PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

With the unveiling of the first Amazon Go store in Seattle last year, multiple challengers have been inspired to offer new methods for shoppers to grab items from a store and avoid the checkout line. The eCommerce retailer can easily absorb the costs of undercutting rivals and creating technology.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The following Deep Dive explores the ways in which QSR customers’ ordering and payment habits are shifting, as well as how restaurants are changing their operations to meet consumers’ new payment demands. 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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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2019

INV Fintech, the technology accelerator run in partnership with Fiserv, has opened its Demo Day event to financial institution executives attending Bank Innovation Ignite. Previously, only INV Fintech members were permitted to attend Demo Day on March 11 in Seattle.

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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

JUNE 16, 2020

Walmart has purchased CareZone, a health services technology company that promises to manage prescription drugs for customers and simplify the ordering and payment process. The the world’s largest retailer paid about $200 million for the Seattle-based tech startup. Walmart Boosts Digital Health, Wellness Capabilities With CareZone Buy.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

From North America to China, the concept is gaining ground around the world as retailers mull bringing the technology to multiple – even thousands of – locations. Amazon has arguably pioneered the concept with its Amazon Go stores: The first location opened in Seattle this past January. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

Companies are thus looking to technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to help mitigate this. Each of the six firms will continue to retain individual operations at present. Using Cloud Technology And Data Analytics To Help Rebuild Storm-Damaged Homes. Learn more in the Tracker’s Feature story.

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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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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

From using AI to enhance eProcurement processes to deploying AI-powered robots in warehouses, the B2B startups that integrate the technology into their own offering impressed backers this week. Power2SME isn’t the only B2B startup on this list that operates an SMB lending solution. PYMNTS breaks down the deals below. eProcurement.

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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

DECEMBER 12, 2018

With the opening of Amazon Go in Seattle in January , Amazon arguably popularized the cashierless store concept. Instead, the company has brought its unattended retail technology to a kiosk, which Schoner said its pretty much the smallest walk-in retail environment that it could create. But it has a different focus. The Market.

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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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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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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

That meant a bigger embrace of technological enhancements that trend lines had already been favoring for a few years, like mobile order-ahead, digital loyalty programs and increased curbside and delivery offerings. The pandemic gave quick-service restaurants (QSRs) incredible motivation to get their digital acts together.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

The advance of Amazon’s cashierless technology is not a new story to the retail beat as of 2020. with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year. with new openings scheduled for New York, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco on the agenda for his year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2016

“I hope you’re convinced we’re continuing to set the bar for digital in brick-and-mortar,” Matt Ryan, Starbucks chief strategy officer, explained after sharing the company’s technology plans. It’s been a busy few months for the Seattle-based retailer.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Meanwhile, their in-store customer base shrinks, as shoppers can now find lower prices and fast delivery with the touch of a few buttons on their smartphone – or even through interactive technology that uses voice recognition. The company also launched a new co-branded Visa rewards card with Alliance Data.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

The chasm between that promise and what’s on offer can be traced back “primarily to technology,” he told PYMNTS. Retailers operate with a propensity model that seeks to predict customer behavior and move consumers toward making a purchase, then there is the loyalty loop that happens after the purchase. A Breakthrough Moment.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

Our operating [thesis] is that, going forward, security demands are going to grow, not diminish — and identity is a key element of security,” Cornick told Webster. Once the document is verified as real, the CLEAR technology extracts the necessary data and uses that as the basis for enrollment.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As if that wasn’t enough, regulators took a sledgehammer to debit fee income with Reg II changes that will begin reducing card-not-present interchange fees starting in July 2023. Acronym of the Year – CCCA (Credit Card Competition Act). The Smarter Bank Technology Award. 2008 called and wants its headlines back. Goes to Sen.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. The brand’s latest chapter will include taking a leap into the world of brick-and-mortar with the help of technology-enabled storefronts.

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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. One of its partnerships involves providing passbook accounts and banking services via Remitly, a Seattle-based remittance startup. Meet customers where they are.

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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

AUGUST 31, 2018

That arguably describes the recent acquisition of Seattle-based Blueprint Registry , an online universal gift registry, by David’s Bridal , the privately held wedding retail chain that traces its roots back to the first years after World War II. When in doubt, bet on digital. Industry Changes.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

We have to make sure that whatever we do fits with our low-cost model,” Giles Hurley, head of ALDI’s operations in the U.K. We will never again operate our business as unprepared for something like this,” company executive Darin Peirce told the WSJ. Amazon also intends to license the technology to rival merchants as well.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The company has recently seen positive momentum and improved operating performance, and delivery is projected to accelerate future growth. 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

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2017

Alibaba took an 18 percent stake in supermarket and convenience store operator Lianhua Supermarket Holdings, catapulting the company’s stocks as much as 34 percent during Monday morning trading (May 29). Alibaba and its financial services arm, Ant Financial, are investing over $1 billion in Chinese food delivery service Ele.me.

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PYMNTS

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). Going forward, those clients will be identified using an eye scan or face and voice recognition technology. at Starbucks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

But while the big show is revving up, the race to bring more consumers into the fold is always running, and this week both Amazon and Walmart had some big moves in beefing up (or in Amazon’s case, creating) their in-store pickup operations. To use SNAP in combination with online grocery is much like the experience using any payment card.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The city of Seoul represents half of the entire county’s population, making it a prime location for new technology adoption. 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).

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

Some of those upgrades will include the ability to explore products and services as soon as the app is downloaded, a new chat option that connects consumers directly to a specialist, and a digital wallet functionality that enables clients to add and instantly approve credit cards to their eWallets. So why the tie? .

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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 Revenue from a co-branded credit card deal and from third-party sellers paying to promote their products on Amazon.com also rose 56 percent to $850 million. We think that has a lot of potential.

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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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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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MARCH 13, 2019

Select Investors: Camelot Venture Group, Align Technology, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Spark Capital, Clayton Dubilier & Rice. Company Description: Operating out of Santa Monica, California, GoodRx offers a cost-saving platform for prescription drugs. Plaid Technologies. Valuation: $3.2B. Total Funding: $1.3B.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The company announced it was effectively ceasing operations immediately and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, putting more than 1,100 people out of work overnight. Coda Automotive sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in May 2013, and announced it was restructuring its business as a battery technology company. Total Funding: $60M.

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