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In The Age Of Big Data, Why Are We Still Flying Blind?

PYMNTS

We’re flying blind because we lack relevant data to build and then use the right frameworks to make confident, reasonable decisions that guide our businesses, and even our economy. Part of the disconnect with the Census data is that it measures averages, but nothing is ever average. What Innovation? A week ago it was 28 degrees.

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Can Fintech Pave a Way for Financial Inclusion?

Bank Innovation

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard addressed barriers to financial inclusion at a conference hosted by the Boston Fed and the Aspen Institute in Boston on Oct.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $220 Million Week Ending March 25

Fintech Labs Insights

In total, there were 13 fintech startups (or 15 by the Bank Innovations definition ), 12% of the total YC W16 class of 109. Three Finovate alums brought in new cash: Kreditech raised $11 million for its banking and lending services for the underbanked. Here are the fintech deals by size from 19 March to 25 March 2016: Open Lending.

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B2B Investors Set Sights On Data, AI, Analytics

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In what’s becoming an increasingly popular theme for B2B startup investors, this week’s funding rounds for B2B startups largely centered on tackling data silos and empowering the enterprise with the insights that data can provide. Existing partners of the FI including Coinbase and online lending platform Affirm.

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