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Former Gemini CTO launches Fierce, a high-yield finance super app

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Fierce’s offerings include the Fierce Cash account, an FDIC-insured checking account with an annual percentage yield rate of up to 4.25%, and a debit card with access to over 55,000 fee-free ATMs. There is also stock trading where users can purchase fractional shares and ETFs. cash back on all spending.

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The rise of the chief transformation officer

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Yet unlike his peers, Wiedenbeck’s dual roles — the top technology executive as well as the transformation lead at Ameritas — are often at odds. As chief technology officer, Wiedenbeck is driving automation and IT modernization to reduce complexity and technical debt.

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11 ways to reduce your IT costs now

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Companies taking a multicloud approach can experience ballooning OpEx numbers, says Barrett Schrader, managing director of the technology consulting group at Protiviti: “Organizations can take advantage of volume discounts with reduced complexity. Contractors and vendors should be treated like your car insurance,” says Pratt.

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What CIOs need to become better enablers of sustainability

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So the CIO, the technologies they deploy, and the partnerships they form are essential to the future of a more environmentally sustainable way of doing business. Like anything, the hard work is the initial assessment,” says CGI director of business consulting and CIO advisor Sean Sadler.

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Walnut wants to crack open flexibility for healthcare bills

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Healthcare insurance, if you’re lucky to have it, only covers a subset of conditions in the United States. So for the uninsured and insured alike, innovative ways of managing big bills are in high demand — especially as uncertainty remains around how COVID-19 and long-haul symptoms will be handled by patients and payers.

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Ceiling breakers: Women IT execs shake up the status quo

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Koinig studied user experience and user interface design at the Vienna University of Technology, earning a doctorate. Following that, she started working as an IT consultant and business advisor, work that she says illustrated the vast potential for IT to make a difference. “I She retired from that position in 2020.

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Fintech Roundup: How going Fast and furious can ruin your startup

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The digital mortgage lender on April 6, offered corporate employees and product, design and engineering staff the option to separate from the company voluntarily in exchange for paid severance and health insurance coverage for 60 days. More on this topic later). While Vareto is mainly targeting larger, enterprise businesses, Clockwork.ai

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