Retail Innovation Club

The American Genius: Business Entrepreneur News | April 15, 2020

nvestors and leadership from tech and startup companies are stepping up during the coronavirus pandemic by funding treatment and vaccine research, manufacturing protective gear for healthcare workers, and distributing essential goods and/or services. As the healthcare system is strained by effects of COVID-19, production, distribution, and funding channels are all experiencing major disruptions. Help is coming from Silicon Valley where startups thrive on flexibility, eager investors, and a willi...

PYMNTS.com | February 21, 2020

Cashplus is upgrading its mobile app with the Google maps spend tracking feature, the company announced on Thursday The Spending Insights tool uses data from Google Maps to find out where and when a payment was made. Transactions are easy to spot and show identifying information like brand logos. It also includes Payment Track’s fraud prevention capabilities, which enable users to immediately put their account on hold if they see anything suspicious. The tool also categorizes payments so p...

The Next Web | January 28, 2020

RealityEngines.AI today came out of stealth to launch an autonomous AI generation service aimed at startups and medium to large enterprises that have put off adopting AI due to a shortage of data or personnel. What’s interesting here is the that the company’s taken on the data gap between big tech and wee startups. One of the biggest bars to AI adoption for businesses is a lack of data. It’s relatively easy for Google or Facebook to collect gobs and gobs of data, but what if yo...

Business Wire | August 12, 2020

The SMBX is ushering in the next wave of financial technology,” Bhavish Balhotra, CTO of SMBX. Jackie Chan, COO, added, “We're lowering the barriers to complex financial tools. Let’s use these innovations to empower communities to thrive. We are especially excited to open new pathways to capital for small business owners affected by COVID-19 and give everyday people the ability to invest in the small businesses in their community. The funding will support SMBX’s growt...