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DIFC Celebrates Strong Year in 2024, as Tech, AI and Fintech Sectors Enjoy Record-Breaking Growth

The Fintech Times

Providing personal and professional development, and academic training remains an important part of supporting talent in the community. The gender diversity ratio within the DIFC workforce, 37 per cent of which is female, is enviable compared to many financial cities around the world.

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Burning Man: Silicon Valley’s Hottest Perk?

PYMNTS

As Labor Day 2019 rolls in, the residents of the Eastern shore of Florida are gearing up for what is increasingly looking to be a catastrophic storm in Hurricane Dorian. Which is not to say that every year doesn’t have its specific quirks – or that 2019 isn’t packing its share of oddities.

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Subscription Services Top Santa’s 2020 Gift List

PYMNTS

According to Recurly’s 2019 Cyber Monday recap figures , Burkhart noted, there is not only big growth for subscription businesses during what is arguably the biggest eCommerce day of the year, but “strong sequential growth” each year. By the numbers, year-on-year growth for 2019’s Cyber Monday, on a site-by-site average, was 81.68

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This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 23/01

The Fintech Times

This will enable Comic Relief, which started working with GoCardless in 2019, to take more donations outside of its yearly Red Nose Day fundraising campaign. As well as increasing teacher professional development targets, the SLL also supports an increase in the number of scholarships offered by the school.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

CB Insights

Still, consumer adoption of telehealth prior to Covid-19 was slow: in July 2019, a JD Power survey found that only about 10% of US residents had replaced a visit to the doctor, urgent care, or hospital with telemedicine services in the 12 months prior. That growth, already slowing by late 2019, ground to a halt in the wake of the pandemic.

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Reopening: The Tech-Enabled Office In A Post-Covid World

CB Insights

To stay ahead of the curve, companies will need to consider key investments across wellness, remote collaboration tools, mobile cybersecurity tech, accessible HR tools, and workforce training programs for professional development and upskilling. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Lobbies and building entrances: pre-entry wellness checks.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

CB Insights

Set to open in early 2019 in the former mill town of North Adams, Massachusetts, Loom’s menu will be based on local ingredients and historical recipes. If planned correctly, they can be vehicles for quick employment and professional development, venues for community gathering, and cultural hubs.