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3 Reasons Why Fintech is Thriving in Atlanta

William Mills

Metro Atlanta has established itself as a major hub for the fintech (financial technology) industry. Founded in 1980, The Advance Technology Development Center (ATDC) at Georgia Tech boasts a 90 percent success rate for its startups after their first five years. So how did we get here in such a short amount of time?

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William Mills Agency Adds Mary Curtis, Angelo Jones, Alyssa Maker, Jacob Hamilton

William Mills

As an account associate, Jones serves as a day-to-day client contact while establishing relationships with key industry and national media, analysts and influencers. Prior to joining the agency, Hamilton worked as a senate aide in the Georgia senate press office during the 2016 Georgia General Assembly session.

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Heather Sugg, Mary York, David Jones Promoted to William Mills Agency’s Management Team

William Mills

She also serves in a business development role for the agency, identifying and prospecting new and growing areas of financial technology. Jones earned his bachelor of arts degree in journalism, majoring in public relations with a minor in English from the University of Georgia, Grady School of Journalism.

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Fintech Fundings: 13 Companies Raise $900 Million Week Ending Nov 12

Fintech Labs Insights

Other than Blackstone’s $820 million bet on what is likely the oldest financial technology company on the planet, NCR founded in 1884 as National Cash Register, just $82 million flowed to the under-100-year-old crowd. ATMs, POS & financial technology. HQ: Duluth, Georgia. HQ: National, Maryland.

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Finovate Fall 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

We try to leave a positive mark on the world through business and technology. Companies such as Adidas, Carrefour, Cisco Systems, Danone, Fujitsu, Lufthansa Flight Training, Siemens, Société Générale and the United Nations use Liferay. After they bought CheckFree a lot of Fiserv folks have been based in Georgia.