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Four Boston FinTech Week Panels You Won’t Want to Miss

Four Boston FinTech Week Panels You Won’t Want to Miss

In Financial Services, FinTechTags AI, Boston, Brewer Lane, conferences, DeFi, financial inclusion, innovation ecosystem, InsurTechPublish DateSeptember 21, 2021

September 21, 2021 After a year off because of, well, you know, Boston FinTech Week is back. This fourth edition, brought to you once again by FinTech Sandbox, is running from September 28 – October 1, 2021. This year’s …

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How Orum is Enabling Real-Time Payments (part two)

How Orum is Enabling Real-Time Payments (part two)

In Banking, FinTech, StartupsTags accelerators, CBDC, RTPPublish DateJune 2, 2021

June 2, 2021 Orum is creating financial infrastructure allowing for real-time money movement in the U.S. In its own words, “Orum’s API-based products will give enterprise customers unique funds-availability modeling, empowering them with the information required to …

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How Orum is Enabling Real-Time Payments (part one)

How Orum is Enabling Real-Time Payments (part one)

In Banking, FinTech, StartupsTags RTPPublish DateMay 26, 2021

May 26, 2021 Founded in 2019, Orum is creating financial infrastructure allowing for real-time money movement in the U.S. In its own words, “Orum’s API-based products will give enterprise customers unique funds-availability modeling, empowering them with the information …

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Should the U.S. Postal Service Offer Basic Banking Services?

Should the U.S. Postal Service Offer Basic Banking Services?

In Banking, Thoughts & RamblingsTags financial inclusionPublish DateMay 24, 2021

May 24, 2021 Could it provide affordable financial services for underserved families, and, at the same time, shore up its own financial footing? Bank branch closures are an ongoing phenomenon hitting rural and socioeconomically challenged communities …

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How Will the Next Mayor of Boston Support the Innovation Community?

How Will the Next Mayor of Boston Support the Innovation Community?

In InnovationTags BostonPublish DateApril 28, 2021

April 28, 2021 On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, voters in Boston will select the city’s next mayor. The former Mayor, Marty Walsh, resigned on March 22, 2021 to become Secretary of Labor in the Biden administration. …

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ItaliaFintech – The Association of Italian Fintech Entrepreneurs

ItaliaFintech – The Association of Italian Fintech Entrepreneurs

In FinTech, StartupsTags Brexit, innovation ecosystem, ItalyPublish DateFebruary 4, 2021

February 4, 2021 ItaliaFintech was established in 2018 by a small group of the leading fintech entrepreneurs who felt the need to join forces and build a common house for discussion and development. The aim was …

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Outsourcing Currency Management with Lumint

Outsourcing Currency Management with Lumint

In FinTech, StartupsTags Boston, FXPublish DateJanuary 27, 2021

January 27, 2021  When foreign exchange transactions executed for mutual funds, pension plans, and endowments don’t occur at the interbank rate, investors and beneficiaries lose out. A lack of oversight and a lack of transparency mean …

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The Best and Worst of Times

The Best and Worst of Times

In FinTech, Startups, Venture CapitalTags BostonPublish DateJanuary 1, 2021

January 1, 2021 2020 was a wretched year by every measure except this one: 46 Boston-based fintech firms raised more than $1.12 billion in private equity and venture capital — significantly more than any previous year except 2018 …

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How Descartes Underwriting Helps Companies Weather Climate Change

How Descartes Underwriting Helps Companies Weather Climate Change

In Insurance, InsurTech, StartupsTags BlackFin, InsurTech, ParisPublish DateSeptember 10, 2020

September 10, 2020 Parametric insurance pays out when a pre-defined event occurs as measured by a specified figure, figures, or index. It has traditionally been used in agriculture and by insurance companies to cover natural catastrophes, …

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CMO Interview with Jennifer Marino

CMO Interview with Jennifer Marino

In Banking, FinTech, MarketingTags Hockey, PFMPublish DateAugust 12, 2020

August 12, 2020 Jen Marino was most recently the Chief Marketing and Customer Officer at Rockland Trust Company, where she led the company’s branding, communications, strategic planning, and customer experience efforts. Rockland Trust is a $11.5 …

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