PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The latest example of the power of those digitally-enabled innovative efforts comes from online freight marketplace operator Convoy. 13), the company has raised $400 million in funding round led by Generation Investment Management LLP and previous investor T. As The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Nov.

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MARCH 27, 2019

SigFig, a San Francisco fintech specializing in robo advice, today unveiled SigFig Atlas, an interactive platform for financial advice and software-guided sales that faces both retail banks and their customers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

San Francisco-based Salesforce is gearing up for expected COVID-19 vaccination campaigns by setting up Work.com for Vaccines, which will “help governments and healthcare organizations more safely and efficiently manage vaccine programs,” the company said in a press release.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Nigerian digital payments startup Paga is expanding its operations with the acquisition of Apposit , a software development startup based in Ethiopia, as reported on Wednesday (Jan. Speaking at Disrupt San Francisco , Oviosu announced Paga’s plans to expand globally. The amount paid for the acquisition was not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

Stripe, a technology company that allows businesses to make and receive online payments, has launched in five more European countries, the San Francisco firm announced Wednesday (May 27). The global payments company is now doing business in the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Malta.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

“We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. The financing is in addition to the liquidity provided by the $900 million asset-based lending led by Bank of America and a group of commercial banks.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The company operates a business verification platform allowing corporate customers, including B2B buyers and suppliers, to verify their business partners and mitigate risk. Detected operates a platform that uses data points to confirm a business's identity, location and other metrics that are continually updated.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Several companies have stepped up this week with some innovative remote solutions. Anine Bing tapped NewStore to leverage its cloud-based omnichannel order management system and mobile point of service offerings. “Operating a storefront in a major city like San Francisco isn’t cheap.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

The firm said it plans to focus on scaling up and product innovation, building out its staff, and strengthening marketing initiatives. Designed for the field services industry, Skynamo ’s offering connects businesses to a sales app and management solution while enabling sales representatives to reduce their reliance on paper.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Long before innovators began talking about the power of ecosystems to transform commerce, scientists spent centuries studying them under microscopes in their labs. Decomposer for innovator large or small, established or emerging. Some spend much more in cities like Boston, New York and San Francisco. Fleets As The Fuel.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Coca-Cola’s supply chain operations are run by an IT firm called Coke One North America (CONA), and the company recently had such a successful run with blockchain software provider SAP that it’s going to expand the program from two to 70 manufacturers, according to reports. . Those manufacturers deliver about 160,000 bottles a day.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2018

We’re partnering with Gusto because we have a shared vision for building innovative new solutions that help small businesses and accountants thrive in the new economy,” Xero Americas President Keri Gohman said in a press release. The partnership will allow Xero to deliver full-service payroll in all 50 U.S. states for the first time.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Linking financial institutions and corporates with its Banking-as-a-Service platform, ONPEX enables FIs to deploy cloud-based account and payment technology to digitize operations and enhance their cross-border corporate payment offerings. Also operating in the enterprise security space is Cequence Security, based in California.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

Airbnb managed to undercut a hotel industry that had been entrenched in global society for decades upon decades based on one simple principle: better lodgings at lower prices. That ethos still holds sway throughout much of Airbnb’s global operations , but for a few weeks in Rio, that book has been shotputted out of the window.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

“Some industry analysts have predicted that robotics in retail will be involved in more than three-quarters of logistics operations, with McKinsey estimating that autonomous vehicles will make up 80 percent of deliveries by 2025.”. It is also rising on the sales floor. COVID-19 would certainly fill the bill.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2019

The company is far from the only delivery aggregator in the game and they aren’t the best-known – DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates and Uber Eats all have bigger public profiles, and three-quarters of them were founded and are headquartered in San Francisco, the U.S. in San Diego. city where tech buzz is built most of the time.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

The data compiled into the beginning of the fourth quarter, and as reported by London & Partners and Innovate Finance, showed that more than $ 2 billion had been invested across 114 deals for firms based in that city. That was outpaced, perhaps not surprisingly, by San Francisco, but led New York. and to the EU.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2016

Westfield Corporation , which operates 32 gigantic shopping malls across America, has announced a partnership with advertising giant R/GA and 10 startups in hopes they will “grow innovative commerce and retail ideas.”. It’s focused on actual business development and pilots.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

and the small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) tasked with tidying messes have little tolerance for disarray in cash flow management and worker reimbursements. It uses a range of payment solutions to preserve efficient operations, quickly reimbursing workers and fueling its vehicle fleet. percent from 2014 to 2019.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2020

The March 2020 Order To Eat Tracker® , a PYMNTS and Paytronix collaboration, is packed with innovation news bringing an early thaw to Q1. To maximize customer value one order at a time, operators are integrating enhanced point-of-sale systems and features that cut overhead while and stimulate loyalty. Sous vide” Indeed.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Customer relationship management (CRM) firm Salesforce is expanding its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer customer service technology powered by artificial intelligence (AI), Salesforce said in a press release on Tuesday (Nov. 19-22 in San Francisco and New York City.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

DoorDash , the San Francisco-based prepared food delivery service, is planning to go public by year’s end, after filing confidentially in February. The PYMNTS Weekender is here to catch you up on the latest payments and commerce news. We have deep dives on retail’s digital D2C shift, blank-check companies, and DoorDash’s IPO plans.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

And Wells Fargo managed to slightly beat revenue predictions when it announced its earnings on Tuesday (Oct. From an operational and risk perspective, we’ve handled the inflows smoothly and without compromising our credit underwriting standards.”. Wells Says Today’s Costly Investments Is Tomorrow’s Innovation In Progress.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

So went the narrative, which formed the central thesis of a study about the regulated taxi industry in the City of San Francisco, which was presented to then-mayor of San Francisco and now Governor of California Gavin Newsom. How much less is unknown – there hasn’t been a medallion sold in San Francisco since 2016.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

Alexandra Ford English, director of operations for Ford’s autonomous vehicle business, said of its autonomous endeavors that “we’re making changes every day to our business model.” Consider the fact that in San Francisco, a permit system mandates that nine sidewalk delivery robots can be used in certain, defined locations in the city.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2017

“We did some research and found out that the majority of businesses in the beauty industry operate offline, without any software at all. still manage their bookings with pen and paper,” Shedul co-founder and CEO William Zeqiri said in an interview. A full 52 percent of salons in the U.S. Think OpenTable for beauty.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2018

Various types of consumers desire different ways to pay — the differences stemming from technological realities and cultural habits — and that has resulted in some 300 “significant” forms of local payment options operating around the world. Merchant Moves. And what might be the future of all that fragmentation? Customer support is also key.

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CB Insights

MARCH 20, 2019

China Development Bank Capital, Coatue Management, Hillhouse Capital Management, IDG Capital, Temasek Holdings, Tencent Holdings, Tiger Global Management. Select Investors: Cathay Innovation, Gaorong Capital, IDG Capital, Lightspeed China Partners, New Horizon Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Tencent Holdings.

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NCR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Operating a network of bricks-and-mortar sites is costly and logistically challenging, but having access to a branch remains highly important for many customers, despite the rising functionality and availability of digital banking. The branch represents something of a conundrum for modern financial institutions.

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CB Insights

APRIL 6, 2018

The following is a guest post by Paul Asel, managing partner at NGP capital. The estimated annual cost to own a car is $8500 across the US, and much higher in cities: about $12,000 in San Francisco and $15,000 in New York City, including parking, insurance, maintenance, gas, and tolls. per mile to own and operate a car.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Recurring payments and commerce are taking the world by storm as businesses seek to expand their global operations, and consumers of all types get more comfortable with online subscriptions. That’s where innovation and disruption come in. That’s only one of the trends fueling innovation in recurring payments. and Germany.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

But then there are innovators who tempt us with their new ways of doing things. And in an innovation-intense environment, more is usually more — and out of step and out of date are just as good as broken. Amazon said Alexa Guard will operate as part of select Echo devices later this year.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

Kenna said it plans to use the funds to expand its team, focus on sales and continue innovation efforts. Focussing on home-service businesses like residential plumbing and electrical companies, ServiceTitan offers workflow and field service management solutions. Back-Office. ServiceTitan. B2B Payments. Employment Hero.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2016

One of the consequences of the startup unicorn phenomenon is that the success of the rare few who manage to scale effiencetly overshadows the sheer difficulty involved in getting to that point at all. Even when the industries have overlaps, success is still far from guaranteed.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

With more consumers moving to mobile transactions over visits to branches, some banks are considering closing brick-and-mortar locations to reduce operational costs. The price of real estate is prompting even the largest players in the banking world to scale back their branch operations. Staying on Top of Customer Expectations.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 6, 2015

Less than a week away from its Finovate debut in San Jose , wealth advisory technology innovator, Trizic has closed a $3 million seed funding round with Operative Capital. Operative Capital initially invested $1 million in Trizic, and this week increased its investment by another $2 million.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

A data-driven resource covering insurance tech startups, innovation, and how incumbents are responding. A crop of insurers have already started to manage the insurance coverage for new car subscription programs. Though the programs vary in size and scope, most still operate in a limited number of markets.

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