PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week stood by its move to stop a bitcoin exchange-traded fund, citing “unpersuasive” arguments as to how the ETF would be protected from any market manipulation. Nor was the SEC convinced investors would be protected from manipulation in the underlying asset class.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

As has been a running theme in PYMNTS conversations with Libra’s founding members, Lambert reiterated that there is much ground to cover between today and the Libra rails launching, which support payments and commerce innovation. The Twin Concerns: Bitcoin And Facebook. What problem will this really solve?”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Cryptocurrencies tend to be exceptionally vulnerable to this form of attack, as coins are often heavily concentrated in the hands of a comparatively small number of individuals, whose market activities can dramatically impact the coin price,” noted the An.Chain researchers, according to Coin Telegraph.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 12, 2018

The price of bitcoin surged above $8,000 today for the first time in several weeks, a rise of more than 13% over the past 24 hours, prompting excitement in the cryptocurrency community. The combined market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies rose 16% over the same period.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

The country recognizes bitcoin as a legitimate currency and has become a hub of innovation for digital tokens. While many regulators around the world are banning cryptocurrency trading, Japan has embraced it. The report, however, noted another driver of the price of XRP could be due to a surge in trading volume in South Korea.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

The official also noted that he sees Libra as different from bitcoin as the two tokens have ownership structures that are contrasting. It was also noted that the service could be a money market for the company that would probably compete with the remittance market.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Even with technology’s increasing influence on retail banking, it’s not typical for a community bank to have one of its most senior and trusted executives concentrate primarily on leading consumer product and payments innovation. The role of Alex Jimenez, senior vice president and director of digital and payments innovation at the $7.2

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

One area in which we’ve seen innovation break through recently may come as a surprise: insurance. However, earlier this week, we reported on a virtual insurance agent company partnering up with Facebook to offer quote comparison shopping via the social media giant’s Messenger chatbot. Blockchain seems to be a good start.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2017

In a culture where anything new can develop a buzz of innovation, it’s important to determine which problems are worth solving. On Monday, I could be focused on sales and marketing, Tuesday on bank partnerships and Wednesday on technology innovation. Bitcoin is the latest example. What does innovation mean to you?

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NCR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

CNBC recently reported that blockchain technology – the very tech that brought us the decentralized cryptocurrency Bitcoin – is set to go mainstream. This change could fundamentally disrupt financial marketing as we know it. But consider how marketers felt when the Internet first became a thing, or email, or social media.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

In a recent Goldman Sachs survey of 752 millennials, 22 percent of the respondents said they have used the bitcoin digital currency in the past and will most likely use it again. Another 22 percent said they have never tried using bitcoin before but they are open to using it. Innovation in payments. Growth in investments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2016

They’re using bitcoin and the blockchain to make it happen. When I use my cellphone, I am unaware of what is allowing me to send videos or post comments on social media. That’s a goal for when we expand our market share. Yes, you read that right. And it gets even better. GS: Consumers don’t have to do anything.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This is a classic bank deal – one acronym buys another at a good price and plans to cut the hell out of cost while adding markets. During a busy year we saw Jill supporting her local community, blogging with Mark Cuban, spinning up new PPP technology and innovating with things like curbside banking.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2017

As retail pushes further into online spaces, many marketers and merchants alike are focused on clicks and open rates to measure the success of campaigns and consumer outreach, said Matt Williamson, cofounder and CEO of Windsor Circle. With its Predictive Lifecycle and Marketing Platform, the Durham, N.C.-based

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2016

We can all agree Credit Karma, Chase Mobile, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and PayPal aren’t leaving the Top Ten on App Annie anytime soon. But ratings and rankings aren’t everything — there’s also the cool factor. How easy is the app to use? Does it makes us feel good (even Read More.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Auto-financing is ripe for innovation. Targeted at Marketing, execs, lines of business owners, etc. Social media is a special challenge since social media was not created with compliance in mind. I can see how some other social media channels may be more prevalent and important in the U.S.

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Sergii Danilenko (Head of Marketing). Sabina Bhatia (Director, Marketing). Scale private banking model to a much broader market. As I understand it, BitCoin would not exist without Blockchain. Tim Dubes (VP, Marketing). Blake Wood (SVP & Director, Program Innovation). Maria Gurina (Bus. Man, that’s true.

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 5, 2019

On average, a stolen digital human is about $200 on the black market, and the per-capita cost of a data breach to the company is roughly the same. They point to Fintechs and Crypto, the innovative parts of our economy, and accuse it of poor practices. But let’s get some macro data out there, before thinking more deeply about the issue.

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 5, 2019

On average, a stolen digital human is about $200 on the black market, and the per-capita cost of a data breach to the company is roughly the same. They point to Fintechs and Crypto, the innovative parts of our economy, and accuse it of poor practices. But let’s get some macro data out there, before thinking more deeply about the issue.

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William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Katerina Frolovicheva (MD, Technologies Innovations). This is a leading bank in Russia, with a track record of fintech innovation. What’s the market strategy? David Carr (Innovation Manager). The account has a tie into social media and sharing. This is the integration of mobile social media with trading.

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Lex Sokolin

JUNE 24, 2019

Ask peacocks and flowers what marketing firm they hired! Second, the color sticks out like the red alarms we all associate with a dopamine kick from our social media and smartphone interactions. The stereotype is that since public services do not need to compete in capitalism, they are poorly managed and not innovative.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

The notion that Facebook is going to launch and ignite a global payments network, at scale, based on its own branded cryptocurrency and achieve global merchant and consumer acceptance is as likely as the predictions a decade ago that bitcoin and blockchain would, by now, become the internet of money. Curtain Call: The media goes nuts.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2017

Bitcoin as ETF: The SEC said no to the Winklevoss twins’ bid to list the bitcoin digital currency in an ETF, which would have boosted liquidity, visibility and trading, and perhaps even given a shine of additional respectability. Not quite the deluge people had expected nearly three years ago. The reason? RadioShack: Goes bankrupt.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond). Bank Innovation named Jill one of the 10 most innovative CEOs in banking for 2015, and we doubt that Bank Innovation would know who Jill is if not for her presence on Twitter.

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Banking 2020

JANUARY 20, 2016

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin run on a decentralized system of computers and use a secure “ blockchain ” ledger that is verified by the community through cryptography. Financial organizations are now developing payment solutions that allow businesses to accept bitcoins. These are some impressive gains however you look at it.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. While Huntington is down like most bank stocks, the pain hasn’t been as severe, and Huntington doubled down on local markets in 2023 by consolidating business units.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Now we all know what the bitcoin blockchain is, don’t we? Someone could, in theory, treat all of the bitcoin transactions from the last checkpoint up until now as the wrong side of a fork. This announcement was met with widespread derision on social media, and I can understand why. Masters is referring to?

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

The executive noted that he’s not so much worried about the impact on markets in the U.S. Unlike social media … the terms of engagement for innovations such as Libra must be adopted in advance of any launch.”. than at an international level.

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 6, 2020

The Framework The short answer is that there is a clear distinction between a defensible network effect that accrues from operating a market, or a value chain of industry players, and the technology itself. But decentralized finance protocols, social media networks, and marketplaces like Amazon and Alibaba demonstrate another principle.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Instead of piling on, though, I’d rather be constructive and lay out what we’ve learned from the Libra experience that may be helpful to other innovators who have big ideas to change the world. Some innovators the world over are solving the real problems of these 1.5 One: Solve A Solvable Problem. It was a tough sell at launch.

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