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Bitcoin Daily: Hawaii Debuts Digital Currency Lab; Ripple Launches Live X-Border Payments With Thailand’s DeeMoney

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In other news, Hawaii is rolling out its inaugural experimental program for cryptocurrency called the Digital Currency Innovation Lab, according to an announcement. As it stands, it is estimated that approximately 1 million people from Thailand are working around the world and sending funds home.

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Toyota Brings Car Sharing To Hawaii

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Toyota has announced that it is offering a car share service for residents and visitors in Honolulu, Hawaii. The new mobility solution called Hui — a round-trip, station-based car share service — is operated by Servco Pacific ( Servco ), Toyota’s distributor in Hawaii.

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In Hawaii, Streamlined Mass Transit In The (HOLO) Cards, Beyond The Paper Pass

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In Hawaii, we are about to find out. Nouchi noted that as printing technologies have advanced in recent years, so has the ability of bad actors to falsify documents and tickets, and essentially get a free ride. Notably, he said, some of those transit-innovating peers are on their second or third generation of smart cards.

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Brad M. Bolton: Our greatest assets

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Innovation: Implement new digital solutions. Embracing innovative offerings. Technology is a top focus, because we have to be ready to live where our customers live: on their phones. I encourage you to join us and lend your voice to supporting these and other advocacy efforts, which will shape the policy landscape. My Top Three.

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What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty And Rewards

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PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Index found that 65 percent of such members chose their CUs because they trusted them, for example, with 60.8 The same artificial intelligence (AI) technology that helps CUs with analytics can also help hackers field botnets to overwhelm CU defenses. percent of assets.

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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street

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As quick-service restaurants (QSRs) look to the future, digital innovations such as self-serve kiosks and delivery are on top of mind. Buoyed by strong consumer spending and its resilience in the U.S. and abroad, companies such as McDonald’s are off to a positive start in 2018. million , higher than analyst predictions of about $229 million.

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Five At Five: NYC Votes To Impose Ridesharing Cap

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Coverage includes New York lawmakers seeking to put a cap on ridesharing services, states working to embrace blockchain , Hawaii saving money by converting some functions to digital, new data from the Federal Reserve and Starbucks clearing up the confusion over cryptocurrency. City Council Weighs In On Ridesharing Debate With Cap.

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