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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

PYMNTS

To that end, news came earlier this week in the United States that a dozen community and regional banks have formed a group aimed at exploring the opportunities amid FinTech offerings. The group, to be known as Alloy Labs Alliance, according to a press release , is being managed by FinTech Forge. Here In The States.

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The Bank Legacy Is Dead: Long Live the Fintech Collision

Gonzobanker

While AOBA 2022 had its share of execs wanting to “fake it until they make it” with future innovation, credit is due to the bankers who are pouring real financial investment into new fintech experiments. In some respects, AOBA 2022 felt a bit like bank executives wanted to “fake it until they make it” with their future innovation and fintech.

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Welcome to New Orleans

Independent Banker

Along with an expanded lineup of general session presentations, more than 200 companies will be exhibiting at Expo to discuss the industry’s latest product and service innovations. Tech entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author on business creativity, innovation and reinvention. State/Regional Partners Reception*.

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How Saudi Arabia Is Hedging Against An Oil-Less Future

CB Insights

As part of the plan, PIF is planning to reach $2T in assets under management by 2030, up from an estimated $250B currently. The company also plans to build its first factory in Casa Grande, Arizona. The KAUST Innovation fund, a seed fund at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, has also invested in two solar startups.

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Android of the Auto Industry? How Baidu May Race Ahead Of Google, Tesla, And Others In Autonomous Vehicles

CB Insights

investment fund dedicated to startups innovating in the AV space. Voyage, a self-driving spinoff from education startup Udacity , open-sourced its autonomous driving safety technology following the fatal crashes of Uber’s self-driving car in Arizona and Tesla’s crash involving the Autopilot feature. in Frisco, Texas.

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How AI Will Go Out Of Control According To 52 Experts

CB Insights

In Arizona, a self-driving Uber vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian (though there was a driver behind the wheel). AI will encourage regional protectionism. Kenneth Stanley, senior engineering manager and staff scientist at Uber AI Labs, is one such individual. LIVE BRiefing: AI Trends to watch in 2019. Ian Hogarth.

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Acquire or Be Acquired: Can Banks Get Better While Getting Bigger?

Gonzobanker

Yet, at Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired conference last week in Scottsdale, Arizona, they resembled a college football squad that had just taken down a rival in the BCS championship. This pressure might lead to a focus on managing Wall Street optics rather than managing transformation of the bank’s business model.

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