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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OCTOBER 12, 2018

The space-sharing company, already famous and well-funded for the value it offers to modern, technologically proficient and often geographically separated workforces, keeps making inroads in payments and commerce — in fact, it is getting into software via the just announced acquisition of Teem , which sells office management technology.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

The first members have businesses in diverse industries like household goods, technology and beauty. And, in May, a Seattle-based startup that manages an on-demand warehouse marketplace, Flexe , notched $43 million in a series B funding round. We created this concept because we saw a need for it. Saltbox is the solution.”.

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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. Ride-Hailing Firm Grab Cuts Staff.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Microsoft , a computer technology company, has acquired Ally.io , an Objectives and Key Results (OKR) software firm, for an undisclosed amount. Ally.io – Seattle-based Ally.io’s solution enables businesses to monitor goals and manage performance. WHO ARE THE PARTIES TO THE DEAL?

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MARCH 9, 2020

The coronavirus could have wide-reaching effects on medical facilities, eCommerce retailers, technology and the economy as a whole. And Amazon also told employees in Seattle, Bellevue and the San Francisco Bay Area to telecommute if they have the ability to through the conclusion of March. Grant Shapps, U.K.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

“Ultimately, senior management and the Board disagreed on strategy,” Diller said. Earlier this year, Expedia embarked on an ambitious reorganization plan with the goal of bringing our brands and technology together in a more efficient way. Overall, Expedia shares were down 6.9 percent this year.

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JUNE 3, 2019

The rise of Amazon and other eCommerce companies has increased the need for warehouse space by retailers seeking to expand their digital operations and cut delivery times,” Bloomberg said. The supply chain arms race is as competitive as it’s ever been,” said Adam Mullen, CBRE’s senior managing director of industrial and logistics, Americas.

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MARCH 20, 2020

In one example, Uber Technologies said that it has billions of dollars in cash on hand — a tally that should reach as much $6 billion at the end of the year. Management said on a conference call with analysts Thursday that the cash, along with a $2 billion revolver, comes amid the continued impact of COVID-19.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

Or maybe a relatively bland extended-stay operation right off the interstate. But digital technology and the sharing economy, already the disrupters of so much, are now challenging the status quo when it comes to corporate housing. Backed by Airbnb , Comcast, Bowery and Initialized Capital, Zeus has raised $90 million in funding.

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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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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Digitally transforming operations, operating models and technologies to compete in a changing industry structure. But it is possible to gain control and establish a proactive foundation of well governed, compliant security upon which these cloud projects can be built and managed. Optimizing risk, compliance and security.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The latest example of the power of those digitally-enabled innovative efforts comes from online freight marketplace operator Convoy. 13), the company has raised $400 million in funding round led by Generation Investment Management LLP and previous investor T. The startups, including Uber Technologies Inc.’s Better Trucking.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

In a press release , Starbucks said the new fund, which is being managed by Valor Equity Partners, will identify and invest in companies developing technologies, products and solutions geared toward the food and/or retail markets. The company launched its first store in Seattle in the 1970s.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

Amazon is partnering with Galvanize — a 21st-century school for entrepreneurs, engineers, and data scientists — to offer Alexa Skills development workshops that will teach small developers and startups how to build skills for Amazon Alexa, the operating system for smart speaker Echo.

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JUNE 3, 2019

Mobile doesn’t just mean apps – order-ahead technology is also increasingly being integrated into cars, and the rise in mobile ordering is affecting restaurants themselves. percent of small QSR managers were satisfied, according to the Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker. In fact, 91.4 Yum Brands! Washington, D.C.-based

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MARCH 31, 2020

Call it trend or phenomenon, cashierless operations are popping up back by influential money. As we read in the March 2020 Automated Retail Tracker™ , “eCommerce giant Amazon is among the companies tapping into unattended operations to keep time-strapped customers satisfied. Amazon Go’ Cashless.

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JANUARY 17, 2020

Implementing a layered anti-fraud approach that utilizes several technologies could help protect against bad actors looking for vulnerabilities. As that happens, retail operators — including some of the biggest and most famous — are turning to AI and putting more faith in the technology to help secure the future. Grocery AI.

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MARCH 9, 2017

In Seattle, Amazon is reportedly opening its tenth bookstore operation. “We We are excited to be bringing Amazon Books to Bellevue Square in 2017, and we are currently hiring store managers and associates,” an Amazon spokesperson told Recode. That’s not all.

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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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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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JULY 20, 2016

Come July 27, customers in the Orlando area will be eligible to get their drink on courtesy of Shipt and partnering retailer ABC Fine Wine & Spirits , which operates 150 locations across Florida. It’s a partnership that’s been a long time in the making for Shipt, said Community Manager Anne Adams. “As

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

Oberthur Technologies (OT) is partnering with payments service provider Nets to deliver support for mobile payments to Scandinavian banks. That gives them the incentive to invest the time and money necessary to set up impressive operations and ensure they don’t get caught. The world of payments is a world of haves and have-nots.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

But, Euwyn Poon, co-founder and president of Spin , told Karen Webster in this week’s Matchmaker Is In interview, that many of those docked bike-sharing solutions are entirely publicly owned and have been a burden on the cities that operate them. In Seattle, it was an interesting experience.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

There’s nothing more Gonzo than a CEO who simply bleeds the soul of front-line relationship managers, and Brager could write a bestselling book on this topic. As Quontic co-founder George Lazaridis so aptly put it, “Steve was a charismatic leader who inspired progress, got results – and managed to have fun along the way.”

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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

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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Filene

JANUARY 26, 2016

Theran Colwell, CUNA Mutual Group, Director, Risk Management Commercial Products. A slate of information security leaders from credit unions just like your's: WSECU, David Luchtel, Vice President - Infrastructure and Operations. PSECU, Scott Davis, Assistant Vice President, Information Technology. LUNCH (in meeting room).

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

We used CB Insights data gathered via our machine learning technology (dubbed The Cruncher ) and from thousands of submissions we received from VC partners and firms via The Editor. 15 of the top 20 operate in the Greater Bay Area. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA. Operating Location: San Francisco, CA.

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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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JUNE 13, 2017

Descartes System Group , a Canadian logistics company with global reach, has acquired ShipRush , a Seattle-based shipping company that connects small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with delivery carriers across the U.S., Through its relationships with shipment operations such as FedEx and the U.S. for $14 million.

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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 already offers mobile booking for salon and spa appointments, cloud computing, wealth management, insurance services and more.

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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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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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MARCH 10, 2016

The bold-yellow-lettering-on-blue-background-adorned movie rental stores that dotted the American landscape throughout the 1990s — Gothamist notes that, as late as 2004, there were around 9,000 Blockbuster locations in business across the country — now number a scant 51 independently operated franchises.

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APRIL 24, 2020

It is also the largest investment for a minority stake by a tech company anywhere in the world, and the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) in the technology sector in India. The deal marks Facebook’s biggest minority stake investment in one company and makes it the largest minority shareholder in the country’s most popular telecom firm.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 29, 2015

The most successful uses of the machines have been instances where they fit within an overall bank strategy that includes traditional branch tellers in some or even all of the locations, some community bankers and technology experts say. “We James Johnson, PCSB Bank.

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