PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2020

District Court in Seattle, alleges Washington-based Robojap Technologies and Quatic Software Solutions in Punjab, India have scammed Amazon users by offering help to install Alexa on their devices through fake websites and applications. The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2017

Amazon, the nation’s largest online retailer, is taking home delivery to the next level : instead of just delivering goods to customers’ homes, the company will now be providing actual homes for the homeless at its new six-story headquarters in downtown Seattle. The new headquarters is projected to open in 2020.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

Just because Amazon was one of the key forces to the demise of Geoffrey the Giraffe, that doesn’t mean the retailer does not want parents everywhere to be in the know when it comes to filling their children’s Christmas coffers. Amazon Go Will Open A Second Location in Seattle. Ripple, Ripple CEO Served Third Securities Fraud Lawsuit.

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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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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The announcement came before Amazon’s grand opening of its first cashierless grocery store in Seattle. Many other retailers are trying cashierless checkout systems, including Sam’s Club, Kroger and 50 Meijer stores in the Midwest. It enables [retailers] to focus more on customer interaction and helping shoppers.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

News of Amazon ‘s acquisition of online pharmacy startup PillPack have had analysts assuming the eCommerce conglomerate is ready to introduce an online pharmacy to its suite of services. However, new reports from CNBC on Wednesday (Nov. 21) said Amazon may first be gearing up to introduce the service to its own employees.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

the FBI recently issued a warning for holiday shoppers of a new scam called eSkimming , in which cyber criminals hack into legitimate online retailer websites to steal shoppers’ credit and debit card details. million was allegedly stolen from a Pennsylvania municipality via an AP and payroll fraud , Delaware Online reported recently.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

percent of small- to medium-sized business (SMB) owners polled told us they expect to generate more online sales after the COVID-19 outbreak than they did beforehand. percent reporting they lean “much more” on online sales. Retailers need help right now. That includes 34.8 Only a third of those polled (30.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks , was the first NFL stadium to adopt the technology. The move comes amid a general trend in all areas of payments and commerce to move beyond the limitations and security risks that come with older forms of ID authentication and verification.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 22, 2019

Bank Innovation Ignite, March 11-12 in Seattle, offers high-level discussions and networking around the future of what’s next in banking. IBM, one of the world’s largest technology companies, has agreed to sponsor Bank Innovation Ignite, which explores new ideas and technologies needed to push banking forward. The […].

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Today, the “membership has its privileges” mantra is at the core of the latest face-off between the two retail behemoths vying for an increasing portion of consumer spend: Walmart and Amazon. The Prime, Plus Membership Face-off: In-store Versus Online. A PYMNTS study of a census-balanced sample of 2,165 consumers conducted Oct.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2019

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

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Gray will discuss corporate banking and blockchains on March 1 in Seattle with JP Jolly of Citigroup and Deva Annamalai of Fiserv. Bank Innovation is pleased to welcome Marley Gray, Microsoft’s director of technology strategy for blockchain and financial services, to our speaker faculty.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Magazines have been testing the waters of brick-and-mortar retail by opening temporary stores in major cities, and New York Magazine is no exception. The Strategist is not the only media brand to wade into brick-and-mortar retail. Earlier this year, the eCommerce retailer launched its first checkout-free convenience store in Seattle.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Traditional retail is getting an upgrade. 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. Get the entire 54-page retail report. Why Are retailers are pivoting towards cashier-less retail?

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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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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2017

But that “nameless Seattle-based coffee shop” he goes to every morning makes it easy to make and pay for his order online and then pick up said order as he is driving by — all seamless, all friction free. And, bonus, he even tacks on an order of banana bread if he feels so moved. Giving Customers What They Want.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

Now, in fairness, if there was ever a day when Amazon would run the retail table, it would likely be on the shopping holiday they invented. But as big as Prime Day was across all of retail, it wasn’t the only thing happening in the ongoing race. Big Move of the Week: Real-Time Security Ranking.

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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. Linking facial recognition to personalization for shoppers presents a big opportunity in retail. Law Enforcement.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

This week both Amazon and Walmart were offering up pictures — albeit with very different levels of detail built in — of how the immediate retail future will take shape. 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.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

It was a big week for advances in robotic deliveries, with Postmates securing the first permit to test robotic sidewalk deliveries in San Francisco. Scout saw its first tests in Amazon’s Seattle backyard — and company officials predict California will prove an easier testing ground with it sunnier and milder weather.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Today, Amazon Pay has evolved to include a digital wallet for customers and a payments network for both online and brick-and-mortar merchants. Bill Me Later was one of the earliest fintech payment platforms on the market and gave big retailers the ability to offer flexible financing programs.

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CB Insights

APRIL 17, 2018

Brian Singerman started his career as a Software Engineer for 3D online virtual-world company, There Inc. Mary began her career as a securities analyst in 1986. in Australia and South Africa before taking up various roles with online city guide business CitySearch in 1996. BRIAN SINGERMAN. MARY MEEKER. JEREMY LIEW.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

The Prime Day countdown clock is ticking down, and with all the media reports about what Amazon is doing to prepare (and what everyone else in retail is doing to prepare for those preparations), it might be hard to believe that there is news to be had outside of the Amazon-invented shopping holiday. So where were the highlights?

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United States Retail Online Branding 100

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The firm also announced another major retail play: It will be opening pop-up shops within select Macy’s locations across the U.S. The new shops will feature 100 popular small businesses and digital brands on Facebook and Instagram into retail stores, and will be housed in The Market @ Macy’s.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

Point-of-sale financing for retailers. Online foreign exchange services. HQ: Seattle, WA. Nigerian online credit card processor. Tags: SMB, security, authentication, bitcoin, contracts, legal, fraud, cryptocurrency, blockchain. Total raised: Unknown. HQ: New York City. Source: Crunchbase. Flexiti Financial.

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Company Fintech San Francisco New York City 12

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2015

HQ: Seattle, Washington. Tool to automatically find refund opportunities from retail purchases. Online payments & collections platform. Tags: Security, enterprise, FinDEVr 2015 alum. Source: Crunchbase. Cybersecurity tools for banks and credit unions. Latest round: $3.1 Total raised: $5 million. Source: Geekwire.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The marketplace blended crowdsourcing and social media to create hype around new inventions; help inventors find partners, funding, and manufacturing resources; and sell their gadgets to major nationwide retailers such as Home Depot and Target. Julep started out as a single nail salon in Seattle. Declared Bankruptcy: 2018.

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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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Mobile Apple Seattle Payments 100

CB Insights

JUNE 5, 2019

Biometric technology such as facial recognition can quickly and accurately identify individual people and their emotional state, making it a powerful tool for ensuring security and preventing fraud. Energy companies are leveraging facial recognition for security, payments, and driver health.

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Technology US Company Security 78

CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

In the wake of the outbreak, everything from doctors appointments to schooling to workouts went online. Education: Technology and online content make the classroom optional. Online courses & content. Retail: Shopping goes even more online as grocery joins the e-commerce revolution. Online grocery.

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Industry Technology Online Video 101

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

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. via MDDI Online. via Forbes.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Doorman says it will no longer accept incoming shipments after September 29th and that those who use their Doorman address for online shipments should update their information. “We Raptr, the online optimization platform founded by former pro gamer Dennis “Thresh” Fong a decade ago, is about to be shuttered. Product: Raptr.

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