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JUNE 21, 2018

Uber , the ride-hailing company, has facilitated more than $600 million of payments in the form of tips to its drivers since it launched its in-app tipping service for drivers in 2017. Lyft , noted the report, is operating in fewer markets than Uber — Lyft is in the U.S. and Canada while Uber has operations around the world.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the day’s top payments and commerce news. 11), touting the success of the operation four years after its launch. The program is based on its previous efforts to invest in urban renewal, including the $150 million investment it made in Detroit in 2014. reported Reuters.

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MARCH 24, 2020

Both chains are among the many that have had to close stores and slow operations as COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, necessitates less in-person contact amid its contagious tendencies. Detroit-based Bedrock is waiving rent and fees for three months. Mattress Firm and Subway are among the major U.S.

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APRIL 13, 2017

In a press release , the companies said the combined business will operate under the GSTV brand and deliver 3.3 billion annual impressions through more than 18,000 locations in all 50 states by year’s end. “We

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APRIL 29, 2019

The news is just the latest effort toward self-driving cars from big players in the automotive, payments and commerce industries. Not only that, but Waymo, a company under the umbrella of Alphabet, which owns Google, has picked a Detroit factory to make self-driving cars.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

Volkswagen has a $4 billion plan for connected and autonomous vehicle technology, one that includes a proprietary software operating system and will support car sharing, delivery and other services. A “new software operating system, to be known as ‘vw.OS’ … will be introduced in VW brand electric cars from 2020 onwards.”.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The worlds of drones and 5G mobile network technology – two of the most promising trends in digital payments and commerce – are colliding. UPS , too, is going down the drone path – one that Amazon pioneered for retail delivery uses – and is seeking a certification to operate commercial drone flights. The company applied to the U.S.

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JULY 21, 2017

According to Tech Crunch , the money was raised from Techstars, Detroit Venture Partners, Fontinalis Partners and Rosecliff Ventures. It is currently operating in New York, Chicago and Boston, but has received driver requests from 49 U.S. On the top of the display case are a URL and identification number that is unique to each car.

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MARCH 14, 2017

The new funding also saw participation from CU Solutions Group, Baird Capital, Detroit Venture Partners and Invest Michigan, the company said, adding that the round follows its self-funded $2 million in seed financing. “We

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JUNE 21, 2019

West Elm, another furniture store, says it will open its first hotel next year — later than originally planned — but has locations coming in Detroit; Minneapolis; Indianapolis; Oakland, Calif.; and Portland, Maine. Unattended Retail.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

For its part, Luckin has 4,507 self-operated stores as of the close of last year. According to the PYMNTS Automated Retail Tracker , “Kiosks are increasingly popular sales channels and are being leveraged to facilitate everything from real estate purchases to bill payments. states and 24 countries.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Such services are gaining ground at sports venues, too, with teams such as the Detroit Lions rolling out options that help fans skip long lines and avoid missing big plays. The company assigns a manager to oversee operations at each site as well as food runners if the venue’s staff cannot handle delivery. How FanFood works .

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Food truck operators are increasingly investing in mPOS systems to serve these hungry and hurried diners, opting for offerings that accept a wide range of payment methods at a moment’s notice. has meant adapting to their payment habits. mPOS keeps meals (and workers) moving. “But,

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Sears Holdings is reportedly working with boutique consulting firm M-III Partners to prepare a bankruptcy filing as it faces a large debt payment. 15), Sears CEO Edward Lampert could make the payment. In September , Amazon and Whole Foods Market brought the service to Ann Arbor, Detroit, Jacksonville, Milwaukee, Madison, Omaha, St.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Based in Detroit, Michigan, Little Caesars has stores in all 50 U.S. News surfaced in March that the AI-powered personalization platform operator Dynamic Yield was being acquired by McDonald’s. DoorDash will cover roughly 90 percent of Little Caesars’ Canada and U.S. states and 24 countries.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

Milne wrote that the investment will be used to expand Dwolla’s sales and account management operations in Des Moines, Iowa. The round featured participation from Detroit Venture Partners, Firebrand Ventures, High Alpha, Ludlow Ventures, and Next Level Ventures, and brings Dwolla’s total capital to just over $39 million. .”

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Clients can view the full list of 150+ cashier-free retail operators here. Some historians date its existence to over 2,000 years ago: texts from ancient Greece describe a coin-operated machine for dispensing holy water in temples. Today, Amazon operates four Amazon Go stores: 3 in Seattle and 1 in Chicago. Companies to watch.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

NACTO has other partnerships, including one with scooter company Lime that allows it to provide anonymized scooter use data to the government of Detroit. All of its data is fine-tuned to operate on NACTO’s SharedStreets data standard. Remix creates visualizations .

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MARCH 17, 2017

Autobooks provides online banking platforms with solutions tailored to the SME crowd, including accounting and payments. According to Dyadic, the funds will go toward marketing and sales efforts as it looks to expand across North America. SME Banking. Venture capitalists at Draper Triangle led a $5.5 ServiceTitan.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Instead, VCs leaned conservatively toward a mix of B2B FinTechs operating in the financial management space for small businesses (SMBs) and in the treasury management market for mid-level and larger enterprises. Once again, alternative finance generated the most backing from investors this week — though not from venture capitalists (VCs).

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JULY 9, 2018

Will younger consumers ever know the unique joy of learning to drive on a gas-guzzling Detroit beater — one of those big cars that were more like boats than automobiles , and which might have left one stranded on a Friday date night because of an ill-timed radiator leak? Probably not.

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JUNE 17, 2020

In some cases, the technological changes inspired by Covid-19 will come in the form of an acceleration of existing trends — for example, industrial automation and contactless payments. Contactless payments. VR has also helped businesses across industries keep operations running. Conversational AI/chatbots. Cloud call centers.

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