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JPMorgan Chase To Buy Boston FinTech 55ip

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Morgan Asset Management has announced that it has agreed to acquire FinTech 55ip , which works to help financial advisors deliver tax-smart investment strategies, according to a press release. Tax-related savings are first order, especially in a world with lower rates, lower returns and higher taxes," he said, according to the release.

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Winning The ‘Game Of Keystrokes’ With Spend Tools

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The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is one such organization fighting community hunger. Headquartered in Boston, the group serves over 500 pantries and programs in 190 cities and towns across eastern Massachusetts and distributes nearly 57 million meals annually. . Corporate cards are not the only spend tool in GBFB’s arsenal.

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Plugging Expense Leaks With Spend Management Solutions

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AE Events , a respected Boston-based event planning firm, is using one of the major card brands to empower field managers in the kinetic events industry. You can start by choosing one primary area of pain and then look for tools that are flexible and that integrate into your accounting system,” Bachman told PYMNTS.

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Amazon Sizzles, Plenti Fizzles And Goldman Gets Its Consumer Banking Groove

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According to reports in The Wall Street Journal in early April, the bank has hired away a senior engineer at JPMorgan to develop cash management tools as it eyes an entrance into the commercial banking market. Yes, the focus may have been on tax cuts and share buybacks and credit cards.

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Data Dive, Fall Chill Edition: Fraudsters, Sears And India’s Data Privacy Laws

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fans traveling to Boston for the start of the World Series will want to pack — and possibly purchase for the first time — sweaters, as this week will be an excellent opportunity to enjoy New England’s crisp fall weather. Last year Sears sold off its Craftsman brand line of tools and is mulling an offer for the Kenmore appliance brand.

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US B2B Startups Dominate $337 Million Worth Of Funding

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Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. -based startups dominated, with investors focusing on cybersecurity solutions and on startups that aim to streamline back-office functions.

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Payments And Commerce On The Campaign Trail

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A highly unscientific poll of our coworkers found that the average collection of people waiting for a bus in downtown Boston has a more cohesive political ideology than our staff, who are all supporting wildly different candidates for wildly different reasons. The Cruz campaign was not so polite.

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