PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

specifically, the use of such payments for mass transit in New York City. In an new PYMNTS discussion, Dan Sanford, Visa ’s global head of contactless payments, talked with Karen Webster about the May 31 launch of a contactless payments pilot involving the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City and Chase.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We are proud to support those in need, both financially and through the use of our ride-hailing platform, to connect cancer patients to taxis in New York City and beyond.”. Thanks to this innovative partnership with Mastercard and Curb, the American Cancer Society can ensure more patients can get to lifesaving care.”.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Grasshopper Bank, a New York City-based digital bank geared toward startups, is focusing on pain points for founders, who usually have a heightened awareness of user experiences.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Research published last month in the Z/Yen Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI), and reported in Reuters, found that London remained the world’s top financial hub, surpassing New York City, Hong Kong and Singapore — despite market volatility and uncertainty over Brexit. Positioned as the gateway between the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

While not exactly an empire yet, the online retailer launched its 13th store in New York City last month and it features the ability to use cash, answering a complaint that’s been lodged at unattended retail generally. New Developments. The next wave of automated retail might be heralded by U.K. Retailers vs. Customers.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

The promotion took place in Denver, capital of a state where marijuana is legal for recreational purposes. Recess , a CBD-infused sparkling water company, has announced that it will be available on Uber Eats for delivery to customers in New York City. QSR Innovation. Denver CBD Burger.

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2016

Over the past eight weeks PYMNTS has cast a weekly global spotlight on one of the many tech hubs fostering innovation and tech advancements across the world. We began the Weekly Tech Center Roundup journey in London – Europe’s self-proclaimed startup capital. businesses find partners in Israel to drive their innovation agendas forward.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Walmart’s New York City-based concierge shopping service Jetblack is shutting down and laying off most of its 350 staffers, according to reports on Thursday (Feb. Walmart tried to spin off the money-losing unit last year and also discussed possible investors including Microsoft, United Parcel Service and venture capital firms.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Among the defining endeavors of our time — at least for the worlds of payment and commerce — has been to bring brick-and-mortar retail stores into the new century. It’s an ongoing effort that has probably seen more failures than success stories, but that’s certainly not keeping people from betting on new innovations.

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How To Retail New York City Mobile 176

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

“We emerge from Chapter 11 as a stronger, more innovative retailer, brand partner and employer.”. At the conclusion of this process, I remain profoundly impressed by the strength of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, the commitment of our associates, the unwavering support of our brand partners and the loyalty of our customers.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In a press release , Kasisto said Oak HC/FT led the fundraising round, with participation from existing investors Propel Venture Partners, Two Sigma Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Mastercard and Partnership Fund for New York City. We are excited to partner with Kasisto to continue to drive scale and growth.”.

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Cisco

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By creating sustainable financial offers, prioritizing green investment mechanisms and reallocation of capital, financing sustainable programs, and tracking the carbon footprint tracking of transactions, FIs can incentivize the integration of sustainability criteria into financial services decision-making.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Called by some the Warby Parker of hair color, Madison Reed has announced $13 million in new venture capital funding and a newly hired CMO. To obtain funding, Madison Reed upped their game on several fronts, including airing QVC spots and debuting a chatbot and a storefront dubbed the Madison Reed Color Bar in New York City.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2017

By now, the alternative lending market is hardly new, and investor appetite for startups in the space seems to have waned. This week, alternative finance companies raised more than $77 million in venture capital funding, accounting for nearly 70 percent of total funds raised by B2B FinTech startups this week.

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Fraud Capital New York City Lending 115

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2017

WeWork, a New York-based company providing flexible, coworking workspaces, has inked a deal to acquire space in department store chain Lord & Taylor’s flagship Manhattan location for $850 million. According to a report in Fortune, the deal will lower HBC’s debt levels and give WeWork a new headquarters in New York City.

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New York City New York Retail Report 100

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong , and we’ve written about corporate innovation theater before.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

As the workforce disperses, modern human capital management (HCM) technology can help alleviate the administrative burden for teams when it comes to tracking and monitoring state taxation compliance, while ultimately offering employees more flexibility. Yet, in neighboring Connecticut, the top income tax rate is 7 percent.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Ma noted in an interview that the firm’s most important innovation is that its underlying technology platform easily integrates online assortments from new brands. Their next big jump forward will be into physical retail, with Zola’s first brick-and-mortar store set to be up and running in New York City next year.

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New York City Branding Millennials User Experience 166

PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

A press release announcing Landsman’s new role explained that she will be focusing on “consumer technology and commerce” and will be based in the company’s New York City office. “I The move comes less than 18 months after Walmart acquired Jet.com for $3 billion.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2017

The success in the latest round of results is largely attributed to Target’s $7-billion turnaround plan (first introduced to the world in February of this year) that came with capital improvements for stores and leveled up digital progress to help it keep its footing in a rapidly shifting competitive arena. “It

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New York City New York Retail Capital 120

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

In addition to the current Hudson Yards location, additional New York City locations are planned to roll out this year). Silver said the space can appeal to a wide range of demographics, from the office worker to the tourist coming off the High Line to someone traversing around the city or freelancing. Hudson Yards .

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Mobile New York City New York Branding 100

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Through a pop-up store in New York City, consumers are able to browse and buy gear from official Olympic sponsors, such as Nike, Swatch and Oakley. Last year, it closed a $1 billion venture capital round , according to news reports from Reuters. 1 city for sales of Team USA gear,” Boyle said. The Economics.

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Retail Strategy New York City Los Angeles 118

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2017

Throughout the globe, there are cities that are traditionally thought of when it comes to startup epicenters. Whether it’s San Francisco, New York City, London or Hong Kong, each of these areas have become well-known for developing and implementing innovative ideas. While global growth is only at 2.6

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

As it turns out, “ payments is a team sport ,” at least in the view of Manish Kohli, global head of payments and receivables at Citi. Instant payments is an innovation that doesn’t require much explanation. The news of Nextdoor.com’s capital raise and $2.1 What Will it Take to Hit the Instant Payments Tipping Point?

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Payments New York City New York Mobile 108

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Before they founded Dripkit , Ilana Kruger and Kara Cohen freelanced in different offices throughout New York City. The New K-Cup. The company also plans to introduce other coffee innovations down the road. But a good cup of joe at work was always elusive. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

John Cronin, an analyst at Goodbody’s, told the Financial Times that by using banking partnerships, Amazon could “significantly extend” its SMB lending platform, “without any associated credit risk of regulatory obligations (in the context of capital and liquidity and so forth).”.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

It’s an honor to work with them as we focus on advocacy, education and innovation for the community banking industry. At-large director Jill Sung (not pictured), President and CEO, Abacus Federal Savings Bank, New York City. Their insights are critical to the path we chart for this great industry.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2017

Whether it’s FI’s fascination with bitcoin three years ago – which, by the way, continues with the recent news of Coinbase’s $1.6 The people of Jacksonville have actually sworn to take the number one Kool-Aid consumption seat, because apparently having Disney World is not enough for Florida – it also wants to be America’s Kool-Aid capital.

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. Select Investors: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Wellcome Trust, GIC, SoftBank Group, DST Global. Valuation: $12B.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2019

The Saturn Sisters , incidentally, are not actually related: They are best friends and astrologers (astrology bloggers) who met at a New York City brunch and found their mutual “core value to make the world a better place through astrology.”. million in venture capital, assisted by Lorne Michaels’ incubator.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Select VC Investors: Khosla Ventures, Social Capital. ” The company operates six permanent and two temporary locations in the New York City area, as well as one at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn in Orlando, Florida. Select VC Investors: Cue Ball Capital, Valley Oak Investments. Select VC Investors: Otium Capital.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2016

Successful innovation is about solving a problem or introducing a better experience – and at least when it comes to the restaurant sector, mobile and apps have delivered for consumers and the hometown restaurants that are reaping the benefits. As of last September, ipsy had managed to bag $150 million in new venture capital funding.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

Bartlett said Walmart didn’t receive any “special packages or tax breaks that were out of the ordinary” when building its campus, a not-so-thinly veiled jab at Amazon — whose financial incentive package with New York City causes such massive local uproar that Amazon was eventually persuaded to pull the project entirely.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 29, 2015

in New York City, makes short-term loans to finance weddings and honeymoons. capital policy. He says that those lenders argue, “You’ll stymie innovation if you try to regulate us.”. Another, Promise Financial Inc. Lack of regulation. In September, ICBA filed a comment letter with U.S.

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San Francisco Lending New York City Online 70

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2016

It’s another important milestone in the “Look, Ma, no countertop terminals needed to check out” experience that we’ve been talking about for some time and that other retail innovator — Starbucks — showed us was possible when it unveiled mobile order-ahead a little more than a year ago. Kinda misses the whole point. In two years in L.A.,

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 8, 2017

Earlier this week, we attended the LendIt USA conference in New York City, a leading annual fintech conference, at which CFPB Director Richard Cordray and Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry both spoke. Kaplinsky and Scott M. ” He then discussed the CFPB’s two most recent requests for information.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Dockless systems, which allow users to park their bike or scooter anywhere along the sidewalk rather than in a fixed docking station, are more convenient and less costly to scale given lower capital costs, as operators don’t have to build out fixed stations. in Series A funding in August. ” incumbents are fighting back.

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