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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players. And each January, we ranked all previous recipients into a master list.

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How To Drive Success In A Digital 3.0 World

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In 1979, psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky developed the Prospect Theory , one of the foundations of behavioral economics for which they would win the Nobel Prize in 2002. Back in March, the consumers who were already living their lives in a digital-mostly world simply shifted more of their activities online.

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eBay: A Look Back

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They may never have made a purchase on the online marketplace, but the odds are good they know at least one good story about something bought it on eBay story. The national craze ended up pushing 6 percent of eBay’s sales on site. billion in 2002. eBay In The 21st Century .

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Walmart May Be Looking To Sell Off Its Japanese Business

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Walmart first purchase Seiyu in 2002, but has faced difficulties gaining traction in the extraordinarily challenging Japanese market. Japan is the latest nation that Walmart has backed out of in the last 12 months, as its international priorities are shifting. Walmart first purchase Seiyu for $60 billion.

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Are Mobile Payments Finally Ready To Ignite In Japan?

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Near field communication (NFC) technology was developed by Sony and NXP Semiconductors in 2002 and QR Codes were developed the Denso Wave company in 1994. And insofar as they shopped online, cards (credit and debit) were preferred by nearly three-quarters of respondents.

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Should Facebook Buy eBay?

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That garage is now a private museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. That’s where Reid Hoffman hatched the idea for LinkedIn in 2003 after inviting hundreds of his friends to create online profiles to get his idea for a professional online networking site off the ground.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

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Brian Singerman started his career as a Software Engineer for 3D online virtual-world company, There Inc. After 4 years with the company, Brian joined Google as a Software Engineer and inevitably rose to become an Engineering Manager. Jeff began his post-graduate career as a Management Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group.