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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 shift to real-time payments, and enable access to real-time payment rails without necessitating bank integration.” Part one of the interview with founder and CEO Stephany Kirkpatrick is here: https://bit.ly/34jkyLv Q.    Stephany, who are your ideal customers? A.    We want to be everywhere that ACH is. In …

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Q&A with Gabrielle Haddad, Co-founder of Sigma Ratings

In RegTechTags accelerators, banking, money launderingPublish DateMay 1, 2019

According to the Financial Times, “Some of the world’s biggest banks have spent billions of dollars settling corruption allegations with justice authorities in recent years. HSBC paid nearly $2bn and BNP Paribas nearly $9bn to the …

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Introducing Lloyd’s Lab

In Accelerators, InsuranceTags accelerators, InsurTech, LondonPublish DateJuly 20, 2018

Lloyd’s of London is a 330-year-old insurance market where brokers may still queue up to meet with underwriters face-to-face, where much work is still done on paper, and where, by its own admission, “modernisation and use …

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Tips for Startups on Working with the Media from a Top Tech Journalist

In Marketing, StartupsTags accelerators, CircleLending, heroes of businessPublish DateFebruary 8, 2018

I talk to a lot of startups and most have little idea about how journalism works (or worse, as in the case of HQ Trivia, they have terrible ideas). But positive coverage in a respected publication …

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Digital Identities with Cambridge Blockchain

In BlockchainTags accelerators, Boston, ParisPublish DateJanuary 2, 2018

Verification of customers and counterparties is vital in financial services. Identity defines and permits the relationship between financial services providers and their clients. But, according to the World Economic Forum: “Current identity systems are limiting Fintech …

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Prattle – A New Generation of Sentiment Analysis

In Capital Markets, FinTechTags accelerators, machine learning, St. LouisPublish DateSeptember 11, 2017

Founded in 2014, Prattle produces tradable signals by analyzing global central bank communications using a domain-specific linguistic algorithm in real time. Communications can include press releases, meeting minutes, speeches, papers, and more. Built to treat central …

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Brolly. Noun. An Umbrella. Chiefly British.

In Insurance, StartupsTags accelerators, London, P2P insurancePublish DateJune 12, 2017

The use of an umbrella to represent coverage and protection has a long history among companies in the insurance industry. Brolly was the latest, until Travelers bullied them into changing their logo. Co-founded in 2016 by …

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the 3D FinTech Challenge

In FinTech, Institutional Asset ManagementTags accelerators, Dassault, LondonPublish DateAugust 19, 2014

Every week seems to bring the announcement of another accelerator for financial technology startups. But I was particularly interested to read that French software company Dassault Systemes will sponsor a FinTech accelerator in London later this year. …

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Q&A with MassMutual Ventures

In Venture CapitalTags accelerators, MassMutualPublish DateAugust 13, 2014

Springfield, MA-based Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company  is launching a venture capital firm to invest in startups that will help the company improve its life insurance, disability, annuity, long-term care, retirement plans, and investment businesses. MassMutual …

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Thoughts On The Boston FinTech Community

In FinTechTags accelerators, BostonPublish DateAugust 5, 2014

In lieu of a post this morning, I offer you a link to my thoughts on what is needed to move the Boston FinTech community forward, as published in the Boston Business Journal. …

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Q&A with coFounder of Amerigo Capital Analytics

In Institutional Asset Management, StartupsTags accelerators, France, startupsPublish DateJuly 21, 2014

Named for the famed Italian explorer who also lent his name to two continents, Amerigo Capital Analytics is a French start-up developing analytic tools and models to help institutional investors understand and evaluate US mortgage real-estate …

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