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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

For now, the feature will only be available at two Amazon Go stores in Seattle, at 7th Avenue and Blanchard Street and its store in South Lake Union at 300 Boren Avenue North. But there are plans to expand it across Seattle, New York, Chicago and San Francisco, the company said.

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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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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The latest example of the power of those digitally-enabled innovative efforts comes from online freight marketplace operator Convoy. Founded in 2015, Seattle-based Convoy is among the biggest operators of online marketplaces that match truckers with shippers needing to move cargo,” the report said. Rowe Price Associates.

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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. McDonald’s purchased California-based voice recognition startup Apprente last year, with plans to eventually implement the technology at its U.S.

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JULY 6, 2017

The Tower holds, retrieves and dispenses online orders by scanning a barcode displayed on the customer’s smartphone screen. The Pickup Tower basically works like a huge, high-tech vending machine for online order pickup. We will compete with technology, but win with people,” McMillon has said.

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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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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. But not all QSR chains are so focused.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

The growing cost of online fraud – and finding ways to detect it – has long been a costly concern of financial institutions (FIs). He said banks and payment processors already have this technology on hand – they’re just not using it correctly. . If you beat the geolocation fraud, you beat all the fraud,” Briggs said. The 5G Catalyst.

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JULY 13, 2020

The greatest health crisis in a generation is poised to accelerate innovation at the intersection of healthcare , technology and payments as never before. And the retailer ponied up a reported $200 million for pieces of Seattle-based startup CareZone ’s technology, which personalizes prescription drug management for individuals.

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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. . Advanced learning technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), can enhance loyalty programs and help quick-service restaurants (QSRs) keep customers engaged and returning for more.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 1, 2016

SEATTLE, Wash. Speaking at the Bank Innovation conference here, Larsen said Ripple had 90 banks in the pipeline, 30 in pilot, and 10 in Read More. — Ripple is working with more banks than R3 or Digital Asset Holdings, and is narrowly focusing on cross-border payments, founder and CEO Chris Larsen said Monday.

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JUNE 26, 2019

In the digital age of shopping for clothes and accessories, modern-day consumers don’t want retailers to entertain them: Instead, they want these merchants to bring them an easy experience, offering seamless shopping in store and online. The technology has been made famous by Amazon through its checkout-free Amazon Go stores.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 5, 2016

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

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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. Already, a cashless store concept is already up and running in a Seattle pilot. The Starbucks loyalty program also grew by 11 percent in 2017 and now represents 14.2 million active members. Subway’s $10.8

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AUGUST 24, 2019

CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks , was the first NFL stadium to adopt the technology. But it’s not just payments where the NFL and other sports can shine when it comes to digital and mobile technologies. Not only that, but over the next decade, some 90 percent of sports bets will be made online.

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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. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Younger shoppers, however, are still seeking out places like IKEA even in the age of online shopping: A Home Furnishing News survey found that brick-and-mortar stores provided 63 percent of indoor furniture purchased by millennials. Pizza Hut plans to acquire online ordering software provider QuikOrder. In Other Brick-And-Mortar News.

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JUNE 11, 2020

No less than Sam’s Club, Starbucks and fashion high-flyer Zara have made adjustments to online ordering and purchasing. The announcement comes after Inditex saw a 95 percent surge in online sales for the month of April alone. The answer: fewer stores and a more concerted push online.”. Zara’s announcement was the most dramatic.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Even in an age when shoppers can order groceries online and have them delivered straight to their doors, the vast majority of consumers are still shopping the traditional way – hopping in their cars and heading to their local brick-and-mortar grocery store to shop the aisles or pick up an online order. Roughly three in 10 – or 27.1

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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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APRIL 10, 2017

Better merchandising, more personalized experiences, high-tech upgrades, order ahead, buy online/pick-up in store, retail events, mood lighting, robots — there are innumerable whiz bang ideas for building the customer experience of the future.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving from cool concept toward everyday consumer reality, and signs of that innovation are increasingly appearing in the retail space. Implementing a layered anti-fraud approach that utilizes several technologies could help protect against bad actors looking for vulnerabilities. Retail Trust and AI.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. The retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year — “identifying and engaging with brands that have built a strong online community on the social media platform.”.

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MARCH 25, 2019

To connect food delivery platforms with consumers looking for convenience and cost savings, eCommerce innovators are creating aggregators as price and time comparison tools. as well as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. percent of customers of those establishments see online and app ordering as a feature important to success.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Now there’s a new threat emerging that could spell the end: online grocery shopping. Online more than ever, chewing gum and candy bars are out of sight and out of mind. Amazon has a cashier-less grocery store, Amazon Go, in beta testing near its Seattle headquarters. Three years ago, the Hershey Co.

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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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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Denver-based fast casual Seattle-style teriyaki chain Teriyaki Madness , which offers digital ordering online and via app, realized several years ago that many consumers were interested in convenient meals they could eat at home. “We We have a very simple menu and realized that Uber Eats , DoorDash and Grubhub were going to be big.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Innovations include a Half Dome scent, which the company describes as “signature” and will transport shoppers to the great outdoors. The 8,000 square-foot-store is the first of multiple planned updates to locations for the brand, including Cherry Hill, New Jersey and Seattle, the company said.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

Those who prophesied the death of brick-and-mortar retail in favor of online alternatives may have been premature. Sure, merchants without an online presence are largely sinking or already sunk. Hema’s 13 stores, based primarily in Shanghai and Beijing, operate on a hybrid online/offline model. Amazon has seen it.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Part of the shift comes from cord-cutting, as fewer young people tune in for live broadcasts of games on major networks and opt instead to stream games online,” the report said. CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks , was the first NFL stadium to adopt the technology. The reasons?

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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

MAY 11, 2020

percent of those who purchased food from restaurants ordered it online, but that increased to 16.5 Grubhub has capped fees in Seattle and San Francisco, but they remain in effect in the rest of the U.S., Our March 6 survey showed 4.7 percent as of April 27. including New York City, which has been hard hit by the pandemic.

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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. South Korea topped Bloomberg’s 2015 Innovation Index , gaining the highest overall score across six measurements: research and development, manufacturing, high-tech companies, education, research personnel and patents.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

Such was the case for the major drugstore chains on Friday, when it was reported that Amazon might expand into online prescriptions. For now, Mobile Express Return – which will be available as soon as November 2017 – will only apply to items bought online through Walmart.com or the Walmart app. Just ask America’s grocers.

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MAY 3, 2019

Such was the news out of Seattle HQ this week — Amazon is pushing toward fully automating its warehouses, but won’t be hitting that target until sometime next decade. In the current form, the technology is very limited. It also offers Ford an additional opening as it dips its toes into online commerce. Such as … Amazon.

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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

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

N2uitive , a Seattle-based claims interview platform, raised $1.3M Mutumutu , a Prague-based online life insurance provider, raised $1.3M Huize , a Shenzhen-based online insurance agency platform, raised $55M in its IPO on the Nasdaq exchange. in an angel investment from Cascade Seed Fund and others. Health & benefits.

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