Innovation

Innovation generally refers to changing processes or creating more effective processes, products and ideas. For businesses, this could mean implementing new ideas, creating dynamic products or improving your existing services.

(source: business.gov.au)

Innovation
Mastercard Report: Nearly Half Of Consumers View Innovation As Purchase Driver
November 05, 2019

Society still puts the “gut instinct” on the pedestal, often celebrating people who lead by intuition and emotion, and putting them at the center of movies, TV shows and pop culture. That’s fine, at least as far as it goes. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Quantum Computing’s Wright Brothers’ Moment
November 05, 2019

On Oct. 23, the team at Google announced it had hit a technological milestone that scientists have been theorizing about for over 30 years: quantum supremacy. Some rejoiced at the great leap forward for the future of computing. Others, particularly the team at IBM, took...

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MIT Develops Last-Mile Navigation For Delivery Robots
November 04, 2019

Engineers at MIT have been working on a better way for last-mile delivery robots to find doors or garages, with the goal of improving the time and efficiency of these types of deliveries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Why Smart Cities Of The Future Won’t Be Built In A Day
November 02, 2019

While smart cities have been in the public consciousness for a long time, we’ve been writing about them here at PYMNTS since at least 2015. Up until very recently, that conversation has been largely theoretical and conceptual. We had been talking about all of the...

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Plaid Calls For Startups To Help Tackle $1.6T Student Debt Balance
October 29, 2019

In its third annual Request for Startups, Plaid is aiming to focus on student debt management along with other areas of financial services that FinTech has underserviced. The firm notes that the total amount of student debt in the United States is at a record high...

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‘Uber Moments’ Pilot Lets Users Book Culinary Classes
October 27, 2019

Uber is testing out a service through Uber Eats that will allow customers to book culinary classes, Forbes reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs Nearing Agreement On Toronto’s Smart City Project
October 25, 2019

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs and public corporation Waterfront Toronto are moving forward on a deal to develop the “city of the future” nearly two years after the deal was proposed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Pony.ai Will Pilot Driverless Car Service In California
October 25, 2019

Pony.ai, a self-driving car startup based in Guangzhou, China, is launching a pilot program to test self-driving cars with a robo taxi service called BotRide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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ChowNow CEO: Online Ordering’s Future And The 90-Minute Restaurant Vacation Experience
October 24, 2019

Everything comes with a price — and that applies to the digital world as well. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...