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Volocopter, Grab Partner On Air Taxi Study In Southeast Asia

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Volocopter CEO Florian Reuter said the partnership with Grab is an important move in the “commercialization of Urban Air Mobility” in regions that are overly congested. . Volocopter was founded in 2011 and is a pioneer in urban air mobility. Joint flight tests will be studied for best-use cases.

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Former Managing Director At Deutsche Bank Joins SWIFT 

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His job will include fostering existing relationships that are essential to those directives and improving the organization’s commercial performance through its products, like SWIFT’s global payments innovation (gpi) and its suite of financial crime compliance solutions. He has also been a member of TCH’s Company Board since 2017.

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Innovation All the Time

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Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. The role of Alex Jimenez, senior vice president and director of digital and payments innovation at the $7.2

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Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens

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From an operational and risk perspective, we’ve handled the inflows smoothly, and without comprising our credit underwriting standards.”. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. Amazon’s Big Robotics Investment . India, the U.K.

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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. Between 2011 and 2015, the government allocated $16 billion to help accelerate Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise landscape. Innovation On The Rise.

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Visa’s Long-Term View On Klarna

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In 2011, Visa invested in Square and in 2015, Stripe. Expansion regionally has been a focus, with the U.S. That momentum has translated into a business that has seen top line growth and black ink at the operating level. We know this is a business model that we will extend into other regions as well,” he continued.

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The Week In Payments: N26 Ups Debit Rewards, Wag Sags And Bill Ready Goes To Google

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The flashier entry in that column, however, was the announcement that former PayPal Chief Operating Officer Bill Ready will be starting as Google’s president of commerce come January 2020 — signaling that Google is getting very, very serious about its next big run at payments and commerce. When The Debit Rewards Come Mar ching In .

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