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The United States Of Artificial Intelligence Startups

CB Insights

They include cybersecurity company StackPath ($180M) and fintech companies Opera Solutions ($122M) & Petuum ($108M). The startup with the least funding on the list is Rhode Island’s The Innovation Scout , a SaaS platform that has raised $50K. The Innovation Scout. Total Equity Funding ($M). Info Assembly.

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This Time, We Want You To Drink The Kool-Aid

PYMNTS

Though native to Nebraska, the people of Memphis, Tennessee, drink the most Kool-Aid in the nation, followed by Little Rock, Arkansas; St. Whether it’s FI’s fascination with bitcoin three years ago – which, by the way, continues with the recent news of Coinbase’s $1.6 Louis, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Jacksonville, Florida.

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Best of Show Winner Alpharank Earns Spot in FIS Accelerator

Fintech Labs Insights

” And now, in addition to its Best of Show trophy, Alpharank can add earning a spot in the FIS 2017 VC Fintech Accelerator to its list of accomplishments. ” Now in its second year, the VC Fintech Accelerator is sponsored by FIS and The Venture Center. “We take two to three years of credit or debit card data.

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June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments

PYMNTS

The latest June count for where Walmart Pay is available is: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Washington, Missouri, Texas, Arkansas, and Washington, D.C. PayPal’s Consumer Support.

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Digital Banking Challenger AidBanc Tackles the Money Management Headaches of Global Non-Profits (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Fintech Labs Insights

A startup from Little Rock, Arkansas, founded by West African immigrants, tackling a huge and important problem, managing the global banking & money transfers for NGOs. HQ: Little Rock, Arkansas. Interview: 25-minutes with Innovate Arkansas (4 June 2020). AidBanc’s 3-minute Techstars pitch (7 Oct 2020).

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Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan

PYMNTS

The Federal Reserve’s buildup to faster payments innovation came to a head in August when it announced FedNow , its proposed real-time payments infrastructure under the draft Payments Modernization Act of 2019. That seems like a lifetime in this business,” said Congressman French Hill of Arkansas. payments ecosystem.

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