PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

Real-time payments are imperative for running successful operations in today’s global ecosystem. Financial technology provider Fiserv has devised a technology that allows individuals to accept payments on consumer-grade smartphones and other digital devices, as well as handheld business point-of-sale (POS) systems.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

A subway operator in Shenzhen, China is testing facial recognition software, powered by a 5G network, to pay for entry, according to reports. The face would be linked to a payment account, although whether the technology will work for similar faces or twins is not known.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In addition to investing in technology startups, Alibaba has also set its sight on the physical retail market. Earlier this month, Reuters reported that the company was interested in acquiring a stake in the Chinese wholesale operations of Metro AG , the German operator of cash and carry stores.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Delivery Unlimited is the next step in that journey,” Tom Ward, senior vice president, digital operations, Walmart U.S., With the positive response of shoppers, Walmart says, the company is growing the offering to all 200 metro areas where Grocery Delivery is currently available. said in the announcement. “By

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

25) that they have launched new technology that speeds contactless payments for mass transit and lowers the cost for transit organizations and operators to offer that payment option. Visa and Planeta said on Monday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Retailers are turning to accelerators to drive innovation, and Target is taking its program to the international stage: It is teaming up with Germany’s wholesale and food specialist METRO AG for its cohort this year. They will also visit the headquarters of Target in Minnesota and METRO’s Accelerator headquarters in Berlin.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

According to reports , as part of the partnership, scan to pay services will be enabled in 91 MTR metro stations beginning in the middle of 2020. Ant Financial operates the service under a joint venture with Hutchison , the telecom company. Commuters will use the Alipay app to scan a code at the turnstile.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

From mobile ticketing to digitizing commuter cards and enabling contactless payments, Mastercard has already embedded its technology in 16 metro areas including Los Angeles, Boston and Denver to make getting from Point A to Point B as simple as buying a morning cup of coffee,” the company said. merchants and acceptance at Mastercard.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 15, 2020

I sat down with Tom Hogan , chief operating officer, and Andrea Lampert , vice president of people, to discuss the program in more detail. Tom Hogan, Chief Operating Officer, Perficient. Our hope is to introduce similar programs aimed at educating individuals and creating opportunities in the communities where we operate.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

To learn more about how these incubation efforts work and the benefits they can bring, PYMNTS recently caught up with Chris Ostoich, co-founder of LISNR, a company taking part in the METRO Target Retail Accelerator , certified by Techstars. Other Efforts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

Russia’s biggest technology firm, Yandex NV, launched an online service that uses bike couriers to bring groceries to Moscow residents in 15 minutes, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Jan. The free service, called Lavka, stocks roughly 2,000 items and plans to operate as a digital convenience market for items like toothpaste and condoms.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Those would include the self-driving cars, the drone business and the various “smart” technologies. These efforts are grouped inside the unit known as “Other Bets,” which had an operating loss of $3.4 billion operating income reported by Google. billion through the past year. That comes as a drag against the $36.5

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

We are excited to partner with Shift and its world-class management team as it leverages its technology platform to disrupt the $840+ billion used car market,” said Daniel Cohen, chairman of the board of directors of Insurance Acquisition Corp. Merging with Insurance Acquisition Corp.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has taken a giant leap forward in modernizing the way New Yorkers and visitors pay for their daily commutes with the introduction of OMNY (One Metro New York).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Smart cities powered by 5G networks have long been forecast as coming soon to major metros all over the world. But actual progress has been limited by various regulatory and technological headwinds that have kept the connected smart city more a vision of the future than a concrete reality of the present. But all of it is coming.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

embraces a combination of the latest technology and traditional beliefs about finance and business growth. The technology it uses allows it to maximize efficiency while minimizing costs in its operations. Besides using the latest technology, Scottsdale Community Bank relies on truly personal service.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

14) that Dispatch, its service that enables restaurant operators to offer delivery, is now operating nationwide across most major metro areas, as well as smaller suburban and rural markets. Postmates operates the largest on-demand delivery platform in the U.S. announced on Wednesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

The Innovation Hours Program will provide financial technology (FinTech) and regulatory technology (RegTech) companies and financial institutions the opportunity to present their new and emerging innovative products and services to FinCEN,” the organization said in the release. FinCEN expects to hold events in the Washington, D.C.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

The alternative lender also announced plans to invest £13 million to launch an office outside of London to expand its small business financing operations, aiming to increase its customer base to 150,000. Iwoca raised £10 million, with plans to make half of it available to small businesses by 2023.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Delivery companies Point Pickup , Skipcart , AxleHire and Roadie will make deliveries in metro areas across four states, with further expansion planned in the coming weeks. Walmart has announced it is adding four delivery companies to its team to help expand its online grocery delivery option. Customers love our Grocery Delivery service.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

Coverage includes Mexico ‘s Banco BASE selecting Volante Technologies Inc. Azimo says it has received a license from the Dutch Central Bank to operate in the Netherlands, Cubic Transportation Systems has notched a contract for a mobile ticketing system in Ireland , and Bear Market Coffee in Ireland has gone cashless.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The December Order To Eat Tracker® highlights the latest technologies, innovations and collaborations that are altering the restaurant landscape from self-driving vehicles, car-side delivery models and other innovations. Pizza chain Domino’s , for example, is planning to test self-driving vehicle technology in one major metro region.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

Shoppers can also manage their shopping carts on the go, as the technology is available on a host of devices, such as Android phones. The technology uses the shopper’s past purchases to create a more personalized experience. So, this capability aligns with the way customers shop.” households.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Atom was co-founded by Anthony Thomson, who is responsible for Metro Bank, one of the first newer banks to challenge legacy banks in the country. In 2018, Atom revealed that it was teaming up with a fintech company called Thought Machine, to move its banking technology onto the company’s Blockchain platform called the Vault.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2019

Uber announced that it is partnering with leading technology-driven mobility platform Yulu to provide users with the option to ride eBikes and bicycles in Bengaluru, India. “Using IoT as the backbone of the operation, these dockless bicycles can be rented seamlessly on a pay-per-use basis.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Atom was co-founded by Anthony Thomson, who is responsible for Metro Bank, one of the first newer banks to challenge legacy banks in the country. In 2018, Atom revealed that it was teaming up with a fintech company called Thought Machine, to move its banking technology onto the company’s Blockchain platform called the Vault.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The technology, Visa’s Global Head of Urban Mobility Nick Mackie told Karen Webster in a recent conversation, was still in its most nascent stages of deployment — outside of Europe the contactless cards essentially didn’t exist, and within Europe 1 out of every 400 payments in Europe made via contactless. Major metros in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Senior Vice President of Digital Operations Tom Ward said in a blog post , “Through it, w e aim to learn more about how we can take advantage of self-driving vehicles to deliver fresh groceries – hand-picked by our personal shoppers – to customers.”. Walmart U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

That’s been recently demonstrated by China-based Alibaba and its reported desire to buy a stake in the Chinese wholesale operations of Germany-based Metro AG. Even longstanding brands are getting in on the brick-and-mortar action, attracted by the chance to better connect with consumers and fans via new retail technology.

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Accenture

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In my frequent conversations with clients across the UK and Irish banking industry, one of today’s hottest topics is the rise of the challenger banks such as CYBG, Metro and AIB UK, and particularly the neo-challenger banks providing digital-only services, like Monzo, Atom and Starling. Why the intense interest in the neo-challengers?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

Tied together by data, sensors, algorithms, software and other technology, the two ecosystems are becoming increasingly difficult to separate in the imagination and in reality. The global market for smart city technology will reach an estimated $774.8 The global market for smart city technology will reach an estimated $774.8

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Metro Bank is hoping a new feature that allows employees to take and instantly upload photos of such receipts will help fix that. The solution uses automated technology to categorize and codify relevant data from these documents in real time, thereby trimming the time employees and expense managers need to sort through them.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Many of Sberbank clients actively use new technologies, and an increasing number of them will prefer cash-free and contactless payment using their smartphones.” Apple Pay is now supported by 22 banks after adding The Co-operative Bank and Metro Bank earlier this month, and Apple Pay is now available in the U.K. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

Alternative lenders position themselves as faster, technologically-savvy options for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) that seek capital, while many of the FinServ providers in the running for RBS funds operate as digital-first companies ready to meet small firms’ need for automation, online platforms and cutting-edge banking services.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Technology speeds commerce and eases daily life, but also acts as a conduit to payments fraud. To that end, Metro Bank said earlier this week that at least some of its customers had been victimized by fraud that focuses on text messages sent across telecom companies’ networks that Reuters reported are used to verify transactions.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

From North America to China, the concept is gaining ground around the world as retailers mull bringing the technology to multiple – even thousands of – locations. And on the other side of the world, BingoBox operates over 200 of its self-service specialty stores in 29 Chinese provinces – and has nabbed $80 million in funding to boot.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2016

Since then, Shipt has grown from its 1,000-person initial offering to ship to customers in 27 metro areas and nine states, with its rapid expansion mainly powered by word of mouth from satisfied customers. Founded and based in Birmingham, Alabama, Shipt launched in Nov.

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