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Amazon Expands Palm Biometrics In Seattle 

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Three more Amazon Go stores in Seattle are being equipped with Amazon One palm-reading biometric identification scanners, Geekwire reported on Monday (Feb. The eCommerce giant is adding the palm scanning equipment to two more Seattle stores, bringing the total to eight.

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Customers don’t need a Social Security number for new Remitly bank account

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Seattle-based remittance startup Remitly is expanding beyond money transfers to a full suite of banking products for new arrivals to the U.S. The company this week launched Passbook, a bank account for immigrants that relies on foreign identity documents to help customers open accounts.

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Seattle Utility Customers Privy To Confidential Data

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But that’s what happened to customers of Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities on Sunday (Sept. The City of Seattle was busy trying to fix a glitch that sent links to over 3,000 people in error. The mailings marked the launch of Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities’ new billing system.

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Biometrics Are The Seattle Seahawks’ MVP

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Thousands descended upon T-Mobile Park stadium in Seattle on March 28 — the earliest opening day in Major League Baseball (MLB) history — to see their home team, the Mariners, take on last year’s World Series champions, the Boston Red Sox. CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks , was the first NFL stadium to adopt the technology.

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Postmates To Hire More Engineers As It Expands In The Seattle Area

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The company is boosting the number of engineers it is hiring in and around the Seattle, Washington area. The delivery company has nine openings for engineers around Seattle, according to a report in GeekWire , citing job listings at Postmates. The company also has offices in New York, Nashville, Mexico City and Vancouver.

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Remitly secures $220m to add services beyond remittances

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Remitly, a Seattle-based online international money transfer service, announced $220 million of new financing on Wednesday to expand its global customer reach and stretch beyond remittances into other areas of financial services.

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Cap One Employees Warned Of Security Issues Pre-Hack

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Capital One employees raised red flags over security risks before the company suffered a massive data breach. Seattle-based Thompson was charged with one count of computer fraud and abuse following her arrest on July 30.

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