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TRENDING: mPOS And Transit: Where’s The Fit?

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In a partnership with Mobeewave and Global Payments, National Bank of Canada introduced the Easy Pay mPOS solution, which aims to enable merchants to accept contactless credit card and mobile wallet payments. Meanwhile, in the United States, mPOS is making its presence known among commuters in the Boston area.

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Uber Eats Says Customers Donated $3M To Help Unemployed Workers

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Uber Eats said it will send its matched portion to the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. As reported in early April, the National Restaurant Association created the fund to support U.S. As reported in early April, the National Restaurant Association created the fund to support U.S.

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Medical Tourism Explodes For Wealthy Chinese Patients

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So when Chinese citizen Guo Shushi’s stomach cancer was incurable in China and quickly killing him — Guo, with the help of a company that specializes in helping Chinese customers seek medical treatment abroad, was in Dana Farber in Boston being treated with an immunotherapy drug not currently available in China.

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Football Season To Kick Off New Payments Plays

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As new PYMNTS research documents, over the past year, 18 Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) arenas have deployed biometric solutions by CLEAR. For the 2019 NFL season – PYMNTS is based in Boston, so Go Pats! –

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Tech Hubs Face Prevalent Problem Of Package Thefts

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” In particular, a Shorr Packaging analysis suggests that tech hubs such as Silicon Valley, Boston and Seattle are particularly susceptible to thieves, as these areas face a particularly common problem with stolen packages. In order to arrive at its findings, the company analyzed Google search trends within the 50 largest U.S.

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Retail Personalization May Not Come Soon

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Research from Boston Retail Partners (BRP) and Manhattan Associates shows that while 70 percent of surveyed North American retailers understand the importance of personalization and are putting it at the top of their objectives list in 2017, many don’t have any actual plans to put the wheels in motion for a few years out.

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Curbside Creativity, Drive-Thru Delights Dominate Order-to-Eat

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That’s why the always resourceful restaurant sector went all-in on mobile order-ahead (MOA) and kept the nation fed while industry players looked for their next move. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.”. For those who operate restaurants or simply enjoy them, 2020 has been a nightmare.

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