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Silicon Valley Investor Aims To Create Tech Hub In Maine

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The city can’t hope to compete in every way with heavy-hitters like Boston, Seattle, San Francisco and Silicon Valley, which captured nine out of 10 jobs between 2005 and 2017. So it will have to go its own way with the new institute to be called the Roux Institute after Silicon Valley investor David Roux, its patron.

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Funding Round Could Give AvidXchange $2B Valuation

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AvidXchange previously raised $300 million in 2017 at a $1.4 Investment bank Financial Technology Partners is advising AvidXchange on this fundraising round, according to sources. percent through 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group. Nashville community bank Studio Bank was the first FI to adopt the AvidPay solution.

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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Austin, Boston, New York and D.C. Amazon first solicited proposals for its new HQ2 in September 2017. Boston, Massachusetts. Through this process, we learned about many new communities across North America that we will consider as locations for future infrastructure investment and job creation.”. Austin, Texas.

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Fed Task Force Releases Payment Lifecycles And Security Profiles

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Established in June 2015 , the Secure Payments Task Force has engaged more than 200 financial institutions, consumer groups, payment service providers, financial technology firms, merchants, government agencies and others interested in payment security improvement efforts.

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Smart Watches, Run Hubs And New Balance’s Retail Reset Button

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Boston-based athletic company New Balance has a simple mission: to become the world’s best running brand. It’s a multi-pronged attack that is leveraging both gadgets and a big reboot of the in-store experience that the Boston-based firm is betting big on. The Step Into Tech: The RunIQ . The Run Hub. “We We started in the U.S.

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Tech Center: Charlotte On The Edge of Tech Greatness

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Just west of the Research Triangle in North Carolina, Charlotte’s technology industry has been slowly growing over the past few years. With the North Carolina Technology Association regularly holding its annual tech expo in Charlotte this year, the city is continuing its upward trajectory.

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FinCEN Steps up Efforts to Protect Against the Six Biggest Threats to the U.S. Financial System

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Financial criminals are working hard, using technology and innovation to their advantage, to stay one step ahead of FinCEN and financial institutions. Blanco discussed the organization’s active approach toward addressing the top financial threats to our financial system, our national security, and our communities and families.

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