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Facebook's Libra Hires HSBC Veteran As Managing Director

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The Libra Association has named James Emmett as managing director of Libra Networks, the association’s operating company subsidiary. Emmett previously was the top executive of HSBC Bank plc and Europe, where he was responsible for HSBC's UK Wholesale Bank and operations across Continental Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Bermuda.

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 World Bank Sees DLT Potential For Cross-Border Transactions

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Consider the fact that current processes involving funds making their way across borders must navigate the vagaries of time zones (and hours of operation) and also navigate across several banks. These shortcomings make the cross-border payment industry ripe for disruption and innovation.

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AI/Bot: Dole’s Secret Artificial Intelligence Weapon

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While AI certainly makes consumers’ lives easier, it’s also working in nearly every industry to help streamline operations. PYMNTS spoke with Dole Packaged Foods Asia VP of Marketing and Innovation Ashvin Subramanyam and Albert CEO Or Shani about this campaign and learned what AI is doing for the retail space.

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Want To Build A 630M, 10 Country Financial Services Ecosystem? Here’s What Grab Did

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As one can imagine, those small-scale businessmen and women are ridesharing drivers who often work long hours every day to earn income to support their families and businesses — and save up in hopes of taking total ownership of their operations. Such dreams — dreams common to all of humanity — can fuel innovation.

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TRENDING: Why Grocery Stores Want Autonomous Vehicle Delivery

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Investment in Intelligence of Things (IoT) is expected to surge in the coming years, with companies projected to increase spending on the design, creation and operation of IoT solutions from $186.1 billion in 2017 to a grand total of $434.9 billion by 2023. For the full story, download the Tracker. About The Tracker.

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How To Build A Digital ID In Layers

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In perhaps the most sweeping example, the member states of the United Nations have embraced, as part of “sustainable development goals,” a target to “provide legal identity for all, including birth registration,” by 2030. In today’s digital age, the concept of “identity” is changing on the global stage, especially when it comes to eCommerce.

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The Four Pillars of Smarter Bank Leadership

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Financial institutions standing in 2030 will have completed a significant and gut-wrenching transformation of their leadership talent. To overcome the struggle, banks need to build leadership teams that align with how a future “Smarter Bank” will operate. Once they run buzzwords and innovations through management’s “B.S.