Perficient

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Amazon is one of the largest marketplaces that we as consumers have ever seen. In 2019, Amazon Business, the company’s B2B marketplace, saw gross sales increased 60% over the prior year, and surpassed $16 Billion in B2B marketplace sales in 2020, growing at a faster rate than Amazon Web Services, its cloud computing and network services arm.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 11, 2023

Eleven of the specialty grocery chain’s locations in Colorado are now equipped with Amazon One technology, the e-commerce giant’s palm-based frictionless checkout option.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Shares of Rackspace Technology Inc. 17) following a Reuters report indicating that Amazon (Nasdaq: AMAZ) may buy a stake in the company. Reuters reported that Amazon is considering buying a minority stake in Rackspace, but there is “no certainty” that a deal would be reached. EST Monday (Aug. 31, 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

CNN reports Amazon has introduced the latest touchless way to pay at checkout. Dubbed Amazon One, the method allows users to pay with the palm of their hand at some of its stores. Here’s how it works: place the palm of your hand above a sensor and purchase products at checkout-free Amazon Go stores.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Three more Amazon Go stores in Seattle are being equipped with Amazon One palm-reading biometric identification scanners, Geekwire reported on Monday (Feb. Amazon first launched the technology in September as an alternative to using a QR code or app to enter its automated Go stores. .

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

While apparel sales have been uneven in 2020, as consumers have shown a greater preference for comfy loungewear to haute couture, Amazon’s battle to enter and drive the segment has continued apace. Currently, Amazon is forecast to bring in $7.5 The experience works on the web and inside the Amazon app and comes with a $25 price tag.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 10, 2020

The rollout of Amazon’s cashierless checkout technology stack to other retailers could amount to a double-edged sword for payments startups offering similar tools, as it offers new opportunities to compete while adding pressure to their business models.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

The rumors about hand-based payments out of Amazon have been building for the last few months. In early September 2019, reports emerged that Amazon was testing hand recognition-based payments at Whole Foods locations using its New York employees and some custom-fitted vending machines as an initial experiment.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Retail keeps embracing numerous new technologies, and biometrics is not only one of them, but an area of recent growth and development, including via some of the biggest names in commerce. Take Amazon, which continues to expand its brick-and-mortar retail footprint, and the technology underlying those stores. Amazon Plans.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey said the company's merger with Amazon has been enabling the grocery retailer to "think long term," Bloomberg reported. They’re making investments in technology for Whole Foods that I think will be transformative. And they’ve been respectful of our culture; they haven’t tried to just turn us into Amazon.

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The Paypers

MAY 23, 2023

US-based Amazon ’s palm-scanning payment technology, Amazon One, has been updated with age-verification capabilities to improve user convenience.

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MAY 15, 2020

Amazon has filed suit against two companies that are allegedly operating a global tech support scheme targeting Alexa users, CNN reported. In court documents, Amazon argues the companies developed a fraudulent technical support platform to trick customers seeking to set up Alexa-enabled Echo smart speakers at home with faux Amazon apps.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Amazon Connect. They now offer that service as Amazon Connect to customers via the AWS ecosystem, and it can be spun up for an organization in minutes, accessed via just a browser. This concept enables endless iterations and one unified interface, with ease-of-use integrations due to its API foundation.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Amazon will reportedly pay more than $1.2 billion to acquire Zoox , the Foster City, California self-driving technology company, the Financial Times (FT) reported. . While the purchase could fuel Amazon’s delivery fleet, a source familiar with the deal told the newspaper it could signal the eCommerce giant’s entry into ride-hailing.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

Amazon is exploring a cutting-edge food technology for home delivery, as the online retailers continues to find new ways to get into the $700 billion U.S. According to Reuters , Amazon is looking into selling ready-to-eat dishes as soon as next year. The new technology— first developed for the U.S. grocery business.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Venture capital cash has been flowing this year to companies that plan to buy up sellers on Amazon and help them grow. In particular, such deals have targeted companies in the Fulfillment by Amazon program, in which the eCommerce giant warehouses a company’s products and then takes care of packing, shipping and providing customer service.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Amazon Technologies, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Amazon, has acquired three domain names relating to cryptocurrency: “amazoncryptocurrency.com,” “amazoncryptocurrencies.com,” and “amazonethereum.com.” Exactly why Amazon decided to register all three of these domain names, no one really knows.

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MAY 27, 2020

Amazon is in talks to buy self-driving car startup Zoox in a move that would advance the eCommerce giant’s reach in autonomous vehicle technology, according to a Tuesday (May 26) report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing sources familiar with the matter. Amazon has established a team devoted to driverless vehicle technology.

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JULY 5, 2020

Amazon must like the supermarket business. Last November, Amazon said it planned to open cashierless Amazon Go supermarkets and pop-up stores in 2020 equipped with cameras and sensors that allow the company to bill shoppers through an app for items they pick off shelves, eliminating the need for a checkout line. billion, up 7.7

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Payments Dive

APRIL 25, 2023

The technology that allows a contactless payment using a customer’s palm is being tested at the first stand-alone convenience stores.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The myth of Amazon dictates that any move it makes is nearly pre-ordained to end in rousing success for the eCommerce giant, crushing defeat for whatever incumbent force is trying to compete with them and a commerce paradigm left forever altered. The reality of Amazon, however, is a lot more complicated. Amazon is the biggest winner.”.

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JUNE 14, 2019

In an effort to let shoppers make purchases on Amazon via Ethereum, CLIC Technology, Inc. The technology is powered by off-chain processing of assets that are on-chain, according to a press release from CLIC. and B2B platform Opporty are set to roll out a progressive browser extension. trillion by 2025.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Amazon is testing a new payment system that uses handprints for checkout instead of a card or an app, The New York Post reported on Tuesday (Sept. Codenamed “Orville,” the technology will scan human hands to ring up purchases. The technology will roll out to a handful of Whole Foods stores by the beginning of next year, the NYP said.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Amazon is going all-in with its pharmacy vertical, launching a separate storefront with two-day prescription delivery for Prime members. “As Amazon Pharmacy enables customers to complete a pharmacy transaction from their smartphone or desktop. In January, Amazon filed a trademark for Amazon Pharmacy in Australia, Canada and the U.K.

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MARCH 27, 2020

While the coronavirus forces consumers to stay inside, Amazon is joining forces with Lyft to attract drivers for grocery and package deliveries. Lyft has directed its drivers to pursue Amazon positions as warehouse workers, delivery people or grocery shoppers “as a way to earn additional income right now,” Bloomberg reported.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The popularity of Amazon Prime and Apple is forcing bankers to rethink user experiences, industry practitioners said at Bank Innovation Build. With the growing adoption of digital banking platforms, user experience specialists said human experiences should underpin digital product roadmaps, with technology performing a supporting role.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Payment service provider PayFort , which is based in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has changed its name to Amazon Payment Services, a letter from Managing Director Omar Soudodi stated, and it will now offer installment payments. In addition, the FAQ noted that Amazon Payment Services will not be the same as Amazon Pay.

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Payments Dive

AUGUST 15, 2022

After rolling out the bio-authentication and payment technology to a handful of stores earlier this year, the grocery chain will add it to 65 locations in California.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

It seems you can buy pretty much anything you want on Amazon these days. Perch buys what were once mom-and-pop operations selling good through Fulfillment by Amazon and takes them to the next level. Fulfillment By Amazon’s Coming Consolidation. Amazon] will help us to protect the brand and the product and help us to grow.”.

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MAY 8, 2019

Amazon was the target of an “extensive” cyberattack in which hackers stole money from merchant accounts and funneled them into their own, according to a report by Bloomberg. Amazon said the hackers compromised about 100 seller accounts, taking cash from either loans or sales and putting it into their own accounts.

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Perficient

AUGUST 6, 2020

Learn how Perficient and Amazon Connect are helping deliver superior customer experiences with speed and reliability. The Elevate Your Customer Engagement with Amazon Connect webinar is hosted in collaboration with Amazon Connect experts from Perficient and AWS. Shift from on-premises solutions to the cloud.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The Hudson Group plans to add Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology to some of the popular convenience stores the chain operates at more than 1,000 North American airports, train stations and other landmarks and tourist destinations. . Checkout-Less Retail Is Becoming A Reality .

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JUNE 19, 2020

the state agency that manages liquor licenses, granted approval for Amazon to sell liquor online, the news service reported. Amazon was not the only online company to be approved for liquor sales. Chinese global technology company. Amazon is entering West Bengal’s alcohol market that is worth $27.2 Amazon.com Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

eCommerce giant Amazon announced new details this week about Amazon Sidewalk, its bid to create a distributed (localized) IoT network. Amazon announced plans for Sidewalk last year, and the company said in this week’s update that it is now set to launch the initiative at some point in 2020.

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JUNE 17, 2020

Amazon customers in 12 countries across North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Europe will have their stored credit card credentials tokenized, Mastercard announced Wednesday (June 17). Mastercard’s work with Amazon and others is a testament to the strength of our well-established digital product suite.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

In a case that highlights how anybody — truly, anybody — can be a victim of invoice fraud, federal officials have reportedly charged two brothers in New York State for an alleged $19 million scam targeting Amazon. Attorney Audrey Strauss described the scam as "a new twist on an old trick" through the use of "complex technology.".

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MAY 13, 2019

Amazon, which has been adding automation to its shipping and delivery services, is mulling deploying packaging machines at warehouses, which would scan packages as they come off the conveyor belt and place them in custom boxes. If the machines were rolled out in 55 of Amazon’s warehouses in the U.S., in less than one year.

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