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Fidelity Aims To Be Leader In AI, Blockchain, Machine Learning

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Fidelity Investments , the Boston-based fund company, is becoming a leader in blockchain technology, investing billions of dollars on that and other cutting-edge technologies. According to a report in CNBC citing Fidelity, billions of dollars are going toward Fidelity blockchain, Fidelity AI and Fidelity VR. Revenue was up 13.7

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And The Payments And Commerce Innovation Winners Are…

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And, as America found out what actually happens when the wrong name gets read on stage, PwC found out what happens when Twitter decides to rename your firm — as our CEO (and former PwC employee) Karen Webster told those assembled at the Innovation Project’s annual awards dinner last night. And the winners are… Best POS Innovation.

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Second Day, Second Wind On Innovation Debates

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With blizzard Stella faded like Blanche Dubois’ southern charm, Boston still had its winter chill. But on the second day of Innovation Project 2017, eyes were beyond Beantown and cast toward the world at large. What would a discussion about payments, innovation, cybersecurity and all manner of commerce be without a few laughs?

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In Cryptoland, Jobs Disappear As Speculators Flee

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The WSJ noted that Steemit, which offers a blockchain -based social network, has laid off 70 percent of its staff and has pointed to the selloff in digital currencies as a culprit. Similarly, the blockchain venture firm ConsenSys has announced that it will lay off 13 percent of its own roster. The anecdotes abound.

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Model Bank 2017: Some First Impressions

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Ongoing innovation in banking technology is clearly beginning to pay off, and we’ve been privileged to learn an immense amount from all of the financial institutions that took the time to tell us about their how they’ve been using technology and innovation to serve customers better, become more efficient, and mitigate risk.

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Niche B2B Startups Surprise With High-Value Funding

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Reports said the company is looking at blockchain technology to streamline invoice payment, purchase orders and other procurement necessities. The funding was led by China Innovation Investment, Western Capital Management, China United SME Guarantee Corporation, Fortune Venture Capital, Renzhong Capital Management and others, reports said.

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Most Platforms Can’t Scale, Will Fail

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Well, it is “an innovative new payment platform created to transform the payments industry by drastically altering the economics through Internet-based technology, generating significant consumer benefits.” Is it one those amazing blockchain things? We profile innovators on PYMNTS.com every day. What is it you ask? Not so good.

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