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Today In Payments: Apple Seeks Punitive Damages Against Epic; Boston Telemedicine Company Amwell Prices IPO

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Boston Telemedicine Company Amwell Prices IPO. Amwell, the Boston-based telemedicine company, is planning to go public as the demand for virtual healthcare offerings skyrockets amid the coronavirus pandemic. How Music Retailers Keep Card-Not-Present Fraud From Sounding A Sour Note.

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Verdeva brings PayByCar to market via E-ZPass agreement

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The Boston-based company has a new twist on in-vehicle payments that uses a device already present in some 35 million automobiles on the road today.

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Digitalization allows U.S. Bank to expand reach

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Bank’s investment in digitalization has enabled it to reach beyond its branch network as it plans to expand to seven new markets. The $668 billion bank is expanding to Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New York, Texas and Tennessee, according to its presentation at the BancAnalyst Association of Boston Conference on Thursday.

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Uber Sets Grubhub Value At $6B As Takeover Talks Go On

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Like other mergers, the major impetus for the two food ordering and delivery business giants to become one is the enormous amount of money that would be saved from eliminating redundant functions, such as human resources, accounting, IT, marketing, sales and office administration.

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New Report: SMS-Based Outreach Helps Merchants Authenticate Consumers, Boost Online Sales

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Retailers, in particular, are wary of adopting 2FA because of the frictions the method can present, and their fears are not without merit. More than two-thirds of marketers are still failing to capitalize on this outreach method, however, spotlighting a massive missed opportunity. About The Tracker.

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Striking a New Chord of Career Success in Consulting

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Tom originally went to school for music at Berklee College of Music in Boston (not the only consultant in the music scene ). When he wanted to return to living on land, he spent a year self-producing and recording his own album back in Boston. It was there that Tom learned about Perficient, which is one of their hiring partners.

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Amazon Pushes Retailers To Same-Day Delivery

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In data that will likely surprise anyone who has avidly watched retail over the last few years, the market is trending strongly toward same-day delivery. 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.

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