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)

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Spring Break Goes High-Tech
April 20, 2019

From smart bags to social media, spring break is becoming a surprisingly digital and high-tech travel period in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Smart Agents Are AI’s DNA — Here’s Why
April 19, 2019

Inspiration comes from anywhere and everywhere, and that goes for digital innovation in payments and commerce. Just ask Akli Adjaoute, CEO of Brighterion (a Mastercard company), who recently spoke with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster about the rise of smart agents, a form of artificial intelligence designed to bring more fraud...

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Jack Daniel’s Introduces AR Experience For Phones That Turns Bottles Into 3D Stories
April 15, 2019

Tennessee whiskey distillery Jack Daniel’s has released a new marketing tool that turns any bottle of its product into an interactive augmented reality (AR) experience, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Can A Digital Platform Make The Grade With Teachers Trying To Buy Homes?
April 15, 2019

Talk with old-timers from the Bay Area – or people approaching old-timey status – and there’s a good chance you’ll hear stories, lamentations and rants about how that metro area used to have a solid blue-collar feel, and how San Francisco, Oakland and the surrounding...

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Payments Execs On 2019’s Payments Innovation Watershed
April 12, 2019

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Forging FinTech-FI Partnerships With mPOS?
April 12, 2019

It’s not exactly Bogie and Bacall, or Kim and Kanye — at least not yet. 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, PYMNTS...

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Welcome To The New C-Store Innovation Game
April 09, 2019

Retail innovation labs – incubators or tech hubs – aren’t confined to operations run by the likes of Amazon or Walmart. A new lab store from 7-Eleven underscores the innovation wave that is taking place in the convenience store sector of retail – a sector...

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AI Expert Arrives At Apple’s Special Projects Group
April 05, 2019

Amid Apple’s efforts to bolster its hardware and software with artificial intelligence (AI), an expert in the field has joined the tech company. Ian Goodfellow is now a director of machine learning in Apple’s Special Projects Group, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Retail, RFID And Real-Time Sales
April 05, 2019

Probably every shopper knows the thrill of the retail treasure hunt — that odd, unexpected, but perfect product discovered on a shelf; that highly desired item almost hidden in some corner, but found via serendipity or determined effort. Probably every shopper also knows the frustration...