PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Additionally, of the more than 2,100 consumers surveyed, 57 percent of consumers said that the availability of digital payment options would impact their choices of where to shop. As many as 40 percent of individuals are shopping online more often, which of course means they are shopping in stores less often.

Boston 233

Boston System Online Payments 233

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. This newfound friction is the result of the City of Boston passing a bill that bans plastic bags and gives merchants the right to charge for ones made of paper. A 2012 survey presented by the U.K.

Regulation 181

Regulation Boston Cards Innovation 181

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

And while partnerships, collaboration and internal product development have helped banks to improve their reputations for innovation among their corporate clients, a new report from Boston Consulting Group says it’s not enough. The analysis was drawn from a survey of 300 business banking units ranging in size.

Survey 109

Survey Regional America Boston 109

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

AE Events , a respected Boston-based event planning firm, is using one of the major card brands to empower field managers in the kinetic events industry. That’s not unusual for SMBs and paper-based operations, as recent surveys have shown. Complications arise with billing and payments – it’s generally accepted as a fact of life.

Management 130

Management Las Vegas Cards Taxes 130

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

“The IRS is committed to fairness in the tax system, and we want to remind people across all income categories that they need to file their taxes,” said Paul Mamo, director of collection operations for the agency’s small business and self-employed division. The Do Not Call Registry is not the only factor in play.

Taxes 141

Taxes Boston Florida Course 141

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

As a result of the historic pace of vaccine development through Operation Warp Speed and careful logistics planning, the FAA today is supporting the first mass air shipment of a vaccine," the agency said in a statement on Friday (Nov. According to PYMNTS data , when surveyed directly, 38.4 But will people take it when it arrives?

Arizona 160

Arizona Survey Boston Examples 160

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

The stores are part of the retailer’s strategy to have up to 1,500 locations operating throughout the country by the conclusion of next year. According to previous reports, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, North Carolina, and Ohio are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020.

Atlanta 131

Atlanta Houston Fort Worth North Carolina 131

PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

The latest Restaurant Readiness Index revealed that kiosks are seeing the strongest growth among the nine in-store technologies surveyed by PYMNTS’ analysis. The restaurant, Spyce , is set to open this spring in central Boston. QSRs also embraced popular third-party technology as part of their operations, including at kiosks.

Innovation 105

Innovation Study Google Survey 105

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

And the depth and breadth of that consumer changeover has made itself seen in PYMNTS’ six months of consumer surveys , and in our latest round of data. Many of the Main Street businesses, which were once options for consumers, have closed or operate with limited hours and inventory,” Webster noted. The Power of Persistence.

Retail 220

Retail Study Report Boston 220

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

74 and 31 : Those are the numbers of company-owned and franchised restaurants, respectively, that Boston-based sandwich chain Cosi operated in 15 states before it filed for bankruptcy. $1 Luckily, the PYMNTS 11 is here to break it all down.

ATM 100

ATM Boston Survey Security 100

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Source: PYMNTS.com survey of 2,683 consumers conducted between Nov. Source: PYMNTS.com survey of 7,585 consumers conducted in October 2020. Source: PYMNTS.com survey of 2,683 consumers conducted between Nov. Source: PYMNTS.com survey of 2,185 consumers conducted on Aug. 23-25, 2020. Usage Summary. 23-25, 2020.

Apple 227

Apple Study Innovation Survey 227

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

According to a recent survey from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), profits among the world’s corporate banking institutions is significantly declining – but digitization could halt that trend. But a survey published last week, conducted by Unisys Corporation, suggests banks are struggling.

blockchain 171

blockchain Lending User Experience Mobile 171

Bank Innovation

APRIL 13, 2016

Last week, we took a cursory survey of startups working to fill the under-leveraged niches of the fintech world.

Analytics 150

Analytics Survey Course Fintech 150

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2016

“The idea of curbside pickup is that shoppers are demanding the ability to get purchases however they want and wherever they want,” said Laura Kennedy, director of retail insights at Boston-based Kantar Retail. “A The data show that operating earnings from sales have declined by up to 25 percent as a result of a shift from in-store to online.

St. Louis 102

St. Louis Retail Dallas Mobile 102

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, Gradifi’s new CEO David Chang — all of a week and a half in his role and a PayPal alum (where he helmed that firm’s Boston office) — said that all too often in conversation with young borrowers, it becomes apparent that debt is steering their career choices.

Study 170

Study United States Boston Millennials 170

PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

In fact, in its founding days back in 2002, Wayfair fit comfortably in the spare bedroom of Conine’s Boston-area home. As of now, the firm is looking to branch out from its Copley Place headquarters in downtown Boston and into a neighboring building that reportedly has enough space to accommodate it.

Boston 100

Boston Online Data Retail 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Happy Returns currently has seven Return Bars operating in five major cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington, D.C., The current plans, which are being finalized, call for new Return Bars in Dallas, New York City, Atlanta and Boston. and Houston. Happy Returns will also be growing in its existing markets.

Los Angeles 107

Los Angeles San Francisco Retail New York City 107

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2017

Jim Harper, CEO of Sonde Health in Boston, which is working on voice tests to monitor for postpartum depression, Parkinson’s and dementia, was quoted as saying: “We’re trying to make this ubiquitous and universal by engineering a technology that allows our software to operate on mobile phones and a range of other voice-enabled devices.”.

Google 100

Google Study Boston New York 100

Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

But in today’s world of proliferating digital devices and communication options, customer contact centers, once operating primarily as telephone switchboards, are turning into full-service and multichannel communication hubs. A recent ICBA poll found that 16 percent of member community banks operate contact centers. 1% Don’t know.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Operations Retail 70

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2016

These programs — which include apps like GrubHub, Foodler, Favor, Seamless and DoorDash – operate independently of merchants, acting as middlemen between in-home consumers and various eateries. According to Duncan, Favor fields inquiries surrounding both its own operations and mishaps that are the restaurants’ responsibilities.

Resources 102

Resources Operations Technology Boston 102

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Vodafone is the third-largest mobile operator in the U.K. Operator East Japan Railway Company alone served 17.4 In London too, Apple Pay works on the Underground, buses and trains, and the company is keen to serve Boston, New York and other cities with tap-and-pay mobile services. .” The news from the U.K.

Mobile 100

Mobile Payments Apple Samsung 100

NCR

JULY 27, 2016

Ahead of the actual Brexit vote, consulting firm Boston Consulting Group surveyed some 360 decision makers from banks in the UK, USA and Germany on what might happen if the British people actually did opt to leave the EU. Many representatives of this industry were vociferous in their opposition to leaving the EU.

Survey 40

Survey Regulation Boston Industry 40

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Any number of surveys also show that regardless of contrary news headlines, consumers trust banks most with their payments and identity information. Consumer studies the Boston firm has conducted indicate increasing mobile-banking adoption and awareness and use of mobile remote-deposit capture applications. Today’s mobile options.

Mobile 105

Mobile Community Bank Community Technology 105

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

In June, less than half of SMBs surveyed by PYMNTS said they would survive into summer 2022 — as of the close of 2020, that figure is now up to 54 percent. According to PYMNTS data, more than 60 percent of Main Street firms have at least three channels operating to drive sales: online, at physical stores and mobile.

Maine 169

Maine Philadelphia Community Boston 169

Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The biggest knock on multifactor authentication is inconvenience, according to Joel Williquette, ICBA’s senior vice president of operational risk policy. Source: The Harris Poll, 2018 survey. People used to say, ‘It’s not the crime; it’s the cover-up,’” says Seth Berman, a partner at Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP in Boston.

Community 139

Community Community Bank social media Security 139

PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2017

In a survey conducted by Saxo ahead of the event, a third of businesses said they plan to move operations out of the U.K., Earlier this year at the World Economic Forum, top bankers acknowledged that it was time for some operations to exit from the U.K. and half said they plan to switch financial partners, following Brexit.

Payments 104

Payments Survey Boston Operations 104

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

A look at some of its latest moves — a survey backed by fresh PYMNTS data and statistical analysis of Amazon’s strength in consumer spending — gives strong ideas of where the eCommerce operator is headed. The eCommerce operator will account for an estimated 2.2 Amazon Healthcare. Amazon Healthcare Growth. percent in 2017 and 1.3

Retail 108

Retail Operations Analysis Boston 108

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Because Ollie’s food is packaged fresh and doesn’t use preservatives, the firm doesn’t just specialize in making dog foods, it also specializes in running cold-chain, or temperature-controlled operations out of its three distribution centers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Reno, Oklahoma; and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Oklahoma 139

Oklahoma Oklahoma City New Jersey Philadelphia 139

PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

Analysts at Boston Consulting Group estimated earlier this year that novel digital financial services platforms like ePayments, cross-border transactions and supply chain financing will yield nearly a third of corporate banking revenue. Corporate banking is a significant part of this digital transformation.

Data 100

Data Management Analytics Compliance 100

CB Insights

JULY 17, 2018

Each of the 11 restaurant concepts we surveyed reveals something vital about how casual dining and fast food is changing. Vegan fast casual: By Chloe (NYC, Boston, LA, Providence, London). The restaurant has 12 current locations, in New York, LA, Providence, Boston, and most recently London, and another 20 are planned.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco California United States CA 69

Banking 2020

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Those numbers are sure to grow, as surveys suggest that millennials are more likely to avoid traditional 9-to-5 jobs in favor of being entrepreneurs. In order to maximize training and knowledge sharing, the ability to offer a single platform across segments provides a way to simplify and leverage operational support.

How To 40

How To Training Boston Millennials 40

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

Many companies that have already returned to work are using apps and daily health surveys to screen employees before arrival. The company is employing its own Work.com solution, through which employees take a 5-question “Daily Wellness Check-In” survey, to ensure safety. Source: Wellable.

Meeting 101

Meeting Tools Survey Company 101

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. Get exclusive access to our survey of 677 corporate strategy executives. There were great, successful companies.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

From my informal survey, that seems to be a mixed bag – and one of Messenger’s core business challenges, commerce notwithstanding. Another study done by a Boston University professor suggested that music itself is a marketing platform for alcohol. Creating context for those consumers is critical to driving commerce.

Branding 100

Branding Payments Los Angeles Innovation 100

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

State Bank of Texas, led by president Sushil Patel (center), has a niche working with hospitality customers like Reena and Arun Patel, who own and operate a La Quinta hotel in Dallas. The bank also helped hotel operators obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Photo: R.J. billion-asset, family-owned community bank.

Community Bank 209

Community Bank Community Texas Dallas 209

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

The consumers we studied in the How We Will Pay survey want the ability to buy things while doing other things: cooking, cleaning, watching the kids, watching TV, commuting, working, traveling. The Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston, by contrast, gets me far less excited, even though I use it a lot. From LA to San Francisco.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205