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Solve This Problem with Your Strategic Horizon

South State Correspondent

In comparison, investments in new technology or new business lines pale in comparison to other strategic investments due to the time and effort it takes to get a business line off the ground. Demographics shift, products change and technology drives channel preferences. This, however, could be a mistake.

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B2B FinTechs Diversify Funding Strategies With M&A, IPOs

PYMNTS

Talk of a decelerating FinTech venture capital market continued to mount this week with reports that digital banking startup Aspiration is struggling to raise money. Venture Capital Funding. raised $10 million from SEB Bank and Seed Capital for its commercial card technology. Cardlay, based in the U.K.,

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Bain MD On New $1B Fund And Why Seed Rounds Are Sprouting           

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Bain Capital Ventures said Wednesday (November 14) that it has raised $1 billion in investment capital that will be geared toward targeting startup companies spanning seed rounds to growth-stage financing. The fund will be focused on AI, cloud technology, commerce and healthcare among other avenues. billion across 240 companies.

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Barclays Corporate Banking Chief Resigns

PYMNTS

According to reports, Winter has been at the bank since 2001, previously serving at Deutsche Bank. While at Deutsche Bank, Winter served as head of European debt capital markets. The company has introduced new corporate banking products in recent weeks, most notably its B2B mobile payment solution.

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: AUGMENTING THE HUMAN WORKFORCE

Accenture

Fortunately, they are the fictional words of HAL 9000, the sentient artificial intelligence system in the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film, A Space Odyssey: 2001. The stock archive this technology is likely to learn from has been written by humans. Some of these warnings around the ethical usage of AI are undoubtedly justified.

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How Pharma Giants Tipped Their Hands Ahead Of An Acquisition

CB Insights

The share of revenues generated from healthcare developments outside of big pharma increased from ~25% in 2001 to ~50% in 2016, according to McKinsey. Both investments and licensing agreements help startups raise the large amounts of capital needed to bring a drug through costly trials, and ultimately to market.

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Artificial Intelligence: FIs’ Friend Or Foe?

PYMNTS

It doesn’t mask murderous intentions with a calming voice like HAL of “2001: A Space Odyssey.” What will banks do with all that liberated capital? Small- to mid-sized banks and FIs can’t always compete at the same level as large ones when it comes to offerings such as mobile and technology solutions, Kaplan explained.

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