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FinTech IPO Index Slides 2.9% Amid Nuvei’s Go-Private Deal and Doma’s Acquisition News 
FinTech IPO Index Slides 2.9% Amid Nuvei’s Go-Private Deal and Doma’s Acquisition News 
April 04, 2024  |  Fintech Investments

Deal-making dominated the headlines this past week as the FinTech IPO Index lost 2.9%. Nuvei’s stock gained 2.4%. As reported by PYMNTS, Nuvei is being...

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Tech Giants Unite to Upskill Workforce for AI 
Tech Giants Unite to Upskill Workforce for AI 
April 04, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Tech heavyweights like Google and Microsoft have formed a task force to skill-up workers for the artificial intelligence (AI) era, addressing the urgent need for AI-savvy...

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Price-Conscious Consumers Open Door for POS Financing Options
Price-Conscious Consumers Open Door for POS Financing Options
April 04, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

As inflation persists, so does sticker shock. For merchants seeking to close the sale, financing offered at the point of sale — before the purchase...

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Hello Alice Brings New Funding and AI to Small Business Community
Hello Alice Brings New Funding and AI to Small Business Community
April 04, 2024  |  SMBs

If you’re the proprietor of one of the 33 million small businesses in the U.S., odds are you have two pressing needs: Working capital and...

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‘Swarm’ Attacks Challenge Traditional Fraud Defenses  
‘Swarm’ Attacks Challenge Traditional Fraud Defenses  
April 04, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

For as long as hard-earned money has existed, criminals have been trying to take it. And as money itself has evolved across an increasingly digital...

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AI and Connected Vehicles Create New Road Maps for Smart Cities
AI and Connected Vehicles Create New Road Maps for Smart Cities
April 04, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Death, taxes — and traffic — are some of life’s unavoidable certainties. But in the quest for smarter, more efficient urban environments, artificial intelligence (AI)...

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Millennials Need for Speed Spikes Instant Payouts
Millennials Need for Speed Spikes Instant Payouts
April 04, 2024  |  Disbursements

The popularity of instant payouts has grown in recent years. In 2017, only about 4% of disbursements were paid instantly; as of January, 32% of...

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Venture Capital Has a New Secret Weapon: AI
Venture Capital Has a New Secret Weapon: AI
April 03, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

In the venture capital (VC) world, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a hot sector to pour money into — it’s now an essential...

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Central Banks and BIS Test Tokenization to Speed Cross-Border Payments   
Central Banks and BIS Test Tokenization to Speed Cross-Border Payments   
April 03, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Tokenization is gaining momentum on the global stage, and with commercial applications. The Bank for International Settlements announced Wednesday (April 3) that it is working in tandem...

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