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Banks Must Up Their Social Media Game to Connect with Digital Natives

Gonzobanker

Traditional financial institutions that want to compete with fintech disruptors like Chime and X (formerly known as Twitter) need to up their social media game. hours per day on social media. Sofi has built strong engagement through its Richer Lives social media strategy and influencer Vivian, “your rich BFF.”

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Is Social Media Key to Hitting the Trillions for (Fin)Tech Companies?

Bank Innovation

Analyst Michael Markowski seems to think so, citing the technology giant’s recent acquisition of professional social media site LinkedIn as the boost that pushed Microsoft into the race. Could Microsoft be the first technology company to earn a one trillion market value?

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Tim Berners-Lee: Google, Facebook Might Need To Be Broken Up

PYMNTS

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has warned that technology giants like Facebook and Google are now so dominant that they might need to be broken up. Apple , Microsoft , Amazon , Google and Facebook have a combined market capitalization of $3.7

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Capitalize on social payments

Independent Banker

Even after some slow starts from products like Facebook’s Libra, social payments, which constitute any transaction that occurs on a big tech or social platform, have taken hold. These findings point to security as a key differentiator for community banks in the realm of social payments.

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Social Media Trends 2020 – LinkedIn Best Practices

Social Assurance

The most professional social media site has evolved to meet its users’ needs and the difference could surprise you. It may be time to rethink what you know and learn how your financial brand can capitalize on these upcoming trends. Don’t forget to catch our webinar about the State of Social Media 2020.

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Google’s Waze Acquisition Likely Target Of FTC Scrutiny

PYMNTS

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating acquisitions made by big tech firms in the past 10 years and has a special focus on Google ’s $1.1 In June 2013, the FTC approved Google’s acquisition of the Israeli company behind the crowdsourced navigation app Waze. It was a bad deal that should have been blocked.”.

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Applies For Singapore Crypto License; CFTC Files Charges In Digital Ponzi Scheme

PYMNTS

Blockchain-based social media platform Steemit has partnered with the Tron foundation to bring users to Tron. The arrival of Google on the governing council of Hedera Hashgraph has caused the network’s HBAR token to rise in price above 5 cents for the first time.

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