Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Bank Innovation is pleased to welcome Marley Gray, Microsoft’s director of technology strategy for blockchain and financial services, to our speaker faculty. Gray will discuss corporate banking and blockchains on March 1 in Seattle with JP Jolly of Citigroup and Deva Annamalai of Fiserv.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Research confirms that QSR patrons are seeking multiple online and offline ordering methods. These innovations have revolutionized diners’ experiences and transformed the purchasing process. The Denver City Council — following similar moves in Chicago, New York City, Seattle and Washington, D.C. The Evolution Of Ordering.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

The Seattle-based coffee giant’s loyalty program has 19 million active members that account for 48 percent of its annual revenue. . The report also found that 62 percent of digital diners — those who exclusively place orders online — prefer accessing rewards through a mobile app when ordering from a full-service restaurant.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 8, 2016

SEATTLE — LendingTree will “buy the clicks” previously pointing to Google Compare, now that the search giant is shuttering the service, a top LendingTree official said.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Stripe really did come about because we were really appalled by how hard it was to charge for things online.” — John Collison.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

It’s the latest effort by the Seattle-based online retailer with a headquarters in Bengaluru, the center of India's high-tech industry, to intensify the competition in the mostly cash-based economy. Four years ago, Amazon introduced its Amazon Pay digital wallet to increase online payments.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Whether it be a personal loan or accounts receivable from credit cards, to get your money faster and control of your destiny means a ton,” he said. He cited American Express’s acquisition three months ago of online lender Kabbage as an example. Innovation Vs. Incumbency. It just masks them until you run out of money.”.

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JULY 30, 2019

POSaBIT, based in Seattle, already manages millions of transactions for over 120 dispensaries across Washington, California, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and Oklahoma. The three-year pilot program is intended to ease the payments situation for the local cannabis industry and create an online system for digital currency.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

And with its scale in mobile payments and loyalty members, the company is well-positioned for other innovative initiatives. The ubiquity of mobile and credit card payments is enabling us to begin an exploration of cashless stores in the U.S,” Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said during a recent earnings report. “By million active members.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Brick-and-mortar retailers view the Seattle-based commerce giant Amazon as a direct competitor, so this move […].

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 4, 2016

SEATTLE — The Silicon Valley model for its startups is well-known. Heck, there’s a Wikipedia for it. It centers on a simple principle: build a business that scales, no matter the initial profitability. And then scale it like mad. Or, in technical terms, build a business that has the potential Read More.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 5, 2016

For now there is just one store and it’s in Seattle and only open to Amazon employees, Read More. Amazon released a video today promoting its Amazon Go stores and their “Just walk out” technology. Users check in with their apps at the door and then fill their shopping bags and leave.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

It also had plans to bring 300 new stores online in the current fiscal 2020, although that was about half the number planned at the year’s start. The payments program will expand beyond prepaid cards to include debit and credit cards, cash and as yet-to-be-identified mobile wallets.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

“ Membership has its privileges ” was the nine-year ad campaign launched by American Express in 1987 to persuade consumers that it was worth it to pay an annual fee for one of its charge card products. As the slogan implied, being an American Express card member was the only way to unlock those benefits.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Traditional retail locations, ranging from fashion and home furnishings to hardware and department stores, have been forced to make significant changes in the face of heightened competition from eCommerce giants like Amazon and omnichannel powerhouses, like Walmart and its online unit, Jet.com.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Research shows that the country has the fourth highest mobile penetration in the world (83 percent) and the highest credit card penetration (five credit cards per person, on average). Korea is considered the world’s mobile commerce powerhouse: Mobile commerce makes up 28 percent of total online sales.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

Amazon India has introduced a way for customers to pay their credit card bills through Amazon Pay , the eCommerce company’s payments arm. The feature allows making payments for any credit card bill via UPI or internet banking. Four years ago, Amazon introduced its Amazon Pay digital wallet to increase online payments.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2016

SWITCH is a Seattle-based fintech company developing the first automated payment card and online account updater to help consumers update their cards and payment methods wherever they shop online. Features: Users can update their credit cards where they shop online. Register today.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Bank of Montreal online mortgage app circa Jan 1998 (via Internet archive). It’s telling that Apply by Phone/Fax were more prominent than Apply Online. files over the weekend, I ran across an Online Banking Report article I wrote in 1997 about Bank of Montreal’s pioneering online mortgage application. HQ: Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Bank of Montreal online mortgage app circa Jan 1998 (via Internet archive). It’s telling that Apply by Phone/Fax were more prominent than Apply Online. files over the weekend, I ran across an Online Banking Report article I wrote in 1997 about Bank of Montreal’s pioneering online mortgage application. HQ: Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Bank of Montreal online mortgage app circa Jan 1998 (via Internet archive). It’s telling that Apply by Phone/Fax were more prominent than Apply Online. files over the weekend, I ran across an Online Banking Report article I wrote in 1997 about Bank of Montreal’s pioneering online mortgage application. HQ: Seattle.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

Perhaps the most glaring example of the tendency to dismiss innovative new players was when Apple’s iPhone hit the market in 2007. Innovation Summit: (N+1) Trends. ” In January 2018, Amazon launched its automated cashier-less Amazon Go store in Seattle. PillPack allows users to buy medications online in pre-made doses. .

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AUGUST 23, 2019

Sure, activities like shopping online, getting food delivered, catching a cab or finding a gig are some of the most front-and-center examples. The Seattle Mariners also launched a mobile-only promotion in March that encouraged users to purchase a Ballpark Pass, a ticket that grants standing-room access to all home games for $99 a month.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

And with today’s technology, there are new ways to help them accomplish both, and that’s what we’re innovating to deliver. It depends a great deal on how many cards are in the market that are contactless-enabled, combined with contactless terminals, combined with the use case for everyday payments.

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MARCH 28, 2016

In total, there were 13 fintech startups (or 15 by the Bank Innovations definition ), 12% of the total YC W16 class of 109. Online foreign exchange services. HQ: Seattle, WA. Debit card with company-driven expense rules. Nigerian online credit card processor. Total raised: $36.7 HQ: Palo Alto, California.

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MARCH 10, 2016

So, when Dunkin’ goes after Starbucks following the news that the Seattle-based company was changing its loyalty program, it also has to do with mobile strategy (which Starbucks, admittedly, has a lead on). Square offers free card readers and charges 2.75 But now Dunkin’ may have found its way in. at Starbucks.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Online retailers will be where we shop. Shift Number One | The Shift To Buying Online. We’ve been watching online sales now grow — even double — year over year, for many years now, but it’s still tiny, overall. Who in the world ever thought that there’d come a day when groceries would be bought online ?

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JUNE 6, 2019

In May 2018, Munchery ceased all operations in Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle, three of the company’s most valuable markets, leaving only its San Francisco business operational. Founded by Jane Park in Seattle in 2007, beauty brand Julep quickly grew from a scrappy startup to a major omnichannel retail operation.

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MARCH 13, 2019

Select Investors: New Enterprise Associates, Goldman Sachs, General Atlantic, World Innovation Lab, SoftBank Group, Workday Ventures. Company Description: Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Roblox is an online gaming platform. Company Description: The online recruiting platform ZipRecruiter rounds out the list of 2018 unicorns.

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JUNE 17, 2020

From healthcare to education to entertainment to manufacturing, technology innovators are stepping forward to help answer that question. In the wake of the outbreak, everything from doctors appointments to schooling to workouts went online. Education: Technology and online content make the classroom optional. Online grocery.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

For millions of consumers accustomed to using credit and debit cards, the proposition of using a fingerprint hasn’t been all that appealing. “It’s hard to fight the credit-card companies,” says Gartner (IT) analyst Avivah Litan. via MDDI Online. via eCommerce Times. Company: DeNovis, Inc. Company: Aereo.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

But overpriced, over-hyped hardware products weren’t the only “innovations” we said goodbye to: we also recently witnessed the deaths of startups working in mobile AR, e-commerce, digital media, and more. Markafoni was an online shopping destination for Turkish consumers, specialising in clothing and fashion accessories.

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