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Boston Market Deploys AI To Fight Fraud, Improve ROI

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Boston Market On The Fraud-Fighting, Customer Service-Enhancing Power Of AI. Bad actors are eager to capitalize on eateries’ strained resources during the pandemic and blend in with the influx of consumers migrating to these new channels. Deep Dive: How AI Can Help Restaurants Safeguard Their Profits And Outfox Fraudsters.

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Boston Fed Chief Rosengren Expects Jobless Rate To ‘Rise Dramatically’

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Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said on Wednesday (April 1) that despite the best efforts of politicians and central bankers to contain COVID-19’s economic impacts, the U.S. income workers, who are more likely to lose jobs and have few other resources.”. .

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Tracksmith: Taking DTC Running From Heartbreak Hill To The Global Market

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Boston is home to the world’s “statement race” — the Boston Marathon. you’d be hard-pressed to find a Chowdahead who doesn’t think Boston is the running capital of the world. you’d be hard-pressed to find a Chowdahead who doesn’t think Boston is the running capital of the world. Bostonians take their running seriously.

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Boston Fed Takes On Cyber Risks, FinTech Competition

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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren delivered a speech yesterday (April 4) at the bank’s 2016 Cybersecurity Conference highlighting the economic and cyber risks financial institutions are facing today.

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MineralTree Raises $50M, Buys Two Companies

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The funding initiative is being led by existing investors Great Hill Partners LP, the Boston-based private equity firm, Eight Roads Ventures, the global venture capital firm based in China and.406 406 Ventures, the Boston venture capital fund. MineralTree Inc.,

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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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Merchants Ready For Open Banking — And Its New Laws — To Impact US Rollout

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the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said, “To date, U.S. regulators acknowledge that although there is a market and demand for open banking, the current regulatory structure prioritizes consumer protection.”. It’s part of that “stand back” posture the Boston Fed noted in its March brief. isn’t in the lead here, which is okay.

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