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Self-Serve and Digital-First Channels Can Populate ‘Banking Deserts’
Financial Inclusion // May 17, 2024

Banks have been fine-tuning their branch efforts as the pandemic recedes, shuttering locations in some markets and building new outposts in others. The Federal Reserve said in a recent blog post that in some cases, “banking deserts” have emerged, impacting 12 million individuals in the...

Jio to Launch Satellite Broadband Service in India
Connected Economy // October 27, 2023

Indian telecommunications company Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. has rolled out a satellite-based gigabit fiber service and said it aims to provide high-speed broadband services to previously inaccessible areas within India.  The new satellite broadband, named JioSpaceFiber, will be available across the country at “highly affordable” prices, expanding...

Amazon Launches First Prototypes for Global Satellite Internet Network
Amazon // October 06, 2023

Amazon launched the first prototypes for its Project Kuiper satellite internet system Friday (Oct. 6), moving forward in its plan to create a global satellite internet network. “The launch today started a new phase of our Protoflight mission, and there’s a long way to go, but it’s an...

A Quantum Leap For Data Security
Innovation // April 17, 2018

Quantum computers may be a game changer when it comes to data security -- rendering traditional encryption methods useless. Dmitry Fedyanin, senior research fellow at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, tells PYMNTS that the high-speed quantum internet can keep data safe from even...

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Self-Serve and Digital-First Channels Can Populate ‘Banking Deserts’

May 17, 2024
Banks have been fine-tuning their branch efforts as the pandemic recedes, shuttering locations in some markets and building new outposts in others. The Federal Reserve said in a recent blog post that in some cases, “banking deserts” have emerged, impacting 12 million individuals in the U.S. The Fed has drawn up a “map” that denotes […]

A Quantum Leap For Data Security

April 17, 2018
Quantum computers may be a game changer when it comes to data security -- rendering traditional encryption methods useless. Dmitry Fedyanin, senior research fellow at the Moscow Institute of Physics...

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Jio to Launch Satellite Broadband Service in India

October 27, 2023
Indian telecommunications company Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. has rolled out a satellite-based gigabit fiber service and said it aims to provide high-speed broadband services to previously inaccessible areas within India.  The new satellite broadband, named JioSpaceFiber, will be available across the country at “highly affordable” prices, expanding Jio’s reach to cover the millions of homes and businesses […]

Amazon Launches First Prototypes for Global Satellite Internet Network

October 06, 2023
Amazon launched the first prototypes for its Project Kuiper satellite internet system Friday (Oct. 6), moving forward in its plan to create a global satellite internet network. “The launch today started a new...