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Green Dot CEO: 20 Years Of Innovating ‘Banking For The Masses’

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By 2005, the firm was profitable and, by 2006, had sold over 2 million cards. He was able to manage the business until it turned a profit, raising very little outside capital. It’s even easy to convince oneself that the iterations one is pursuing are real innovations. Streit noted he was also lucky.

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FinTech Veteran Dan Henry Tapped To Lead Green Dot

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He is also an innovator who has spearheaded, built and operated two publicly-traded payments companies,” said Jacobs. Henry served as president and CEO at Euronet through 2006 and was a board member until 2008. Henry co-founded the digital payments firm Euronet Worldwide in 1994 with his brother-in-law Michael Brown.

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

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The last one, published in Jan 2014, featured 50 innovations (see below). Note: These are the rankings from 10 years ago. I will update with milestones from 2014 to today and publish next month. I’m taking suggestions here (so far: crypto, BNPL, earned-wage access, chatbots, deposit networks).

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WESCO Partners With Plug And Play On B2B Accelerator

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The company is a provider of electrical, industrial, and communications maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistics services. WESCO reported around $8.2

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How payments innovation could transform the retail industry

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This tech-driven transformation of the payments and retail sectors is set to continue, so what impact could the most cutting-edge innovations have in the years to come? According to Intel , the “breathtaking” rate of growth in the IoT could result in it encompassing 200 billion objects by 2020, compared to two billion in 2006.

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John Donahoe Named To Replace Departing Nike CEO

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Parker has been the CEO of Nike since 2006 when he took over for founder Phil Knight. Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is Nike’s lead independent director and the chair of the board’s management succession committee, said the hire was good for the company. In Mark and John, we have two exceptional leaders.

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Nike Shares Swing On News Of CEO’s Departure

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Parker has been the CEO of Nike since 2006 when he took over for founder Phil Knight. Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is Nike’s lead independent director and the chair of the board’s management succession committee, said the hire was good for the company. In Mark and John, we have two exceptional leaders.