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Google Maps Enables Austin Parking Payments With Passport

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Passport has collaborated with Google to offer mobile parking payments in Austin, Texas through Google Maps. We’re excited to work with Passport to help drivers in Austin pay for parking more quickly and conveniently right from Google Maps,” Google Maps Product Manager Vishal Dutta said in the announcement.

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Ford To Test Self-Driving Vehicles In Austin

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city, according to reports stating that a testing program in Austin will launch soon. Citing sources familiar with the development, the report said the test in Austin is coming ahead of the launch of its self-driving taxi and delivery services, which are slated for 2021.

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Palm pay hits more Whole Foods stores

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The grocery chain added Amazon One technology, which lets users pay with their palm prints, to a newly opened store in Austin, Texas, this week and plans to bring it to six other area locations in the coming weeks.

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Austin Is Bringing The FinTech Heat

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Though Austin may fall in the shadows of bigger U.S. Nate Stewart, Group Product Manager for BigCommerce , an eCommerce platform with deep roots in Austin, provided a glimpse into what really helps Austin stand apart and why startups can’t help but flock to the city. Tech jobs account for 11 percent of total Austin employment.

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How Collectives Aim To Make Cities Into Blockchain Centers

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Blockchain technology is taking hold in the Southwest, with the help of organizations encouraging development in the space. A group called the Austin Blockchain Collective , for instance, is looking to establish the Texas city as a hub for blockchain innovation.

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The Push For Cybersecurity Technology At Credit Unions

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Credit union (CU) associations and service providers are pushing for the adoption of technology to help with security and compliance. And on Wednesday (April 3), Austin-based cookware startup Made In announced it had closed a seed funding round.

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Abrigo CEO Wayne Roberts announces retirement

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He built a strong leadership team and an employee base that has been recognized consistently as one of the best places to work in Austin, Texas, and Raleigh, N.C., and in bank technology nationally. He was named an Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 Central Texas Award Winner.

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