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Sansan Lands VC For Business Networking Solution

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Japan-based business card management service Sansan has announced news of fresh venture capital in support of its solution which helps professionals with business information management and networking. While not a social media network, Sansan does promote connectivity between businesses and professionals.

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Five At Five: Amazon Opens Alexa Voice To iOS

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Looking to boost adoption by iPad and iPhone users, Amazon launched a new application that allows iOS users to use Alexa voice recognition technology for smart speakers and other devices, providing Apple users with an alternative to Siri. Overstock Rises on GSR Capital Investment in New Blockchain Unit.

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For Visa, She’s Next Is What’s Next

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15) that it has launched a global initiative, She’s Next, Empowered by Visa, which seeks to support the advancement of women-owned small businesses around the world through shared research, experience and technologies. These entrepreneurs would like to sharpen their social media skills to broaden reach and grow their firms.

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2016 Innovators to Watch: 1 to 5

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Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More. Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and its overall valuation of more than $60 billion, have turned the Alibaba spinoff into one of the most valuable private tech companies in the world.

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Best New Financial Apps 2016, The List

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Robinhood: On Target Launched in December 2014, Robinhood is a zero-fee stock trading app that quickly gained popularity among financially ambitious millennials. Robinhood was paid the enormous compliment of having “cracked the millennial code” by none other than Jay Sidhu, CEO of Customers Bank and founder of BankMobile.

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Libra, MoneyGram-Ripple Deal And Fraud Prevention Top Week’s News

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The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level. Trackers and Reports.

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Wealth Management App Grain Revisits the Shark Tank [VIDEO]

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It was his first trip back since 2014, when he hosted a Shark Tank-style event for university students. Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank, the favorite TV show of entrepreneurs everywhere, made a return visit to Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind., in January. This year he was treated to a surprise: Read More.

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