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Walmart Teams With Ford, Postmates For Delivery Program

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Senior Vice President of Digital Operations Tom Ward said in a blog post , “Through it, w e aim to learn more about how we can take advantage of self-driving vehicles to deliver fresh groceries – hand-picked by our personal shoppers – to customers.”. households. Walmart U.S.

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Tech Center: Charlotte On The Edge of Tech Greatness

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Just west of the Research Triangle in North Carolina, Charlotte’s technology industry has been slowly growing over the past few years. With this news, we decided to focus our Tech Center on the up-and-coming North Carolina city. million over the course of the next three years to build up a FinTech hub in Charlotte.

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Passport Raises $8 Million in Series B

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Here’s a funding from one of our more interesting alums that slipped below the radar last month: mobile payment innovator Passport has raised $8 million in new funding. “Our enterprise platform is striking a chord with the market as they look to bring technology into their operations and drive efficiency.”

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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It is an innovator with tech (e.g., The workplace a millennial will most confuse with Silicon Valley – Live Oak Bank in North Carolina. Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph said the leading trait of an innovator is identifying pain. The bank’s strategy is laser-focused. It was the original data junkie. Might be time to.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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The Real Hunger Games: A Battle Royale In The Grocery Aisles

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Quality: Walmart has expanded its customer base with a wider offering and greater range of grocery offerings – but produce, meats and other fresh products are consistently ranked below that of competing grocery operators. Despite the familial connections, the two chains are owned and operated entirely separately. Secret Weapon.

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37 Corporate Innovation Labs In Finance

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One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. We’ve created a list of finance innovation labs from some of the biggest names in the industry, as well as from newcomers looking to make a name through tech. We’ve written about corporate innovation theater before — and how sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong.