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Perficient WIT Group Shares Advice for Women Taking a Job in Technology

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Perficient Colleagues Share How to Build a Successful Career in Technology. We recently asked the Women in Tech group at Perficient what advice they would give for a woman hoping to build a career in the technology industry and their thoughtful advice was both inspirational and actionable. . Demonstrate Expertise. Be Proactive.

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Fed Exploring ‘Hypothetical’ Digital Currency

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A week after details of the Federal Reserve’s instant payment initiative emerged, news came via Bloomberg that the central bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. And even before the BIS findings, in March, members of U.S.

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Amazon Sidewalk Eyes IoT Beyond The Connected Home

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The Sidewalk news comes as Amazon is slated to unveil new products and services at a virtual event later Thursday (Sept. Amazon watchers expect the event to (not surprisingly) emphasize the smart home. But he noted that Sidewalk would “struggle to match 5G’s national coverage.”

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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And one of the most notable events of 2020 was the big appreciation in bitcoin’s price, tied as it is (and was) to optimism about cryptos’ future. Jeremy Allaire , CEO of financial technology firm Circle , told PYMNTS that digital currencies are ready to transition from speculation to become more broadly adopted in everyday commerce. .

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Stimulus Relief: Less Spending, More Saving

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And in those cases, Jonathan Parker, an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told the Boston Globe , the attempt was pretty successful. Given the triple threat of economic insecurity hitting the population, it’s unsurprising that the data also indicates increased belt-tightening sweeping the nation.

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The 35 Biggest Banking, Mortgage & BankTech Events in 2023

Fintech Labs Insights

Below is our curated list of the best global banking tech events, conferences and trade shows in 2023. These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms.

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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! –

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