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Solve This Problem with Your Strategic Horizon

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In comparison, investments in new technology or new business lines pale in comparison to other strategic investments due to the time and effort it takes to get a business line off the ground. Demographics shift, products change and technology drives channel preferences. This, however, could be a mistake.

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Data Shows 42 Pct Of Small Cap US Businesses Failing To Turn Profit

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The Russell 2000 index shows 42 percent of small-caps are either just breaking even or operating a loss. The number is the highest since 2010’s 44 percent, the index says. Technology groups have powered the buoyancy of those firms, the Financial Times reported. The number of small U.S. Nicholas Bohnsack , president of U.S.

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Cognitive Technology: A shelter in the storm of regulatory change

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It is also an opportunity to implement technology that can facilitate change. However, traditional technology is not the answer. This is capital that cannot be deployed elsewhere or used to create value. Companies require cognitive systems that can learn and adapt.

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UK’s Metro Bank To Buy P2P Lender RateSetter For At Least $3.27M

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Metro Bank will operate RateSetter as an independent entity and make loans under both its and Metro Bank brands. However, Metro was forced to curtail its efforts when it was revealed that it was miscategorizing some loans when figuring capital requirements. RateSetter, founded in 2010, said it is “the U.K.’s

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Marqeta Expanding Overseas, Sets Up Shop In The UK

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financial technology startup backed by Goldman Sachs , is expanding overseas. We have invested an enormous amount of resources in tech and operations, and have been quietly building a presence there,” Gardner said. than the startups operating out of the U.S. Marqeta , a U.S. as the first European country to enter.

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Smartwatch And AI Startup Mobvoi Close To $1B Valuation With Google’s Help

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Mobvoi was Google’s first direct China investment following the exit of its search engine from the country in 2010. The startup has a partnership with Google through its Voice Assistant and Wear operating system. It will also help Shanghai become an international financial center, as well as a hub for technology innovation.”.

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UK Bank NatWest Introduces Merchant Acquiring Service For SMBs

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“Developing our own merchant acquiring and payments proposition is an important step forward,” NatWest Commercial and Private Banking CEO Alison Rose said, adding it “reiterates our commitment to harnessing the revolution in new technologies so that our customers can remain focused on growing their businesses.”.

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