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3 ways fintech companies can help retailers launch financial services

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Two of the country’s biggest retailers, Walmart and Walgreens, recently announced they are launching their own financial services. But as the pandemic has forced even traditional retail banks to rethink their business model , launching a financial service isn’t as simple as taking a successful retail model and applying it to banking.

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Exploring Salesforce Blockchain

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In the fast-paced digital landscape of 2024, businesses are constantly seeking innovative solutions to enhance efficiency, security, and transparency in their operations. Enter Salesforce Blockchain, a revolutionary technology integrated into the Salesforce platform, offering new possibilities for business transformation.

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Customer centricity: How Mashreq Bank is placing its customers at the forefront of its operations.

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Mohamed Salah Abdel Hamid Abdel Razek, Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head of Tech, Transformation & Information, Mashreq explains how the bank is integrating advanced technologies and expanding its digital footprint. Blockchain is really important for us, especially for safe transactions that cross borders.

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Stacked raises $35M to bring passive investing tools to retail crypto traders

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Stacked , a web-based platform that provides passive investment tools for retail investors interested in crypto, just announced it raised a $35 million Series A co-led by Alameda Research , a crypto trading firm owned by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. They have great custody solutions, liquidity, security, all these very complicated things.

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QuestBook raises $8.3 million to help web3 developers secure funds

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Blockchain and other web3 projects are racing to reach developers, hosting hackathons, bandying out grants and offering other perks to lure those who can build. It also screens projects using a number of factors such as a developer’s on-chain and GitHub history to shoulder much of the burden from various blockchain and web3 firms.

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Crypto boom continues as Chainalysis raises $100M, doubles valuation to over $2B

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Chainalysis , a blockchain analysis company, announced Friday it has closed on $100 million in Series D financing, doubling its valuation to over $2 billion. The round comes just four months after the company secured a $100 million Series C round at a $1 billion valuation. Gox , then the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

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Republic may build a secondary exchange for digital securities, fueled by $150 million in new funding

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There’s plenty of frustration in the world of startups over when a digital asset does and does not constitute a security in the eyes of the Securities & Exchange Commission. Where many see regulatory murkiness, the five-year-old, New York-based investing platform Republic sees opportunity.