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The Four Pillars of Smarter Bank Leadership

Gonzobanker

Financial institutions standing in 2030 will have completed a significant and gut-wrenching transformation of their leadership talent. To overcome the struggle, banks need to build leadership teams that align with how a future “Smarter Bank” will operate. At the same time, tomorrow’s leadership will have little to do with “book smarts.”

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Travel Firm Booking Invests $500M In Didi Chuxing

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Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has received $500 million in funding from Booking Holdings. dollars on its balance sheet after it raised $4 billion in new capital late last year. In addition, Didi customers can book hotels through Booking.com and its sister site Agoda.

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Best Banking Books To Create The Modern Banker

South State Correspondent

One common question we field is recommendations of books to improve either bank performance or personal performance. These books span a range of banking topics but emphasize second-order thinking, productivity, building client relationships, and innovation. The book also contains the best appendix that you will ever read.

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AI Software Provider C3.ai Eyes IPO

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The lead book-running managers are Morgan Stanley , J.P. Morgan and BofA Securities , with Deutsche Bank Securities acting as another book-running manager for the proposed offering, the release stated. ai Founder and CEO Thomas M. Siebel wrote in the registration statement. Should we succeed at that objective, we will have built C3.ai

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Payments Firm WEX Closes $1.7B Deal For eNett, Optal

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WEX is purchasing the Australian eNett from Travelport and its owners, partnered with Siris Capital Group and Elliot Management Corporation’s private equity affiliate, Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. The move positions WEX to establish a leadership position in the growing global travel market.

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B2B Financing Firm FreightRover Reportedly Impacted By Celadon Fraud Scam

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It hasn’t exactly been the best of times lately for FreightRover , at least not when it comes to legal drama and company leadership. PYMNTS readers might recall that late last year, FreightRover secured $500 million in financing to fuel its factoring operations, with the capital coming from Crayhill Capital Management.

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WEX Loops Into APIs With Crawler2api

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“We are excited to work with Crawler2api to help automate the whole process for travel companies, from displaying travel options from supplier websites and apps to paying a supplier when a booking is made.”. APIs are becoming an increasingly important technology in facilitating B2B transactions.