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JANUARY 3, 2017

Whether you believe the hype or not, blockchain technology is attracting massive investments, exploration and competition across the globe. In the last week alone, top players in the distributed ledger space have made progress in their own initiatives, from membership growth within blockchain consortia to the pursuit of distributed ledger-related patents by top banks.

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Reval

JANUARY 30, 2017

Third Industry Award Earned this Month for Treasury Management System. New York – January 31, 2017 – Global Finance magazine this month recognized Reval’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for treasury and risk management with the Best Treasury Analytics award in the publication’s seventeenth annual Best Treasury & Cash Management Award 2017.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Supermarkets aren’t generally the sorts of things that generate massive, dedicated fan bases. Certainly most shopper have a preferred grocery store (or at least one they tend to frequent more often than others) — but in general, it is not something most people talk all that often about since on the whole shopping for groceries doesn’t register all that highly on the excitement meter.

Retail 91

Retail Investments Marketing Planning 91

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JANUARY 19, 2017

This year could be the year that blockchain emerges from its current status as a largely hypothetical game-changer to one that’s put to the test. While few working applications of blockchain technology are in use today by financial service providers, the industry continues to place its confidence — and money — behind the technology. The latest is global consulting firm McKinsey, whose new report has put a price tag on the potential of blockchain: $110 billion.

Treasury 79

Treasury B2B Education Technology 79

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Dubai’s startup and tech scene has come a long way in the past three decades — the city is now a major business center in the Middle East, attracting investors and entrepreneurs from around the world. In this week’s Tech Center tracker, we take a look at how Dubai is giving FinTech hubs around the world a run for their money. Before we jump into the post, here are a few quick facts about Dubai and its tech scene: Dubai has an estimated population of 2,701,977.

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JANUARY 21, 2017

Enterprise tech conglomerate Oracle is growing thanks to the acquisition of an API management firm, Apiary. Reports last week said the takeover will help Oracle offer more robust API building and monitoring services through integrating Apiary’s APIFlow solution, which helps businesses create and manage their APIs. “Oracle’s API Integration Cloud enables companies to secure, consume, monetize and analyze APIs,” said Oracle Senior Vice President of Integration Cloud Amit Za

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JANUARY 27, 2017

There are times when cyberthreats can come in places where you least expect them. That could mean a selfie app, an email inbox or even within health care and medical services. Eric Chiu, cofounder and president of HyTrust , joined this week’s Hacker Tracker to share insights on the SEC examining the Yahoo breaches, why a selfie app may cause more harm than good and how the U.S. is handling its ever-growing number of reported cyberattacks.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

In retail, inventory is what you’ve got and you hope they want. But when it just sits there gathering dust, money isn’t coming in, and space is being wasted. Human judgement — what to offer, where and when, and for how much — drives inventory decisions. But human judgement is, of course, fallible if it does not have the correct information at hand. Technology, as it does so often with every corner of life, can help augment that (retail) judgement.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

eBay has spent much of the last year rethinking its market position and reworking its platform to help it compete more consistently and strongly against Amazon.com (and the rest of retail). And, as of Q4 2017, it looks like those efforts are paying off — literally. The holiday period saw a 3.1 percent rise in quarterly revenue for eBay — some good news that pushed up the price of shares in the online marketplace by 7.5 percent in after hours trading.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

As the old joke goes, for corporate professionals, the procurement department is where you go to retire. Indeed, said KPMG ‘s Procurement and Operations in the Americas Practice Leader Samir Khushalani, historically, procurement has been viewed within the organization as a cost center that deals with straightforward transactions. And while technology progressed, with solutions providers developing company-wide infrastructure for businesses to manage all aspects of procurement, Khushalani

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JANUARY 31, 2017

With its infatuation with Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat, it’s safe to say that today’s generation is as concerned with appearances as were previous generations — if not more. The unexpected beauty queen reigning supreme is none other than cosmetic superstore Ulta , where anyone can walk in off the street for countless hair and makeup options. Whereas the latter half of 2016 saw a downward spiral in retail stocks, Ulta was the ray of light shining through with a 38 percent stock surge.

Retail 63

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Heading into the new year, most everyone, retailers included, is looking within to enhance our lives and businesses from knowledge already ascertained and move that understanding forward. In the retail space, experts say the chatbot may be one of the best things a merchant can add in 2017. “Creating better real-time customer experiences based on conversational interfaces.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Canadian financial technology companies backed by venture capitalists reached a level not seen in nearly two decades, despite a slowdown of investment dollars flowing into FinTechs in the U.S. According to a report by Reuters , while FinTechs may not be red hot in the U.S., in Canada , they are breathing new life into the startup market and have drawn in a new crop of venture capital funds in Canada that are looking for young FinTech companies.

Startups 63

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Google is taking the first steps to integrate its Google Assistant with different paid services. According to a report , citing an APK teardown by XDA, Google’s latest version of its app, 6.11.13 beta, has a string of code which the report said could be a sign that payments are coming to Google Assistant shortly. The report said the string of code shows that Google Assistant can handle credit cards and offer direct links to Google support.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

Hackers — in case anyone was still left wondering — are not going anywhere anytime soon. The environment is simply too rich with targets. And given the tens of billions of IoT devices expected to be logging on — and possibly logging into payments functions — the environment is only getting richer and more tempting. And in an age where cybercriminals seem to be ubiquitously lurking at all times, security becomes every merchant’s, issuer’s, card network’s and consumer’s problem.

Securities 62

Securities Technology 62

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Industries around the world have caught AI fever. Developers around the world have made more ways than ever for the technology to automate, optimize and enable different services. Facebook, Alphabet, IBM, Microsoft, Amazon and other major companies are all working on AI projects, along with numerous tech startups. One such upstart, which leverages artificial intelligence and image recognition in part to enable commerce, is Clarifai.

Startups 62

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JANUARY 5, 2017

The global mobile wallet market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 35.5 percent from 2017 to 2021, according to research firm Research and Markets. In a press release highlighting the launch of new research, dubbed “Global Mobile Wallet Market 2017–2021,” Research and Markets said the use of 3G and 2G mobile data and broadband around the globe is a big contributor to the growth of the mobile wallet market.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

IT professionals say the reuse of passwords by company employees is a significant concern, reports said Monday (Jan. 2). A new survey by Gemalto found that 90 percent of IT professionals are concerned about employees reusing passwords they use for personal accounts in their professional lives, researchers said. Still, 68 percent of those surveyed said they would be fine with having an employee use the same passwords for personal social media accounts and company accounts.

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Securities Budgeting Accounting Planning 60

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Apple has surely managed to deliver a lot of hype with the launch of its mobile payments platform, but according to the numbers so far, it hasn’t really managed to deliver a hit. Which isn’t to say it’s been a wholesale miss, which, in the world of mobile payments, is actually something of a success in and of itself — just ask the former teams from CurrentC or Softcard (we miss you Tappy , you were our favorite muppet).

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Consumers aren’t just using their mobile devices to browse; they are also making purchases at a higher rate, according to NetElixir. According to a report , citing data from search marketing firm NetElixir, the conversion rate from mobile devices during the holiday season increased to 1.45 percent from 1.15 percent in the year-earlier period. NetElixir, which based its analysis on 90 million visits to retailer websites, said consumers are still spending more when shopping on desktops compared t

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Nyca Partners, the venture capital firm focused on the FinTech market, raised $125 million for a second fund. According to a report , Hans Morris, the former Visa president turned venture capitalist, created Nyca Partners in 2014, launching a $30 million fund. The fund invested in a slew of FinTech startups, including Lending Club, SigFig and Orchard.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

Quite possibly the sleeper hit of the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2017? Three-time Super Bowl MVP, four-prime Super Bowl Champion, legendary New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Or at least his new technology. Beyond his NFL talents and with his wife, Gisele Bundchen, he has become known for focusing on a stringent and healthy lifestyle. Earlier this year, the couple released the $200 TB12 Nutrition Manual that instructs staying away from sugar, white flour, olive oil, iodized salt, to

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Technology Retail 58

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JANUARY 31, 2017

Need a Frappucino? Now, there’s artificial intelligence (AI) for that. Starbucks already has an order-and-pick-up feature on its mobile app, but soon customers will be able to use their voice to order. The company recently announced a new feature that will allow customers seeking a caffeinated beverage or a breakfast sandwich to place their order via voice command.

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Reval

JANUARY 26, 2017

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Amid several investigations by France into how several African leaders acquired their wealth, the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodorin Obiang, is now on trial for money laundering and corruption, Forbes reports. The trial got under way after the United Nations denied a request by Equatorial Guinea at the end of last year to halt proceedings on the argument that Obiang is covered by diplomatic immunity.

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