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Mastercard Selects New President For European Operations

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He added that he is eager to build on the company’s ideology to “drive new technology and innovation” and to be the “partner of choice.” . He joined Mastercard in 2003 and headed the company’s European and global consulting divisions. .

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A Tale of Two Cities (Conference Season)

Celent Banking

The T24 overhaul appears to have already borne fruit, with the Swedish retail bank Nordea Bank signing up last September to implement T24 across its regional base of 10.8 million retail and 500,000 corporate customers in several Nordic countries.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

CB Insights

State of Innovation Report. BCG, which was the first strategy-first management consulting firm, today has a reputation for being the most “academic” of the big firms, with a focus on corporate development and innovation (that is, helping companies adapt to the digital world, grow, and reorganize). Many are still in wide usage today.

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Got $25 Million? Six Payments Execs Share Their Post-Pandemic Startup Ideas

PYMNTS

Catastrophe breeds innovation — at least in terms of new business concepts. And in a roundtable with Karen Webster, five panelists from innovative companies — and one investor who gave insight into what he looks for when funding such firms — said digital-first should be the guiding light in backing nascent business ventures.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

CB Insights

From healthcare to education to entertainment to manufacturing, technology innovators are stepping forward to help answer that question. Eldercare has long been a target for technological innovation, with advocates highlighting the practical and infrastructural challenges presented by 73M baby boomers aging into their retirement years.

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From Alibaba to Zynga: 21 Of The Best VC Bets Of All Time And What We Can Learn From Them

CB Insights

Apax Partners also first invested in King Digital in 2005, when the company was still distressed from a point of near-bankruptcy in 2003. In 2017, Delivery Hero has seen growth across all regions, with revenue in Europe growing 44% in Q1’17. At the time, the American fiber optics market was made up of regional players.

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