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With Curfews Descending, Uber And Others Suspend Services

PYMNTS

With curfews descending on some American cities due to violent clashes between law enforcement and protesters, Uber , Lyft and DoorDash have ceased operations during the curfew hours, CNBC reports. Now, Uber has suspended its operations in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco and parts of Minneapolis during the curfew hours for the time being.

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Einride Presses The Pedal On Autonomous Delivery

PYMNTS

Indeed, grocery is emerging as a main battleground for these early attempts at autonomous delivery. the grocery retailer, and Nuro, the SoftBank -backed robotics company, announced in March the launch of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. Grocery Battleground. For instance, Kroger Co., Freight Play.

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Path To World Series Brings Changes To Online Gambling

PYMNTS

But that doesn’t mean the money doesn’t flow during the baseball playoffs – evidence of that comes from Jim McIngvale, a Houston furniture store owner known as “ Mattress Mack ,” who just put $3.5 million on the Houston Astros to win the 2019 World Series. Payments Innovation. elections.”. elections.”. has added to that pressure.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

PYMNTS

The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. 5G Potential. 5G Potential. A glimpse of the 5G future recently came from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. cities by the end of 2019.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

In addition, they may consider focusing on these five critical areas: Improve Operating Leverage. To improve the quality of their earnings, banks need their number one focus to be on making their operations more efficient. To the extent projects improve operating leverage and the total experience, so much the better.

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More Retailers Are Checking Into Hotels In Search Of Innovation

PYMNTS

Luxury fitness brand Equinox is set next month to open its first hotel in New York City, “with more on the horizon in Seattle, Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles and Santa Clara, Calif.,” and Portland, Maine. according to the report. Unattended Retail.

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How ‘Butler Bells’ Improve Hospitality, Revenue In Restaurants, Hotels

PYMNTS

Our main intent is technology that increases human engagement and provides another engagement point with a person,” Kallpod COO Steven Barrow Barlow told PYMNTS.com in an interview. The device comes to the quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain after Joseph DeCola, a Houston franchise owner, spotted one while on vacation in Hawaii.)

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