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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Getting The Message In Commerce
February 17, 2017

The age of information is an instant one, populated by email, bitmojis (they can even look like you) and texts, of course. Though the delivery method may change, the result is the same, as communication moves at the speed of thought and light. Get the...

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‘Alexa, Call My Mom!’ — Will The Echo Become A Phone?
February 16, 2017

There might be another use for Amazon’s and Google’s popular home speakers coming this year, with both companies considering turning them into home phones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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VR Venture Gets Hollywood Backing
February 15, 2017

Dreamscape Immersive, a new virtual reality technology startup, is looking to find growth and opportunity in the film and entertainment industry. The company has already raised $11 million in funding from three major Hollywood studios — Warner Bros., 21st Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer — along...

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Tech: The Latest Hospitality Trend
February 14, 2017

As it turns out, hospitality is the latest industry to experience a technology boom. From AI automation to keyless entry, data science to seamless check-in, hoteliers are reportedly looking for tech-minded workers to advance hospitality in the digital age. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Car Commerce Tracker: Integration, Investment
February 14, 2017

Another busy week in car commerce. This time around, an Alexa integration, a new partnership leveraging telematic capabilities and a major manufacturing investment by BMW are all working to connect and evolve the automotive space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Car Commerce Tracker: Debut Edition
February 07, 2017

For payments and commerce, digital mobility and the rise of the IoT mean a proliferation of ways to engage with potential products and possible points of sale — an industry-wide push to enable seamless digital experiences for consumers wherever, whenever. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Uber Taps NASA Aircraft Engineer To Lead Flying Car Push
February 07, 2017

Uber Technologies, the leading ride-hailing app in the U.S., has named Mark Moore, a NASA advanced aircraft engineer, in the new role of director of engineering for aviation. Seven years ago, Moore published a whitepaper on electric aircrafts that can take off and land, similar...

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Innovation Project 2017 Conversation Starters: Can Payments Save Retail?
February 06, 2017

Is retail just the land where shelves are stocked with goods, where salespeople appear at your elbow to inquire about your quest to buy? Is retail the purview of the buy button, the screen, and should it be defined as tied to the big screen...

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Innovation Project 2017 Conversation Starters: Betting Big …. On Banking Redux
February 06, 2017

The bank is an institution that has survived centuries. But nothing survives that long in immutable form. Consider the musty vaults housing gold and notes, parceled out by appointment, transforming (rather quickly in the here and now) into digital dollars in digital wallets. The branch...