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Fintech funding slides to 7-year low

Finextra

Global funding in the fintech sector has fallen to its lowest level since 2017, according to newly published research.

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Blockchain Starts 2017 With A Bang

PYMNTS

PYMNTS examines the data surrounding the latest developments of blockchain, already off to a speedy start in 2017. That figure is expected to increase in 2017 and beyond. In 2017, Wyre said, blockchain technology offers the opportunity to reduce both of those metrics. and China accumulated in 2015 alone. reports noted.

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Fintech 2017: Shifting Budgets and Priorities

Payments Source

SourceMedia Research surveyed executives to assess their plans for overall spending and delve into the opportunities and risks that bankers are seeking to address with their 2017 budgets. What emerges from the response set is an image of an industry that continues to allocate ever more resources to modernization.

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Biometric Mobile Payments Set To Explode In 2017

PYMNTS

Mobile payments using biometrics to authenticate the user is forecasted to reach close to $2 billion in 2017, up from $600 million last year, according to new data from Juniper Research. Juniper Research found that Chinese manufacturers are including fingerprint sensors in mid-range smartphones as well.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Researchers Find Over 2 Billion Records Exposed In Orvibo Data Breach

PYMNTS

In a reported leak of billions of user records in a smart home data breach, researchers have found that a database that belongs to Chinese firm Orvibo has been left open without a password for protection. The research found that shoppers worldwide bought 663 million smart home devices in 2017 and that number is said to rise in 2023 to 1.94

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Consumers Are Increasingly Researching Purchases Online

PYMNTS

It appears that 2017 was a good year for omnichannel shopping, particularly according to the eCommerce Foundation’s recently released “United States Ecommerce Country Report” that covered eCommerce data from the last year.

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.