PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

Known for its Irish roots and sports teams, the city of Boston has significantly stepped up its technology game over the past few years. With 35 higher education institutions in the Boston area pumping out innovative tech startup companies left and right, the city has attracted big-time players in the industry.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. And many retailers are heeding the call: According to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , 60 percent of health and beauty merchants are focusing on innovation. About the same share — or 60.9

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

To enhance diners’ experiences in quick-service restaurants (QSRs), managers are utilizing digital innovations, enabling everything from faster orders to more efficient kitchens. More than 70 percent of QSR managers see these as the main benefits of implementing technology, according to the PYMNTS Restaurant Readiness Index.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard addressed barriers to financial inclusion at a conference hosted by the Boston Fed and the Aspen Institute in Boston on Oct. But no single […].

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

A week after details of the Federal Reserve’s instant payment initiative emerged, news came via Bloomberg that the central bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 21, 2016

As part of a broader digital-first strategy, Radius Bank partnered with Gradifi, a Boston-based startup, to launch a new MasterCard debit card that will help members reduce student loans. The new debit card will be available in the fall, the company said this morning. Here’s how it works: costumers will Read More.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2017

Technology innovation can happen at any place at any time. As rental prices for prime real estate in large cities continues to rise, startup companies and innovation centers look to the surrounding areas. It soon found out that it needed more than just fast internet to attract the tech-savvy crowd.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The partnership with LevaData comes as Boston-based Bain, through its supply chain management consulting practices, works with companies looking to digitalize their supply chain network. LevaData’s cognitive platform is delivering the future of supply management to sourcing and NPI teams,” said David Schannon, partner at Bain & Company.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2020

Cars are getting technologically impressive, but they don’t fly as of yet. Well, there are lots of technological limitations in the field, and it turns out that consumers aren’t all that into robots anyway. Although they look kind of dog-like, they’re actually quadruped robots designed by Boston Dynamics and leased by Ford.

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Celent Banking

APRIL 7, 2017

Many of us at Celent just came back from a busy and exciting week in Boston. Undoubtedly, the highlight was attending Celent's Innovation and Insight Day on April 4th, where we celebrated achievements of the Model Bank and Model Insurer award winners. Emerging Technology for Consumers. Emerging Technology for Businesses.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2020

While innovation in financial services infrastructure can facilitate high-value cross-border transactions to complete within a day or two, in today’s ecosystem of B2B trade, there is growing pressure for payments to complete in a matter of hours, not days. Accelerating PPE Procurement.

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Celent Banking

MARCH 28, 2017

Over the past few weeks we have been previewing various content themes we will be discussing at our Insight and Innovation Day in Boston on April 4th. I would like to finish this series of posts by looking at the new Model Bank category we introduced this year – Emerging Innovation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

Banks are turning to digital technology to enhance the customer experience — and reduce payment friction — in an effort to boost top and bottom lines. While JPMorgan Chase has invested in technology for years, the focus has so far been to help traders, portfolio managers and others inside the bank. Bank of America. JPMorgan Chase.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

PYMNTS explores these stories and others in this week’s Payment Rail Innovation Tracker. “We are proud to be an early adopter of the RTP network, which demonstrates our commitment to be at the forefront of technology and payments and allows Chesapeake Bank to continue to meet our customers’ needs now and in the future.”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

The Boston-based online sports gambling company announced Friday (June 19) it will sell 16 million shares of its stock. By bringing together our leading consumer brand, data science expertise and industry-leading products with SBTech’s proven technology platform, we will accelerate our innovation, growth and scale,” he said. “I

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are intensely competitive and have very little margin for error, causing many to employ technologies such as mobile apps and self-service kiosks. Diners want such innovations, too, and are turning so sharply to mobile food orders that the global food delivery mobile app market could rise to $16.6

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

The city can’t hope to compete in every way with heavy-hitters like Boston, Seattle, San Francisco and Silicon Valley, which captured nine out of 10 jobs between 2005 and 2017. The logic behind the institute is that innovators do their best work when they are surrounded by other innovators.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

This particular article is focused on innovations in small business and corporate banking: two critical market segments for financial institutions as they seek revenue growth and relevance in the evolving digital B2B marketplace. Legacy Transformation / IT Platform Innovations. Emerging Innovation. Operations and Risk.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Innovations in 3D and augmented reality (AR) eCommerce are leveling the playing field and bringing conversion-centered visual technology to any online retailer. Future visual tech is coming to eCommerce in the form of 3D imaging, AR applications and virtual reality (VR) technology. Retailers are making the technology available.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2017

Those all have to be part of the experience, and that is what we are thinking about when we think about new technology.”. Emmons spends an awful lot of time thinking about new technology — and the experiences it can build. He’s the head of Neiman Marcus’ Innovation Lab. In a word, Emmons said, probably some mistakes….

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Boston Children’s Hospital has long believed that voice technology has the potential to substantially improve the healthcare experience for both consumers and clinicians,” said John Brownstein, chief innovation officer of Boston Children’s Hospital.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

With the opening of the Amazon Go grocery store and bookstore in Seattle, Amazon is breathing innovation into the stodgy brick-and-mortar experience. billion acquisition of Whole Foods , it may be safe to assume that merchants in the retail space will follow Amazon’s integration of more technology into the in-store experience.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Traditional banks have continued their sloth-like pace in FinTech adoption, added Galarza, which has led corporates to seek innovative services from non-bank players. “In One thing’s for certain: Corporate banks everywhere need to embrace technology. The time for this radical shift is now,” Boston Consulting Group declared.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

Achieving those mission-critical seconds has never had more options, with the QSR industry in the midst of enjoying a boom in new technologies that promise to reduce wait times while boosting food quality and customer service. The restaurant, Spyce , is set to open this spring in central Boston.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Product Innovation — for demonstrating the ability to launch multiple innovative products. Want to hear more about the Celent Model Bank winners for payments product, lending product, open banking, and product innovation? Join us for the 10 th annual Innovation and Insight Day on April 4 th in Boston.

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Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Product Innovation — for demonstrating the ability to launch multiple innovative products. Want to hear more about the Celent Model Bank winners for payments product, lending product, open banking, and product innovation? Join us for the 10 th annual Innovation and Insight Day on April 4 th in Boston.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Fidelity Investments , the Boston-based fund company, is becoming a leader in blockchain technology, investing billions of dollars on that and other cutting-edge technologies. Executives told CNBC Fidelity wants to be considered an Nvidia alternative, not compared to the likes of Charles Schwab, and thus the technology push.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 17, 2017

Boston-based money transfer firm Flywire has launched a new offering, targeted at international business-to-business (or B2B) payments. The fintech will enable faster settlement between businesses, seeking to make those transaction “local.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

As weaknesses in authorization systems can be exploited by online thieves, financial services firms are more vulnerable to hackers and get hit 300 times more often than other businesses, according to the Boston Consulting Group. Threat scan intuitively mimic fraudulent behavior and can be used in conjunction with tools already in place.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Online betting company DraftKings is merging with two other companies and going public, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal. Jason Robins, the co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, is going to run the new company, which will be incorporated in Nevada and keep its headquarters in Boston.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

With blizzard Stella faded like Blanche Dubois’ southern charm, Boston still had its winter chill. But on the second day of Innovation Project 2017, eyes were beyond Beantown and cast toward the world at large. What would a discussion about payments, innovation, cybersecurity and all manner of commerce be without a few laughs?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2021

At PYMNTS, we’ve long bemoaned that with all the technological advances making machines better at tasks we don’t really want to do ourselves, we still don’t have robot butlers to call our own. In it, a series of Boston Dynamics robots definitively answer the question: Do you love me, now that I can dance? Yes, we do.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Some of the largest banks already involved in blockchain development are now in a race to snatch up patents from the technology, reports said. The Boston Globe reported Wednesday (Dec. Anybody who’s investing in the ecosystem, anybody who’s interested in the technology should be worried about this.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The dine-in payment feature will launch in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, New York City, Vermont, and Washington, D.C. In July, Uber Technologies agreed to purchase delivery firm Postmates Inc. The food pickup option will be available everywhere Friday (Sept. Instacart came in fourth.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Chief Information Officer John Lauderbach said in a press release in early January, “Our adoption of the company’s premium point-of-sale technology has already proven successful by enabling faster, more frictionless transactions for both our associates and customers.”. Roche Bros.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2018

Beyond the technology and the plate lies concept. In an interview with PYMNTS, CEO and Founder of Reviver Auto Neville Boston said that for the firm, which traces its genesis to 2009, the “initial thought process was simplifying the registration process. The conversation, as it often does with technology, turned to security.

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