Alexa

Amazon Alexa, known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126. Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that allows users to add products to a wish list, re-order items, check order status, and more - using just their voice.

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Amazon Wants To Build Digital Advertising Business For Alexa
Amazon Wants To Build Digital Advertising Business For Alexa
January 03, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon’s Alexa voice-activated digital assistant is being turned into an advertising business for the eCommerce giant, with Amazon reportedly in talks with companies about running...

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Getting Credit Unions Ready For The Voice-Activated Future
Getting Credit Unions Ready For The Voice-Activated Future
January 03, 2018  |  Voice Activation

In what feels like the blink of an eye — and pushed by the breakout success of Amazon’s Echo line of smart speaker products —...

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All Sizzle, No Fizzle: Top Payments Topics Of 2017
All Sizzle, No Fizzle: Top Payments Topics Of 2017
January 01, 2018  |  News

Voice activation, artificial intelligence, alternative financing and IPOs: These were some of the year’s hottest topics in the payments industry – and for better or...

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Alexa Tops Apple’s App Store
Alexa Tops Apple’s App Store
December 27, 2017  |  Retail

Notch yet another win for Amazon and Alexa. Shortly after reporting the Echo Dot was Amazon’s top seller during holiday 2017, Alexa, the artificial intelligence...

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The Year In Voice-Activated AI
The Year In Voice-Activated AI
December 27, 2017  |  Internet of Things

“Alexa?” “Hey, Siri…” “Okay, Google…” “Hi, Bixby…” If we told the average person in early 2013 that someday it was going to be very important...

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How Will We Pay In 2018?
How Will We Pay In 2018?
December 27, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

  A wise man named Ferris once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Electric Cars Sizzle, Toys”R”Us Fizzles And The Speaker Wars Wage On
Sizzle Fizzle: Electric Cars Sizzle, Toys”R”Us Fizzles And The Speaker Wars Wage On
December 22, 2017  |  Exclusive Series

Sizzle of The Week: The Speaker Wars As the clock runs down toward Christmas, there are two less than totally serious “wars” one could choose...

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Analysts Say Alexa Will Boost Commerce Sales By $10B
Analysts Say Alexa Will Boost Commerce Sales By $10B
December 22, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon’s revenue should get a boost thanks to its Alexa voice-activated devices. That’s according to RBC Capital Markets, which, according to CNBC, reaffirmed its outperform...

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Alexa: Calling Your Screen And Screening Your Calls
Alexa: Calling Your Screen And Screening Your Calls
December 19, 2017  |  Retail

Commerce is becoming ever more linked — between nations and across time zones and gadgets. Amid all the change in commerce and payments (already), can...

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