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Today In Payments: Facebook Closes $5.7B Deal For Stake In Reliance Jio; GM Shutters Its Car-Sharing Platform

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billion deal on Tuesday (April 21) for a minority stake in Indian telecom startup Reliance Jio, giving the social media giant a larger foothold in the region. Maven had already began winding down the number of cities in which it operated, shutting down in major markets like Boston, Chicago and New York City. Facebook Closes $5.7B

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Football Season To Kick Off New Payments Plays

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As new PYMNTS research documents, over the past year, 18 Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) arenas have deployed biometric solutions by CLEAR. For the 2019 NFL season – PYMNTS is based in Boston, so Go Pats! – million people in 2016 to 17.2

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

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Here’s another solution for document management and origination. ^SR. From their website: ShortSave helps servicers help borrowers — without red tape, phone calls, or additional documentation. Can add loan documents with image capture via phone. The account has a tie into social media and sharing. Pete Myers (CEO).

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How Big Tech Is Finally Tackling Cybersecurity

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Facebook, for example, disclosed that an unprecedented data breach in September 2018 exposed the social media accounts of up to 90M users — including login credentials — effectively compromising access to any site that lets users log in with their Facebook account. But the company is not alone. Confirm.io The Controversies.

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55 US Companies That Became Unicorns In 2018

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New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Company Description: Circle Internet Financial is a Boston-based cryptocurrency company offering a crypto exchange platform, money transfers, and investment services. Circle Internet Financial. Valuation: $3B.

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Finovate Spring 2018 – Day 2

William Mills

HQ: Boston, MA. By more accurately classifying documents, extracting relevant data and feeding downstream mortgage application workflows, AI Foundry provides increased insight, better analytics and improved decision-making. HQ: Boston, MA. Based in Boston, it looks like they have less than 20 employees, I’m not sure.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

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Before Bruce Doolin Henderson opened the doors of Boston Consulting Group on July 1, 1963, the concept of “competition” barely existed in American business culture, let alone the concept of strategy. There were great, successful companies. Those companies made plans. ” —Walter Kiechel. .”