PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

In February, Whole Foods actually raised prices due to high transport and ingredient costs. In an effort to prepare for the new price schemes, some Whole Foods employees are reportedly being asked to work overnight to get the stores ready, hanging signs and switching price tags. Some items will be discounted as much as 20 percent.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The next stop on the road to technological evolution in the transportation industry may just be unattended. In the February edition of the Unattended Retail Tracker , PYMNTS highlights the latest developments in unattended technology, and how those developments are disrupting the transportation industry. About the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2018

But that often means a lengthy installation process, high price tag and risky gamble that customer expectations and business models won’t shift in a way that makes those installations outdated, said Christopher Cacioppo, chief technology officer of order fulfillment automation service provider 6 River Systems. A Look Around the IoT World.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The stories come with significantly different price tags: $185 million and $13 billion. Call it a tale of two bank deals. The move also means that, as LendingClub had applied for bank charters in the past (with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency), it decided to buy its way into deposits and checking. billion worth of loans.

Banking 97

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

New scrutiny has hit a Pennsylvania public transport authority, SEPTA, with sources telling The Philadelphia Inquirer that allegations of fraud have led to involvement by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Fraud never sleeps, and the corporate finance department cannot afford to stay behind on the ever-changing strategies of fraudsters.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

Bird also made news when Apple announced last month that it was teaming up with partners — including Bird — on special tags that can trigger purchases with Apple Pay without the need for a special app. One of the biggest stories in retail continues to be Uber’s effort to move well beyond its core offering of automotive ridesharing.

Transportation 43

Transportation Retail Technology Marketing 43

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Dreamscape Immersive’s VR experiences are reportedly expected to run around 10 minutes each, each coming with a production price tag of over $1 million to produce. What’s similar is we’re creating shared experiences and transporting people to worlds that otherwise only exist in their imaginations,” Vaughn was quoted as saying.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

The startup has developed a location-tracking smart tag and accompanying mobile app that sends alerts to parents when their child has gone outside a preset range. The next wave of innovation, whether it’s in transportation, health or at home, will come from great teams at the intersection of both. million in two rounds of funding.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

How about payments made at the speed of sound — to be specific, using encrypted sound waves to make offline payments? Sound is the ancient method of communication, of commerce, where a promise to sell or buy in days of old would be — and was, and sometimes still is — conveyed by voice, of course, and proximity between buyer and seller.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2018

Shoe sellers can dust off a pair of unsold sneakers and keep them on the shelf until they sell, but businesses like grocery stores don’t have that luxury. Instead, they must keep a tight focus on moving goods out the doors — especially items with an expiration date. One 2017 survey found 38.5 That’s often easier said than done, however.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

It takes much land, water, pesticides, electricity and fossil fuel to grow, harvest, package, transport and prepare the food required to make even the simplest possible meals. For the food industry — that waste adds up to a $990 billion price tag, according to Alex Garden, chairman and CEO of Zume Inc.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

People talk about us online, posting on Facebook and Instagram, and then tag us and use our hashtag online,” said Bekhit. “We It has ink on it; it has gone through transportation through the mail. Sick of sending birthday cards in the mail? Send a potato. What’s the point? People love it. Our customers help us out more than they know.

Transportation 49

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Public transport riders in San Francisco got something of an early Christmas present last week – courtesy of a cybercriminal getting some coal in his stocking. But hacking a municipal transport system, as it turns out, has some unexpected consequences — like drawing attention to oneself. Al Capone got his start running rum.

Transportation 53

Transportation Education Securities Planning 53

PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

According to Lundin, healthcare has an enhanced need for shared search capabilities, while transportation demands sourcing and tagging features more than other verticals. In eProcurement, businesses need to clear all of these hurdles, but often, even that isn’t enough to obtain a more strategic and efficient procure-to-pay experience.

Healthcare 43

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The first uses Lumos, Facebook’s image and video understanding, machine learning platform, to enable image search by content rather than relying on text or tags. The feature now allows users to find access to food, shelter, transportation, supplies, equipment and other resources in an emergency. Facebook brought in $8.81

Transportation 46

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Creative CFP

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The tag line was “Real-time accounting”. This is a topic that is very close to my heart and I am sharing this everywhere I go. A couple of years into my career as a chartered accountant I started to wonder if I was still enjoying working in the finance industry. All of this made me question my career choice.

Accounting 52

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2018

Here are just a few of the expenses that festivalgoers are tacking on to their weekend price tag (and who’s making money off it). Here are just a few of the expenses that festivalgoers are tacking on to their weekend price tag (and who’s making money off it). The nearby city of Indio takes in $3.18

Numbers 40

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

One oft-noted use case was the possibility that Apple’s NFC could be used to open hotel room doors, or as a virtual transit card for easier access to transportation. And while the first week of June in 2018 (thankfully) doesn’t have anything quite so dramatic going on, we did see some surprising turnarounds in payments and commerce.

Valuation 40

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

The good news about the era of marketplaces is that it allows the internet to finally live up to its potential as the store for everything. But more broadly, that better understanding — of both the consumers and their full retail context — offers mutually supportive enhancements across all of the interconnected operations of a marketplace.

Investments 42

Investments Transportation Leverage Retail 42

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Apple’s big selling point for the HomePod was its superior auditory quality, which was supposed to justify the $349 price tag. Google’s Assistant has also picked up a new capability by partnering with Alphabet-owned Waze to power hands-free, eyes-free navigation control for drivers. Finally, while the U.S. million through the site.

Nonprofit 46

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2018

This weekend, the hippest, coolest, most connected and most creative will converge on Nevada’s Black Rock desert and set up camp on “the playa” for the annual Burning Man festival. And those two activities are not so much an either/or at Burning Man, so much as they are often a both/and. After a week together on the playa, magic happened. “No

Economics 40

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2019

There were the purely practical items, like the waterproof phone case and the wireless tracking tags for high-value items. On the downside, for the $599 price tag, it seems only fair that the bag should also fold and pack one’s clothes as well. The words “spring break” evoke all kinds of mental images.

Transportation 52

Transportation Advertising Marketing Technology 52

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Pronouns are now frequently displayed prominently in social-media bios, email signatures and conference name tags. bio, and Transportation Secretary. Vice President. Kamala Harris. features “she/her” pronouns in her. Pete Buttigieg. includes “he/him” in his. found that a full 25% use pronouns other than she/her and he/him exclusively.

Transportation 130

Transportation Education Compliance Communication 130

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And “waiting on the wings,” in fact, maybe a slightly misleading way to tag that. For at least the last five years — futurists and smart technology boosters have been touting the inevitable rise of the smart city. Attacks on smart cities, per se, are not commonly reported as of early 2020 because there aren’t very many smart cities out there.

Securities 94

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Strategic Treasurer

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Episode 181. Treasury Review of 2021. Host Craig Jeffery, Managing Partner of Strategic Treasurer, gives a treasury review of 2021. He discusses the implications of major activities and trends over the past year and looks ahead to what’s next in the coming year. Tune in to the conversation to find out more. INTRO 0:09 . Meredith Zonsius 0:59

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 25, 2023

You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on iTunes , Spotify , Stitcher , Google , YouTube , and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ ANNOUNCER: This is “Masters in Business” with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio. It’s so great to be here.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Compliance Investments Finance 60

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 2, 2024

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Angus Deaton on America’s Wealth & Inequality , is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and Bloomberg. He won the Nobel Prize in 2015 for his work on consumption, poverty, welfare wealth and health inequality.

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