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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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MARCH 25, 2019

Eleven startups participated in the Demovation challenge at the Bank Innovation Ignite conference in Seattle earlier this month. These startups, diverse in focus, comprised a wide range of the fintech ecosystem, including payments, security and blockchain.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Cashierless technology is finally hinting at a mainstream rollout, with 7-Eleven’s announcement that it is piloting a cashierless store, taking a cue from Amazon and Walmart. The announcement came before Amazon’s grand opening of its first cashierless grocery store in Seattle. According to GPShopper , nearly half of U.S. percent).

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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. Cashier-less technology is one of the latest trends to dominate conversation.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2020

Health tech startup Accolade , with headquarters in Seattle and Philadelphia, filed with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise $100 million for an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday (Feb. Lead book-running managers for the IPO included Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and BofA Securities.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

Ripple faces another lawsuit related to its digital currency technology, and there is word about a big deal out of the Mobile World Congress Shanghai conference. Online retailer eBay took a swipe at Amazon, saying no membership is required to get deals during its shopping event. Amazon Go Will Open A Second Location in Seattle.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 22, 2019

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. Bank Innovation Ignite, March 11-12 in Seattle, offers high-level discussions and networking around the future of what’s next in banking.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

According to Recode , the Amazon Go store will be located adjacent to Brookfield Place’s Winter Garden atrium, near the security desk in front of American Express ’ office tower and an Oliver Peoples eyewear store. as well as high-end retailers such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Saks Fifth Avenue.

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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 19, 2020

Security Save Of The Week: Blocking The Biggest DDoS Attack Attempt Ever . DealNews predicts Amazon will offer discounts of up to 50 percent on its own clothing brands during the Big Style Sale and will push other brands and retailers to do the same. And with Amazon in U.S. Big Healthcare Plays Part 1: The CareZone Acquisition.

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JULY 23, 2019

And there are a few marquee names at work here, as reported by The Seattle Times : Publicly traded real estate firm Realogy is leveraging Amazon services and products to bolster residential technology and automation – and boost home sales. The bundles also feature Echo devices and a Ring doorbell camera.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

To help customers avoid the lengthy lines of traditional checkout counters, supermarkets are turning to self-checkout technology, along with revamped store designs. When retailers don’t have to dedicate space in their brick-and-mortar locations to cash registers, consumers can enjoy less friction during checkout. In the U.K.,

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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

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

JUNE 29, 2018

But security has to be kept in mind due to the potential of theft. The news comes as Amazon’s first foray into the convenience store market, Amazon Go, opened in January at its headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The store is filled with technologies not typically found in a U.S. convenience store.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

It looks like distributed ledger startup Ripple is facing a new lawsuit that alleges its XRP cryptocurrency is really a security in disguise. According to Zakinov, the XRP token is a security controlled by Ripple, and he states he was damaged by a February purchase of that token. The Loss: Ripple .

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PYMNTS

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. Seattle-based startup Joe Coffee built a platform to enable customers of local coffee shops to pre-order and pay for their drinks on mobile devices.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2016

That’s how Dan Charron , EVP and Head of Global Business Solutions for First Data , sees it and how he describes the latest rollout of its commerce technology solution at CenturyLink Field Event Center and CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks , aimed at taking the fan experience to the next level. The Bigger Picture.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

When Amazon Go’s cashierless checkout technology came out, its ambitions were modest. According to reports, Amazon Go will be coming to a 10,400 square-foot grocery store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, where it is currently being tested. The technology is also slated to support a series of pop-up shops.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

These APIs handle everything from acceptance and processing to settlement and reconciliation, while ensuring compliance and security. ‘PayFac’ technology simplifies underwriting and onboarding. ‘PayFac’ technology simplifies underwriting and onboarding merchants. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Focus on developers.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Smarter Bank Technology Award. The Cornerstone team likes to see bold moves and Beardall and the WaFd team in Seattle certainly hit the mark with the creation of Pike Street Labs , the new digital product development firm that is enabling WaFd to take control of its future digital destiny. THE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS.

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PYMNTS

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., for $14 million. Its focus is on transportation and logistics, and that’s where ShipRush comes in.

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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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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. Though Webster and Canning noted that as technology is evolving, merchant complexity is diminishing. Centralizing the Data.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2016

This week, he launched a bitcoin gift card integration with certain top retailers through digital wallet iPayYou.io. The Seattle-based company said it aims to make bitcoin an accessible and useful payment method. Turns out, former Amazon executive Gene Kavner’s already on the bitcoin gift card ball. Just like cash.

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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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Independent Banker

JUNE 29, 2015

Interactive video ATMs draw attention as an alternative retail delivery option. But are the machines really taking off as a worthwhile retail delivery option? By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. ATMs with video connections to bank staff in a centralized back office have been getting a lot of buzz within the industry. James Johnson, PCSB Bank.

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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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NCR

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The opt-in service takes advantage of US Bank’s FlexPerks mobile app and the GPS technology included on smartphones. Senior vice-president of Risk and Authentication Products at Visa Mark Nelsen said geolocation technology will help FIs deliver a more convenient and secure payments experience, no matter where they are in the world.

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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

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. 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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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. Monty Python “I’m Not Dead … Yet” Award – Goes to physical retail. Malls, retail stores and even some bank branch closings proliferated in 2017.

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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. Mary began her career as a securities analyst in 1986. 2018 VC Report: AI FUNDING LEPT 29% IN US. STEVE ANDERSON. Current Firm: First Round Capital.

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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. The company is hoping this technology will be showroom-ready by 2020. Banks use facial recognition for authentication.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2018

Based in Seattle, Qumulo offers businesses data management technology via its cloud-based file storage solution. The company secured $93 million in Series D funding announced this week, with BlackRock Private Equity Partners leading the investment. FinCompare.

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