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Blockchain in Action: AI, IoT Make Cities Run Better, Faster, Cheaper

Blockchain in Action: AI, IoT Make Cities Run Better, Faster, Cheaper
Blockchain in Action: AI, IoT Make Cities Run Better, Faster, Cheaper
June 09, 2022  |  Blockchain

Welcome to the eighth article in PYMNTS’ Blockchain in Action Series. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Top 10 Remains the Same in Personal Finance App Ranking
Top 10 Remains the Same in Personal Finance App Ranking
June 09, 2022  |  Personal Finance

So, how’d we do this month? Did the household income outpace the outlays? Did the investments do as we hoped? As with so many other...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Google Investing $1.2B in LatAm
Today in the Connected Economy: Google Investing $1.2B in LatAm
June 09, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Google makes a five-year, $1.2 billion commitment to Latin America that includes building the longest underwater cable in the world....

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Middesk Raises $57M Toward Business Identity Improvements
Middesk Raises $57M Toward Business Identity Improvements
June 09, 2022  |  Investments

Identity platform Middesk, which works to automate business verification and underwriting, has raised $57 million in a Series B round to fund new products, scale...

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Today in B2B: Razer Fintech Expands Into Indonesia; How Digital-First CFOs Use Data
Today in B2B: Razer Fintech Expands Into Indonesia; How Digital-First CFOs Use Data
June 09, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Tipalty adds accounts payable invoice collaboration features to its platform, and instant pay is becoming a recruiting tool to attract top...

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Business Warrior Buys SaaS FinTech Alchemy Technologies
Business Warrior Buys SaaS FinTech Alchemy Technologies
June 09, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Business Warrior, which offers small businesses marketing and lending services, has bought Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) FinTech Alchemy Technologies, a press release said, to add lending services...

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Google to Invest $1.2B on LatAm Digital Economy
Google to Invest $1.2B on LatAm Digital Economy
June 09, 2022  |  Google

Google said Thursday (June 9) it would invest $1.2 billion in Latin America to promote the region’s digital transformation and economic development. Get the Full...

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How the World Pays: Digital Transformation’s Long Road Ahead
How the World Pays: Digital Transformation’s Long Road Ahead
June 09, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The progression of how the world pays in the wake of a jarring pandemic digital shift shows how far we’ve come — and how far...

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Smarter Voice Assistants Power ‘Future of Human-Vehicle Interaction’
Smarter Voice Assistants Power ‘Future of Human-Vehicle Interaction’
June 09, 2022  |  Technology

Aiming to create natural and human-like interaction between drivers and vehicles, and improve their safety, comfort and productivity, automakers are incorporating increasingly sophisticated voice assistants...

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