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Is Social Media Key to Hitting the Trillions for (Fin)Tech Companies?

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Could Microsoft be the first technology company to earn a one trillion market value? Analyst Michael Markowski seems to think so, citing the technology giant’s recent acquisition of professional social media site LinkedIn as the boost that pushed Microsoft into the race.

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TD Online Banking Was Down for Over a Week, And Customers Are Not Happy

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EXCLUSIVE— Online banking service for U.S. customers of TD Bank was down for over a week after the bank updated to its digital services, prompting multiple customers to flock to social media to express outrage, frustration, or calls to leave the bank.

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GoDaddy Agrees To Buy Poynt To Boost Digital Payments Technology

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GoDaddy was interested in Poynt because of the digital shift in payments due to the pandemic, as well as in-person and online shopping converging more all the time, the release stated. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021. He said a business could do both, and that they didn't have to be competitors.

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Can CBANC Crack the Bank Social Media Riddle?

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billion Facebook users (give or take a few million), it’s clear banks can’t keep their employees from social media. That opens bank systems to attacks via phishing and social engineering. But social media can also be useful for networking and tapping Read More.

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Meet Canadian Bank BMO’s Virtual Assistant BMO Bolt

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EXCLUSIVE – Welcome BMO Bolt, Bank of Montreal’s virtual assistant on social media platform Facebook Messenger. The bot, announced today, was created in partnership with conversational banking technology company Finn.AI. This chatbot provides only unauthenticated information,Read More.

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5 Financial Services Bots Launched at Facebook F8

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The 100,000 chatbot-strong platform Facebook Messenger gained a few new friends yesterday, during the social media giant’s F8 Developer conference. The Messenger platform has become the prime landing space for all kinds of bots, from restaurants to fintech. The platform currently has about 1.2

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Best Way to Drive In-Store Traffic? Facebook, Study Says

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Facebook is the key to online traffic—but most small businesses run to the social media king to drive in-store traffic, too. conducted by digital marketing technology company Netsertive. More than 40% of SMBs will turn to Facebook for a boost in in-store traffic, according to a survey of 250 SMBs across the U.S.,