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IBM Partners With Charlotte Fintech Accelerator In New 'Hyper Protect' Program for Fintech and Healthtech Startups

IBM wants startups to understand the importance of security — and then give them the tools to do so. Big Blue has announced the Hyper Protect Accelerator Powered by IBM LinuxONE, a startup accelerator program located in Charlotte, North Carolina that will give selected high-potential startups access to IBM technical

How Good Is Your Retirement Advisor? This Score Will Tell You

How Good Is Your Retirement Advisor? This Score Will Tell You

You've seen the headlines — Americans are falling behind on retirement savings, with one recent survey signaling that only 12 percent have stocked away what they will need for their twilight years. But even if you bring in an outside expert to help make sure you're prepared,

This Startup Lets Users Spend Food Stamps at Amazon Fresh and Instacart

This Startup Lets Users Spend Food Stamps at Amazon Fresh and Instacart

Across the United States, 22 percent of food-insecure households fall under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — what we used to call food stamps — totaling $126 billion in food assistance per year. However, the spending power that the program allocates monthly is often held back due to a largely

Queen City Fintech Accelerator Pulls From Three Continents For Spring Cohort

Queen City Fintech Accelerator Pulls From Three Continents For Spring Cohort

North Carolina’s Queen City Fintech, the only financial technology-focused startup accelerator in the Southeast, has recruited ten companies for its 2018 spring cohort. The accelerator's eighth program drew 150 applications from post-revenue startups in 18 countries and 20 states. Half of the cohort is international

Speakalytics Introduces AI to Quantify the Art of Selling — Over the Phone

Speakalytics Introduces AI to Quantify the Art of Selling — Over the Phone

As inside sales grows fifteen times faster than the more-traditional field approach, field sales are becoming a strategy of the past. Seeking more efficient ways to connect with modern buyers and customers, enterprises are increasingly replying on phone calls and web conferences; in effect, salespeople are spending less time

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Charlotte's Bank-Backed Queen City Fintech Accelerator Recruits International Fall Cohort

Five southern financial technology companies have been accepted into the next cohort of Charlotte, NC-based Queen City Fintech accelerator, along with startups from around the globe. The group of 10 startups in Class 7 is the first Fall cohort of the competitive accelerator, which is backed by a robust

Aflac 100m fund

Why Is The Aflac Duck Looking to Invest $100M In Startups?

You know them as the duck whose honking quack reminds you that — oh yeah, you really need to pay your insurance bill. Columbus, GA-based Aflac, a company with 60-year-old roots in Georgia, is a household name in the insurance space: they are the number one provider of