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Cross River Bank goes from tiny to mighty, with a $3B+ valuation and a crypto-first strategy

TechCrunch

billion last year — up 153% year-over-year in terms of global VC deal value — and include a range of outfits, from payments companies to digital banks to corporate spend players. It’s not as typical for us to hear, though, about venture capitalists pouring millions of dollars into a traditional bank.

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Meet the 50 CISOs to Watch in 2024

Lacework

Recognizing the increasing challenges yet often underappreciated role of these professionals, we launched the 50 CISOs to Watch initiative last year to celebrate the CISOs demonstrating outstanding technical and leadership qualities. His tenure includes roles at the Department of Defense, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America.

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Financial IT leaders prep for a quantum-fueled future

CIO

Cirdan Group, a European banking group that offers investment solutions, is another financial organization putting quantum computing to work, teaming up with quantum-as-a-service company Terra Quantum on a computational challenge for its investment solutions. Stakeholder interest is also key.

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Handling the Governance Risk and Compliance Albatross as it Comes

Coforge

For NIIT it is critical that we stay abreast of this continual change so that we can advise our clients on (1) how to remain compliant and (2) how to derive business value-add from their investments. It is calculated on the unsecured overnight rates banks charge other financial organizations daily.

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Digital Transformation Outpacing Financial Institution Security

Praxent

Can bank and credit unions overcome vulnerabilities to meet a new demand for digital banking. Traditional banking organizations today seek to leverage open core systems, fintech company partnerships and application programming interfaces to increase their digital visibility. Digital Transformation and the Pandemic.

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Norebase raises $1M to allow companies start, scale, and operate in any African country

TechCrunch

His experience from this activity, coupled with working as a technical adviser to the vice president’s office in Nigeria a couple of months back, led him to launch Norebase , a trade tech startup that has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round. Here’s a use case on how it works.

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Hotelbeds API Integration: Hands-on Experience with a Leading Bed Bank

Altexsoft

What is Hotelbeds: Key things to know Hotelbeds is the largest bed bank in the hospitality sector that provides an extensive listing of accommodations and other travel offerings worldwide. While several options are recommended, using GIATA is less advised due to incomplete mapping. Technical and workflow review.

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