PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

It is thus unsurprising that 95 percent of companies are looking to improve their spend management software this year. Companies are thus looking to technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to help mitigate this. Developments in the expense management world are heating up.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Seattle-area startup Switch announced today that it is providing “early access” to its free payment management service. By enabling cardholders to manage all of their accounts from one dashboard, the company says its technology is making e-commerce “faster, safer, and easier.” “Was it fun?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Oberthur Technologies (OT) is partnering with payments service provider Nets to deliver support for mobile payments to Scandinavian banks. Nets and OT will combine their capabilities to offer an end-to-end mobile payment solution, which will include host card emulation (HCE) and tokenization to secure payments. “By

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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

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

After a difficult deliberation, 10 early-stage fintech companies were selected by a team of judges to compete in this year’s DEMOvation Challenge, to take place in Seattle on March 1. Many applied, few were chosen.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Despite the rise of e-commerce and mobile, the physical channel still plays an important role in consumer experience — and retailers are increasingly leveraging technologies to stay afloat. Cashier-less technology is one of the latest trends to dominate conversation. The technologies supporting a cashier-less environment.

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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. With the right partnerships, SmartCart technology could be deployed anywhere — and without too much effort by retailers either. Europe and America by 2022.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

A bank needs a team with diverse perspectives and unique abilities—technology, sales, lending and leadership—that is willing to work together at a heightened pace, he notes. You have to give people a reason to bank with you,” says Tim Reimink, managing director in the Crowe LLP performance consulting group in Chicago.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

You’ve got a bunch of brands stuck with merchandise and this is going to be an opportunity to generate cash,” Frank Poore, CEO and founder of e-commerce managed marketplace platform CommerceHub, told Forbes. Walmart this week purchased key assets from Seattle health-technology platform CareZone for a reported $200 million or so.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

A decade ago, many financial institutions were bringing as much technology as possible in-house as a way of controlling their destinies and customizing their core platforms and data warehouses. In the cloud” is common technology vendor-speak for ASP, service bureau, outsourcing, pay-per-click, and a variety of other delivery models.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2018

Merchants from QSRs to large eCommerce retailers are turning to technology such as digital kiosks to drive traffic into their stores. If they don’t, they risk losing business to competitors that embrace the technology, according to the PYMNTS Unattended Retail Tracker. Besides QSRs, this technology is popping up at hotels.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2017

After the initial agreement in February, Lianhua said it expected the partnership to yield new technologies and integrations of logistics and payments. Alibaba already offers mobile booking for salon and spa appointments, cloud computing, wealth management, insurance services and more. But in that arena, too, Tencent got there first.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

It’s a thought that comes to mind this week because the World Cup is currently underway in Russia, and because this week’s news managed to offer up a win, a loss and a draw, depending on where one looked. . According to a release earlier this week, Erica now has one million users, a milestone managed in just two months. .

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Blockchain is permeating nearly every industry, from healthcare to supply chain management. As the space matures, its underlying technology is increasingly being applied to enterprise tasks from finance to commerce. The company has already made multiple moves indicating it’s serious about the technology.

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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. ‘PayFac’ technology simplifies underwriting and onboarding. Virtual card issuance. Business lending and corporate cards.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2017

Amazon also managed to lower some of its operating costs as it also saw an uptick in subscription and advertising revenue. “So Amazon Web Services — the firm’s cash printing press that had attracted investor interest after slightly underperforming analyst expectations last quarter — also managed a beat, reporting $3.66

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 15, 2017

SWITCH , a Seattle-based startup that makes it easy to manage your online payment information, has raised $400,000 in funding from angel investors. Chris Hopen, SWITCH co-founder and CEO, called his technology the “first of its kind, credit card updater for online accounts.” million in total capital.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Swipe fees alone are a $90B-a-year business for banks, card networks like Visa, and payment processors like Stripe. The company announced it would pass on the special card savings Amazon gets from card networks (because of the volume of purchases they can guarantee) to retailers that adopt Amazon Pay.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 2, 2023

These the biggest and best events in the financial services space geared towards technologists, product managers, developers, marketers and C-Suite execs at both financial institutions and rival fintech firms. For the most part, financial technology event planners are organizing in-person gatherings, often with a virtual option.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Centered around deposit and debit/charge card services Predominantly focused on consumers Primarily digitally delivered (rules out Wells Fargo, BofA, and the majority of traditional banks*) Founded since 1999 Do you run a small business :? Let’s start with our definition. 8,860 $2,300 6 Upgrade 1426 2016 SF 3,013,000 4.5

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 29, 2015

Are you building new financial technology? PaymentsViews interviews Doug Yeager, inventor of Host Card Emulation (HCE). Coin Telegraph talks with Fidor Bank AG Product Manager for Cryptocurrencies and Assets, Vladimir Tomic (in German). Alumni updates: Giftbit earns spot in Techstars Seattle 2015 accelerator.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. Bravo to CEO Brian Vance, President Jeff Deuel and team for a watershed expansion into the hot Seattle market with a bank whose commercial skills can complement those of its acquirer. This year brought us: Mergers out the yin-yang. Payments chaos.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Legal tech startups have already reached a high in deal count this year, as technology aimed at automating high-cost, white-color professions gains investor attention. The company is led by Jason Boehmig (formerly a corporate lawyer at Fenwick & West), and Cai GoGwilt (formerly a software engineer at Palantir Technologies).

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The Seattle-based startup raised $3 million to bring its total funding to $5.3 Also, long-time alum, Alkami Technology picked up $11 million Friday to further their e-banking solutions business. Alkami Technology. HQ: Seattle, Washington. Risk management for P2P lending. Here are the fundings by size from Sep.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Avalara , an innovator in automated tax management for small businesses, raised $96 million in new funding from a group of investors including Warburg Pincus, Sageview Capital, and Technology Crossover Ventures this week. Last month, Avalara added a number of new enhancements to its compliance document management solution, CertCapture.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Gift cards backed with public company equity. Expense management solutions for small businesses. Fingerprint-authenticated payment card. 401(k) management. Real estate technology. HQ: Seattle, Washington. Using the blockchain for managing records. Card rewards management. Xpenditure.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 13, 2016

” Seattle-based Avalara has spent the first quarter of 2016 lining up partners. Loke Uei Tan, Senior Manager for Developer Relations, presented on “The Wacky World of Sales Tax” and how Avalara’s APIs help make sales tax calculation functionality an easy add-on for developers.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

Download this presentation from the CB Insights Innovation Summit to see the technologies, business models and distribution innovations that you should watch for in the next 5 to 10 years. ” In January 2018, Amazon launched its automated cashier-less Amazon Go store in Seattle. on the diagonal — 66% larger than the first iPhone.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 8, 2016

The total value of deals this week was $206 million, with half ($100 million) going to Canadian blockchain technology provider Blockchain Intelligence. . Alkami Technology. Digital banking technology. Lost/stolen credit & debit card solution. HQ: Seattle, Washington. Alkami landed $3.7 P2P currency exchange.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 19, 2016

HQ: Seattle, Washington. Payment security technology. Pariti Technologies. Tags: SMB, merchants, security, payments, POS, credit/debit cards, authorization. Total raised: $154.3 million ($98.3 million Equity, $56 million Debt). HQ: Sao Paulo, Brazil. Source: Crunchbase. International payments service. Latest round: $38.5

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2018

The development of new technologies is threatening to disrupt the business models of many of these traditional players, as fast, efficient and low-cost platforms are providing access to capital that traditional banks are either unwilling or unable to deliver to the marketplace. . B2B Card Payments . Lingering Fraud Risk .

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

HQ: Seattle, WA. Credit management tools. Real estate investing management platform for consumers. Debit card with company-driven expense rules. Payment technology for parking meters. Nigerian online credit card processor. Source: Crunchbase. Front Desk. Latest round: $1 million. Total raised: $15.7

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

With more than $95 million in financing placed, startups across eProcurement, cybersecurity, logistics, alternative finance, blockchain and supply chain management secured support. BitPay deploys blockchain technology to facilitate cross-border B2B payments via bitcoin. Supply Chain Management. eProcurement. IndustryBuying.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2016

As for the chatbots of today, he managed to sum of up the two-thirds of the Festivus grievance that consumers everywhere have been logging all year: “Overhyped and underpowered.”. Add that last third Karen Webster managed to catch in her article about the stalling bot revolution: kind of annoying.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

And for good reason, Karen Webster noted in a recent commentary – a minority of users managed to turn Facebook into a home and hub for some of the vilest content on the internet. government and other technology companies to stay ahead.”. Earnings weren’t quite what investors were looking for, its usership base in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The eCommerce giant’s new Amazon One system will allow shoppers to pay at some Amazon Go stores by simply waving the palm of their hands over a reader, which will connect a palm print with a user’s stored card information. Amazon also intends to license the technology to rival merchants as well.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

From healthcare to education to entertainment to manufacturing, technology innovators are stepping forward to help answer that question. In some cases, the technological changes inspired by Covid-19 will come in the form of an acceleration of existing trends — for example, industrial automation and contactless payments. Teletherapy.

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