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The Royal Mint’s diversification means all change for IT and security

CIO

The Queen’s death brings e-commerce innovation Hobbs joined The Royal Mint in January 2020, bringing 20 years of experience from financial services, where he worked for Barclays Bank, Barclaycard, Lloyds Banking Group and Admiral Insurance. The Royal Mint also had to prepare for the launch of the King Charles III coin. “As

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How to Hire Banking UX/UI Designers

Mobilunity

Banking apps face numerous other problems besides complex onboarding. Just imagine a banking app with simple navigation and personalized experiences — the qualities valued by 94% and 72% of users, respectively. Look at N26, a fully digital bank known for its intuitive, secure, and seamless experience, boasting over 8 million customers.

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Daily Crunch: Mos evolves from fintech into challenger bank, as early users start post-college lives

TechCrunch

But first up is Natasha’s dive into Mos , which founder Amira Yahyaoui says is gunnin’ to become “the incumbent bank in the U.S.” And speaking of the metaverse, Mozilla is shutting its VR browser. Today’s startup news has a few Tiger rounds, a toilet paper headline and more. How much this will help is not clear at this juncture.

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How the metaverse will help financial organizations transform employee and customer experience on Microsoft Cloud

CIO

And with virtual training, employees can practice skills in a realistic, risk-free environment. Metaverse services can also help banks attract new customers. “We have a lineup of exciting projects, including creating a virtual bank for retail transactions and a non-fungible token marketplace using blockchain,” Singhal says. “We

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China’s WeRide secures more funding, pushing valuation to $3.3 billion

TechCrunch

Only four months after securing Series B fundraising of $310 million, Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide says it has achieved its Series C funding round that brings its post-money valuation to $3 billion. Automakers, suppliers and startups see growing market for in-vehicle AR/VR applications.

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AI voice, synthetic speech company LOVO gets $4.5M pre-series A funding

TechCrunch

The fund will also be allocated to securing resources such as GPUs and CPUs,” co-founder and chief operating officer Tom Lee told TechCrunch. LOVO already secured 50,000 users and more than 50 enterprise customers including the US-based J.B. Hunt, Bouncer, CPA Canada, LG CNS, and South Korea’s Shinhan Bank, Lee mentioned.

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10 Innovative Tech Startup Ideas for 2023

Openxcell

Virtual Reality The VR industry is expected to reach $13 billion in 2024 representing a 550% growth. VR is a fully immersive environment artificially constructed through images, sounds, etc. VR is a fully immersive environment artificially constructed through images, sounds, etc.