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Latin America Tries To Tackle Its Digital Security Problem

PYMNTS

But the recent thefts, along with other attempted and completed cyberattacks, demonstrate why payments officials in the region are expressing fresh concern about financial security there. Evidence of that comes from Swift’s Latin America Regional Conference , held earlier this month in Miami. Fraud is a Top Worry.

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Bitcoin Daily: Unicas Opens Physical Crypto Bank Branch In India; Mayor Eyes Investing 1 Pct Of Miami's Reserves In Bitcoin

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In other news, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a nonstop social media cheerleader for the notion of building a high-tech ecosystem in South Florida, publicly embraced exploring using cryptocurrency to store some government financial reserves and blockchain to secure processes such as online voting.

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Banking Solutions: Reduce Complexity, Increase Sophistication

FICO

FICO WORLD 2018, MIAMI, Florida. We make millions of contacts per day around the world and AWS allows us to scale with the high performance, security and reliability needed to match the growth of our business. FICO ® World 2018 runs through April 19 in Miami Beach, Florida.

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A Deep Dive into the Distribution of the FICO Score Across the US

FICO

Las Vegas, San Antonio and Miami had the lowest average FICO® Scores (687, 680 and 678 respectfully) of the MSAs we evaluated. economy, and the majority of Americans tend to be credit active (using credit and securing new credit). MSA 1 (City) Level View. Paul and Boston. Consumer credit continues to play an important role in the U.S.

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From Payment To Pavement: The Challenges Of Bikesharing

PYMNTS

Even within a single country, different regions have their own challenges. A successful platform in Miami, Florida may flop in Dallas, Texas, while the one that worked in Dallas likely wouldn’t work in Brazil. Here’s how Musa says Yellow must function differently from similar platforms in order to serve the residents of the region.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

MEMX was founded by 9 financial services institutions including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab , and Citadel Securities with the goal of simplifying equity trading. Miami International Holdings launched its own exchange, Miax Pearl Exchange, in February. The exchange is the first that is founded by its members.

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37 Corporate Innovation Labs In Finance

CB Insights

The success of the One Market Center location in San Francisco has spurred other Innovation Centers across the world, in locations such as Dubai, Singapore, Miami, and London. Its also expanding its regional focus too, with a recent announcement that the labs will invest more into R&D in India. Founded: 2014.