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In Search Of The Next-Gen AR/VR Retail/Payments Experience

PYMNTS

While many in the Greater Boston area stayed indoors to keep clear of the arctic chill that had descended upon the region, eight teams hunkered down in offices in the middle of the Financial District with another goal in mind: reimagining the retail and payments experience using AR/VR technologies.

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Financial Conferences this Fall Showcasing New Ideas and Innovation

William Mills

Between September and October, we’ll see a host of new companies, ideas and innovation, and we’ll hear from the “experts” on those issues we need to pay attention to in 2017. This conference series is focused exclusively on showcasing the best and most innovative new financial and banking technologies. AFT Fall Summit. Money 20/20.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. Eric has always been a student of innovation, and now at Coastal, this fearless leader has spearheaded a number of high-profile banking-as-a-service partnerships. The most important aspect of this deal is Huntington.

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The Apple Pay Pivot?

PYMNTS

After a bit of a bumpy start to the year, what has become a now multi-week debacle with the FBI over that phone and a solid month of share prices below $100, it has been a while since Apple has managed a whole week of headlines that were, more or less, positive and even hopeful about innovation in the offing.

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Innovation in the Asset Management industry

Tefkin

On the “Beta” end of the scale, ETFs are steadily becoming one of the most successful innovation in recent decades. We call them Recession Babies,” said William Finnegan, a senior managing director at MFS Investment Management in Boston , drawing a parallel to “Depression Babies” who avoided banks and investing after the 1929 crash. “If

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The 57 Biggest Fintech Conferences & Events in 2023

Fintech Labs Insights

Event Spotlight Tech meets finance in San Francisco 60+ demos. We expect the calendar to expand as we progress through the year. And prices tend to rise as the event draws closer. 100+ speakers. 1,200+ attendees (600+ from financial institutions).

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Artificial Intelligence Innovator Kensho Locks in $48 Million Series B Round

Fintech Labs Insights

Recently featured in a review of Boston-area startups , Kensho was named to OnFinance’s “50 Companies to Watch” roster in April. Founded out of MIT and Harvard in 2013 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Kensho demoed Warren at FinovateEurope 2014 in London.