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B2B Venture Capital: Corporate Social Media, Marijuana Procurement, and Big Data

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This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. PYMNTS breaks down the $24 million in venture capital raised.

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$50M Accelerates Big Data Startup Towards IPO

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Big Data management firm MapR is looking to go public, but before it does, the company announced a big funding round. 9) said MapR Technologies raised $50 million from several big-name backers. Reports on Tuesday (Aug. American Express, Qualcomm and other major corporations already use MapR services.

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Treasurers Trust Big Data For Real-Time Risk Assessment

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Risk management is complex territory for many businesses, especially those with complex partnerships, vast supply chains and global footprints. For fund investors, active risk management is of particular importance for treasurers, Hazeltree noted. One is in assessing counterparty strength.

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To Optimize Supply Chains, Big Data Must Have The Need For Speed

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Supply chain management strategies are top of mind for many organizations at a time when Brexit, trade disputes, tariffs and an overall sense of geopolitical volatility have businesses recognizing the need for resiliency through operations and business partners. “How can I analyze data in real time, and make decisions faster?”

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Logistics Outshines Blockchain In B2B Venture Capital This Week

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The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. Data Nerds. But a lesser-discussed market grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. Blockchain.

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Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Data & Analytics in the Oracle Cloud

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The world of modern data and analytics continues to evolve and is very exciting. The change really began in earnest about 10 years ago with the introduction of Hadoop and big data processing. While this explosion of data use cases started on premises, it is most certainly migrating to the Cloud as the primary platform.

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Capital optimization for desk restructuring under FRTB

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review of the capital requirements for market risk regulations, namely the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB). It becomes effective in 2022, but banks should now, more than ever, implement the proposed changes in order to meet the deadline for reporting their Pillar I capital under the new methodologies.

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