In June 2015, Amazon took a big step forward in getting Alexa’s skills into other applications. It opened Alexa’s API to developers, making it free to build Alexa skills and integrate Alexa into their own products. Now, one year later, Alexa is celebrating with some big...
Amazon Payments will soon be an official payment option of the U.S. federal government. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service announced today (June 29) that Amazon Payments will soon be a digital payment option for consumers needing to make an online payment to the federal...
Amazon launched the Alexa Skills Kit, Alexa Voice Service and the Alexa Fund in June of last year, and as something of an anniversary celebration on Tuesday (June 28) the company unveiled new Alexa features and announced that they have added Lyft and Honeywell to the 1,400...
Apple and Amazon are so ubiquitous in just about every country in the Western world that it’s difficult to imagine an entire country resistant to the idea of one or both of these retailers setting up shop within their borders. After all, what shopper doesn’t like same-day...
Wall Street is predicting that Amazon will deliver a strong Q2 performance this year. Weighing in on Amazon search interest data collected from Google, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, who is ranked No. 6, put a $800 price tag on Amazon’s share value, CNBC reported. “According to our analysis...
Amazon has found itself in hot water with U.S. aviation regulators for reportedly shipping hazardous materials by plane. The regulators are attempting to hit the eCommerce giant with a $350,000 fine after it allegedly improperly sent a package with chemicals that leaked, which then came in...
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...
Given its status as one of the fastest, if not the fastest, digital commerce hubs on the planet, it is not too entirely surprising that Amazon is serious about getting a foot in the door in India. Jeff Bezos has announced that Amazon will plow...
“Alexa, show me some cool FI, payments and commerce innovations.” Twelve teams and 14 companies are ready to do just that. The 2016 PYMNTS/Alexa Challenge that launched five weeks ago is now complete – and now it is up to you to tell us which...
