PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

In June , Byrne was ready to welcome Facebook’s entry into the cryptocurrency market. At the Fortune Brainstorm Finance conference in Montauk, New York, he said the social media giant’s launch of its own digital currency validates the space, and that Overstock would be open to partnering with Facebook on the project.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2019

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said that he welcomes Facebook ’s entry into the cryptocurrency market. Byrne told CNN Business that the social media giant’s launch of its own digital currency validates the space — and Overstock would be open to partnering with Facebook on the project. I perpetrated a fraud.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., Fintel Labs, iGTB, JUDI.AI, KapitalWise, OpenDoor Securities, and Operant.AI The 12 startups demoing to try to win the “best in show” award at Bank Innovation Ignite have been unveiled. The startups are:[link] Avocado Payments, Budgit Inc., Exagens Corp.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Alibaba /China presence in blockchain patents shows a further bifurcation in the country’s approach to digital efforts, such as cryptocurrencies and blockchain. As has been well-documented in this space, the damper on activity tied to cryptos has extended to social media. Yet, blockchain remains an area of interest.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2018

At least one thing is clear about Facebook ’s new interest in blockchain: It will help the social media giant keep up with the Joneses. According to Facebook observers this week, a natural place to test such payments would be the social media company’s Messenger and WhatsApp tools. “Could it be? Yes, longer term.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2018

For years, throughout the volatility of cryptocurrency values, some industry experts have assured investors and innovators that blockchain is the disruptor in which the market should place its faith. But the company’s website — and all social media accounts — suddenly disappeared, as did the money investors placed in the company.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

Facebook’s David Marcus was grilled and the cryptocurrency was criticized in hearings with the Senate Banking Committee on July 16, and by the House Financial Services Committee on the following day. For those who missed it, PYMNTS published a recap of Libra’s week in Washington.).

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 9, 2018

EXCLUSIVE - On March 6 in San Francisco, 12 impressive startups demoed their latest in fintech technology at INV Fitnech's 2nd annual demo day. INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to Bank Innovation, is partnered with Fiserv and eight banking partners with over $3 trillion dollars in assets.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation?

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 7, 2018

EXCLUSIVE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Welcome back to the fintech boom. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded. In 2017, in the United States, overall VC funding -- a barometer of startup activity and appeal.Read More.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 8, 2018

What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. Bitcoin mania has died down in the fintech world, and the conversation has shifted to technologies like voice banking, payments, and alternative credit scoring. This year, the pressure for banks to innovate is high, as banks no longer […].

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

EXCLUSIVE- Bank Innovation has released the agenda for its seventh annual fintech conference, and it is completely overhauled to enhance the event experience for attendees.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Time is running out to apply for Bank Innovation’s DEMOvation Challenge, in which fintech startups demo before a crowd of conference attendees in hopes of earning their vote and walking away with prizes. The application deadline is Friday, February 8. Apply here.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2019

INV Fintech, the technology accelerator run in partnership with Fiserv, has opened its Demo Day event to financial institution executives attending Bank Innovation Ignite. Previously, only INV Fintech members were permitted to attend Demo Day on March 11 in Seattle.

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Lex Sokolin

JUNE 24, 2019

Capitalism is a similar economic constraint, discarding companies without traction and sustaining those that generate cashflow engines with more clients. Second, the color sticks out like the red alarms we all associate with a dopamine kick from our social media and smartphone interactions. bowerbirds, humans).

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Tomorrow's Transactions

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

It turns out that I couldn’t get a ticket for the actual theatre so I decided to set up a security theatre instead. But my sense of Venmo is that it suceeded because of social media integration so I suspect that Zelle’s long term role will be as an API for other platforms (e.g., All week, I kept getting asked for “photo ID”.

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. Select Investors: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Wellcome Trust, GIC, SoftBank Group, DST Global. Valuation: $12B.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Cryptocurrencies. As of this writing in mid-November 2017, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies hovers around $220B (with a single bitcoin trading for upwards of $8,000). Is Bitcoin really secure? Blockchain. Initial coin offerings. Everyone’s talking about them, but what do these terms really mean?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Anyone who follows the industry knows this focused institution led by Findlay is all about executing the timeless principles of capital management, credit quality, efficiency and customer service. We remember his architecting the legendary Bank of America and Security Pacific merger on the West Coast. Grab some popcorn and watch.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

A cryptocurrency engineer is creating a social media platform to allow content writers to be paid in bitcoin — a “Bitcoinbook” for Reddit users, if you will. There’s a new social network for bitcoin users — all 10 of them. A former cryptocurrency engineer with Reddit, Ryan X. billion Facebook users.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

Social media firms count subscribers in much the same way. News came this week from Ripple, which has a presence in both the cryptocurrency and blockchain realms, that 13 more financial institutions have signed on RippleNet. The same mindset holds true, too, as businesses grow.

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