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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

PYMNTS

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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Unbundling The Travel Bundle

PYMNTS

Another hair in the soup is Generation Z’s increasing preference toward social media marketplaces that eschew established eCommerce platforms entirely, forcing these businesses to change tactics. The marketplace originally launched in Chicago two months before its Miami expansion. About the Playbook.

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10 Lessons We Learned at the Nacha Smarter Faster Payment Conference

South State Correspondent

Last week, Nacha held its Smarter Faster Payments Conference in Miami, a significant event for over 1,800 bankers and vendors. ” These pre-crime events including emails, SMS, logins, website clicks, social media, banker conversations, and call center inquiries.

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PsychSignal Delivers Real-Time Stock Market Opinion from Social Media Sources

Fintech Labs Insights

The Company’s “Natural Language Processing Engine API” delivers the public’s real-time opinions about stocks and other financial securities by categorizing and quantifying the millions of “tweets” and “messages” issued by Twitter, StockTwits, T3Live chat rooms, and other social media sources.

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Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raise $280 Million in 4th Week of June

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Miami, Florida. Social stock trading platform. Tags: Institutions, B2B2C, social media, security, compliance, Santander (investor), Finovate alum. Alt-lending marketplace for consumers. Latest round: $4.5 million Series A. Total raised: $8.9 HQ: Sao Paulo, Brazil. Source: Crunchbase. Latest round: $3.1

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond). Jill’s use of Twitter is a model for any bank CEO looking to engage on social media. FFIEC’s Cyber Security Self-Assessment Tool. Freudian Slip Award.

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The Wellness Economy: The Buzzy Trend Reshaping Everything From Personal Care To Real Estate

CB Insights

Brands are leveraging social media to advertise “aspirational lifestyles,” making it easier than ever to buy into the wellness mentality. For example, BeRelax has raised $24M for post security relaxation and beauty treatments, ultimately supporting the idea of airports becoming shopping malls.

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