June 19, 2019

Alior, a Polish bank based in Warsaw, has announced a feature to allow customers to check the integrity and authentication of documents through the Ethereum blockchain. The solution uses a smart contract to store a digital signature linked to the name and block number on the Ethereum blockchain. Customers can check these documents to ensure they have not been changed or tampered with, according to a report by Forbes.

Poland requires banks to give customers access to documents in a "durable medium." Its Office of Competition and Consumer Protection also ruled that a bank's website page does not qualify as durable as it can easily be changed. This is why Alior turned to the blockchain.

"We want people to verify that we did everything right and we don’t conceal anything. If we say the documents are actually verified and authentic, everybody can check it and confirm," Tomasz Sienicki, lead of blockchain strategy, Alior, said in the report. "That's not possible using a private blockchain. Our mission is to be disruptive, so we want to provide innovative solutions, and we want other banks to follow us as well. We welcome if somebody copied our solution."

Topics: Mobile Banking, Region: EMEA, Regulatory Issues

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June 19, 2019

LG Business Solutions has partnered with Amazon to deliver Alexa for Hospitality to LG's hotel TVs. Guest will be able to use the Echo device in their hotel room to control the TV, connect their Amazon account and uncover information, according to a press release.

With the integration, LG TV will display notifications about events and activities around the hotel and encourage guests to ask Alexa for more information and services such as happy hour or booking a taxi. Guests can also search for TV shows by genre, order room service, access Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora and perform other tasks.

"This experience integrates with hoteliers' existing amenities and services to offer guests new ways to access hotel services, learn about activities on the property and more," Liron Torres, head of Alexa for Hospitality, said in the release. "We're thrilled to be working with LG to bring the simplicity and convenience of Alexa for Hospitality to hotel guests."

Topics: Mobile Payments, Technology Providers

Companies: LG Electronics USA, Inc., Amazon

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June 18, 2019

In a quest to provide more payment options, specifically for international shoppers, the Neiman Marcus Group is deploying Alipay across its Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman's Last Call retail locations nationwide.

It also aims to provide Alipay payment online in the future as well, according to a Women's Wear Daily report. The strategy reflects the retailer's reputation "for offering unsurpassed service and developing better ways for our customers to shop," David Goubert, executive vice president of stores and retail experience for Neiman Marcus Group, told WWD.

"This partnership with Alipay gives our customers a convenient way to pay through channels they already use," Goubert said. "Offering Alipay to our customers is another way we've exceeded our customers' expectations as we've evolved our company into a digital luxury platform. In fact, we've already received a significant amount of position customer feedback as a result of launching this partnership and are now in the process of working to launch Alipay as an online payment option later this year."

Alipay is available at 43 Neiman Marcus and 24 Last Call stores as well as two Bergdorf Goodman stores in the U.S.

Topics: In-App Payments, Mobile Apps, Mobile/Digital Wallet, Mobile Payments, POS, Region: APAC, Retail

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