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Retail Banks Branch Out With Video Technology, Bold Colors — and Few Tellers

The Financial Brand

This article Retail Banks Branch Out With Video Technology, Bold Colors — and Few Tellers appeared first on The Financial Brand. Here's how seven community banks and credit unions are modernizing their branch networks with crucial — and sexy — technology.

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Can Robots Be The Future Of College Food Delivery?

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Students, staff and faculty at George Mason University, which is in Northern Virginia, can now order food and drinks through with the help of food service company Sodexo and robotics firm Starship Technologies. The aim is to serve students, who may be open to using the technology. CPG Brands Tap Into Robotics Technology.

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LG Pay Goes Live In The US On Select Phones

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.” Available nearly anywhere Mastercard and Visa are accepted, LG Pay is based on wireless magnetic communication technology, which lets users make purchases by touching their smartphone to traditional credit card payment terminals. Bank and Virginia Credit Union, with additional institutions expected later this year.

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Retail Pulse: Walgreens To Test Drone Deliveries; Walmart To Relaunch Scoop

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Walgreens , in one case, plans to pilot drone deliveries in Christiansburg, Virginia starting in October by partnering with Wing, a member of the Alphabet family of companies. Christiansburg was chosen as the test market because Wing has been working with Virginia Tech in nearby Blacksburg to pilot the drone deliveries.

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Smoothie Order-Ahead Via Robotics

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The technology was just deployed at the University of San Francisco (USF), and Jain sees it coming to food service environments such as college and company cafeterias along with supermarkets, airports and health clubs (in essence, public places where people go and expect food). Technology ties it all together. The Robotics Market.

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Retail Pulse: CVS, UPS Test Drone Potential; Birchbox Grows Walgreens Partnership

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The city was chosen as the test market because Wing already had a relationship with Virginia Tech, which is in nearby Blacksburg, to test the delivery drones in the U.S. Authentic Brands bid about $271 million for Barneys New York, saying that it would make the store into a pop-up shop. per news in September.

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The United States Of Startups: The Most Well-Funded Tech Startup In Every US State

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In our latest map of the most well-funded American tech startup in each state, some companies with the deepest pockets were found in Florida ( Magic Leap , $1.89B), Virginia ( OneWeb , $2.2B), Utah ( Domo , $698M), and Illinois ( Avant , $655M). Acumen Brands. Tilson Technology Management. Weather Decision Technologies.