businesses.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

The scorecard is mixed, delivering on only a few stated goals, but the most important goal pertains to digital payments. Where the impact to physical notes may have left something to be desired, digital payments are garnering more interest and headlines, and some marquee names are angling to get in.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

Mobile ordering is available at the chain’s Denver, Boston and Houston locations, with more markets said to be in the works for this year. Jack in the Box VP of Marketing Communications Adrienne Ingoldt said in an announcement that “the app addresses the evolving needs of our guests while increasing in-store efficiencies.”.

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MyBankTracker

MAY 7, 2021

John Hancock, also known as The John Hancock Life Insurance Company, was founded in 1862 with operations based mainly in Boston, Massachusetts. Once the request is received, an assistant to their licensed insurance representatives will call you from the Boston headquarters. Background on John Hancock. John Hancock Vitality PLUS.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The Products entries for 2017 fall broadly into four sub-categories: Payments Product — for launching the best consumer or business payments product. The majority of submissions in the Products category came from banks in developing markets, with only a handful from large global banks.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The Products entries for 2017 fall broadly into four sub-categories: Payments Product — for launching the best consumer or business payments product. The majority of submissions in the Products category came from banks in developing markets, with only a handful from large global banks.

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Innovation Lending Boston Trends 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

After all, Boston managed to have a St. But whether one is watching the weather, the game, or payments and commerce, that old adage “expect the unexpected” remains in effect, since the unexpected had a way of continually cropping up last week. If the deal does forge ahead, it would give Walmart a majority stake in a market of 1.3

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