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Bitcoin Daily: 7,000 Crypto ATMs Worldwide, Data Says; Marshall Islands Plans National Digital Currency

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The appointed organizer for the initiative, SFB Technologies, tapped the Algorand protocol because of its scalability, speed, security and its “ability to effectively implement required compliance controls and the transaction finality needed for a national currency.” At that time, Robocoin put a machine in a café in Vancouver.

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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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On National Burrito Day, Chipotle Serves Up Signs Of QSR Innovation

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As far as made-up, non-holiday holidays go, you could probably do worse than National Burrito Day , which takes place on Thursday (April 4). That compares to 65 percent of QSR managers who think the same, an example of those differing views mentioned above. Chipotle’s Digital Gains.

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Corporate Money Managers Lose Their Grip

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Let’s talk about money management. This week’s B2B Data Digest focuses on the flux and flow of managing cash. Examine the latest research to grasp just how cumbersome modern cash management can be. $3 For businesses, it can be difficult to obtain a clear vision of finances and cash positions. 60% of U.K.

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Guest Post: 2013 Economic Year in Review and Outlook by Banker Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

But in nine short months of 2013, you and the Fed stumbled with mixed signals and miscommunication and the markets pushed the 10 year Treasury yield up by 130 basis points to 3.00%, removing all of the good attained by QE over the years. The National Association of Business Economics, or “NABE,” is almost as optimistic at close to 3%.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2013 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Access National Corporation #4. According to its third quarter investor presentation, the bank''s greatest revenue comes from pre-paid cards (35% of revenue), followed by revenues from a traditional community bank (22% of revenues) that manages $1.4 This, naturally, eliminated many of the smaller, illiquid FIs. BofI Holdings, Inc. #2.

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Spotlight on lending: Commercial loan growth geographically

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Nationally, the picture is a fine one. banks is up $157 billion from the same period in 2013. banks, the list was determined by reviewing a bank’s Q3 2013 C&I loan total alongside its Q3 2014 figure and calculating the percentage increase. Specifically for businesses, are commercial loans on the rise?

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