PYMNTS
AUGUST 21, 2020
Earlier this month, as PYMNTS noted , the Federal Reserve said its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. But a race to a rollout is not in the cards. Central bank digital currencies (or CBDCs) have been gathering steam, at least as a concept.
PYMNTS
MARCH 17, 2017
PricewaterhouseCoopers — after 83 consecutive years of tabulating the Academy Awards without incident — managed to accidentally put the wrong card in Warren Beatty/Faye Dunaway’s hands for the Best Picture award and … well the rest is YouTube history. PwC is now called Probably Wrong Card!”. On the one hand, it’s harsh.
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PYMNTS
OCTOBER 20, 2018
The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). and was followed by the great cybercriminal migration to the web and card-not-present transactions. I’ve watched the credit card industry almost from the beginning, and we got in early. True in 2009.
PYMNTS
MARCH 17, 2017
The business cards have all been exhausted, and the hearty salutations give way to weary nods of (yet again) recognition. With blizzard Stella faded like Blanche Dubois’ southern charm, Boston still had its winter chill. Til next year — perhaps by then spring will finally come to Boston.
PYMNTS
MARCH 14, 2016
Is it one those amazing blockchain things? Back in 1870, it took days to get cash from Boston to San Francisco through a combination of railroads and horseback. But the fact of the matter is that it is really easy now for people to pay merchants — it takes a couple of seconds with a card — and it’s not that hard to pay people.
Fintech Labs Insights
AUGUST 8, 2016
The total value of deals this week was $206 million, with half ($100 million) going to Canadian blockchain technology provider Blockchain Intelligence. . Fintech deals by size from 9 July to 15 July, 2016: Blockchain Intelligence Group. Blockchain search & analytics. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Alkami landed $3.7
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Based on a clearly defined strategy, this team has established a dedicated fintech group that offers services ranging from BaaS to sponsoring card issuance and lending, to providing crypto services, to offering niche partnerships to the gaming industry. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia.
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