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FinCEN and OCC address cryptocurrency: responsible innovation and pervasive hype

CFPB Monitor

Associate Director Evangelista stressed “responsible innovation” by the cryptocurrency industry, in order to protect consumers and national security interests, as well as to combat cybercrime and other illicit financial activity. Responsible Innovation “.

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PBOC Patents Show China’s Push For Digital Money

PYMNTS

According to the patents, the bank is working on an array of things, including issuing and supplying a digital bank currency, a system for settling issues between banks using the currency, and enacting digital eWallets for the currency that can be tied to existing bank accounts. officials’ take on digital currency.

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18 Corporate Innovation Labs In Healthcare

CB Insights

One solution: in-house healthcare innovation labs. See how Google is using AI to transform the $3 trillion US healthcare system. We put together a list of healthcare innovation labs from new entries to the field, as well as some of the oldest — and most familiar — names in health. Get the 47-page google in healthcare report.

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Blockchain Tracker: Capitol Hill To Startups, Incubators Inbetween

PYMNTS

That’s because, a few days later, the Chamber of Digital Commerce announced a team-up with DC seed fund 1776 to launch the DC Blockchain Center, the first of its kind in the city. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) introduced a new House bill to keep FinTech companies and innovation stateside. This comes after Rep.

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VW To Test Robotic Chargers For Self-Driving Electric Cars

PYMNTS

Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, has announced a pilot project to test the viability of robotic fast-charging systems for self-driving electric vehicles (EVs), CNBC reported on Monday (Aug. A robotic arm attached to a 150kW DC fast charger would perform the task of plugging into the car’s charge port.

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Innovative Application Process Leads to Happy Yarra Employees

FICO

From day one, it has sought to provide timely and excellent customer service, culminating in, among other enhancements, the development of its easyACCESS system to automate its development application process.

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The United States Of Artificial Intelligence Startups

CB Insights

The startup with the least funding on the list is Rhode Island’s The Innovation Scout , a SaaS platform that has raised $50K. The Innovation Scout. Digital Reasoning Systems. Total Equity Funding ($M). Info Assembly. California. Connecticut. Butterfly Network. iRecommend Software. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island.