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Path To World Series Brings Changes To Online Gambling

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It’s not exactly high time for legal online gambling yet – that comes in early 2020, with the Super Bowl and then the NCAA college basketball tournament – but the betting season is certainly heating up on more ways than one. And that new fuel comes as the legal online and mobile gambling industry in the U.S. Payments Innovation.

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How QSRs Bring Mobile And Digital Payments To The Table

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In the age of quick-service restaurant (QSR) dining technology innovation, restaurants are frantically looking into ways to provide consumers with mobile ordering bells and whistles like third-party payment integrations, rewards programs and surprise-and-delight offers. At the same time, dining platforms are expanding their offerings.

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5G, Biometrics Lead The Way At Mobile World Congress

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The next glimpse of the future of mobile commerce – and all its offshoots – took place this past week in Barcelona, where the product demonstrations and speakers’ comments at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) offered solid ideas about the development of 5G, the new wave of biometrics and other such areas. cities by the end of 2019.

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Retail Pulse: AMC Theatres Premieres Mobile Ordering, Papa John’s Teams With DoorDash

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News came this week, for instance, that AMC Theatres is rolling out food and beverage ordering through its mobile app to help consumers skip the line at the concession stand. As it stands, mobile ordering is available at the chain’s Denver, Boston and Houston locations — and more markets are said to be in the works for this year.

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Branching Out: Physical Locations Boost CUs' Digital Plans

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Houston-based First Service Credit Union has selected a third-party provider’s digital banking suite to enhance its members’ online access to financial services. As their members began shifting to online and mobile banking channels, CUs have been forced to compete with tech-savvy competitors such as challenger banks and FinTechs.

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Inside Chipotle’s Decade Of Digital-First Ordering Innovation

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A convenient and seamless ordering experience from online and mobile channels is essential for restaurant customers. The company has partnered with autonomous technology firm Nuro with plans to put driverless delivery vehicles to work in Houston, Texas, by the end of 2019. Chipotle Folds AI Into its Digital Offerings.

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How QSRs Are Enhancing The Dining Experience With Digital Innovations

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(However, they’re less enthusiastic about high-profile innovations such as mobile apps and kiosks.). Listed below are just some of the ways establishments are tapping into innovations like drive-thru pickup and mobile apps: Seventy-one percent of QSR managers say fast in-store pickup is important for future success.