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Fed’s Sapenaro On How To Forge Ahead With Payments Innovation

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With initiatives like the Faster Payments Task Force and the Secure Payments Task Force, the Fed is pushing for innovation and progress in the nation’s payments infrastructure and market. This month the Federal Reserve named Dave Sapenaro , its current first vice president and chief operating officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

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Panera Gives Its Customers A Verbal Order-Ahead Assist

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Earlier this month, the St. Louis, Missouri-based company partnered with Google to allow customers to place orders using simple phrases like, “OK Google, ask Panera for delivery,” or “OK Google, talk to Panera.”. “The Panera Bread, which operates 2,024 locations in the U.S. Life in the fast lane.

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