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Banks Need FinTech To Stay Competitive – And Secure

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A paper published by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) described today as a critical moment in banking history as players face pressure from alternative players and corporate clients that demand newer, better services. The time for this radical shift is now,” Boston Consulting Group declared.

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Cybersecurity Firm Cybereason Snags Another $200M From SoftBank

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It also plans to build the world’s first full stack offering for truly autonomous security, as well as increase investment in its core organic R&D. Boston-based Cybereason has 500 employees, with offices in Tel Aviv, Tokyo, London and Sydney, as well as additional presence on all continents.

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Why We Invested: VCs Sound Off On 7 Recent Early-Stage Startup Investments

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Frankel also sees the startup’s location in Boston as giving them an “unfair advantage” in talent acquisition. Noting that property crimes tallied up $14B in losses in 2015, Zuberi calls home security a “multi-billion dollar market [with] a hungry audience” and says the industry’s “efforts to innovate leave a lot to be desired.”

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Casino Royale-with-Cheese, Part 10

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“There’s been a security breach”, said G., “and Bond glanced down at his phone: there was a message from the service, pointing out a tweet that the big data analysis Watson-style supercomputer had picked up earlier: Prior to meeting @dgwbirch , I thought all Brits were like James Bond. was on Wickr in an instant.

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

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HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Financial data for private equity funds. Tags: Investors, big data, business intelligence, investing, capital markets. Source: Crunchbase. Maxwell Health. Payroll & beneifts platform. Latest round: $22 million Series C. Total raised: $56.4 Source: Crunchbase. Blockchain forensics tools.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $330 Million Week Ending Jan 15

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Blockchain technology for securities. Data analytics for financial services companies. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Tags: Enterprise, BI, metrics, analytics, big data. Latest round: $7 million Debt. Total raised: Unknown. HQ: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $7 million.

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Reopening: The Tech-Enabled Office In A Post-Covid World

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Beyond the office: cybersecurity and at-home network security. Individuals using Alipay’s Health Code fill out a form in the app and the software uses big data to generate a QR code depending on a user’s contagion risk. Challenges: health screens raise security concerns . Conclusion. Get the full report.

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