article thumbnail

Massachusetts Mutual To Buy FinTech RIA Platform Flourish

PYMNTS

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has agreed with Stone Ridge Asset Management , which has over $10 billion in assets under management (AUM), for MassMutual to acquire FinTech registered investment advisor (RIA) platform Flourish , according to a press release.

article thumbnail

Massachusetts Files Suit Against Uber, Lyft On Drivers’ Status

PYMNTS

Massachusetts is the second state to declare that Uber and Lyft drivers should be deemed employees under state wage and hour laws, the Attorney General’s Office announced on Tuesday (July 14). . Attorney General Maura Healey’s Fair Labor Division has filed suit for declaratory judgment in Suffolk Superior Court against Uber Technologies Inc.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Software Company Salesforce Offers System For COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

PYMNTS

San Francisco-based Salesforce has officially launched its “Vaccine Cloud,” a technology package designed to help manage the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines. The company pointed to Northwell Health in Illinois, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Gavi , the Vaccine Alliance.

Software 193
article thumbnail

CORO Global Brings Gold Payment App To Alabama

PYMNTS

The company – and its gold trading app – just expanded its reach in the United States with the addition of a license to operate in Alabama. CORO says its app is designed to fend off cyberattacks through the use of hashgraph distributed ledger technology (DLT). The future is looking a bit more golden for CORO Global.

Alabama 233
article thumbnail

Roche Bros. Partners With Toshiba On POS Systems

PYMNTS

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions has announced that it will be integrating its TCx 300 point-of-sale (POS) systems at all of the Massachusetts locations for grocery store chain Roche Bros. Family-owned and Massachusetts-based Roche Bros. We are excited with the selection of Toshiba as our provider of retail technology,” Roche Bros.

System 134
article thumbnail

Berners-Lee Startup Ramps Up Aim To Decentralize ‘Net’

PYMNTS

In the works are a new operational team and pilot projects as Inrupt strives to create a “massively scalable, production-quality technology platform.”. Inrupt was founded in 2017 “to operationalize the Solid decentralization technology,” which was created by Berners-Lee’s team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

article thumbnail

Fitbit Introduces $5K Emergency Ventilator To Address Urgent Pandemic Needs

PYMNTS

Fitbit, the manufacturer of activity trackers and wearable technology devices, has received federal approval for a low-cost emergency ventilator. Fitbit said the device is designed to be intuitive and simple to use, potentially reducing the stress on staff who are typically needed to operate a commercial ventilator.

Oregon 131