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5 ways AI is revolutionizing how we handle money

May07
by on May 7, 2019 at 2:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Reinvent the Future of Finance


From the days when our ancestors exchanged bartered cattle for grain to the era of mobile banking, the finance and payments industry has evolved in parallel to technological advances in printing, construction, communications, and computers. There are plenty of reasons to believe artificial intelligence will spur the next revolution in the way we handle wealth and money. Modern AI is already leaving its mark in many different domains, including banking and payments. “Four years ago, the world of data science and machine learning in banking was limited to the way we looked at credit applications. That’s when machine learning started.…

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9 smart techniques to truly understand your customers’ needs

May07
by on May 7, 2019 at 1:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Marketing and SEO


Understanding and meeting your customers’ needs can be challenging, especially with market forces constantly changing. To succeed, you need to be a good listener and discover how your customers feel about your product. Take the charismatic fishmonger Richard Waasdorp, who livens up a fish cart in Amstelveen, near Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Amstelveen has a large Japanese community, which didn’t escape Waasdorps’ notice. To better service this valuable client base, Waasdorp had the bright idea to learn how to speak Japanese and to travel to Japan to learn more about the types of fish and cuts that would please them…

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TNW2019 Daily: Don’t miss these great workshops

May07
by on May 7, 2019 at 1:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


We only have two more days until TNW Conference! Things are really coming together now. We’ve started building at NDSM and it’s looking super cool. Check it out: But speaking of getting ready for TNW2019, have you registered for workshops yet? The best companies in tech are sharing their knowledge – don’t miss the chance to learn from them! Make sure to sign up with your ticket. Here are a few of our favorites: For the developers Make sure to catch Rijksoverheid’s session about developers and government Learn how to build an app with Waves Join Kin to learn how…

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FTC sues entrepreneur who raised $800K for smart backpack – then used it to buy Bitcoin

May07
by on May 7, 2019 at 1:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Serial crowdfunder Douglas Monahan will face court, accused of misusing more than $800,000 raised for a hi-tech range of backpacks to buy Bitcoin and pay credit card debt. The US federal trade commission (FTC) also claims Monahan threatened hundreds of consumers to silence criticism. He’s alleged to have told one investor he knew where they lived, while promising to sue to others for libel and slander. “Despite missing the delivery date for the iBackPack, Monahan started a second crowdfunding campaign in March 2016 via Kickstarter to produce and distribute the iBackPack 2.0, an updated version of the still-unproduced original iBackPack,”…

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