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Abrigo CEO Wayne Roberts announces retirement

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He built a strong leadership team and an employee base that has been recognized consistently as one of the best places to work in Austin, Texas, and Raleigh, N.C., and in bank technology nationally.

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IBM Finalizes Red Hat Acquisition

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It was also noted that IBM will keep Red Hat’s Raleigh, North Carolina headquarters along with its brands, facilities and practices. The company will operate as a distinct IBM unit. Red Hat, which launched in 1993, specializes in Linux operating systems, an alternative to Microsoft Corp.’s s proprietary software.

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UPS Takes Steps To Launch Drone Deliveries

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UPS announced that it has applied for a certification to operate commercial drone flights. It could receive the certification as early as this year, enabling UPS to have one of the first fully-certified, revenue-generating drone operations in the country. The company applied to the U.S.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world. As PYMNTS has reported , Verizon plans to bring its 5G technology to 30 U.S. 5G Potential. Verizon’s 5G Play. cities by the end of 2019.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2023 Edition

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Although one might argue that First Citizens BancShares of Raleigh is a SIFI as it climbed to the 19th largest in the country with its Silicon Valley Bridge Bank acquisition from the FDIC, and that the FDIC designated SVB as systemically important. The first bank to crack the Top 5 over $50 billion did so in 2020. The Bancorp, Inc.

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Data Enabler Startup ItsOn Brings Wireless Carriers Into The 21st Century

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Why is it that phone technology is so advanced, yet making any changes to how, when and where we use that technology is so, well, archaic? The cloud technology company’s goal is to make customers love their wireless carriers again. Those require an old-fashioned phone call to the carrier. A great example is roaming.

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Grocery Roundup: Ahold Delhaize Acquisition, Another Toilet Paper Rush And A SNAP Explosion

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Under the terms of the deal, FreshDirect will keep its brand name, be supervised by a seven-member board and continue its independent operations in New York City. Today Farmstead’s services are only available in California and in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. To Boost Online Grocery Shopping.