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Expect Another Year Before Sports, Entertainment Venues Reopen
Coronavirus // May 07, 2020

The spread of the coronavirus has led to a halt of Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and the National Basketball Association, and raised questions about whether the 2020 National Football League season will take place this fall. CNBC reported health experts and government...

Connected Tech Gives Sports Venues An All Star Opportunity To Fill The Stands
Commerce Connected // August 22, 2019

Consumers are set to spend $23 billion buying mobile tickets for sports and gaming events by 2023. Sports brands are thus looking to a host of new technologies, like contactless payments, and even virtual reality technology, to accommodate a new generation of mobile users. Stadiums...

Are SMBs Ready For Mobile Order-Ahead?
Payments As A Service // July 25, 2017

In the age of instant downloads and prime delivery, speed is king. But can small businesses take a run at the throne? In the latest PYMNTS.com Payments as a Service Tracker™, Jean-François Noël, CEO of FANS Entertainment and GOLO, a payment service and online ordering...

NEW REPORT: Getting SMBs Ready, Set, Going On Mobile Order-Ahead
Payments As A Service // July 24, 2017

Modern innovations have made technology from smartphones and mobile ordering apps to even virtual reality, well, a reality. Now that this technology is in the hands of consumers around the world, companies are increasingly counting on it to attract new customers and retain existing ones. ...

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NEW REPORT: Getting SMBs Ready, Set, Going On Mobile Order-Ahead

July 24, 2017
Modern innovations have made technology from smartphones and mobile ordering apps to even virtual reality, well, a reality. Now that this technology is in the hands of consumers around the world, companies are increasingly counting on it to attract new customers and retain existing ones.  In the July Payments as a Service Tracker™, PYMNTS explores […]

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MLB: Baseball With No Fans Could Mean $640,000 Per Game Loss

May 17, 2020
The New York Yankees are looking at a shortfall of $312 million if this year’s Major League Baseball (MLB) season ends up going forward with no fans in the stadium. Empty baseball stadiums for games played could result in a loss of $640,000 per game, the MLB said in a 12-page document called “The Economics […]

Expect Another Year Before Sports, Entertainment Venues Reopen

May 07, 2020
The spread of the coronavirus has led to a halt of Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and the National Basketball Association, and raised questions about whether the 2020...