On Finovate.com

• NuCypher and Sureify Earn Finalist Spots at Startup Battlefield, MetLife’s Collab.

Around the web

• Mobile identity scoring innovator Juvo appoints Prosper president Ron Suber as strategic advisor.

• BBVA unveils new chatbot providing basic financial information over Facebook and Telegram.

• IBM opens the doors on its Blockchain Founder Accelerator program for blockchain startups.

• Spanish tax agency, AEAT, certifies Comarch’s Accounts Payable solution.

• Sberbank of Russia to Start Accepting JCB Cards.

• Puget Sound Business Journal Features Lighter Capital.

• NuCypher wins finalist spot at Disrupt NY 2017’s Startup Battlefield.

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