CB Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Given the brutal odds of getting funding — and even tougher odds of exiting — we analyzed the VC funding funnel by region to see what percentage of companies in each region were able to raise funding between Series A through Series E rounds, and what percentage ultimately exited. Want the full expert post?

Boston 70

Boston New York Regional Capital 70

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The numbers are consistent across major racial and ethnic groups, genders, city and rural residents in the nation’s four regions. Last week, despite a better than expected jobs report, Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren told CNBC a full recovery will not be possible until COVID-19 is under control. “We

Study 131

Study Boston Millennials Survey 131

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The ECB commentary, we contend, solidifies at least some regional approaches to CBDCs, but retail use cases may be gaining favor. He said that a wholesale CBDC, “restricted to a limited group of financial counterparties, would be largely business as usual.”.

Boston 227

Boston Retail Meeting Maine 227

NCR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

At the moment, some parts of this region are still heavily cash dependent, with research from McKinsey and Capgemini suggesting just two per cent of transactions in emerging nations of Asia-Pacific were cashless last year – though this rises to 35 per cent in developed countries. With more than 1.3 India set for a digital boom.

Regional 75

Regional Payments National Boston 75

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2016

These new cities will join the AmazonFresh family cities/regions of Northern Virginia, Boston, Baltimore, London, Seattle, New York, Philadelphia, Stamford, Trenton, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose and Stockton. Amazon announced yesterday (Oct.

San Diego 100

San Diego San Jose Los Angeles San Francisco 100

Payments Source

JANUARY 25, 2017

Boston-based Buildium, which provides a software platform for real estate property managers, has expanded its ePay online payment service to Canada, marking the first region outside the U.S. where Buildium supports electronic payments.

Online 60

Online Boston Payments Regional 60

American Banker

OCTOBER 21, 2016

lender's expansion into Boston. Webster Financial's profits barely grew in the third quarter from a year earlier, as solid revenue gains were offset by increased costs from the Waterbury, Conn.,

Boston 28

Boston Regional National 28

American Banker

APRIL 19, 2016

million in the first quarter, but expenses related to its expansion in Boston and an uptick in net chargeoffs kept profits flat. Revenue at Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., hit a record $240.6

Boston 28

Boston Regional National Strategy 28

Chris Skinner

MARCH 27, 2017

The GFCI rates 88 financial centres and finds the top ten are: London New York Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo San Francisco Chicago Sydney Boston Toronto Updated every six months, the main headlines of this half year are: Brexit and the US election have had a significant impact. Of the 29 GFCI centres in the region, 16 declined and 12 rose.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles New York San Francisco Maine 150

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

22), Boston Consulting Group has estimated that that demand for luxury items could underpin a spending boost on the order of 30 percent as the Chinese economy rebounds. And yet, overall spending across the luxury industry could shrink by as much as 45 percent through 2020, as other regions and countries – Europe and the U.S.

Retail 169

Retail Boston Groups Regional 169

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has released a new report that suggests corporate bankers may be able to halt shrinking profits through digital transformation. The trend is even worse among Western European FIs, with shrinking profits prevalent among 57 percent of institutions in this region, reports said.

Boston 109

Boston Survey Digital Strategies Regional 109

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Levenson, director of the SEC’s Boston regional office, the department which investigated the overcharges. Pyszka, associate director of the SEC’s Chicago regional office, which investigated the GovEx-related disclosure failures.

Boston 101

Boston Chicago Regional Security 101

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Among the nonprofits working to feed local communities this holiday season is the The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) , which provides food services to 190 cities and towns in the eastern Massachusetts region. These organizations face increased demand during the holidays — when they deliver food to communities in need.

Tools 141

Tools Boston Cards Management 141

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

That is partly because Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post and has a house in the region. Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. However, the suburbs of Montgomery County, Maryland and Northern Virginia, along with the District of Columbia, have “long been speculated to be frontrunners,” according to the paper.

District of Columbia 135

District of Columbia Indianapolis New York City Columbus 135

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

The service launches Thursday (April 11) in Boston, Austin and Rochester after a pilot in Sacramento and Buffalo, among other places. As On-Demand becomes available in more regions, we’ll be connecting with the community to listen, support, and continue building the best possible product experience for shoppers,” Hahn said.

Sacramento 100

Sacramento Austin Boston Regional 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

“As alleged in our complaint, these investments were sold as a chance to get in early with a seemingly promising FinTech company,” said Paul Levenson, director of the SEC’s Boston Regional Office, in a press release announcing the charges.

Boston 126

Boston Security Fintech Maine 126

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

cut 22 percent and Regions Financial Corp. Bank of America is expanding this year into Pittsburgh, while JPMorgan will open as many as 400 branches over five years into cities like Boston and Washington, D.C. From mid-2012 to mid-2017, Capital One Financial Corp. cut 32 percent of its branches, SunTrust Banks Inc. cut 12 percent.

Mobile 109

Mobile America Boston Survey 109

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

Whole Foods Market South Region President Bobby Turner said, according to the outlet, “Whole Foods Market Midtown will be a true gathering space for the community.” The company has locations in cities like cities such as Boston, and Los Angeles, New York, among others.

Los Angeles 116

Los Angeles Atlanta Boston Community 116

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

billion deal on Tuesday (April 21) for a minority stake in Indian telecom startup Reliance Jio, giving the social media giant a larger foothold in the region. Maven had already began winding down the number of cities in which it operated, shutting down in major markets like Boston, Chicago and New York City. Facebook closed a $5.7

New York City 132

New York City social media Boston Chicago 132

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Super Bowl LI is less than 24 hours away from kicking off and deciding once and for all which city is better — Atlanta or Boston (though obviously it’s Boston — since the global headquarters for PYMNTS.com is located here). And then there’s Tom Brady.

Boston 100

Boston San Francisco Houston Georgia 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Super Bowl LI is less than 24 hours away from kicking off and deciding once and for all which city is better — Atlanta or Boston (though obviously it’s Boston — since the global headquarters for PYMNTS.com is located here). And then there’s Tom Brady.

Boston 100

Boston San Francisco Houston Georgia 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Suppose a regional fashion retailer with an eCommerce presence has 100,000 customers in its data base. Example: There was a recent TED talk in which Boston Consulting Group’s Sylvain Duranton took on the task of mixing human and AI decisioning to free companies from what he called the “algocracy” of AI dominance.

Retail 203

Retail Boston Data Trends 203

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 28, 2019

Laura Fiene will serve as West Regional Director. McCray has 15 years of experience in diversity practice and management, most recently as the Assistant Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Fiene joined the CFPB in 2011.

Leadership 60

Leadership Boston Policies Regional 60

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston. Behind Regions Bank’s AI-Powered Digital-First Push. Deutsche Bank told U.K. regulators that it still has ongoing problems processing high-value payments despite more than three years of remediation efforts. These services are highly popular, with an estimated 41.2

Google 139

Google Payments Apple cryptocurrency 139

American Banker

OCTOBER 13, 2021

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Washington 74

Washington Regional Dallas Boston 74

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2017

That is slightly less than the number of people living in Brooklyn today (though still more than the approximately 700,000 people currently living in Boston). For those of you driving in Boston for the first time, well, buckle up and good luck. As a point of comparison, the population of the whole 13 colonies in 1776 was 2.5

United States 125

United States Boston Comparison National 125

PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

DeWitt stated on the call that LevelUp, a seven-year-old firm based in Boston, serves 200 regional and national brands, with a point-of-sale (POS) approach that seeks to replicate each brand’s experience online. The CFO said it is “not a demand-generating” tool like Grubhub but is focused instead on POS integration.

Boston 100

Boston Branding Online Regional 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Among the nonprofits working to feed local communities this holiday season is the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), which offers food services to 190 cities and towns in the eastern Massachusetts region. These organizations face higher demand during the holidays — when they deliver food to communities in need. .

United States 130

United States Community Payments Massachusetts 130

PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2016

This marks a milestone for this digital currency company, which has rapidly been making a name for itself in the FinTech ecosystem in the region. Circle is a Boston-based startup that has major VC backers, along with big banks like Goldman Sachs and Digital Currency Group as an investment firm backer.

Payments 100

Payments blockchain Boston Bitcoin 100

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

Overall, sales were up 3 percent, and transactions were up 1 percent in the Asia-Pacific region as a whole. Over the next several weeks, delivery services via Uber Eats are on deck to roll out in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. Sales in Europe, Africa and the Middle East were all down by 1 percent.

Mobile 162

Mobile Los Angeles San Francisco Miami 162

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. ” Positive Developments, New Opportunities.

Survey 109

Survey Regional America Boston 109

PYMNTS

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. Yet many are also questioning the sustainability of the meal kit model – and not just environmentally speaking, but business-wise. she said — though local food can still be difficult to get.

Boston 102

Boston Regional System Online 102

American Banker

MARCH 23, 2016

Santander Bank in Boston said Wednesday that it has hired two regional market presidents who formerly worked for JPMorgan Chase: Sarah Lindstrom and Elsie Leon-Cruz.

Boston 28

Boston Regional Marketing National 28

American Banker

MAY 4, 2021

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Boston 31

Boston Regional 31

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

This report purports that technology is the game changer when it comes to bridging the gap between the startup-heavy places, like Silicon Valley and Boston, and the rest of the world. The technology industry currently sits at 4.5 percent of the $100 trillion gross domestic product (GDP), whereas it was just 2 percent of it in 1992.

Report 108

Report Los Angeles San Francisco Boston 108

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. The 350,000-square-foot facility is planned for Westborough, Massachusetts, a community roughly 35 miles west of Boston. Amazon’s Big Robotics Investment .

Apple 101

Apple Massachusetts Data Cards 101

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

On Thursday, an Amazon spokesperson told Forbes the company does not engage in surge pricing, nor does it allow product prices to fluctuate based on region or delivery location. So far, however, the candidates (including Toronto, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Dallas and Denver) seem to suffer from the same shortcomings.

Seattle 110

Seattle Florida Denver Taxes 110