CB Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The company maintains offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Boston, London, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The post Ontra, A Contract Management And Automation Services Provider, Raises $200M To Expand Operations appeared first on CB Insights Research. Want the full post? Become a CB Insights customer.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 17, 2017

Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston all have thriving fintech communities, and are definitely worth a trip for the invested fintech entrepreneur, but the U.S. is already seeing a cluster of other fintech hubs emerge. These cities boast strong tech communities, talent pools, good coffee, and cheaper rents.

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BankInovation

JULY 10, 2023

Using manual processes, fraud and digital teams at the Boston-based, $3 billion credit union worked overtime to fend off a series of attacks that Chief Operating Officer Traci Michel believed was enabled by generative AI tools. In one week in April, Metro Credit Union received more than 450 fraudulent account opening applications.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 24, 2019

Radius Bank, a one-branch Boston-based community bank with $1.2 As big banks try to win over customers with digital upgrades that resemble slick user interfaces from fintech startups, community banks are looking at new ways to keep pace with customer expectations. Many are seeing partnerships as the path to growth.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

CoinMarketCap, which is a source for digital currency prices and exchange trading volume, will be kept operating as an independent business entity. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is lengthening its timeframe to approve or reject operations by a tZERO-affiliated security token exchange, per a release.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

In today’s top news, Apple will end its practice of taking a commission from streaming platforms operating on its devices, and Softbank pulled out of its $3 billion deal to purchase WeWork. Plus, the Boston Federal Reserve Chief said the U.S. Boston Fed Chief Rosengren Expects Jobless Rate To ‘Rise Dramatically’.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

To illustrate how AI adoption is playing out in the field, the November Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker® contains a deep dive on the efforts of the Colorado-based Boston Market chain. I believe AI is the future of the restaurant sector, and it will help [us] run smoother, sell more and be more profitable.”.

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TheGuardian

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Speaking at an event in Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, Jamie Dimon referred to the fact that the bank began operating in China in 1921, the same year as the Communist party. Continue reading.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 17, 2018

At the JPMorgan Technology, Media and Communications conference in Boston yesterday, Kelly said: Remember blockchain actually is not very good about facilitating low-value high-volume scale transactions, which is the core of what we do. […].

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

What The Restaurant Group wants to do is lower its rent in 85 locations to keep them operating. There is one shining light in the company’s operations: the pan-Asian brand Wagamama, which has performed well since the Restaurant Group bought it in 2018. All told, the group could be left with 160 locations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Simon owns such properties as the upscale Copley Place in Boston. A SPAC, or blank-check company, has no commercial operations, but is formed to raise cash and go shopping for an existing company or companies to acquire. The new company will be a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Simon Property Group Acquisition.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

ShipMonk has pulled in $290 million in a funding round led by Boston-based Summit Partners as part of an expansion effort. The ShipMonk funding is part of a surge in cash going to such B2B companies as GoSite , which targets small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) that are moving operations online.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Santander Bank has announced three high-level appointments, two overseeing lending operations and another overseeing marketing, according to a press release. We want to become closer to our customers, and these new leaders will help us build an operating model that matches our customer-first mindset,” he added.

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PYMNTS

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. London regulators refused to renew the ride-hailing company’s operating permit over safety concerns and drivers using false identities. . …

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Amazon also announced six new Alexa healthcare skills from healthcare providers, payors, pharmacy benefit managers and digital health coaching companies that are now operating in Amazon’s HIPAA-eligible environment.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Plus, Amazon has put some hiring on hold for its Alexa operation. Amazon has put some hiring on hold in its Alexa operation amid the pandemic. Jim Cunha, senior vice president of secure payments and FinTech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, tells Karen Webster why the Fed is working with MIT to explore digital dollars.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2020

Atul Gawande will resign as Haven’s CEO to serve as chairman of its board of directors, the Boston-based organization announced on Wednesday (May 13). A search for a new CEO is underway while Mitch Betses, chief operating officer, manages day to day operations. s Optum unit.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Such has been the case for Boston wine bar haley.henry , an eatery known for small plates, tinned fish and all-natural, small-batch wines shipped from all over the world. The pandemic has been fundamentally disruptive for restaurants, requiring rapid pivots — mostly on the fly.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

The New York-based company owns and operates fast-casual restaurants including some Five Guys locations, Melt Shop and The Little Beet. . West Palm Beach, Florida-based TooJay’s Original Gourmet Deli, which operates 24 restaurants, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. restaurants to reopen, but the rest are at risk.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

It’s a hungry brand, gobbling up three different food delivery competitors in the last quarter alone: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and most recently, Yelp’s Eat24. OrderUp does, however, continue to operate in 11 markets, which license the platform’s technology and mobile app, though they may not be doing business under its name.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 18, 2017

Can Wal-Mart’s Expensive New E-Commerce Operation Compete With Amazon? were put in charge of Wal-Mart’s entire domestic e-commerce operation, overseeing more than 15,000 employees in Silicon Valley, Boston, Omaha, and its home office in Arkansas. It’s a benchmark article showing how an incumbent giant finds it hard to adapt.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

Boston-based Advent International , a global private equity firm focused on overseas buyouts, has purchased a stake in the United Kingdom’s parcel delivery group Hermes for 1 billion euros ($1.3 But the firm said it cannot predict how a global economic downturn would impact consumer spending or how badly it could hurt its operations. “I

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American Banker

JANUARY 25, 2021

Nitin Mhatre, who ran Webster's consumer and business banking operations, will become the company's third CEO in less than three years.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Recent data indicated that 82 percent of SMBs shutter in their first year because of poor cash management operations. As SMBs seek opportunities to expand their operations, and reach new customers and markets, they will need the right spend and workforce tools to ensure funds are spent appropriately.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

“By integrating with their technology, we’re delivering more tools and capabilities for these merchants and operators to sell more tickets while delivering a great experience for our customers.”. Hundreds of resellers are part of the Redeam global platform, including popular attractions, theme parks, museums and more.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

More consumers mean more sales – and more sales means growth, expansion, jobs and prosperity for the business, its workforce and the local economy in which it operates. The owner of an upscale hair salon in Boston is an example of a business living this reality. Social proof can also work in reverse. Saving Main Street.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

Halfway through the year, the company began winding down the number of cities in which it operated, shutting down in major markets like Boston, Chicago and New York City. GM said the decision came down to an evaluation of how the service was doing. Early in 2019, the head of Maven left her post.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

And restaurant operators are aware. 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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

percent through 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group. Revenue growth in the business payments sector is expected to grow by around 5.6 AvidXchange has ranked among the fastest-growing companies in North America on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 for the past six years, the company said in a blog post last month.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2017

a premium outerwear brand known for its goose-down jackets with fur-trimmed hoods, has announced that it plans to open three more retail locations in the fall: in Boston, Calgary and Tokyo. The new Boston Canada Goose store will be located in the urban, upscale Prudential Center shopping mall. Canada Goose Holdings Inc.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The news comes as CVS is testing a program in Boston in which customers get free delivery on prescriptions and online purchases, among other perks. It is forcing the drugstore operators to think outside the box when it comes to launching services and making deals.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Four former eBay employees have agreed to plead guilty next month in federal District Court in Boston, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling tweeted Wednesday (Sept. The four defendants who confessed to cyberstalking and intimidating the couple and will plead guilty on Oct.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

Wynn Resorts runs the Encore and Wynn properties on the Strip as well as properties in Macau and the Encore Boston Harbor. Even with the challenges of online gaming disbursements, the latest results from a major gaming operator illustrates the financial impact of COVID-19 on casinos as they grapple with virus-related closures.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

. “Designed to allow our corporate customers to stay ahead of the evolving demands of their clientele, this innovative cash management API also supports businesses in their digital transformation and daily operation optimization,” she stated. Bank Of Thailand Readies New Infrastructure. Federal Reserve Tackles Fraud Across Rails.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said, “To date, U.S. Consumers can now use their bank accounts to make payments while also viewing the account balance directly,” Arjun Kakkar, vice president of strategy and operations for Ekata, told PYMNTS. It’s part of that “stand back” posture the Boston Fed noted in its March brief.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

But despite the recent rise in cases in several parts of the country, New York has been preparing for the fourth wave of its reopening strategy on Monday (July 20), which would allow for malls and cultural institutions to open, although indoor operations will remain closed.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The Instant Payments Solution platform from SIBS, launched in 2018 to ensure instant payments processing at a national level, is now also providing these operations between European financial institutions. In the U.S.,

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