Replacing human employees with automated systems, “robot restaurants” are popping up everywhere. How quickly they catch on — and potentially thrive — will likely depend, however, on some all-too-human factors, including what happens at the Federal and State Court Houses near you.
[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Financial inclusion – and finding a way into the financial system for the 2 billion or so people worldwide who live largely outside of it (or on its margins) – is a widely touted goal. The UN, The World Bank,...
If one needed more proof of how payments and commerce is converging, look no further than the recent appointment of Bryan Murphy as President of YapStone. Murphy was named President of YapStone on Sept. 21, after a long stint running the North American Verticals Business for...
If it wasn’t the Pope, Brian Williams or John Boehner – odds are it didn’t get much in the way of news coverage last week. You might have heard that the Square IPO is happening – for real this time – in about two weeks....
The mobile payments version of “Keeping up with the Joneses” was out in full force these last few weeks, as Samsung’s impending rollout of Samsung Pay in the U.S. was forced to share its moment in the sun with several instances of big news from...
“More men and women have gone to space than there are developers that know how the blockchain works.” That’s not exactly a compliment, nor is it a vote of confidence based on the number of people who’ve traveled into space. At the Finovate Fall 2015 FinTech...
Any retailer would love to experience the decade-plus of success that Starbucks has generated with its Pumpkin Spice Latte. Even those who can’t inject pumpkin flavor into their products (and not everyone should) can nonetheless build consumer engagement by understanding why that seasonal item is...
Revving up delivery services is the hot new thing when it comes to eCommerce. Just about every type of retailer – from retail giants like Amazon to brick and mortar merchants like Walgreens – either offers or is planning to launch some form of same-day...
Labels like “farm fresh” and “organic” used to be the exception and not the rule in food shopping and buying. Lately, they are starting to circulate more and more prominently and restaurants are as likely to boast the bona fides of their locally sourced cuisine...
