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Visa Taps Chris Newkirk To Serve As Chief Strategy Officer

PYMNTS

To lead strategic planning for the firm overall and in conjunction with its regional teams, Chris Newkirk is coming to Visa Inc. Chris will be a great addition to the executive team, not only because of the deep payments expertise he brings, but also for his passion for people and excellent leadership,” Kelly said in the announcement.

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simPRO Taps Square To Power Field Service Payments

PYMNTS

Founded in 2002, simPRO secured $31 million in growth capital in 2016 as part of an aggressive product innovation and expansion strategy. simPRO currently has more than 5,500 clients and 150,000 active users worldwide.

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Lyft’s John Zimmer On The Uber Rivalry

PYMNTS

With 30 percent of the app-driven ridesharing trips taken in the United States, a decade into its journey, Lyft is proving to be a formidable Uber competitor. As the executive noted, “we have twice as much time than if there [were] just one of us” in the leadership berth or at meetings.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

Gonzobanker

Third Time’s Finally the Charm for Temenos in the United States? While growing outside the United States for many years and mopping up on the international core system competition, the U.S. market has been a hard row to hoe for Temenos. This third U.S. launch effort appears to be on a solid pace. In this round, U.S.

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Investing in America: 7 Strategies and 7 Tactics That Can Drive Business

South State Correspondent

These programs aim, in part, to mobilize the private sector by pairing its capital with public investment to stimulate American manufacturing and infrastructure improvement, creating new jobs plus innovating in industries like clean energy and technology. For example, under the Tech Hub initiative by the U.S.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. That year, installations further south, in the region that includes Brownsville and Corpus Christi, supported an estimated 41,000 jobs and contributed about $4.6 billion to the state’s output. By Mindy Charski.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme. Select Investors: AllianceBernstein, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Glade Brook Capital Partners. Select Investors: CapitalG, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Pritzker Group Venture Capital. Select Investors: BlackRock, Norwest Venture Partners, Sands Capital.

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