Bank Innovation

MARCH 14, 2019

Customers increasingly expect banks and other financial institutions to meet them where they are with full functionality, said panelists at Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 in Seattle on Tuesday.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

And the company also offers up to 40 percent off deals when the Seattle Seahawks play at home, as the airline is based in that city. We’re seeing we’re able to stimulate demand in a way we weren’t sure we’d be able to,” said Natalie Bowman , managing director of marketing and advertising, according to WSJ.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2019

Seattle-based Jargon spent a lot of time in advance of its recent $1.8 What Jargon does, according to Brace, is enable a content management system for firms building voice apps for smart assistants like Alexa or the Google assistant to manage and continually develop their voice apps over time.

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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

MARCH 12, 2020

Her first job at the company was as the product manager in marketing. She was also the CEO of Amazon subsidiary Quidsi, based in her native New Jersey, The Seattle Times reported. She was promoted numerous times, and from 2015 to 2017 she was the first female technical adviser to Jeff Bezos , Amazon’s founder, chairman and CEO.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In June, Walmart reportedly paid some $200 million to buy key assets from CareZone, a Seattle-based health-technology startup that promises to manage prescription drugs for patients. The transactions for Amazon and Walmart bought a way into the $300 billion pharmacy market, the network reported.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

What are hiring managers doing, and how is it reflective of the broader economy? hiring managers reported difficulty in finding talent with so-called “soft skills,” the kind of skills workplaces need, said LinkedIn in a new report. Check out below the other data on small business employment released last week. 59% of U.S.

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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

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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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

According to the company, the STEPcom takeover strengthens Descartes’ presence in Switzerland and enhances its B2B toolset around the areas of data pool synchronization, product information management and vendor-managed inventory. ”

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2018

The first cashierless Amazon Go store opened in January in Seattle after being in development for five years. However, earlier this year it was reported that there are plans to open additional stores in Seattle. The Amazon Go store is getting ready to expand into San Francisco and Chicago.

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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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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Hot embers continue to glow in the fintech market that GonzoBanker mothership Cornerstone Advisors serves. Some perspective on how fast this fintech market is moving: Fintech Labs tracks 269 $1B+ valued fintech unicorns that have been founded in just the past two decades. According to CB Insights, US fintechs raised $14.6B

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

And the retailer ponied up a reported $200 million for pieces of Seattle-based startup CareZone ’s technology, which personalizes prescription drug management for individuals. markets in the next five years, with hundreds more potentially in the offing as well. Everyone From Pharma To FinTechs Is Also Involved.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

In a press release , Globe Fintech, known as Mynt, said Bow Wave Capital Management and other existing investors all participated in the fundraise. The mobile wallet provides users with “digital financial tools and services” that even include opening deposit accounts, investing in money market funds and buying insurance products.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

Walmart is apparently working hard at restructuring itself to win, particularly in regards to how it manages it growing its eCommerce business — operationally and logistically. That big jump in market share is explained by the massive uptick in sales on Amazon in the last five years. In 2014, Amazon’s U.S. percent in 2014 to 1.9

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2017

Some were already investors in the startup, which is headquartered in New York City and will use the funding to expand into Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. KidsPass has 900 providers that use the app, including Gymboree, Kidville, Music Together and Super Soccer Stars, among others.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

The supply chain arms race is as competitive as it’s ever been,” said Adam Mullen, CBRE’s senior managing director of industrial and logistics, Americas. Ocado has a market value that is roughly 100 times smaller than Amazon’s, but it has gone from being Europe’s most shorted stock to one of its best-performing. Take Ocado , a U.K.-based

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Because the site filters out different options for the consumer, he noted the user is “a very strong, qualified candidate to complete that order,” compared to other marketing channels. The Food Delivery Market. FoodBoss is available in markets from Chicago to Washington, D.C., as well as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

Weeks after Facebook took aim at its core business, Seattle-based Remitly notched $135 million in funding at a valuation of almost $1 billion. Generation Investment Management, a long-term investment vehicle that was co-founded by Al Gore, led the company’s fundraise.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

It is thus unsurprising that 95 percent of companies are looking to improve their spend management software this year. Developments in the expense management world are heating up. These six companies are not the only ones looking to challenge SAP Concur, which currently holds the highest market share within the travel expense industry.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Ultimately, senior management and the Board disagreed on strategy,” Diller said. Diller and Kern will address employees about the shakeup at a town hall meeting in Seattle on Dec. Startups are moving into the travel industry, which is the fastest-growing segment in the tourism market. Shares of Expedia climbed as much as 8.6

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

Walmart has purchased CareZone, a health services technology company that promises to manage prescription drugs for customers and simplify the ordering and payment process. The the world’s largest retailer paid about $200 million for the Seattle-based tech startup. Walmart Boosts Digital Health, Wellness Capabilities With CareZone Buy.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2018

Amazon has been hiring house cleaners in Seattle as direct employees in an effort to boost its home services marketplace. The new housecleaning service, Amazon Home Assistants, offers cleaning services in Seattle, with prices determined by the size of the home and the number of visits.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2020

One Medical is backed by technology and management firm 1Life Healthcare and will trade under the symbol “ONEM.” ” It has applied as common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. One Medical was valued at about $1.5 billion in a 2018 funding round. . percent of the company’s common stock pre-offering.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

“Everything that we are doing on grocery and convenience is driven by the fact that we are seeing strong consumer appetites from new consumption trends, people who are confined and cannot go out,” European General Manager Stephane Ficaja told Reuters in a Thursday (April 16) report.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

The airline has also been courting corporate travelers in big markets like New York, Boston and Seattle. Delta, the most profitable airline in the country, is pushing hard because it said that competition between airlines starts even before a flight takes off.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

” From September 23-27, first-class passengers onboard 10 flights between Boston and Seattle and Boston and San Diego will have a chance to experience the technology, as well as offer feedback, on a selection of 2D and 3D movies provided by SkyLights’ partners 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers and EIM. “I’m

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Vacancy rates also improved during the past year in 43 cities, including Seattle, Las Vegas and Chicago. There have been indications of trouble in local retail property markets as landlords prepare for store closures after Forever 21 ’s bankruptcy. But retail vacancies increased by 2.4

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Founded in 2017, Bungalow aims to solve many of the issues that early career professionals face when looking to rent in urban markets. Since its launch, the company has operated in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and Seattle. markets by the end of 2018. putting it on track to be in 12 major U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

POSaBIT, based in Seattle, already manages millions of transactions for over 120 dispensaries across Washington, California, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and Oklahoma. Even though legal marijuana industry keeps gaining traction — according to one official state estimate, the market in California alone will reach at least $5.1

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

In the last twelve months alone, China has seen over 30 dockless bike-sharing startups enter the fray — though that particular market is currently dominated by two large competitors in the space — Ofo and Mobike. In Seattle, it was an interesting experience. Dockless bikes solve that pain point.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The quick-service restaurants (QSRs) that remain are facing a fiercely competitive market as they attempt to cater to consumers whose preferences have changed significantly since the pandemic’s onset. Managing Order Integrity. He said the firm has partnered with two food services platforms to resolve these challenges. “We

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2017

Seattle startup FLEXE looks to enable online retailers to compete against Amazon’s logistics capabilities. The company boasts more than 500 warehouses across all major North American markets. While Amazon does have a faster shipping option with Prime Now , its reach is limited to Prime members in major urban markets.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Bulgaria-based Gtmhub enables managers to design and track OKRs. Gtmhub has over 1,000 clients, including Adobe, CNN, the City of Seattle, Societe Generale, Mazda, Merck, TomTom, Red Hat, and Experian. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? Its platform has reached over 500,000+ users across 75 countries. Want the full post?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2016

Every app developer and their mother thinks that they can dominate the mobile music market with a sleek new interface and some exclusive artists. Spotify has proven that the task is far from that simple, but the feat apparently hasn’t managed to scare off Amazon just yet.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

Ekata Vice President and General Manager, APAC, Tom Donlea had recently moved to Singapore to open new offices when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. In January, I moved to Singapore from Seattle to open Ekata’s new Asia-Pacific office — exactly when this global pandemic started to ramp up. It’s bad, he told PYMNTS, but not all bad.

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