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Second Day, Second Wind On Innovation Debates

PYMNTS

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. So take all the security, administrative and efficiency problems that come with being cash only — but writ large.

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Australia Central Bank Sees No ‘Public Policy’ Case For CBDC (For Now)

PYMNTS

Earlier this year, as noted by PYMNTS , the bank said it “established a small in-house Innovation Lab as a way to strengthen engagement with, and understanding of, new and emerging technologies that are relevant to its policy and operational responsibilities.”

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Happy Birthday To PYMNTS

PYMNTS

The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). We always want to talk to innovators and those who understand them best. Over the last nine years, it has been PYMNTS’ privilege to speak with some of the most innovative minds in payments and commerce.

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Niche B2B Startups Surprise With High-Value Funding

PYMNTS

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

PYMNTS

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.” It’s secure, it’s cheap, it’s faster than a speeding bullet. Is it one those amazing blockchain things?

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Emerging Innovation in Banking

Celent Banking

Over the past few weeks we have been previewing various content themes we will be discussing at our Insight and Innovation Day in Boston on April 4th. I would like to finish this series of posts by looking at the new Model Bank category we introduced this year – Emerging Innovation.

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Payment Rails Present Many Paths To B2B Payments Optimization

PYMNTS

In this week’s examination of payment rail innovation, PYMNTS explores the latest efforts to tackle B2B payments pain points. The companies said their solution aims to enhance the visibility and efficiency of B2B transactions, which have been largely left behind despite accelerating FinTech and payments innovation.

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