Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Goes to New England Federal Credit Union and Vermont State Credit Union. Goes to Allison Netzer and Liz High for their provocative tome, Think Like a Brand, Not a Bank. Well, except for the ones who didn’t.

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Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

Walmart is experimenting with a New York lab to tap into AI; it acquired Polymorph Labs for an unreported amount with the aim of leveraging its technology to make advertising easier for smaller brands, and recently purchased startup Aspectiva , a firm that observes shoppers’ browsing behaviors and aids in making product recommendations.

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New York New York City Vermont Meeting 109

CB Insights

AUGUST 25, 2017

Another startup, Loyyal , is innovating to make loyalty incentives more easily exchangeable across different sectors (think multi-branded “Airline/Retailer/Consumer” rewards) by using blockchain to support and verify their value. Illinois, Vermont, and other states have since announced similar initiatives. CROWDfunding.

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blockchain Industry Bitcoin Security 78