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Developer news

• TechCrunch: Rakuten Launches $100 Million Global Fund for Fintech Startups.

• GitHub is rolling out a redesign for code repositories.

• New Relic Now Lets Developers Dive Deeper Into Their Analytics.

The latest from FinDEVr San Francisco 2015 presenters

• Hyperwallet launches loyalty program for independent workers.

• Arxan announces cyber security scholarship program.

• Avoka introduces digital account opening from within Salesforce.

• Kabbage to power Sage’s small business loan offering.

• Market intelligence provider Ipreo selects Xignite to provide real-time and delayed equity prices to its Investor Relations platform, BD Corporate.

• Nexmo announces partnership with Netherlands KLM.

• CenturyLink adds former U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu to its board.

• Banking CIO Outlook magazine features Praesidio.

• TokBox’s new developer toolkit brings voice and video chat to Apple TV apps.

• Thinking Capital earns Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Canada Awards.

• Worldpay employees evaluate use of finger vein technology to authenticate payments at the POS without the need for a card.

• Let’s Talk Payments interviews Brent Warrington, Hyperwallet CEO.

Alumni updates

• Pymnts chats with Nymi founder and CEO, Karl Martin.

• Deccan Herald features Cloud Lending Solutions.

• Xero pilots program to allow users to file their GST returns.

• MasterCard announces Ed McLaughlin as new chief information officer.

• VentureBurn highlights Entersekt: SA’s fintech gem making it safe for millions to bank, shop online.

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