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Bolt Expands Transportation Platform To 48 States With Gotcha Tie-Up

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Miami-based micromobility startup Bolt , co-founded by Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, is expanding to 48 new markets after acquiring the assets of Last Mile Holdings, which included the mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platform Gotcha. The company added that its strategy targets technology solutions for the micromobility ecosystem. .

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Visa Opens Up Office In Silicon Valley To Spur Innovation

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The employees to be housed in the new facility are ones who are focused on technology research, business intelligence, data security and merchant services. Visa said it has new technology development centers in Bangalore and innovation centers in Dubai, Miami, San Francisco and Singapore.

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A digital-first bank for south Florida

Independent Banker

Observing the gap in pandemic relief in south Florida due to a lack of local community banks, a trio of banking veterans teamed up to form a digital-first community bank—and were granted a charter in record time to support local businesses. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Name: Locality Bank. Assets: $55 million. Built on a solid foundation.

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Visa Opens Its Developer Sandbox To Startups

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As part of its second annual Everywhere Initiative , Visa is inviting startups to compete in creating “innovative solutions that solve Visa business problems and drive the future of commerce,” the company announced on Thursday (April 28).

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

In addition to these technology-oriented improvements, there are also a variety of process improvements that many banks can make that are cost-free. Mostly, this means getting innovative with deposit and payment products. Develop a more innovative process. Bank product innovation should be measured in weeks, not months.

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Retail Pulse: Kohl’s To Curate Brands With Facebook; Domino’s Rolls Out eBike Tie-Up

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The retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year — “identifying and engaging with brands that have built a strong online community on the social media platform.”. Domino’s also recently embraced connected in-car commerce through technology to let diners place their orders on the go.

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How Apps And Bunk Beds Factor Into A New Connected Travel Experience

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While only 10 percent of rooms in its upcoming Little Havana hotel in Miami have bunk beds, the proportion is closer to 40 percent in the hotel it plans to open in nearby South Beach, as Zeidan said there’s more group travel in South Beach compared to Little Havana. The guests that do use the kiosks interact with a fairly simple technology.

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