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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

To keep up with the pace of innovation as competitors move toward mobile ordering, delivery and payments innovations, Restaurant Brands International (RBI), which owns Burger King and other brands, hired CFO Josh Kobza as its new czar leader in January. Customers also receive exclusive perks and benefits with the credit card.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

The pilot will be introduced in the Seattle, Washington area, the company said, and will let customers use their mobile phones to pay in a seamless manner. Kroger Senior Director of Payments Kathy Hanna said the innovation is intended to improve the customer experience.

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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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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

These innovations have arrived in a broad range of spaces, from brick-and-mortar stores to offices – and their designs are not limited to the vending machines that have sold candy and soda for years. The machine doesn’t take cash – shoppers can swipe their cards (or tap with Apple Pay or Google Pay) to make a purchase. While only 14.4

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

As Dirty Lemon CEO Zak Normandin told AdWeek , “It’s a relatively low risk for us to be able to do something innovative and unique for the brand and with our customers.”. The company allows customers to purchase items through their cellphones with their credit cards. Shelves are also stocked with produce, meat and Amazon meal kits.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

The tills and checkout area of the store have been removed, and a helpdesk was created to assist consumers who want to make cash or card payments. That was the fourth Go location — and the first to open outside of Seattle, Amazon’s hometown. At the time, it was also reported the company launched an Amazon Go location in Chicago.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

POSaBIT, based in Seattle, already manages millions of transactions for over 120 dispensaries across Washington, California, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and Oklahoma. Even though legal marijuana industry keeps gaining traction — according to one official state estimate, the market in California alone will reach at least $5.1

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PYMNTS

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. Innovation Vs. Incumbency. Innovation is a distraction and costs money, so they let the startups figure it out on somebody else’s dime. Incumbents do what they do.

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PYMNTS

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. . Text messages, digital wallets and even old-fashioned physical cards are some of the other ways consumers prefer accessing loyalty rewards.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

These innovations have revolutionized diners’ experiences and transformed the purchasing process. Restaurants that already offer online ordering can also further integrate payment functionalities and efficiencies, enabling customers to avoid using cash and plastic cards. .

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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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PYMNTS

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. Today, it offers a credit card and processes payments for customer bills.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 22, 2016

The Seattle coffee giant now has 19 million active mobile app users in U.S. Starbucks proves, once again, that it owns mobile payments. alone, Kevin Johnson, president and chief operating officer said, and mobile represented 24% of the total payments in 2Q. The company’s Mobile Order & Pay program, launched Read More.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2019

Pepper has continued to be rolled out and is now available in Beverly Hills and Seattle. HSBC said the branches have seen a significant increase in activity, ATM transaction volumes, and new credit card applications as a result. Pepper debuted at HSBC’s flagship branch in New York City.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Amazon has arguably pioneered the concept with its Amazon Go stores: The first location opened in Seattle this past January. With ShelfX ’s technology, for instance, customers can unlock fridges by providing a credit card or another payment option. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

Fellow expense service Coupa has also made moves in this area, announcing it has acquired Seattle-based FinTech Yapta to innovate its tracking and spending software. These six companies are not the only ones looking to challenge SAP Concur, which currently holds the highest market share within the travel expense industry.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The pandemic pushed several in-the-works innovations forward — particularly curbside delivery and the launch of new Starbucks Pickup locations in markets such as Chicago, New York City, San Francisco and Seattle. But as its customer behavior has changed, Starbucks has been adjusting along with it.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

The Outlook add-on also lets users send a $5 Starbucks gift card from their inbox to others, if they link their Starbucks account to Outlook. Recently, the Seattle-based company also rejiggered its rewards program to increase its customer base.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year. Shoppers enter the store using a credit card. Almost certainly, we noted, because Amazon has persuaded direct and avid competitors to use their payments innovations in the past. But will they adopt if from Amazon?

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2018

The data comes from Second Measure , a company that analyzes billions of dollars’ worth of anonymized debit and credit card purchases. Even more surprising, it beat out Amazon Restaurants in Amazon ’s home city of Seattle. To find out more about digital innovation by restaurants, read the PYMNTS’ index here.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

With the opening of Amazon Go in Seattle in January , Amazon arguably popularized the cashierless store concept. To gain access to the space and become authorized, a consumer can swipe her credit card or scan a quick-response (QR) code generated by a mobile app. If she decides not to buy an item, she can put it back on the shelf.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Consumers don’t have to be Amazon Prime members (or Seattle-area residents living near the first Amazon Go markets) to have a checkout-free grocery experience. Shoppers who live in Ellerslie, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, can get the same at the local Four Square store — and soon, they may not be the only ones. Consumers hate friction.

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PYMNTS

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). Most innovation is borne from diversity — just look at Silicon Valley,” MSIP Director Dr. Chang-yong Ahn told TechCrunch in May. “At

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

What Amazon did confirm, through its recent video announcement , is that the first location of its Amazon Go grocery stores will open its doors in early 2017 in Seattle and without traditional registers. When the customer leaves the store, the app bills the purchases to the customer’s card on file and pings over a receipt.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The first location will open its doors in early 2017 in Seattle and without traditional registers. When the customer leaves the store, the app bills the purchases to the customer’s card on file and pings over a receipt. If they put an item back, it senses that, too.

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PYMNTS

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. Today, it offers a credit card and processes payments for customer bills.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Nordstrom , the Seattle-based fashion retailer, has aggressively pursued changes in both its in-store presentation to customers and its drive to improve its omnichannel approach with changes to its digital operations. The company also launched a new co-branded Visa rewards card with Alliance Data.

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PYMNTS

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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CB Insights

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. As a result of its product innovation efforts, Stripe has seen explosive growth in product adoption and valuation. A decade of online payments innovation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Walmart this week purchased key assets from Seattle health-technology platform CareZone for a reported $200 million or so. For example, the technology allows patients to scan insurance cards and prescription-drug labels, making it easier for users to determine what’s covered by their health plan or organize home-delivery instructions.

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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. Presenter: Chris Hopen, CEO and Founder.

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PYMNTS

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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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 2, 2023

Event Spotlight Tech meets finance in San Francisco 60+ demos. 100+ speakers. 1,200+ attendees (600+ from financial institutions).

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 21, 2019

Seattle-based doxo already offered consumers the ability to pay their bills with a single login, from any device, using their credit card, debit card, bank account or cash. […]. Apple Pay is now available as a payment method for more than 2.5 million consumers and 45,000 U.S.

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