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

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

We all know the classics, of course, flowers, chocolates and jewelry tend to make up the love trifecta on our national annual celebration of love, with stuffed animals and lingerie getting the annual honorable mention. ” So how small is that percentage? “People with different computers will obviously get different results.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2017

“As new technology advances bring innovation, we need to be careful that the impact of this is progressive and does not create barriers…”. The first 3,000 of those new moderators were announced last spring, in the days and weeks that followed a rash of suicides that were posted on the social media site. “If

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Lex Sokolin

JUNE 24, 2019

Second, the color sticks out like the red alarms we all associate with a dopamine kick from our social media and smartphone interactions. The stereotype is that since public services do not need to compete in capitalism, they are poorly managed and not innovative. a key pillar and enabler of the Nation State for centuries?—?puts

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. Award – goes to CNBC’s Jim Cramer , who lamented that banks should have been innovating offerings like those delivered by PayPal and Square.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

It has been about a month since Facebook pulled back the curtain on its vision for Libra – a blockchain-backed cryptocurrency with the lofty aim of connecting the 1.7 The concept behind the project is to draw a hard and fast line between the Libra rails and the currency they support – and the social media network that is Facebook.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

There has been no summer slowdown for regulatory overtures toward technology firms, spanning social media, antitrust concerns and the cryptocurrency arenas. Back then, Facebook said the FTC was examining “areas of social networking or social media services, digital advertising and/or mobile or online applications.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Instead of piling on, though, I’d rather be constructive and lay out what we’ve learned from the Libra experience that may be helpful to other innovators who have big ideas to change the world. Some innovators the world over are solving the real problems of these 1.5 One: Solve A Solvable Problem. Two: Be Clear About What You Are.

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