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Perficient’s Bright Paths Program Welcomes 25 Women to Tech in Detroit

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Today, Perficient colleagues are excited to welcome 25 new women to the tech industry as the first Perficient Bright Paths training program kicks off at an online pop-up campus in Detroit! BONUS: What Perficient Leadership Says About Driving STEM Education and Career Opportunities. Welcoming Women to the World of Technology.

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Shipt Gets $20 Million In Funding To Challenge Amazon, Google

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Shipt , the online grocery ordering and delivery service, has announced that it has secured $20.1 million in Series A funding that the company plans to use to expand into new markets and further compete with well-heeled online food delivery giants, like Amazon, Google and Instacart.

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Bitcoin Daily: China Debuts Blockchain-Backed Subway eInvoices; Bitcoin’s Crypto Market Majority On The Decline

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The invoice, which was issued at the Futian Station of the Shenzhen Metro, was developed by the Shenzhen Municipal Taxation Bureau with the help of Chinese tech giant Tencent , according to Coin Telegraph. Before 2017, bitcoin held more than 70 percent of the market — but that was before new cryptos came on the scene.

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High-Profile — But Secretive — Funding For B2B FinTechs

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The company said it plans to use the funding to expand its staff across leadership, sales and marketing positions and continue to develop its underlying technology. Apparently, he’s putting his money where his mouth is by investing in Timelio, which offers invoice financing on a digital marketplace. Procure-To-Pay. Tradeshift. B2B eCommerce.

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Data Dive, Big Moves Edition: Walmart, Uber Eats And The US Stock Market

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Uber Eats, facing losses and stiffening competition from both Grubhub and DoorDash, is changing its leadership and reorienting its efforts around profitability. Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, head of international rides at Uber, will be taking over leadership of Uber Eats. Powering that plan, Walmart had two big announcements last week.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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And Partners CEO John Janclaes helped put Kony on the market map in mid-size shops, even keynoting Kony’s conference with a leadership book in tow. By year’s end, Hill had been shown the door and now Metro is stabilizing its reputation as the highest priority. It looked effortless, but ecosystem alignment like that takes real work. .

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

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So, when the community bank’s leadership learned of a fintech that needed a bank partner to launch a credit-building tech product, they were intrigued. Metro City Bank. One of the missions of Lead Bank in Lee’s Summit, Mo., Lee’s Summit, Mo. Asset size: $738 million. Consumer lender score: 96.6. First Federal Bank & Trust.