Month : August 2020

MainStreet Bank Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
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MainStreet Bank Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

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by Fintech News Desk0
MainStreet Bancshares, Inc., (Nasdaq: MNSB), parent company of MainStreet Bank, announce the promotion of Lisa Kilgour to Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Kilgour has an impressive 36-year career in community banking. She joined MainStreet Bank in 2017 and prior to that she served as Senior Vice-President of Operations for Middleburg......
Crypto.com Pay Now Powers CRO Payments From Any ERC-20 Wallet
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Crypto.com Pay Now Powers CRO Payments From Any ERC-20 Wallet

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by Fintech News Desk0
Enables merchants to expand reach to 30 million + crypto wallets Crypto.com today announced that Crypto.com Pay — the company’s payment solution for online merchants — will now support CRO payments from any ERC-20 wallet. This evolution of Crypto.com Pay will help merchants expand their reach by giving customers more......
Chainlink Acquires DECO from Cornell University
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Chainlink Acquires DECO from Cornell University

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by Fintech News Desk0
A new technology for utilizing HTTPS/TLS developed at Cornell University, has been acquired by Chainlink. Smart Contract Summit —  Chainlink, the most widely used decentralized financial data source, securing over $3B in value, announced today that it has acquired DECO from Cornell University. DECO is an improvement on how to utilize HTTPS/TLS for data......
Oita Chuo Pacific Management Says Aveva to Acquire SoftBank-Backed OSIsoft for $5 Billion
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Oita Chuo Pacific Management Says Aveva to Acquire SoftBank-Backed OSIsoft for $5 Billion

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by Fintech News Desk0
Financial executives at wealth management advisory Oita Chuo Pacific Management have said that Aveva Group Plc has agreed to acquire SoftBank-backed US tech rival OSIsoft, in a deal worth $5 billion and one of the largest acquisitions a UK tech company has ever made. Read More: Fannie Mae Promotes Jeffery Hayward to......
QuantConnect Increases Access to Alpha Streams Market
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QuantConnect Increases Access to Alpha Streams Market

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by Fintech News Desk0
More funds can now license alphas from QuantConnect’s community of over 110,000 algorithmic traders QuantConnect today announced expanded access to its pioneering Alpha Streams market, the world’s first marketplace for alpha where funds can shop for and license algorithmic trading strategies. By lowering the minimum AUM threshold for trading firms looking......
Data Gumbo Appoints McKinsey Alumnus as New Board Chairman
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Data Gumbo Appoints McKinsey Alumnus as New Board Chairman

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by Fintech News Desk0
Data Gumbo, the trusted industrial blockchain network, today announced that Richard Dobbs, 30-year veteran of McKinsey and former Director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), has joined the board as chairman. “Dobbs is a recognized strategic industry thinker,” said Andrew Bruce, CEO, Data Gumbo. “His distinct expertise will lend structure, support......
Ledyard’s Kathy Underwood Receives Distinguished Leadership Award
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Ledyard’s Kathy Underwood Receives Distinguished Leadership Award

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Ledyard National Bank is pleased to announce that Kathy Underwood, President and CEO, will be presented the Sandra J. Pattie Distinguished Leadership Award at Banking New England’s annual New England Women in Banking Conference. The award is presented to female role models who have made an exceptional mark on the......
Cashfloat Reports an Increase of Over 270% in Loan Fee Fraud Attempts Since the Start of COVID-19
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Cashfloat Reports an Increase of Over 270% in Loan Fee Fraud Attempts Since the Start of COVID-19

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by Fintech News Desk0
Cashfloat.co.uk, one of the UK’s leading online unsecured direct lenders, reported a record increase of over 270% in loan fee fraud attempts since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with an average loss of £250 per victim. Read More: TeamMate+ global expert solution from Wolters Kluwer named finalist in 2020 SaaS......
LDRA Delivers Secure Software Development Resource for Embedded Markets
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LDRA Delivers Secure Software Development Resource for Embedded Markets

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by Fintech News Desk0
Web portal guides developers in how to build security into embedded software from the ground up to help prevent hacks, liability claims, reputational damage, compliance fines, and frantic customers LDRA, the leader in standards compliance, automated software verification, software code analysis, and test tools, today launched the Secure Software Development Resource......
Virtual, Inc. Continues Creative Winning Streak for PCI Security Standards Council Video Work
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Virtual, Inc. Continues Creative Winning Streak for PCI Security Standards Council Video Work

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by Fintech News Desk0
Today Virtual, Inc. announced that it has been recognized with two prestigious video production awards for projects done on behalf of one of its clients, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). “If a picture is worth a thousand words, a great video is worth ten times that. We love to help......
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