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3 Not-So Futuristic Blockchain Applications

Bank Innovation

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Blockchain – or the distributed ledger technology – is rushing out of test labs, and into real-life applications. In fact, in the last quarter alone there were 50 publicly announced proof-of-concept projects, with more than 120 participants, according to CoinDesk.

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Facebook Global Director to Talk Payment Partnerships at Bank Innovation

Bank Innovation

Kahina Van Dyke, global director of commerce & payment partnerships at Facebook, will be a featured speaker at Bank Innovation 2017, which takes place in San Jose on March 6-7. Facebook has a market capitalization of $384.5 Van Dyke will participate in a fireside chat at the invitation-only event. Read More.

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What Can Startups Learn from Marketplace Lending Troubles? [Video]

Bank Innovation

This was the upshot from a venture capital panel at a recent Bank Innovation event in San Jose. Rather, it’s going through a reboot, which will include improved software, increased focus on regulation, and improved transparency. But what got the online lenders in trouble in the first […].

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Popularity of Customer Engagement Tools Reveals Weakness of Cores

Bank Innovation

SAN JOSE, Calif. — One of the major themes in the first day of Finovate Spring (aside from perennial favorite authentication) was customer engagement — having better discussions with customers in a digital environment in order to deliver more relevant products and services.

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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

PYMNTS

Venture capital appears to be picking back up in the B2B technology startup community. This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability. eFileCabinet.

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JPMorgan Chase’s Adam Carson to Do Fireside Chat at Bank Innovation 2017

Bank Innovation

Adam Carson, managing director, global technology strategy & partnerships at JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank Innovation 2017, March 6-7 in San Jose, Calif., will participate in a fireside chat at Bank Innovation 2017. will feature dozens of speakers on investing in innovation, chatbots, blockchain and more.

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Apple Is First US Company To Reach $1.5T Market Cap

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trillion market capitalization, 9to5Mac reported. . In 2018 , Ives, a software and technology analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles, said Apple was on its way to set a U.S. On Wednesday (June 10), Apple stock climbed 2 percent to $352 a share, making the tech giant the first U.S. company to reach a $1.52

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