PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2016

Online retail is known for moving fast, and sometimes, the execs pulling all the levers behind the scenes move even faster. online operations, had vacated his post effective April 1. online operations, had vacated his post effective April 1. “We’re in the process of identifying a successor.”

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Bank Innovation

MAY 17, 2018

At the JPMorgan Technology, Media and Communications conference in Boston yesterday, Kelly said: Remember blockchain actually is not very good about facilitating low-value high-volume scale transactions, which is the core of what we do. […].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

ShipMonk has pulled in $290 million in a funding round led by Boston-based Summit Partners as part of an expansion effort. The ShipMonk funding is part of a surge in cash going to such B2B companies as GoSite , which targets small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) that are moving operations online.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

It’s a hungry brand, gobbling up three different food delivery competitors in the last quarter alone: Boston-based Foodler, Groupon’s OrderUp and most recently, Yelp’s Eat24. OrderUp does, however, continue to operate in 11 markets, which license the platform’s technology and mobile app, though they may not be doing business under its name.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Meanwhile, Visa said that crypto-banking platform operator Ternio had joined the payments giant’s Fast Track program as a cryptocurrency-focused enablement partner. 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.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said, “To date, U.S. This figure includes new users of online banking platforms or money management FinTechs, services that are covered under U.K. It’s part of that “stand back” posture the Boston Fed noted in its March brief. isn’t in the lead here, which is okay.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

Boston-based Advent International , a global private equity firm focused on overseas buyouts, has purchased a stake in the United Kingdom’s parcel delivery group Hermes for 1 billion euros ($1.3 The goal for Advent is to profit on the surge in online sales. He said he expects the peak in demand this year to set records.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

It’s why recommendations are consistently ranked by consumers as one of the most important features a merchant can offer an online shopper, why merchants gladly oblige and why brands strive to make products that are consistently ranked high by consumers. Social proof can also work in reverse. Saving Main Street. Even more of them are closing.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2018

As restaurant operators seek to bolster sales in the face of weak traffic growth, Yum! Brands is buying a 3 percent ownership stake in Grubhub and is teaming up with the company to provide delivery and online ordering in the future from two of its brands, KFC and Taco Bell. Grubhub has been in expansion mode.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Four former eBay employees have agreed to plead guilty next month in federal District Court in Boston, U.S. The victims were a Natick, Massachusetts couple who are the editor and publisher of an online newsletter that covers eCommerce companies, according to court documents. Attorney Andrew Lelling tweeted Wednesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. This newfound friction is the result of the City of Boston passing a bill that bans plastic bags and gives merchants the right to charge for ones made of paper. It wasn’t until 2011, when a complaint was filed with the U.K.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The delivery sector is setting record revenues as dining rooms are operating at limited capacity, but this trend was in the works long before the pandemic began. A study found that the industry expanded by 20 percent over the past five years, with online food delivery revenue expected to hit $24 billion by 2023.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The shift to increased transacting online means people are becoming more interested and comfortable with online banking. the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said, “To date, U.S. In June, Maha El Dimachki , then-head of Payments for the U.K. In its March brief “ Developments in Open Banking and APIs: Where Does the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

“We look at Recess’ launch on Uber Eats as another distribution channel for the brand, with Recess IRL [the company’s New York shop] serving as the storefront for on-demand delivery operations,” said Benjamin Witte, founder and CEO of Recess. We also believe that a retail presence across every channel (online, retail, on-demand, etc.)

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The move comes as the retail industry is reeling from a double blow: fallout from the pandemic and the great shift of consumer buying to online sales. Simon owns such properties as the upscale Copley Place in Boston. The new company will be a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Simon Property Group Acquisition.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Recent data indicated that 82 percent of SMBs shutter in their first year because of poor cash management operations. As SMBs seek opportunities to expand their operations, and reach new customers and markets, they will need the right spend and workforce tools to ensure funds are spent appropriately.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The news comes as CVS is testing a program in Boston in which customers get free delivery on prescriptions and online purchases, among other perks. It is forcing the drugstore operators to think outside the box when it comes to launching services and making deals.

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Boston Retail Branding Report 118

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

The New York-based company owns and operates fast-casual restaurants including some Five Guys locations, Melt Shop and The Little Beet. . Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware that COVID-19 exacerbated the company’s struggles with competition and a lack of online ordering, the news service reported.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Anyone who has ever driven North on Route 1 from Boston, Massachusetts, has seen Kowloon Restaurant. Over the past 50 years, the Wong family has been the owners and operators, constantly adding themed dining rooms and even a comedy club. It’s hard to miss.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

CarGurus, an auto marketplace based in Boston, has acquired car shopping platform startup Autolist, according to reports. Like CarGurus, Autolist is a tech-centric online auto shopping provider,” Jeremy Sacco, CarGurus’ director of B2B content and communications, wrote in a blog post.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

According to Zach Hensley, vice president of operations and guest experiences for the Seahawks and CenturyLink Field, these services are changing how fans experience live games and boosting their overall enjoyment. Not only that, but over the next decade, some 90 percent of sports bets will be made online.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2016

The Boston Globe reported that Massachusetts decided Friday (March 25) to establish a set of regulations that would allow Boston-based DraftKings and FanDuel to continue to operate within the state. The latest development, however, seems to fall in favor of the pro-daily fantasy sports camp.

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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. 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. From paper to digital.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Also, the co-founder of Boston-based payments firm Circle will step down from his co-CEO role at the end of the month. The co-founder of Circle, a Boston-based payments firm, will step down from his co-CEO role at the end of the month. Consumers are on pace to spend approximately $149 billion via online purchases this holiday season.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

bills paid online. trillion in 2017, and that could nearly double by 2021 — online billing platforms are rushing to incorporate payment processing capabilities into their offerings. Younger consumers are leading the way when it comes to online bill payments, with 61 percent of those payments coming from millennials.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

According to PYMNTS data, more than 60 percent of Main Street firms have at least three channels operating to drive sales: online, at physical stores and mobile. Seventy-one percent use online channels, 68 percent use physical stores, 66 percent use mobile and 59 percent use marketplaces.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2016

. “IdentityMind Global has a unique approach to bringing integrity back to digital marketplaces and the online lending environment through the use of trusted digital identities” Zander said in a company news release. Before that, he served as president and chief operating officer of Sun Microsystems until June 2002.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

Taziki’s Mediterranean Café , for instance, has seen its online and to-go orders increase by 200 percent over the past three years. These are just some of the ways that QSRs have recently sought to reinvent their mobile and online ordering experiences to encourage diners skip the line and order ahead: The total number of U.K.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As more customers moved online, fraudsters took advantage of new and increasingly inventive opportunities to commit remote authentication fraud. Since the pandemic started, Crowe says, more customers are opening online or mobile accounts and making remote payments. Online U.S. By Elizabeth Judd. Education as an anti-fraud tool.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. Amazon , in one case, has added a suburban Boston location to its roster of Amazon 4-star stores, marking the fifth location of its type in the United States.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

Tripodes has more than 15 years of franchising experience with Boston Restaurant & Sports Bar, Bojangles and Moe’s Southwest Grill, among others. Furthermore, the corporate stores will serve as a trial run for new ideas in restaurant technology and operational flow to increase efficiency.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2017

The company currently operates 263 department stores in 25 states under the Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson’s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers banners. Revenue fell 5.5 percent to $877.3 million, and comparable store sales decreased 4.7 Total revenue for the entire year fell 4.3 percent to $2.6

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Boston startup True Tickets is teaming up with the Broadway theater company The Shubert Organization for blockchain-based mobile ticket delivery , the companies said in a press release Wednesday (Oct. True Tickets works on the IBM Blockchain and will integrate its ticketing service into targeted components of Shubert’s ticketing operation. “At

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Fast food and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are much more about mass production than customization, no matter how many personalized options those operations offer hungry consumers. Boston Market, for instance, is among the restaurant brands making their first forays into loyalty rewards. It kind of happens to all industries.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2016

Staples announced on Tuesday (June 14) that it had officially launched its “Staples Rush” program that provides same-day delivery service to a handful of metropolitan areas, including parts of Boston, Dallas and Manhattan, with Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle to come.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Online platform eBay , which is faced with tepid growth in active sellers as well pressures on top-line growth for its core business, has just taken a significant step in its ongoing review of what’s working and what needs to change. 25) that it will sell its StubHub ticketing operations to online ticket reseller Viagogo Entertainment Inc.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

Autobooks provides online banking platforms with solutions tailored to the SME crowd, including accounting and payments. VentureApp offers a mobile and online chat platform built for the enterprise, and with $4 million in fresh funding, the company said it will continue to develop itself as the WhatsApp for businesses. SME Banking.

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