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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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Bank of Hawaii Launches ‘Branch of Tomorrow’ Premises

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The bank is reopening revamped branches, while others are adding physical branches in face of online shift Community Banking Feature3 Feature The Economy Financial Trends Lines of Business Retail Banking Branch Technology/ATMs.

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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. If the longest journey begins with a simple step, might the streamlined journey begin with a simple tap of the card?

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Brad M. Bolton: Our greatest assets

Independent Banker

Technology is a top focus, because we have to be ready to live where our customers live: on their phones. ThinkTECH companies help us serve our customers better, expand our footprint into a more diverse customer base and create better adoption of services through technology. Advocacy: Get every employee involved.

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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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What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty And Rewards

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Technology companies are supplying them with the products and services their members desire, working with both individual CUs and credit union service organizations (CUSOs) to develop case management platforms, modernize systems and provide advanced loan software. percent saying they would not leave their CUs for different FIs.

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