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

Bank Innovation

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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GoDaddy Agrees To Buy Poynt To Boost Digital Payments Technology

PYMNTS

Goldfarb brought up GoDaddy's acquisition of Sellbrite , whose technology helped to plug businesses into digital markets or social media, as an example of helping SMBs get ahead online. He said a business could do both, and that they didn't have to be competitors.

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Fraud typologies all financial institutions should know

Abrigo

The technology used to perpetrate financial crimes may be changing, but these common fraud typologies aren't going anywhere. Variations include: Pig butchering scams Scammers build relationships with victims through social media or dating apps, persuading them to invest in cryptocurrency or other financial opportunities.

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Meet Canadian Bank BMO’s Virtual Assistant BMO Bolt

Bank Innovation

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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Top 3 Banking Secrets to Stay Relevant with Gen Z Consumers

Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In today’s world of social media, dating apps, and remote work, businesses risk becoming irrelevant (or getting "ghosted") if they fail to meet the evolving needs of Gen Z consumers. faster than their competitors. Learn how to offer the experiences and products that appeal to Gen Z.

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5 Financial Services Bots Launched at Facebook F8

Bank Innovation

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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Revolutionizing the Way We Pay: The Top Payment Industry Trends You Need to Know in 2023

Perficient

A biometric payment is a point-of-sale technology that authenticates payments by pairing a payment card with a physical identifier of the cardholder. The Mastercard’s pilot biometric technology , on the other hand, if widely adopted, would require more intensive widespread hardware and software updates.

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