PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The Federal Reserve said this year that its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. Department of Justice said in a report that rogue nations and other risks loom as exchanges are lightly (or not at all) regulated for cryptocurrency trading.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Amazon said in its announcement that Sidewalk will extend the low-bandwidth working range of such devices, with bandwidth sharing across neighbors representing a “network of networks” that will help devices stay online. But he noted that Sidewalk would “struggle to match 5G’s national coverage.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

The San Francisco-based online food ordering and delivery service launched by Uber in 2014 said it will match up to $3 million in contributions made by customers, according to TechCrunch. Uber Eats said it will send its matched portion to the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

As new PYMNTS research documents, over the past year, 18 Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) arenas have deployed biometric solutions by CLEAR. Not only that, but over the next decade, some 90 percent of sports bets will be made online.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

22), Boston Consulting Group has estimated that that demand for luxury items could underpin a spending boost on the order of 30 percent as the Chinese economy rebounds. Online sales were up a bit more than 13 percent, which is a slower pace than the almost 19 percent growth in this metric that was seen in July.

Retail 169

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

After successful test runs in Boston, Philadelphia and Tampa, the CVS membership program CarePass will expand nationally with free delivery for an annual fee, CNBC reported on Monday (Aug. Hourican told CNBC the “vast majority” of purchases are made in stores, but CVS doesn’t want to lose customers who prefer to shop online. “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

1-8 saw an increase in local spending and online foreign sales as the COVID-19 pandemic prevented millions from traveling overseas, CNBC reported Monday (Oct. Boston Consulting Group in September has estimated that the demand for luxury goods could underpin a spending boost on the order of 30 percent as the Chinese economy rebounds.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2016

The ubiquitous (well, at least in the Northeast) coffee chain has announced a partnership with DoorDash , the online delivery app that promises food and other “goods” delivered to your doorstep in 45 minutes or less, that will see it offer an on-demand delivery service in select parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan. “The

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

Shares in Euro payments tech companies rose on Monday (March 18) after news of the Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) takeover of Worldpay, a London-based payment processing company, according to a report by Reuters. FIS paid $35 billion for Worldpay and other companies’ shares floated up on the news.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The latest figures from the National Restaurant Association paint a promising picture for the U.S. Quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Boston Market is among the restaurant brands making their first forays into loyalty rewards. restaurant market. Overall, restaurant sales are on track to reach $863 billion by the end of the year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Even as consumer expectation rises, a mere 25 percent of retailers are confident that they’re meeting the omnichannel demands of the retail industry, according to Boston Retail Partner research. And both retailers and CPG companies face competition from online superstores, such as U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2018

In that 2007 pilot test program, commuters could buy tickets in-person or online and have them delivered to their mobile phones. s national railroad system. with a platform called JustRide, which is a cloud-based collection of railways, and we launched in Boston with the city’s commuter rail service,” Donovan said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

And you can see it in the hustle by retailers and brands large and small to pivot their businesses and business models — and the disclaimers on just about every retail site starting a week or more ago that orders placed online might not make it in time for Christmas. consumers since March. [1]. Take PayPal, for example. 23-25, 2020.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2017

Goldman Sachs and Baidu-backed blockchain startup Circle have launched an international online money transfer service. The Boston-based firm says the service wants to tear down national borders when it comes to moving funds internationally.

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blockchain Bitcoin Boston National 108

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Currently offered in a session subscription payment method, Handstand is available in Los Angeles and Orange County; the plan is to roll it out to Boston, New York, San Francisco and Chicago. We’re launching New York and Boston soon. A second tiered subscription model is slated to roll out in the coming months.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

But somehow, we are a nation of chronically under-rested people. The pods set up shop in places where the nap-needing tend to gather – university campuses and office spaces being their two main sweet spots – and offer the chance to book a 20-minute to two-hour nap online or on mobile with a few clicks or taps. But does it really work?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

It’s a tall order for a Boston-based furniture company – but Wayfair has always thought big, even when it was very, very small. So small, in fact, that when it first started in 2002, the entire operation fit easily into the spare bedroom of Co-founder Steve Conine’s Boston home. As of today, that one-room idea has grown to $6.6

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

Online brands are growing their presence in the physical world by bringing their products into brick-and-mortar stores. The beauty brand has also launched pop-up shops in cities like Miami, Austin, London, and Boston. retailers as online shopping powers a forecast 26 percent year-over-year volume surge on National Returns Day.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Online shopping is on a tear, and marketplaces are reaping the rewards. billion — online payments were completed in the U.S. In the post, Shopify wrote, “by accepting Venmo directly in your online store, users can complete their purchase in just a few clicks. adults make purchases online. Just under 150 billion — or 148.5

Retail 131

Retail Payments Apple Online 131

PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

Turns out the online and mobile food ordering business has some hefty tailwinds in place. The company announced the acquisition of LevelUp , which should expedite integration with restaurants and “create a seamless diner experience in-app, online and in-store,” said the 423,000 daily average grubs, up 35 percent year over year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Instacart, the online groceries company, announced Wednesday (Nov. 7) the national expansion of Instacart Pickup, a new grocery click-and-collect service. “We want to make grocery shopping effortless by helping our customers get the groceries they need from the retailers they love.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

In a twist on contemporary retail trends toward online channels, consumers still largely prefer to return in-store. The easiest way to describe what we do,” said David Sobie, CEO of Happy Returns , “is that we’re the buy online, return to store option for retailers that don’t have stores.”. and Houston. and Houston.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2017

As every other kind of commerce moves online, food and grocery have likewise been migrating in a digital direction – and why not? Consumers can buy shoes, books, coffee pots, linens and dog toys online, so why are they still going to the grocery store for the same dozen eggs and gallon of milk they buy every week?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

Said charter will mean that Circle will face tighter scrutiny but great ease operating on a national scale. Officials at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the national bank regulator, told the Boston startup they would weigh its request.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

no one under 21 years old is legally allowed to purchase alcohol , which means trying to sell it online isn’t as easy as hanging out a digital shingle and delivering to the consumer’s door. The bulk of local stores don’t have websites and thus don’t have an online catalog of goods. Minimally, an ID will have to be checked.

Retail 128

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Interestingly enough, recent Pew Research Center research shows these two groups are slowly becoming more similar to one another in terms of finance, living situations and their online presence. This may be due to the fact that major cities throughout the country, like Boston and New York City, are seeing significant rental price surges.

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Millennials social media Boston New York City 100

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 3, 2017

The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Massachusetts and the Boston metro area. General findings include the following: As of March 1, 2017, the CFPB handled approximately 1,136,000 complaints nationally, including approximately 26,300 complaints in February 2017. On April 13, 2017, from 12:00 p.m.

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Massachusetts Cards Report West Virginia 89

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Ridgely spoke with PYMNTS as the latest figures from the National Restaurant Association paint a promising picture for the U.S. Boston Market, for instance, is among the restaurant brands making their first forays into loyalty rewards. restaurant market.

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Data Branding Boston Mobile 134

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Within the next week or so, CVS ’s planned acquisition of Aetna is expected to close, pairing the nation’s largest pharmacy chain and the nation’s fifth-largest health insurer under a single banner. It also remains to be seen how and when CVS will expand its CarePass program, currently being piloted in Boston.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

In fact, in its founding days back in 2002, Wayfair fit comfortably in the spare bedroom of Conine’s Boston-area home. As of now, the firm is looking to branch out from its Copley Place headquarters in downtown Boston and into a neighboring building that reportedly has enough space to accommodate it. Doubling Down On Tech.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The digital transformation of the commerce ecosystem, which had been underway long before COVID-19 reared its ugly head, flipped into overdrive overnight, as consumers were forced to change their habits and shift almost everything they once did in real life to an online substitute. between March 1 and Sept. The Power of Persistence.

Retail 220

Retail Study Report Boston 220

PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2016

Spring is about renewal, the holiday season is about family and friends, and later winter (in Boston, anyway) is filled with the gnawing anxiety that it might never ever get above 40 degrees Fahrenheit again. Every season has a certain defining characteristic. As we noted, most Americans will be traveling within the U.S. billion calories.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 3, 2017

The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Massachusetts and the Boston metro area. General findings include the following: As of March 1, 2017, the CFPB handled approximately 1,136,000 complaints nationally, including approximately 26,300 complaints in February 2017. On April 13, 2017, from 12:00 p.m.

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Massachusetts Cards Report West Virginia 74

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

At the same time, it was reported that Target — and other brick-and-mortar retailers — were introducing online and exclusive brand offerings as younger shoppers default to digital-first brands. Then, in 2018, Pop-In@Nordstrom partnered with Casper to bring pop-up stores to select Nordstrom locations and online. now support Apple Pay.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The fee-free card is Goldman Sachs’ latest inroad into the retail consumer business after establishing its online Marcus brand in 2016, which makes unsecured personal loans. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub.

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Apple Massachusetts Data Cards 101

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Samsung’s global march added another stopping point this week, as Thailand became the latest nation to come online for Samsung Pay. Kim noted that Thailand presents a natural opportunity for a mobile payments platform — given the government’s national e-payment scheme and the widespread use of smartphones and e-commerce.

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Samsung Apple Mobile National 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

And while Peloton is one well documented case of delays, tales of sold-out yoga mats, free weights, resistance bands, exercise balls and all make and manner of home fitness equipment have abounded in the national news. Others merely require a physical space to jump up and down inside. Digital Fitness Firms Thriving.

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Exercises Community Industry Boston 141