PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

As restaurants continue to wrestle with the questions that come with food delivery — how to make enough money, whether to work with third-party operators, how to manage customer relationships — a new factor is gaining significance. Keatz already operators ten “ghost” kitchens in Europe. Keatz reportedly has raised about $13.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Or maybe a relatively bland extended-stay operation right off the interstate. But digital technology and the sharing economy, already the disrupters of so much, are now challenging the status quo when it comes to corporate housing. Backed by Airbnb , Comcast, Bowery and Initialized Capital, Zeus has raised $90 million in funding.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The OCC identified the deficiencies in the bank’s branches in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. It also oversees OFAC sanctions compliance and anti-corruption compliance across all of MUFG Bank’s worldwide operations. 20), it was reported that MUFG was testing blockchain technology to digitize the paper check.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Most people may not associate inner-city infrastructure or gridlock with artificial intelligence (AI), but there is an effort underway from Intelligence of Things (IoT)-enabled technology providers to solve those problems — and other issues plaguing cities — with the help of smart technology. Slow to Adopt. Breaking Down Barriers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

Goldman Sachs is pondering a $2 billion venture and growth fund that could boost its stature in the world of technology investing and help it court bigger investors and investments. Like other delivery companies, DoorDash has become an essential business during COVID-19. Goldman Sachs Eyes Creating $2B Tech Fund.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Appetize, a Playa Vista, California-based POS company, delivers modern ordering and payments technology for enterprise businesses. Their platform creates impactful business efficiencies for facility operators, while also giving the fans an elevated and far more convenient way of making purchases during their favorite live events.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

billion | Total spending on blockchain technologies by 2021, according to International Data Corporation figures. 100 million | New funding capacity of small business lender OnDeck, according to its CEO Noah Breslow, and it is experiencing a decrease in quarterly operating expenses of $15 million year-over-year. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2018

based carrier with “end-to-end 5G technology” the companies said. T-Mobile reportedly anticipates that its customers in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Las Vegas will have access to 5G technology in early 2019. Both the United States and China have been seen by 5G experts as early adopters of the technology.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

It made a largely unreported acquisition of a firm called STARTEK earlier this year, and although it may sound like an acquisition more appropriate for Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space exploration firm, the business is a call center operator and engagement outsourcing specialist. We want to be wherever the personalities are,” he added.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

It has an innovative product, proven management and a business model that rivals other connected products, including Peloton. From the list of trainers, she might pick Leyon, who served as a consultant on the Liteboxer project from his Los Angeles gym, Gloveworx. The Liteboxer actually looks nothing like a punching bag.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2018

One such company, called Honor , partners with local home care agencies and other providers to manage such tasks as caregiver payroll, recruiting, scheduling, insurance and legal issues. For now, Honor operates in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Albuquerque and Dallas.

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Abrigo

MAY 15, 2020

Their loan requests, according to court documents, were made to pay employees for a business that was not operating at the time of pandemic and had no salaried employees. Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Shake Shack, and the Los Angeles Lakers made headlines last month when they, along with other public companies, received the small business loan.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The physical retailer is joining forces with the online juggernaut and is debuting a “smart home” experience across 10 stores in Chicago and Los Angeles. Folks can buy Amazon products directly at Kohl’s, including smart home offerings — cementing, perhaps, Kohl’s as purveyors of cutting-edge technology.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

It’s the concept of passporting, of course, that allows firms operating within one nation already part of the European Union to do business across the union at large. As has been widely reported, some financial marquee names, such as Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan Chase, have said they are bringing at least some of their operations to Dublin.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A regional government in Russia is now working with state-backed VEB, reports in CoinDesk said this week, as authorities explore how to use blockchain “to improve the quality of management decisions.”. Local officials are hoping to use blockchain to improve public services and boost transparency.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The eCommerce giant has reportedly been in talks with middle market pharmacy benefit managers to arrange a contract. The Hilton hotel chain is now allowing its customers to redeem their Hilton Honors rewards points via Amazon, making it the first hotel operator to offer such an ability. Making The Honors Roll.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2020

Because while all kinds of restaurants have taken this opportunity to reconsider their operations and the role digital will play, things like delivery, contactless payments and app-based orders get absolutely no points for creativity at this stage of the game. Really, really inventive.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

For the retailer, there are real technological barriers: Most retailers have limited technology experience — even the more sophisticated operators — and many do not have even basic websites. Additional, burgeoning sources of revenue are technology and marketing solutions for cannabis brands.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Technology is taking us to a world where we never have to leave our homes. Rather than build a new warehouse or rely on tried-and-tested technologies for picking products off shelves, Target decided to try a “new breed of robots.”. That the technology will change distribution is certain. In 2016, 5 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

In this roundup, Global Payments is providing Bluetooth technology and mobile payment capabilities to Mary Kay Sales consultants; iZettle, the U.K. Mobile Payments Startup OPER Raises $750,000. OPER is led by co-founder and CEO David Laiderman , who is seeking a total of $1.5 iZettle To Be Challenged In The U.K.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

The motivation is clear: Consumers not only increasingly expect to get their products quickly, but a quarter of them would pay extra for it, according to Cerasis , a transportation management firm. Another potential path to better logistics for eCommerce operators involves crowdsourcing. Competing retailers, along with the U.S.

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Insights on Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Would you rather travel from New York to Los Angeles, hyperloop style , in half the time of flying, knowing that your safety is not assured, or sit aboard a conventional flight for 7 hours, knowing that you have chosen a statistically safer, though significantly slower, means of travel. IBM RegTech Innovations. Riddle me this?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

And last week’s events managed to qualify it for “thrill-a-minute” status between the lofty and ambitious projects started, stopped and debated that made the headlines. Walgreens accept Alipay — mostly clustered in major metros like San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. using Alipay as they would in China.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 8, 2017

We used the CB Insights platform to surface 15 notable, early-stage startups developing technologies related to unmanned aerial, marine, and/or land vehicles designed for unstructured environments. Headquarters: Los Angeles, California. Select Investors: Environmental Technologies Fund. Fortem Technologies.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2017

Virtually unheard of even a few years ago, these days there are over 1,000 bike-share operations in locations around the globe — and research firm Berger expects that by year 2020, the industry will be worth almost $6 billion annually. As of the latest U.S. What we can see with that level of data is phenomenally granular.”.

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Insights on Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Would you rather travel from New York to Los Angeles, hyperloop style , in half the time of flying, knowing that your safety is not assured, or sit aboard a conventional flight for 7 hours, knowing that you have chosen a statistically safer, though significantly slower, means of travel. IBM RegTech Innovations. Riddle me this?

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

We used CB Insights data gathered via our machine learning technology (dubbed The Cruncher ) and from thousands of submissions we received from VC partners and firms via The Editor. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 3, 2019

As technologies emerge to make these urban spaces more connected, a lot of data is being generated. Get a data-driven look at the startups and industry players developing smart city technologies. Get a data-driven look at the startups and industry players developing smart city technologies. get the 48-page smart cities report.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

expansion, the market stateside in bike-sharing is still largely dominated by dock-based solutions — from metro Boston’s Hubway service to Los Angeles’ Metro Bike Share. The city pays nothing — in fact, in some cases Spin pays them a fee to operate. And while both Ofo and Mobike are eyeing U.S.

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CB Insights

APRIL 6, 2018

The following is a guest post by Paul Asel, managing partner at NGP capital. We dive into the state of AVs and other mobility technologies converging to reinvent both urban and long-distance transportation. per mile to own and operate a car. Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet.”. However, cars are expensive to own.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 5, 2017

Former Senior Director of Worldwide Service for Apple and VP of Operations and Engineering for SolarCity, Mark Roe, will join the AnchorID Board of Directors. Schropfer also underscored Roe’s background in scaling operations, strategic implementation of IT systems, and “driving customer satisfaction.”

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

Drone technology has been used by defense organizations and tech-savvy consumers for quite some time. However, the benefits of this technology extends well beyond just these sectors. And as autonomy and collision-avoidance technologies improve, so too will drones’ ability to perform increasingly complex tasks.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

Malls operated on that theory for years: Put a few anchor stores in to draw foot traffic and the smaller ancillary stores feast on the revenue rewards of being close by. and its area of retail specialty is marijuana; particularly the growth and technology that supports it. In real estate and in retail, location is everything.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Drone technology has been used by defense organizations and tech-savvy consumers for quite some time. However, the benefits of this technology extends well beyond just these sectors. And as autonomy and collision-avoidance technologies improve, so too will drones’ ability to perform increasingly complex tasks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

Inaccurate addresses, in particular, can be a huge strain, resulting in failed deliveries, inefficient operations and poor communication with customers. Geocoding technologies can ease last-mile delivery by giving drivers accurate directions with pinpoint accuracy, ensuring that orders reach their intended recipients on time.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

One industry that’s looking to turn that around for the country is technology startups. In this week’s Tech Center tracker, Mary Gavala, Online Marketing and Promos Manager of Viva Wallet , spoke with PYMNTS on how Greece is becoming a hot spot for tech. GDP of Los Angeles County (2015): $930.82 percent in 2016.

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CB Insights

APRIL 24, 2018

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. Kohl’s and the smaller faster department store: Kohl’s is going small to grow big.

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