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Yahoo! Is! For! Sale!: Why Banks Should Care

Celent Banking

The announcement in December came on the heels of a nearly 12-month project aimed at spinning its 15% interest (worth $30 billion) in Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, to its shareholders, a transaction that has been abandoned over tax concerns. It’s very simple: innovation is a game that is played for a full 9 innings.

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Monitise to Emphasize API, On-Site Solutions in Strategy Shift

Fintech Labs Insights

Amid the revenue and profitability metrics in the recent trading update from UK mobile banking innovator Monitise was news that the company was shifting strategy from “purpose-built” platforms to standardized, cloud-based APIs in a bid to cut costs. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in London, U.K.,