PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2016

What about gift cards? Research says millennials love gift cards , so that may be a way to create a budding bitcoin trend. But other research says to forget millennials and focus on ourselves, as many of us enjoy buying eGift cards for me, myself and I — and, sometimes, you. Just like cash.

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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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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. We want to build the bridge that connects the gap between the need for security and the need for fiction-free experiences.”.

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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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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.

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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

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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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

APRIL 19, 2019

Tech giant Apple recently released a new way to keep credit card numbers away from the prying eyes of cybercriminals. Apple’s new offering, a biometric credit card, comes with security features that make fraud difficult for bad actors. Seattle Seahawks Score a Biometrics Win. About the Tracker.

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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

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. The Loss: Ripple .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2018

merchants don’t accept the only Chinese credit card that they have, Union Pay. The top 10 North American cities that Alipay is targeting mirrors their travel patterns: Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, Houston, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary. and most U.S. The Alipay Freedom Pay Partnership.

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CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

The biometric software behind facial recognition applications can identify facial structures, contours, and expressions, making it a no-brainer for security and identification purposes. While the technology is still developing, many companies (including Amazon) are banking on it as a disruptive force in a myriad of markets.

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NCR

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

This concept has been around for some time. In Europe several countries who have deployed this sort of defense strategy have seen major reductions in the amount of card fraud losses. The opt-in service takes advantage of US Bank’s FlexPerks mobile app and the GPS technology included on smartphones. A more effective solution?

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

As the space matures, its underlying technology is increasingly being applied to enterprise tasks from finance to commerce. Tech giants like IBM, Oracle, and Amazon are jumping on the trend, opening consultancies and offering tech services for blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLTs). Read More: CNBC , Bloomberg.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2017

Consumers, Karen Webster noted, weren’t looking to use smartphones as a new payment form factor in stores, because cards were and are already doing a largely acceptable job when it comes to lining up at a point of sale and paying. Though Webster and Canning noted that as technology is evolving, merchant complexity is diminishing.

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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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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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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. These APIs handle everything from acceptance and processing to settlement and reconciliation, while ensuring compliance and security. Virtual card issuance.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The first, online bank Security First Network Bank (SFNB) launched in 1995, just a year after Amazon.com. 44 $0 38 Copper 33 2019 Seattle 47,000 $42 39t Bridge Money 32 2019 Chicago 123,000 $8 39t HMBradley 32 2019 LA 73,000 3.7 Consumers have been banking online for 28 years. Let’s start with our definition.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The total included one new alum, Praesidio , which will be presenting its security and fraud control integrations at next month’s FinDEVr. The Seattle-based startup raised $3 million to bring its total funding to $5.3 Alkami Technology. Cloud-based security for financial institutions. HQ: Seattle, Washington.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

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. The Get Outta Dodge (and Focus) Award – Goes to Capital One for exiting a significant mortgage business to focus on cards and direct banking.

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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. Investment & trading technology.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Secure messaging for financial services. Gift cards backed with public company equity. Fingerprint-authenticated payment card. Real estate technology. HQ: Seattle, Washington. Card rewards management. Tags: Enterprise, IDology (investor), security, risk management, payments, Finovate alum. Funderbeam.

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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.

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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 . L ate last month, Santander U.K.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

HQ: Seattle, WA. Debit card with company-driven expense rules. Payment technology for parking meters. Nigerian online credit card processor. Tags: SMB, merchants, acquiring, credit/debit cards, acquiring, Y Combinator (investor). Blockchain forensics tools. Latest round: $5 million. Total raised: $7 million.

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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). It’s becoming increasingly evident that biometrics and facial recognition are the future of mobile payments security.

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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. PYMNTS breaks down the deals below. eProcurement. IndustryBuying.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This happened despite sophisticated technology capabilities that successfully flagged many other types of inappropriate postings, like pornography, and kept them off the platform for years.”. government and other technology companies to stay ahead.”. So is everything solved and sizzling for Facebook?

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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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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Coda Automotive sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in May 2013, and announced it was restructuring its business as a battery technology company. Coda’s unsold vehicles were later acquired by Mullen Technologies, an electric vehicle company based in California. Julep started out as a single nail salon in Seattle.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

Amazon’s ongoing war with counterfeiters carries on … Securing the Shop: Amazon Takes Counterfeiters To Court . To use SNAP in combination with online grocery is much like the experience using any payment card. If they can marry the two, everyone else in the media business will start to scramble.”.

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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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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

Select Investors: Camelot Venture Group, Align Technology, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Spark Capital, Clayton Dubilier & Rice. Plaid Technologies. Company Description: San Francisco’s Plaid Technologies builds user-friendly APIs and tools for financial institutions. . Valuation: $3.2B. Total Funding: $1.3B.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 17, 2015

HQ: Seattle, Washington. MDX Technology. Tags: Payments, prepaid cards, digital banking, mobile, global payments. Source: Finovate. Merchant-issuer collaboration software. HQ: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Latest round: $45 million. Total raised: $45 million. Source: FT Partners. RealtyMogul. HQ: Los Angeles, California.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Company: AOptix Technologies. The startup, which was established in 2008, privately raised $185 million before its $100 million initial public offering was blocked by the Australian Securities Exchange last year. So its secured lender, which [founder Scott] Jones didn’t name, recently emptied ChaCha’s bank accounts.

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