Author: OurCrowd

[Signals Analytics in The Washington Post] Bigger hauls, fewer choices: How the pandemic has changed our grocery shopping habits forever

Contactless shopping and the elimination of free samples. Less browsing and “product discovery” and more focus on the expediency of repurchasing. These are ways the novel coronavirus has changed how Americans buy groceries. The pandemic has altered what products people purchase, when and where, who is buying them, and how much time is devoted to the endeavor. Read...

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[Varo Money in Business Insider] Varo, First Consumer Fintech Granted National Bank Charter in the US, goes live with Temenos Cloud Technology

“Varo was founded with a clear vision to deploy a more efficient business model and cutting-edge technology in order to create a new kind of bank – one that is wholly designed around the financial health and wellbeing of the everyday American consumer. From the start, we knew this vision needed to be supported by having a national bank charter and an innovative technology partner like Temenos. After a three and a half year journey, I’m thrilled that Varo has made history as the first US consumer fintech to receive a national bank charter. Varo Bank is now live using our new industry-leading technology stack, developed in partnership with Temenos. Varo now has a historic opportunity to deliver the tech-driven banking products and services that will help millions of Americans make progress in their financial lives.” Read...

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[Tyto Care in PR Newswire] Tyto Care Receives Australian TGA Approval for Its AI-Powered, On Demand Telehealth Solution

Tyto Care, the healthcare industry’s first all-in-one telehealth platform and modular device for AI-powered, on-demand remote medical exams, today announced the approval of its telehealth solution by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Tyto Care can now distribute its solution to health organizations and consumers across the country. Read...

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[Morphisec in PR Web] Morphisec Releases Education Cybersecurity Threat Index as K-12 and Higher Education Goes Online this Fall in Response to COVID-19

Fifty-two percent of K-12 educators in the U.S. say their school has not warned them about the dangers of ransomware as they prepare to scale remote learning in the fall, according to the Education Cybersecurity Threat Index released today by Morphisec, the leader in Advanced Threat Prevention. In addition, more than one-in-five (21%) educators within colleges and universities say their institution has already been the victim of a cyberattack since the onset of COVID-19. Read...

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