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Productboard Unveils Groundbreaking Capabilities Empowering Product Leaders to Increase Organizational Efficiency and Deliver Business Value Faster

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Productboard, the customer-centric product management platform that helps teams get the right products to market faster, today announced new features to empower product leaders to deliver business value faster while driving organizational efficiency. With the new reporting and Customer board capabilities, Productboard is giving both leaders and teams unprecedented visibility into how their product organizations are running to help them deliver business impact, faster.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Productboard , the customer-centric product management platform that helps teams get the right products to market faster, today announced new features to empower product leaders to deliver business value faster while driving organizational efficiency.
With the new reporting and Customer board capabilities, Productboard is giving both leaders and teams unprecedented visibility into how their product organizations are running to help them deliver business impact, faster.
"Product leaders are concerned about speed to market, but what is often lost is a deeper understanding of where inefficiencies are across the entire product development lifecycle.
With this release, Productboard is giving product leaders real-time data and insights to help spot and resolve inefficiencies in the product organization and align resources to their business goals."

Nova Credit and Vesti Partner to Alleviate Financial Barriers for U.S.-Bound Nigerians

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Today Nova Credit , the worlds leading consumer-permissioned credit bureau, announced a partnership with Vesti , the finance app focused on alleviating barriers for Nigerians moving to the United States.

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Today Nova Credit , the worlds leading consumer-permissioned credit bureau, announced a partnership with Vesti , the finance app focused on alleviating barriers for Nigerians moving to the United States.
For more than half of recent U.S. immigrants, a top priority upon arrival is securing a credit card, according to a survey commissioned by Nova Credit.
Unfortunately, since credit profiles do not travel across borders, getting approved for a credit card as a newcomer is very challenging.
Simplifying financial services for immigrants is at the core of our mission at Vesti, said Olu Amusan, co-founder and CEO of Vesti.

Capitolis Continues Strong Momentum with SA-CCR Optimization and Capital Savings

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Capitolis momentum was apparent in its recent SA-CCR run which provided clients five times the effective notional benefit than they received in the first run.

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Capitolis momentum was apparent in its recent SA-CCR run which provided clients five times the effective notional benefit than they received in the first run.
The network continues to expand and both existing and new clients are seeing increased benefits from the network effect.
Capitolis is the technology company reimagining how capital markets operate by unlocking capital constraints and enabling greater access to more diversified capital and investment opportunities.
Capitolis is backed by world class venture capital firms, including Canapi Ventures, 9Yards Capital, SVB Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, and S Capital, as well as leading global banks such as J.P. Morgan, Citi and State Street.

Remote announces integration with HiBob to streamline global HR processes

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Remote , the leader in building, managing, and supporting global, distributed workforces, today announced a new integration with global HR technology disruptor HiBob that will deliver one-way data synchronization for customers of both platforms.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Remote , the leader in building, managing, and supporting global, distributed workforces, today announced a new integration with global HR technology disruptor HiBob that will deliver one-way data synchronization for customers of both platforms.
Through the integration, new and existing employee information will be automatically updated from HiBob into the Remote platform, minimizing administrative functions to streamline management of talent around the world.
Were very attuned to the needs of our market and understand the complexity of employing international teams has created challenges within HR processes, says HiBob Senior Director of Business Development, Yoav Gur.
Remote is dedicated to expanding the number of available integrations to further streamline workflows for customers by strategically partnering with HRIS, ATS, and other HR platform providers in the industry.

Nova Credit and Verizon Expand Partnership to Provide U.S. Newcomers Access to Device Financing In-Stores

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Nova Credit , the worlds leading consumer-permissioned credit bureau, in partnership with Verizon , announced today that they have expanded their partnership to offer international credit checks for new-to-country customers over the phone and in select Verizon stores as part of its flagship retail program.

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Nova Credit , the worlds leading consumer-permissioned credit bureau, in partnership with Verizon , announced today that they have expanded their partnership to offer international credit checks for new-to-country customers over the phone and in select Verizon stores as part of its flagship retail program.
With this partnership, Verizon will expand the use of Nova Credits Credit Passport to in-store and via phone, enabling them to pull prospective customers international credit files and translate it into a credit score that may qualify them for financing.
Nova Credit is on a mission to accelerate financial inclusion and help underserved communities gain access to better credit options.
The consumer-permissioned credit bureau helps U.S. newcomers to use their international credit history to apply for credit cards, auto loans, rental properties, and more with the Credit Passport.

Twitter, HardRock Digital and Starburst Join Cockroach Labs' First Conference: RoachFest

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs, the company behind the leading cloud-native distributed SQL database CockroachDB, today announced its inaugural customer event, RoachFest, which will take place from September 20-21 in New York City. RoachFest will bring together speakers from inspirational engineering companies like Twitter, HardRock Digital, Starburst Data, Ultimate Tournament and more to examine and share best practices for CockroachDB and the adjacent cloud technologies that are driving the future of application development. Get your tickets today.

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RoachFest will bring together speakers from inspirational engineering companies like Twitter, HardRock Digital, Starburst Data, Ultimate Tournament and more to examine and share best practices for CockroachDB and the adjacent cloud technologies that are driving the future of application development.
RoachFest will serve as a two-day event that will inspire and educate the CockroachDB community to prepare for a cloud-first future that requires a distributed mindset.
"Our goal with RoachFest is to create a forum to promote new thinking about the expanding role of data within the modern organization.
Cockroach Labs is the creator of CockroachDB, the most highly evolved, cloud-native, distributed SQL database on the planet.

Common Room Launches Workflows to Drive Personalized Community Engagement at Scale via Automation

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Common Room, the intelligent community growth platform for todays fastest-growing companies, today announced the launch of Common Room Workflows , a new set of capabilities that allow community managers and developer advocates to better support users with customizable community engagement programs.

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Common Room, the intelligent community growth platform for todays fastest-growing companies, today announced the launch of Common Room Workflows , a new set of capabilities that allow community managers and developer advocates to better support users with customizable community engagement programs.
Common Room Workflows allows community leaders to automate these tasks while still keeping that human touch, enabling our customers to deepen member engagement, drive community growth, and achieve their business goals.
As part of the Common Room platform, Workflows allows community leaders to:
Save time with automated community outreach.
Workflows from Common Room saves the team time and helps our new members get what they need from our community.

Cockroach Labs Appoints Former Amazon General Counsel Michelle Wilson to Board of Directors

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Monday, August 15, 2022

NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs, the company behind the leading cloud-native distributed SQL database CockroachDB, today announced Michelle Wilson, former SVP and General Counsel for Amazon, will be joining its Board of Directors as the first independent director. Her arrival to Cockroach Labs aligns with the company's explosive growth in the cloud database market.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs , the company behind the leading cloud-native distributed SQL database CockroachDB, today announced Michelle Wilson, former SVP and General Counsel for Amazon, will be joining its Board of Directors as the first independent director.
Her arrival to Cockroach Labs aligns with the company's explosive growth in the cloud database market.
"Michelle brings a wealth of experience from both operational and board director roles.
She will be an essential member of our board and we are grateful to have her wisdom," said Spencer Kimball, CEO and Co-Founder of Cockroach Labs.

Bracing for Economic Downturn, U.S. SMBs Bet on Tech

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Almost half of U.S. SMBs are changing their tech stack to adapt to the current economic climate, according to new research from Codat , the universal API for small business data.

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Almost half of U.S. SMBs are changing their tech stack to adapt to the current economic climate, according to new research from Codat , the universal API for small business data.
It found that 40 percent of SMBs are changing how they use and think about tools and software in the face of the current business environment.
The findings highlight a divide between larger SMBs and micro businesses (
The research also shows the potential value of software integrations (the ability for organizational systems to exchange data) to SMBs.

BitPay Launches Cash Back Rewards for BitPay Cardholders Through a Partnership with Cardlytics

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Adding a reward program through Cardlytics offers crypto enthusiasts another incentive to get and use the BitPay Card, said Stephen Pair, CEO of BitPay.

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Adding a reward program through Cardlytics offers crypto enthusiasts another incentive to get and use the BitPay Card, said Stephen Pair, CEO of BitPay.
Its easy, just load the BitPay Card with crypto, spend with dollars, get cash back and see rewards in the BitPay app.
Working with BitPay, we offer their crypto cardholders a customized shopping experience where they can earn cash back making the BitPay Card easy to use anytime they shop, said Farrell Hudzik, EVP Financial Institutions, Cardlytics.
The BitPay Card requires the BitPay Wallet app where cardholders can reload the card, view transaction history and manage card settings.