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. Another analyst who deals directly with blockchain said Facebook faces no major threat from the technology, at least not yet. “Could it be? Yes, longer term.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., 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., Fintel Labs, iGTB, JUDI.AI, KapitalWise, OpenDoor Securities, and Operant.AI

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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

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. And this week, experts have begun to voice their skepticism over distributed ledger technology’s (DLT) promise for a massive shakeup.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

This year’s blockchain craze has pushed a huge amount of new money into cryptocurrencies, private blockchain projects, and companies holding initial coin offerings (ICOs). As of now, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies stands at more than $220B — a huge leap from where it started the year at $18B.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level. Or does it?

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2020

Block.one, which is behind the EOSIO (EOS) protocol, now has a patent for a blockchain-based bidding system for promotional exposure for social media, according to Cointelegraph. According to Block.one, the first hash value of the original content will be stored on the distributed ledger technology (DLT).

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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

JUNE 8, 2018

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

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2017

But as statistics this week bear out, the rise of voice-activated technology is gaining some momentum. But for now … 14 billion visits to online retailers in the past year, from May 2016 to May 2017, and 14 million visits via social media mentions is nothing to sneeze at, speaking to wide recognition of the lure of the devices.

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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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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 4, 2022

Capital One said it will eliminate overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees for all bank customers, foregoing $150 million in annual revenue. consumers, 60% of crypto owners would use their bank to invest in cryptocurrencies. For banks, crypto will be to 2022 what social media was to 2015.

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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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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). This explainer will offer simple definitions and analogies for blockchain technology. Blockchain. Initial coin offerings.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

It launched with 19 banks: Ally Bank, Bank of America, Bank of the West, BB&T, BECU, Capital One, Citi, Fifth Third Bank, FirstBank, First Tech Federal Credit Union, Frost Bank, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, PNC, USAA, U.S. Zelle will launch in 2017, the equivalent of Paym/PingIt in the UK: instant account-to-account payments.

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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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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. 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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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 19, 2020

To a venture capital investor, the embedded option is more attractive given a portfolio structure that requires unicorns. But that in turn yields better venture capital metrics, i.e., revenue multiples that look like 30x. As an example?—?would Nobody wants ordinary success. People just might switch phone brands for Facebook.

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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. Of Cryptos And Blockchain.

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