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Blockchain could be a transformative technology. It's just not money.

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An initiative in Baltimore to use blockchain tech to track and manage vacant properties is a prime example of how blockchain can help solve stubborn problems, even if it isn't ready to revolutionize the fundamentals of commerce.

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From POS To The Starship Enterprise: Baltimore Stadiums Engaging The IoT Warp Speed Drive

PYMNTS

Provenzano, who oversees operations at M and T Bank Stadium, the home of the National Football League’s Baltimore Ravens, and Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the home of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles, remembers the first time he saw the IoT make an impact for professional sports and stadiums.

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IoT Scoring Big In Pro Sports

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While athletic venues of yesteryear may have offered fans little more beyond the games themselves, stadiums of the present – and future – are veritable hotbeds of technological sophistication. Of course, professional sports isn’t the only industry intent on harnessing the many possibilities of IoT technology.

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Customer Financial Health: The Responsibility Of Financial Institutions

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Join this panel of industry experts to learn about the impact regulations, behaviors, technology, and providers are having on consumer liquidity. He is the CBA lead for deposits and payment issues as well as small business banking issues and manages CBA’s Deposits and Payments and Small Business Banking Committees. He received his B.A.

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The Predicament Of C-Suite Fraud And Government Cyberattacks

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According to reports, the Wyatt Company’s accounts payable (AP) department received a call from one of its service providers, Associates Relocation Management (ARM), which alerted Wyatt of an unpaid bill. The AP department, however, had a record of paying ARM. Tax time in particular is like Christmas to cybercriminals,” he said.

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Hit The Ground Running: 15 Early-Stage Fitness Tech Startups To Watch

CB Insights

Fitness tech is on track to see record funding in 2017 , as a diverse range of companies in the space apply new technologies to serve the needs of fitness-focused consumers, boutique studios, and gym chains. Zenrez has indicated future interest in expanding its pricing technology to other fitness and wellness services beyond classes.

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The Global Bike-Share Boom: Dockless Models Look To Solve Urban Commutes & Transit Access

CB Insights

These bike-sharing systems improved upon the unmanageable systems of the late 20th century due to docking stations and software for tracking and managing bicycle fleets. In 2015, a new bike-share model began rising in Asia, particularly China, driven by the confluence of several technologies. DOCKLESS FEATURES AND ADVANTAGES.

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