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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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Kobe Bryant, Virtual Cards, Self-Service Technology Top This Week’s News

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We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bryant formed the Bryant Stibel venture capital firm in 2013 with Jeff Stibel, founder of Web.com. 29), has Penn National Gaming Inc. Kobe Bryant’s VC Firm Holds More Than $2B in Assets .

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Sudan Banks And Visa Partner To Bring Payment Systems To Country

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The Bank of Khartoum, Qatar National Bank and United Capital Bank (Bank Almal) have all gotten approval to start using the systems, and they’ll get started in about three weeks, according to the head of electronic banking services (EBS) at Sudan’s central bank, Omar Amrabi. Another six banks are waiting for approval.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2013 Edition

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capital appreciation and dividends. Access National Corporation #4. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. Nasdaq: MRLN) Continuing the theme of niche banks, Marlin is a direct lender providing financing to business so they can acquire new equipment and technology while preserving capital. BofI Holdings, Inc. #2.

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New ICBA chairman Derek Williams’ commitment to community

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So, he joined a training program at what was then Citizens & Southern National Bank, once the largest bank in the southeastern U.S., I got a job with First National Bank of Griffin, and I’ve been a community banker ever since.” where he stayed for 15 years, from 1998 to 2013. So, it was a very, very difficult time.”

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2019: Big Payment, Commerce And Tech IPOs Loom On The Horizon

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years in 2013, according to a recent estimate. A robust supply of private capital reportedly is one of the main reasons for that, along with corporate cultures that are averse to public markets. Here are the five potential IPOs related to payments, commerce and digital technology that could happen within the next 12 months.

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Bitcoin Increasingly Dominated By High Speed Traders

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“It’s the golden age to be in the bitcoin market, because it’s imperfect,” said Zhou Shuoji , a former IBM technology consultant whose firm, Fintech Blockchain Group, runs a bitcoin hedge fund and venture capital fund. Chinese banks officially said no to bitcoin in 2013, and various capital control rules keep foreign presence small.

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