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The rise and fall of Vice Media – podcast
Vice Media is laying off hundreds of workers and no longer publishing journalism on its website. Sirin Kale and Sam Wolfson discuss their time at the company You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport This episode was first played on our global news podcast, Today in Focus. Last month, Vice Media Group announced it would…
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The rise and fall of Vice Media – podcast
Vice Media is laying off hundreds of workers and no longer publishing journalism on its website. Sirin Kale and Sam Wolfson discuss their time at the company You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport This episode was first played on our global news podcast, Today in Focus. Last month, Vice Media Group announced it would…
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The rise and fall of Vice Media – podcast
Vice Media is laying off hundreds of workers and no longer publishing journalism on its website. Sirin Kale and Sam Wolfson discuss their time at the company You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport This episode was first played on our global news podcast, Today in Focus. Last month, Vice Media Group announced it would…
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The rise and fall of Vice Media – podcast
Vice Media is laying off hundreds of workers and no longer publishing journalism on its website. Sirin Kale and Sam Wolfson discuss their time at the company You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport This episode was first played on our global news podcast, Today in Focus. Last month, Vice Media Group announced it would…
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The Power of Machine Learning in Transaction Monitoring
In the banking industry, transaction monitoring stands as a critical pillar of defense against fraud, money laundering, and other illicit activities. While traditional methods have served their purpose, the landscape is evolving, demanding a more sophisticated approach. This is where machine learning emerges as a key driver, offering remarkable capabilities in transaction monitoring. Transaction monitoring…
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Ally Financial names Rhodes as CEO
Ally Financial named a new chief executive today, ending a three-month search. Michael Rhodes will take the reins of the bank April 29 and become a member of the board, according to an Ally release. Prior to joining Ally, Rhodes served as CEO of Discover Financial Services, which Capital One announced plans to acquire last month. He has 25…
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Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison over FTX collapse
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing billions of dollars from customers, marking the final chapter in a case that has upended the crypto industry. US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan delivered the sentence in federal court in Manhattan moments after Bankman-Fried said he was “sorry about what happened…
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Discover: AI accelerates RPA lifecycle
Discover Financial Services is looking to AI to help boost its coding and robotic process automation efforts. When implementing robotic process automation (RPA), “you don’t just say, all right we have automation, we’re done. … Because there are always opportunities to improve,” David Lyons, intelligent automation program manager at Discover Financial Services, said March 18…
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Banks, fintechs back in the M&A game
Mergers and acquisitions are heating up after a subdued 2023, with investors on the hunt for strategic deals, especially in the fintech and financial services industries. In the first three months of 2024 multiple major bank and fintech deals were announced, including: Capital One acquisition of Discover Financial Services; nCino acquisition of DocFox; Nationwide acquisition…
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Movers and Shakers: Stawchansky new chief technology innovation officer at Finastra
Fintech Finastra has appointed Mike Stawchansky senior vice president, chief technology innovation officer, according to a release from the on March 6. Stawchansky was senior vice president of platform engineering at data intelligence company Collibra and vice president of system engineering at Salesforce, according to his LinkedIn profile. “My previous roles gave me a robust…