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Boston Market Deploys AI To Fight Fraud, Improve ROI

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The platform enables restaurants across North America to offer customers contactless dining experiences by integrating their takeout channels into their existing POS systems. Boston Market On The Fraud-Fighting, Customer Service-Enhancing Power Of AI.

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SoFi-Social Capital Merger Will Fuel Growth Of One-Stop-Shop Financial Supermarket

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7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6 The SoFi deal marks at least the third such transaction done by the Social Capital SPAC, Palihapitiya said in a televised interview on CNBC, adding that the deal was driven by the fact that banking infrastructure isn't currently meeting the needs of U.S. consumers.

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MineralTree Raises $50M, Buys Two Companies

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The funding initiative is being led by existing investors Great Hill Partners LP, the Boston-based private equity firm, Eight Roads Ventures, the global venture capital firm based in China and.406 406 Ventures, the Boston venture capital fund. MineralTree Inc.,

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60 Percent Of Americans Want The Branch, Not Mobile, To Open New Account

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From mid-2012 to mid-2017, Capital One Financial Corp. Still, big banks like JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are committing to opening new branch locations, specifically in new cities. cut 32 percent of its branches, SunTrust Banks Inc. cut 22 percent and Regions Financial Corp. cut 12 percent.

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Funding Round Could Give AvidXchange $2B Valuation

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AvidXchange processed more than $120 billion of invoices and payments across its network of more than 500,000 suppliers in 2018, transforming the way 5,500 customers in North America pay their bills, according to its website. percent through 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group.

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New Report: SMS-Based Outreach Helps Merchants Authenticate Consumers, Boost Online Sales

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A recent FICO survey found that 51 percent of banks in North America still require customers to visit branches to prove their identities and complete their onboarding procedures. More than two-thirds of marketers are still failing to capitalize on this outreach method, however, spotlighting a massive missed opportunity.

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Hillbilly Elegy Author J.D. Vance Heads To Ohio In Search Of Investment Opportunities

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And there are some serious funds on offer — Revolution funds has over $1 billion in capital to hand out to firms at all stages of development. Vance’s most recent post was at Mithril Capital, the venture vehicle for noted Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel, and Vance had affirmed he will continue to work with Mithril.

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