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Best Banking Books To Create The Modern Banker

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These books span a range of banking topics but emphasize second-order thinking, productivity, building client relationships, and innovation. Within the story are multiple lessons on dealing with the theory of constraints, choosing key performance indicators, organizational dysfunction, management, and leadership.

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Square Buys Up $50M In Bitcoin

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The company has previously invested in bitcoin “from a product, leadership and legal innovation perspective.”. Square is the second publicly traded company to make such a bet, following a $250 million bitcoin purchase by MicroStrategy , a Virginia-based software intelligence firm.

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Samsung’s TeleWorld Acquisition Aims To Build 5G

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“Samsung will continue to drive innovation in communications technology while providing optimization services for network deployments that accelerate U.S. market requires scale and innovation for the next generation of wireless technologies. 5G network expansion.”. The advent of 5G and the amount of new spectrum coming into the U.S.

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Samsung Snatches Up TeleWorld To Enhance 5G Offerings

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“Samsung will continue to drive innovation in communications technology while providing optimization services for network deployments that accelerate U.S. market requires scale and innovation for the next generation of wireless technologies. 5G network expansion.”. The advent of 5G and the amount of new spectrum coming into the U.S.

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Far Point Merges With Global Blue In $2.6B Deal

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Virginia-based FinTech firm Far Point closed a $2.6 He said the company is looking forward to “accelerating our strategic collaboration with Ant Financial as a showcase of such innovation.”. Global Blue runs airport kiosks and storefronts that enable shoppers to get sales tax refunds when they return home.

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Drone Delivery Makes Steady Progress

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And while the risk equation has not changed, pressure to address an existential threat (COVID-19) combined with a mandate for leadership has opened minds and incentivized decision makers to consider not just the risks, but also the benefits. “Society has begun to see a benefit from drones.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: We flourish in times of change

Independent Banker

To drive payments innovation. Expanding access to real-time payments will incite innovation and ensure a cohesive market. I will be meeting with the Council of State Community Bank Associations and then gathering with ICBA leadership bankers at our fall meetings in West Virginia. Where I’ll be this month.