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Boston Telemedicine Company Amwell Prices IPO

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Amwell , the Boston-based telemedicine company, is planning to go public as the demand for virtual healthcare offerings skyrockets amid the coronavirus pandemic. filed its initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Tuesday (Sept.

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Former eBay PR Chief Reportedly Involved In Harassment Campaign

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Steven Wymer, who oversaw public relations at eBay for nine months in 2019, has not been charged with any crimes. 2, Wymer is alleged to have authored an email that has quickly become infamous, writing in April 2019, “We are going to crush this lady,” in a note to eBay’s CEO at the time. As Executive No.

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2019: What To Take Forward And What To Leave Behind

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Welcome to the first Monday of 2019. According to the Chinese calendar, 2019 is the “Year of the Pig” – which may not, at first blush, inspire much excitement for the 358 days ahead of us. The Ted Williams Tunnel in Boston, by contrast, gets me far less excited, even though I use it a lot. They’ll have to.

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Bain Capital Nets $800M For Business Impact Funding

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The WSJ reported that Boston-based Bain raised the funds even though other global impact funds have struggled with fundraising this year, drawing just $14.6 billion through the same date in 2019. The first fund, called Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in July 2016.

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Mastercard Pushes Multiple Cashless Solutions For Transit Payments

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“From mobile ticketing to digitizing commuter cards and enabling contactless payments, Mastercard has already embedded its technology in 16 metro areas including Los Angeles, Boston and Denver to make getting from Point A to Point B as simple as buying a morning cup of coffee,” the company said. merchants and acceptance at Mastercard.

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WeWork Eyes SaaS SpaceIQ Acquisition Pre-IPO

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It could potentially be the second-biggest IPO of 2019. While WeWork doesn’t own much in the way of property, it has a valuation that is more than double that of Boston Properties, which is one of the biggest owners of high-quality office buildings in the country. SpaceIQ has raised about $11.5 million in venture funding.

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Strategies for fighting remote authentication fraud

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Here, a fraudster obtains a legitimate user’s details to take over their online accounts, enabling the theft of money or a credit card, according to Marianne Crowe, vice president in the Secure Payments Innovation and Research group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Education as an anti-fraud tool.

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