PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

While most millennials were brought up in the age of the computer, baby boomers can remember a time when they weren’t surrounded by technology. Interestingly enough, recent Pew Research Center research shows these two groups are slowly becoming more similar to one another in terms of finance, living situations and their online presence.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Cosi, the Boston-based sandwich chain renowned for its flatbread sandwiches, filed for bankruptcy in a Boston courtroom. “Without technology, this industry is not going to move much further.” Fitch based its findings on a study of 30 recent retail bankruptcy cases involving a total of $10.5 billion in debt.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The digital transformation of the commerce ecosystem, which had been underway long before COVID-19 reared its ugly head, flipped into overdrive overnight, as consumers were forced to change their habits and shift almost everything they once did in real life to an online substitute. The Power of Persistence. It takes guts.

Retail 220

Retail Study Report Boston 220

NCR

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The growth of mobile banking over the last few years is a trend that should put the technology at the heart of every financial institution’s strategy. This is a message that US banks appear to be hearing loud and clear, at least according to the findings of a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

Passport has designed similar mobile applications for the transportation systems in Chicago, Toronto and Boston. The study found that both millennials and non-millennials want to use mobile to manage finances, and cash is becoming less important to both groups. But the similarities end there. Google Announces Android Instant Apps.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Large banks and nonbanks, merchants and technology companies are pressing to solidify their inroads into the financial transaction business. Research and everyday observation show how consumers are increasingly using mobile technologies. It’s become a familiar story, usually with a new splash. Ed Bachelder, payments consultant.

Mobile 105

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

When Raphael Reznek, CIO of Mascoma Bank, spoke about the biggest challenge to launch online account opening: "our internal culture". When Mike Butler, CEO of Radius Bank, spoke of technology experimentation and implementation: "you have to change the culture in the company". The buzzword of the show: Culture. Mike is from Cleveland.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

Also, Mintel’s Foodservice Trends 2016 report found that 77 percent of Americans said they would use online food delivery services. Of those who already utilize these store-to-door programs, the study found that 51 percent order meals from casual dining restaurants. Bridging the gap between restaurants and technology.

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Banking 2020

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Regardless of how and why they hit the market, some technology-driven innovations seem to lend themselves to particular vertical markets and/or disciplines. Wearable technologies? Yes, retail for sure—a quick search online turns up hundreds of stories about retail omni-channel. Social channels? There’s certainly a lot going on.

Retail 40

Retail Strategy Boston Industry 40

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

From the digitization of medical records to smart patient care platforms, technology is disrupting the healthcare industry. The Mayo Clinic Departments of Information Technology and Public Affairs teamed up with CFI to create the Mayo Clinic App. One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. Cardinal Health — Fuse. Founded: 2014.

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Innovation Cleveland New York New York City 73

Banking 2020

OCTOBER 20, 2015

All of this occurs in an environment where technology takes center stage and business owners may consume retail (for their personal accounts) as well as business services at a given financial institution. Some studies estimate that there are 28 million small businesses in the U.S., representing more than $6 trillion in revenue.

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PopularBank

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Laura studied finance and economics at the University of Alabama, where she credits her experience studying abroad in Madrid for giving her a “sense of adventure.” Did the program specifically relate to, or draw from, what you studied in college? Did the program specifically relate to, or draw from, what you studied in college?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

Their study concluded that routines are shaped by how the brain’s neurons process information about the cost and benefit of switching things up – or not, and sticking with the status quo. By ordering ahead using their phones, customers are simply applying their online shopping behavior to a new, and very habituated, use case.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Long before innovators began talking about the power of ecosystems to transform commerce, scientists spent centuries studying them under microscopes in their labs. Some spend much more in cities like Boston, New York and San Francisco. But that’s just one side of the Uber ecosystem. Fleets As The Fuel.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

This summer, Nike unveiled its latest brick-and-mortar venture in Los Angeles: Nike by Melrose, a physical store that uses local online shopping data to determine its in-store inventory. Learn about the technologies, innovations, and strategies that retailers can leverage during the holidays.

Retail 64

Retail Los Angeles Strategy Community 64

CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

E-commerce sales growth is pulling ahead of total retail sales ( 17% vs. 6% for year-over-year in Q4’17), and Amazon is controlling upwards of 40% of online sales in the US, according to the US Department of Commerce and Slice Intelligence, respectively. However, this isn’t the whole story. The new big-box store. Ikea as a model.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. “The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.”

Strategy 78

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CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

However, in the US, 2 out of 3 workers still feel uncomfortable returning to the workplace, according to a Qualtrics study. In this report, we dive into some of the technologies that will help address these concerns and influence the future of the office space, from autonomous cleaning solutions to people-counting sensors.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Company: AOptix Technologies. Select VC Investors: Bill Gates, CapX Partners, Constellation Technology Ventures. Company: Powa Technologies. The Nectar system had its roots at MIT’s Microsystems Technology Lab — and may have simply left the lab a few years too early. via Beta Boston. via TechCrunch. via Fortune.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

The How We Will Pay study, done in collaboration with Visa and published last fall, made this point quite vividly. In other words, pay no attention to the notion that voice assistants are these clunky, friction-filled technologies that have reached their peak. In the payments and commerce world, that’s not much time at all.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The feedback was eye-opening and generally the same: “Really great technology and vision. In our mission to deliver the best tea experience, we didn’t compromise on the Teforia Infuser technology, quality or the premium tea packaged within our Sips. But how does this become a platform?”… Product: Teforia Tea Infusor.

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