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How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’

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Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. Singapore is poised to become the world’s first country to make the notion of a “Smart Nation” an actual reality.

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eCommerce Helps Women Hard Hit By India?s Shutdowns

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The Times noted that a recent United Nations report found that the pandemic runs the risk of setting back decades of gains women have made in the workplace. And though those effects have been observable worldwide, developing nations like India have been hit particularly hard.

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Canada’s Lightspeed POS Inc Raises $179M In IPO

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National Bank Financial, JPMorgan Chase & Co. The company, which had early investors such as Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, has over 700 people in its employ and was started in 2005. however, “has seen its market share shrink by about two thirds since its 2017 debut,” according to the outlet.

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Today In Data: Credit Scores Up, But Bank Confidence Down

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Here’s the good news and the bad, by the numbers: 700 | Average credit score around the country as of April 2017, marking a one-point increase since the fall and the highest average credit score for the nation since 2005. car loan market, fearing that consumers are taking on too much debt. $2 percent in October and a peak of 25.5

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Community FIs Battle Against Low Interest Rates To Help SMBs Thrive

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When the company was founded in 2005, Premal had initially turned to one of the big names in banking, but ultimately decided to go with a community bank to service the organization. As such, a regionally focused financial institution could be best-positioned to address those fluctuating market needs. Surviving Low Interest Rates.

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Who’s Responsible For IoT Security?

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According to the tracker, the global IoT security market is expected to increase by a 35.5 Among them: A GPS tracker, called Pebbell in some markets, was recently revealed to allow real-time location tracking and the ability to listen in on the built-in microphone by sending SMS messages. percent CAGR from 2019 to 2026.

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Widespread Corporate Hacking Lands Two Russians In Prison

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Two Russian nationals have been handed prison sentences for their roles in hacking corporates and financial institutions (FIs) in the U.S., Drinkman was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while Smilianets was sentenced to 51 months and 21 days for his role as a black market broker. Bloomberg reported this week.