Bank Innovation

JULY 24, 2019

Umpqua Bank, the Portland, Ore.-based based regional bank with $28 billion in assets, is growing its human-digital strategy through its Go-To app. Through the mobile digital platform, the bank is putting customers directly in touch with a personal banker who customers can text.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The Portland, Maine-based company is differentiating its offering from other teen banking startups by involving parents in the savings app, and it’s partnering with banks instead of trying to replace them. Wallit, a personal finance management tool for teens and parents, has launched in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

The first opening will take place in Frisco, Texas next March, followed by Indianapolis, Indiana; Lexington, Kentucky; Schaumburg, Illinois; Boulder, Colorado; and Portland, Oregon in the second quarter of 2017. Less is more,” Dustin Netral, SVP of operations for Fabletics, said in a press release.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

For example, if a potential customer from Portland, Oregon, wants to try out a bike before buying one, Bunch Bikes would connect him or her with an existing owner. (An Through eCommerce and digital payment options, direct-to-consumer innovators like Bunch Bikes are helping parents in the U.S.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 1, 2016

Just last year, the Portland, Oregon-based corporation performed the rare feat of upgrading its core Read More. Pivotus Ventures, a new venture capital firm launched by Umpqua Holdings Corporation, believes that drastic action is needed to keep banks relevant in the coming years. If any FIs can do it, Umpqua is certainly among them.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

In the August Digital-First Banking Tracker® , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of digital-first banking, including how the pandemic is driving ATM innovation, how FIs are protecting both digital accounts and ATMs from potential fraudsters, and the new cybercrime-fighting techniques that are revolutionizing the digital banking industry.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

and Portland, Maine. As PYMNTS has documented through its own research, hotels still face major challenges with it comes to point-of-sale innovation, a vital part, of course, of seamless payments and commerce.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

My administration has been clearly focused on incorporating innovative technologies to make public transportation both hassle-free and appealing,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Commuters in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington have contactless payment options thanks to an alliance between Mastercard and Apple.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

It’s hard to imagine that there’s so much technology and innovation happening up and down the mobility spectrum except for in this market — and it’s a $1.4 Shift has also innovated on the automotive finance side. So our whole thesis as a company has always been to innovate what everyone else is overlooking.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

And the financial benefits of these accelerators may only be the start of the equation, at least according to Joe Munk, program manager at the Portland State University Startup Accelerator in Oregon. He recalled a wearables firm that had been through the Portland State accelerator program two years ago, called ATBM. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

PYMNTS recently caught up with Joe Munk, the program manager of the Portland State University Startup Accelerator in Oregon, to discuss small business accelerators, the benefits of collaboration and what he sees ahead for startup success. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Lauderdale, Florida; New York, New York; Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia; Orlando-Daytona, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; San Antonio, Texas; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Seattle-Tacoma, Washington; St. We’re always looking to innovate and disrupt,” Singh said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

“Having worked with Sidewalk Labs to reach a realignment on important digital issues, we are eager to see how these discussions have been reflected,” said Kristina Verner, Waterfront’s vice president of Innovation, Sustainability and Prosperity, in an emailed statement to Reuters.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In a press release , Verizon said Skyward, which is based in Portland, adds drone management to the Verizon IoT portfolio, making drone operations easier to manage for any size company. Aiming to diversify beyond smartphones and data plans, Verizon Communications announced Thursday (Feb. According to Verizon, outside of the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The weekend-only menu is being tested out at 78 Starbucks locations in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, according to Fortune.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2017

Portland, Oregon-based online bank Simple reduced its workforce by nearly 10 percent earlier this week, marking its second round of layoffs in 2017. We have been focused on growth instead of innovation,” wrote Josh Reich, Simple ‘s chief executive officer and co-founder, in a blog post cited by the news report.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

“Having worked with Sidewalk Labs to reach a realignment on important digital issues, we are eager to see how these discussions have been reflected,” said Kristina Verner, Waterfront’s vice president of Innovation, Sustainability and Prosperity, in an emailed statement to Reuters.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2016

According to Julie Yoakum, Blue Nile’s chief merchandising officer, the point of the physically located Webrooms is to offer up the main advantage of the brick-and-mortar store — the ability to physically interact with the gemstones — while innovating on the rest of the experience to make it more in line with the digital brand.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2017

According to TechCrunch , the Portland-based startup had previously raised $800,000 in startup capital and $3 million in convertible notes, as well as $1.5 Circle Media, the company behind Circle with Disney — a device that helps parents enforce their home’s internet rules and restrictions — has raised $10 million in Series A funding.

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Filene

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Innovation Immersion - Filene’s Innovation Immersion program helps credit unions execute on innovation, ideas, and cultural change. We'll walk through some of Filene's latest programs, and the research and innovation behind them. Filene's impact always begins with research.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Express Transit also works for New York’s MTA, the TriMet in Portland, Suica cards in Japan and Chinese transit cards in Shanghai and Beijing. Users don’t even need to wake up or unlock their devices – they can simply hold their iPhone or Apple Watch, making it much quicker to board the Underground network, buses, trains and trams.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

This week started off with a bang for Portland, Ore. He gave an example: “In Portland, we have a ‘home for the holidays’ campaign. Thus far into the month, the two weeks have been nearly split down the middle in terms of investment tallies, at about $245 million, and the U.S. Vacasa Sells Curated, Reliable Vacation Rental Services.

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American Banker

JUNE 10, 2016

Umpqua Holdings in Portland, Ore., has found a bank partner to join in its bid to bring new banking technologies to market.

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William Mills

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Now in its 23 rd year, the conference featured more than 20 technology providers and rallied together innovators from across the globe to discuss how financial institutions can better engage with business customers… and the timing couldn’t be better. According to The Wall Street Journal , the U.S. www.miradortech.com.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

Since its founding, Vacasa has grown from a two-person company to employ more than 1,300 people at offices in Portland, Oregon, and Boise, Idaho, as well as numerous field personnel in the 14 U.S. “They’re pretty limited in what they can do for their home owners just on their industry.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

It’s a big aspiration, and time will tell if Fair will play out in Peoria as well as it does in Portland. The question now, for every player in the space, is how to innovate for a rapidly changing present and a future that is still hard to predict. Painter expects that Fair will be available in all U.S.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA. Amy Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Point West Credit Union, Portland, OR. William Howle, Head of U.S. Retail Bank, Citibank, New York, NY. Ruhi Maker, Senior Attorney, Empire Justice Center, Rochester, NY. Academic Research Council Members.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The marketing blitz got underway this summer, mainly centered in the Pacific Northwest, particularly Portland. Our goal with Samsung Pay is to drive and lead innovation in mobile commerce, giving consumers a safer, smarter and better mobile wallet,” Victor Kim, global director of Samsung Pay, explained in a press release.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 24, 2016

Here’s a funding from one of our more interesting alums that slipped below the radar last month: mobile payment innovator Passport has raised $8 million in new funding. Passport’s technology is being used in major metropolitan areas in North America such as Chicago, Toronto, Portland, and Salt Lake City.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 6, 2015

The additional capital will help CashStar invest in product innovation, sales, and “client success.” “CashStar is reinventing the prepaid industry for retailers with innovative digital and mobile solutions that drive business growth,” said Kilburn, who will be joining the CashStar board of directors.

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Tefkin

MARCH 12, 2014

In the last years, most of the focus on innovation in financial services has been, it seems, on banking (investing and lending) and payment. In the past 20 years, arguably the investment side of the insurance business has seen the most innovation. A classic case of Innovator’s dilemma. billions.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Neustar CEO Lisa Hook named to Advertising Ages’s 10 Digital Marketing Innovators You Should Know. Portland Business Journal: Tyfone looks to open-source to solve IoT security issues. Singapore Fintech Awards 2016 lists Turnkey Lender as finalist. Check out their live demo next week at FinovateAsia.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 20, 2015

HQ: Portland, Oregon. HQ: Portland, Oregon. Source: Bank Innovations. Source: Bank Innovations. Source: Bank Innovations. Source: Bank Innovations. Source: Bank Innovations. HQ: San Mateo, California. Latest round: $2 million Seed. Total raised: $2 million. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $1.8

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 14, 2015

It was another stellar week for Finovate alums with 6 fundings totaling $123 million: money transfer service Payoneer ($50 mil), AI innovator Kensho ($33 million), tax specialist VATBox ($24 million), , cash-back specialist Mogl ($7.9 HQ: Portland, Oregon. HQ: Portland, Oregon. Source: NW Innovation. Total raised: $25.8

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

In total, there were 13 fintech startups (or 15 by the Bank Innovations definition ), 12% of the total YC W16 class of 109. HQ: Portland, Oregon. The number of deals was inflated somewhat by the six new fintech companies launched at YC’s demo day that we had not previously covered. Source: Crunchbase. CrowdStreet.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Or, as Michael Sherwood, director of innovation and technology for the city of Las Vegas, told The Journal, criminals may want the data itself, since the amount that will be up for grabs on residents will be of massive and likely highly useful to someone looking to commit fraud.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Bon Appetit reported on a variety of restaurant responses to COVID, including that of Portland, Oregon’s popular upscale Russian dining establishment, Kachka. Others are taking it outdoors, where people tend to feel safer than in enclosed spaces these days.

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