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JANUARY 25, 2018

In an interview with PYMNTS, CEO and Founder of Reviver Auto Neville Boston said that for the firm, which traces its genesis to 2009, the “initial thought process was simplifying the registration process. It’s about fixing a broken system with technology,” he said, “and then working in concert with the DMV or DOT to that desired end.”.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Smallhold provides a vertical farming system that allows produce to be grown in dining rooms, basements – or even in the grocery store. Boston-based agricultural tech company Freight Farms , for example, grows produce inside of shipping containers. The Mushroom Market. Smallhold chose to grow mushrooms because of strong demand.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

s first new payment and clearing system in more than 40 years is up and running. was moved between accounts at two different banks (there was only one customer with two bank accounts) via RTP, the name for a new “Real-Time Payments” system set up by The Clearing House. The upgrade to the system also allows the U.S.

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

Federal Reserve System has appointed its Payments Security Strategy leader, the agency announced Friday (Dec. Kenneth Montgomery, first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is taking up the position. Treasury and financial market, among other responsibilities.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The popularity of our streaming and tablet entertainment systems is proof,” the company wrote in a blog post. “For a limited time, we’re taking it a step further by creating a movie theater-like experience at 35,000 ft.” I’m really excited to see this technology onboard.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The WSJ reported that Boston-based Bain raised the funds even though other global impact funds have struggled with fundraising this year, drawing just $14.6 I think in terms of market recognition, 2020 was the breakout year — [and] in terms of commercial adoption, 2021 will be more like it.”. billion through Nov. 20 compared with $76.2

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JULY 23, 2020

But Walmart is looking to open more, CNBC reported, as it attempts to get into the health market. James Gardner, a Boston-based retail healthcare consultant, told CNBC opening clinics in different places will let Walmart test its success. There are already four such clinics, with three in Georgia and one in Arkansas.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

The services are competing in a market that could reach 829 million smartphones users by 2022, up from half a billion today, per estimates from Cisco Systems Inc. In addition, India’s video-streaming market could reach 10 times that size by the time 2023 rolls around, per a Boston Consulting Group report in 2018.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Uber was declared “not fit and proper” to operate in London — the ride-hailing company’s largest European market — and now has three weeks to appeal, according to a Monday (Nov. A change to Uber’s systems allowed unauthorized drivers to upload their photos to other Uber driver accounts.”.

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MARCH 27, 2019

In a press release , MineralTree said the investment round was led by Great Hill Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. MineralTree said proceeds from the round will be used to fund growth and expand its opportunity in accounts payable (AP) automation for middle-market businesses. 406 Ventures and Eight Roads Ventures.

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MARCH 23, 2020

David Joy, chief market strategist with Ameriprise in Boston, said while he applauds the Fed for trying, it simply won’t be enough. If you don’t have the right credit, and you’re dependent on the bond market to provide that, you’re going to have to lay people off. But the financial system is not going to fail,” he said.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

trillion industry by 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group. The market opportunity for Flywire is roughly 70 percent of all U.S. healthcare systems and process in excess of $10 billion in payments. “We The global payments industry is expected to increase at a CAGR of 5.9 It is estimated that U.S.

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JUNE 8, 2017

Tripodes has more than 15 years of franchising experience with Boston Restaurant & Sports Bar, Bojangles and Moe’s Southwest Grill, among others. Saladworks also plans to plant corporate stores in key markets in Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas over the next six to 12 months.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Depending on where you look, the shift to cashless has been dictated by market forces, or by government guidance. Drilling down into the core features of a CBDC , the banks and the BIS said that CBDC systems “should offer instant or near-instant finality of settlement of transactions” and should be available 24/7/365.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Even so, QSRs from Jack in the Box to Chipotle Mexican Grill are bringing digital systems into their establishments. 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. More than six in 10 – or 65.3 Almost half – or 47.5

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JUNE 17, 2019

And there are plans to expand the service to additional markets in the coming months, including Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia. Grubhub has even integrated into Dunkin’s point-of-sale (POS) systems to ensure fast, accurate deliveries. said in a press release. said in a press release.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

We want restaurants to work so badly that we are willing to lie to ourselves,” Heather Mojer, co-owner and beverage director at Boston-based Big Dipper Hospitality Group , operator of the Café Du Pays, Mamaleh’s Delicatessen and State Park restaurants, wrote in an Instagram post. “We

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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. Customers] recognize the reader [I use],” Kim said.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

State Street used false trading statements, pre-trade estimates and post-trade reports to misrepresent its compensation on various transactions, especially purchases and sales of bonds and other securities that trade outside large transparent markets.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

The more technologically or health-minded among us might even note things like tablet-based POS systems or an HVAC system with disinfecting UV light built in to attack COVID-19. The firm’s new Greet system can become a restaurant’s automated receptionist. But what almost no one will say restaurants need is a telephone.

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APRIL 26, 2018

According to The Boston Globe , Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Greco said, ‘‘We want to be sure that we have the best location. We’re focused now on strengthening market share.’’. including McDonald’s , which saw domestic system sales rise 3.4 locations dropping to 25,908. We focused in the past on restaurant count.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

restaurant market. Many restaurants are realizing, however, that they need to provide their customers with delivery options to tap into the market’s full revenue potential, and are partnering with third-party delivery services to give customers the option to order their favorite meals, while raking in extra revenue.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

Currently available in 10 retail markets — including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City and San Francisco, among others — Chain Store Age reports the new feature will “transform what is considered a time-consuming, even frustrating, process.”

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Before FedNow is released, it will be extensively tested to ensure that it is market-ready. The ISO specifications are an important tool for financial institutions, processors and others to understand how to interface and send messages on the system. The Fed plans to supplement FedNow’s core functionality in subsequent releases.

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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. Certainly FedNow is addressing the instant payment component of that.”.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Boston-based meal kit company Just Add Cooking aims to address both by sourcing its kits from farms and businesses in the New England region. Mayo said it can actually lose those brands customers because the business is not thinking about the food system as a whole. she said — though local food can still be difficult to get.

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MAY 3, 2018

‘‘We want to be sure that we have the best location,” Greco told The Boston Globe in April. “We We’re focused now on strengthening market share.’’. including McDonald’s , which saw domestic system sales rise 3.4 We focused in the past on restaurant count. She added, ‘‘Store count isn’t everything. percent last year.

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JUNE 21, 2016

According to Gill Pratt, the chief executive officer of Toyota Research Institute, the automaker’s internationally renowned productions system can be turned toward overcoming the same sort of scale problems that plagued the early auto industry before the assembly line came into being. “My The market’s going to be there,” he said.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

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 QSRs’ kiosk adoption is also expected to push the worldwide kiosk market well over $30 billion during the next few years. billion by 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.9

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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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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

With direct marketing hit by robocall abuse and the National Do Not Call Registry , direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands and other not-so-usual suspects are looking into and in some cases reinstating door-to-door sales. It’s a niche market, but $28.7 Looks like retail sales are back on the street. The DSA is putting its money on the line.

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

ImageSurge, a Boston-based unattended retail service provider, is looking to change the way consumers window shop. “We believe that integration of digital marketing technologies into the physical space will play a big part in that change. Fellow micro-market provider Avanti Markets, Inc. to accept mobile payments.

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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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JANUARY 27, 2017

Founded in 2012 in Los Angeles, the digital marketing firm works to bridge (hence the name) the gap so that the various communications don’t fall into the void. “We Bridge has a two-tiered approach to cracking the loyalty market: Identify the right targets and then aim wide when approaching on digital channel. Redefining Goals .

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AUGUST 16, 2018

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. That company and others are, according to the tracker report, “hoping to eliminate not just paper rent checks, but also paper applications and legacy systems that slow down the rental process.”.

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JUNE 20, 2019

These are just some of the ways that companies are allowing consumers to place their orders for pick-up before they arrive at a brick-and-mortar restaurant location or for delivery by a driver via a digital platform: The mobile order-ahead market is expected to have a value of $38 billion by 2020.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Pedicab drivers in cities like Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C., can now accept credit and debit card payments thanks to mPOS systems that allow them to take cards while on-the-go. According to some recent projections, the mobile payments market is projected for some big growth over the next few years. Around the mPOS world.

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