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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

An idea hatched at the Burning Man desert arts festival, the experience-focused hospitality group Habitas was founded in 2014 by Oliver Ripley, Kfir Levy and Eduardo Castillo. . The startup raised $20 million to take its “3D-printed hotel” idea to new markets in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. We assemble them like Lego,” he said. .

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MARCH 24, 2016

Deloitte’s latest research on procurement technology trends is out. Coupled with internal factors — like pressures from CFOs to reduce operating costs — the CPO today is facing monumental challenges but also the opportunity to rise as a strategic part of the overall enterprise, Umbenhauer explained.

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MAY 29, 2018

is looking to buy NSO Group, an Israeli company that sells military-grade technology, for around $1 billion. Verint — b ased in Melville, NY — trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market with a market value of around $2.8 Francisco Partners acquired NSO for $110 million in 2014. software company Verint Systems, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Apple will adhere to Russia’s demands that the technology conglomerate change the way the Crimean peninsula is displayed on Apple’s Weather and Maps apps, according to BBC reports. Russian annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Apple previously labeled Crimea as an undefined territory.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While technological advancements have revolutionized many aspects of operations, payroll and expense management are not [among] them. A confluence of factors, some in staging for years and others totally unexpected, are creating a vast new market for digitization across the entire financial sector. based organizations, 41.2

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

Together, Bitfinex and Tether manipulated a market that, by design, is supposed to be decentralized,” states the lawsuit. And the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced that they have signed an operational agreement on the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Switzerland.

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MAY 12, 2016

Every good idea has imitators, after all, and given the sheer proliferation of meal kit products and services on the market today, Blue Apron clearly had one of the greatest ideas in history. That is an 80 percent pick-up from 2014, and has required an extreme upgrade to the Blue Apron technical team, according to Papas. Perhaps not.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Some question whether the card-payment network operator will be able to overcome the struggle to “remain relevant” in a market that is quickly changing — and where consumers may soon be leaving card-based payments behind entirely. UnionPay was slow to bring the QR code technology to market in China.

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JULY 19, 2019

BMW has been expanding into China and developing autonomous technology for cars, so that it can be at the forefront of the technology when the self-driving wave hits the mainstream. The move by BMW illustrates its commitment to the autonomous vehicle market in China.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 12) announcement. The company said its efforts recognize “the important role FinTechs play in the world’s rapid digital transformation.”.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Sterling Bancorp announced that it has launched its new Innovation Finance Group , and has tapped veteran technology bankers John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to lead it. Before joining Sterling, Hoesley was at CIBC Bank USA with Josh Roberts, where the two established the Innovation Banking group in 2014.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

“No other platform features the PICKUP Good Guys, a curated network of vetted independent contractors delivering big and heavy goods, enabling PICKUP to provide retailers greater value across their assortment than any other solution on the market today,” she said. billion.

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They wanted to know how investing in technology innovation was affecting growth. The top 25 percent of companies that were investing the most in technology innovation were growing at twice the pace of the 10 percent that invested the least. Which market trends matter – both in business and technology? Which direction?

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MARCH 16, 2018

Thankfully, today’s parking kiosks have moved beyond coin-operated solutions to accept dollar bills, credit and debit cards, mobile wallet and mobile app payments. Meanwhile, the next stage of parking kiosk technology appears to be underway in Spain. percent of the total kiosk market in 2016. percent per year.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Apple will adhere to Russia’s demands that the technology conglomerate change the way the Crimean peninsula is displayed on Apple’s Weather and Maps apps, according to BBC reports. Russian annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Apple previously labeled Crimea as an undefined territory.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2017

William Wagner, CMO/Vice President of Marketing, Cloud Lending Solutions. Online lenders have been disrupting the lending ecosystem by combining innovation with advanced financial technology to improve borrower experience, address underserved markets, and reduce operating costs. In 2014, the US.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Fraud could cost the market more than $25 billion this year, and approximately 20 percent of attempted travel-related transactions are confirmed to be fraudulent. Dallas-based busing line Greyhound is all too familiar with such problems, prompting it to implement advanced learning technologies to secure ticketing.

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APRIL 12, 2019

It was a good day for Jumia Technologies on Friday (April 12) — and that’s a good signal about the future prospects of eCommerce in Africa, home to some 1.3 Jumia operates in 14 African countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Egypt. retailers online in markets across Africa, according to reports.

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JUNE 23, 2016

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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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. The companies were grouped together between 2014 and 2017 after investments and acquisitions by Arrowgrass Master Fund Ltd., reports noted. reports noted.

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Founded by CEO John Byrne, Dublin-headquartered Salmon Software employs a total of 30 staff across its operations in Ireland and the Czech Republic. The global treasury management software system market is valued at €1 billion and is forecast to grow strongly over the coming years.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

The pizza chain has transformed itself from a spot for late-night food requests from dorm-room residents — to a leader in mobile and digital technologies, and a blazer of its own path in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) world. First, a few broad points — data that helps define the context in which Domino’s is operating and innovating.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The company has said in its filings that “technology is at the foundation of our global platform.” However, in its drive for expansion into dozens of markets around the world, it was leasing spaces on a long-term basis, and renting them on a short-term basis. Dig a little deeper, though, and not all platforms are created equal.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

And with the ability for even the smallest of businesses to step into an international market, and to both source and procure from business partners around the world, the expansion of cross-border B2B transaction volume is only slated to accelerate. However, he noted, global payments friction runs rampant.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

According to news from Reuters , this latest round was led by Jefferson River Capital, LLC, the family office of Tony James, president and chief operating officer of private equity firm Blackstone. While Digital Asset has focused on using its technology in financial markets, the company would not exclude other sectors in the future. “I

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MARCH 14, 2018

That is a far cry from the $10 billion implied when it came to private markets in 2014. The IPO market is healthy thus far into a new-ish year, and in January companies came to the public markets and raised $8 billion. The private markets seem willing to pay up in tandem with high expectations for innovation and growth.

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MAY 8, 2017

Specifically, these larger firms have been holding off on debuting on the public markets tied in part to concerns that once public, these firms would be valued at a discount to where they’d been valued privately. The roster of those proving gun-shy, said the WSJ , include Uber Technologies and, as noted, Airbnb.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Often written off as a technological solution in desperate search of an actual problem, the QR code fell by the wayside development-wise. consumers could have learned to pay with QR codes, but the technology hit two major roadblocks. market is now well on its way to becoming a payments sizzle in a post-pandemic world.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Regulatory efforts to promote FinTech innovation, a bustling climate for blockchain and interest from other markets eyeing the region for expansion have all led to Southeast Asia’s impressive standing in this space. At present, the report found, it takes an average of 15 days for a small business in the region to be approved for a loan.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

In a recent survey conducted in partnership by the Federal Reserve and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors ( CSBS ), over 1,000 community bankers weighed in on a range of hot button issues facing their organizations in 2014. This M&A activity, however, is by no means a recent trend.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

The market for franchised cleaning services, excluding commercial or janitorial companies, has expanded at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.8 percent from 2014 to 2019. It uses a range of payment solutions to preserve efficient operations, quickly reimbursing workers and fueling its vehicle fleet.

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APRIL 7, 2017

The company, acquired by Bankrate in 2014, rolled out its FI-facing app […]. But while major FIs have the resources and tools in place for helping customers manage and monitor credit, smaller players often lack that crucial infrastructure. In comes Wallaby Financial.

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MARCH 7, 2018

LendingPoint Merchant Solutions combines LoanHero’s merchant onboarding, program management and reporting technology with LendingPoint’s credit underwriting, risk management and customer service expertise. Since its founding in 2014, LendingPoint has issued nearly $500 million in consumer loans to more than 70,000 borrowers.

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MAY 1, 2016

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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JANUARY 29, 2020

Amid the targets for return on equity in the investment banking business, Goldman ’s first Investor Day in the wake of a revamped operating structure placed special emphasis on the digital realm. Cohen emphasized a multi-pronged technology strategy that incorporates build/buy/investment and partnership activities. Five-Year Targets.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). This isn’t the OCC’s first attempt to create a special banking charter that would benefit tech firms.

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JUNE 16, 2018

The Russian Association of Corporate Treasurers is joining the government-led Masterchain blockchain initiative, a platform developed by the central bank to facilitate communication within Russia’s banking market. Russia is reportedly looking to use the platform to replace SWIFT’s inter-bank communications network.

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