Innovation

Innovation
Got $25 Million? Six Payments Execs Share Their Post-Pandemic Startup Ideas
December 03, 2020

Catastrophe breeds innovation — at least in terms of new business concepts. But capital brings those concepts to life. And in a roundtable with Karen Webster, five panelists from innovative companies — and one investor who gave insight into what he looks for when funding...

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Video Content Creates Digital-First Brand Loyalty
November 27, 2020

The great digital shift didn’t start in March. Though the world before then seems hard to remember, consumers were already in the process of shifting shopping habits toward digital before then, while workers were already leveraging the digital world to work from home. Cash was...

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Dermatology 2.0: Dr. Dhaval Bhanusali Goes B2B With Online Skincare Platform AIRE
November 27, 2020

There’s nothing quite like being on Zoom calls for several hours of one’s workday to remind one of proper skincare’s importance. There’s something undeniably motivational about seeing one’s own face poorly lit on a computer screen when it comes to remembering to go to the...

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Foursquare Completes Business Model Pivot; CEO Resigns
November 06, 2020

For Foursquare, it has been quite a journey from its launch in 2009 to 2020. On Friday (Nov. 6), CEO David Shim announced his intention to step down as head of the company by Jan. 1, 2021. He will be succeeded by Gary Little, a member of the...

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Getaround Car-Sharing Tech Disrupts Car Ownership
November 06, 2020

In a world that’s home to one billion cars that sit unused the majority of the time, the concept of sharing a vehicle only when you need it – versus owning one 100 percent of the time – is catching on. As has been the...

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Volante: Cloud Technology’s Inherent Resiliency Is The Answer To Uncertainty
October 30, 2020

With COVID putting a greater emphasis on business continuity and security than ever before, Volante believes the answer to all of the uncertainty lies in cloud technology. “The painful lesson that COVID-19 has taught the industry is that we cannot always anticipate what the future...

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Advanced Tech Fuels Dash To Speed Supply Chains In D2C Age
October 29, 2020

In the bid to make supply chains more efficient, to track goods from raw material to final delivery — and ensure streamlined progression along the last mile — machine learning and other advanced tech can play a pivotal role. As noted in a blog post...

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‘Micro Video’ Attracts Banking Customers In A Crowded Online World
October 29, 2020

According to popular urban legend, goldfish have almost no memory — an idea can stay in their heads for no longer than nine seconds before bubbling out of their brains, never to return. Scientists, being killjoys, have more or less debunked this myth. A goldfish...

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Red Hat: Cloud Technology And The New Digital Normal
October 28, 2020

“What I enjoy most is helping our customers thrive in this rapidly changing world and helping them realize their vision in a way that simplifies the adoption of new technology — capabilities that can unleash their innovation in the digital economy,” said Craig Muzilla, senior...