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NexPay Teams With Flagright for Faster Student Payment Processing
NexPay Teams With Flagright for Faster Student Payment Processing
December 21, 2023  |  Partnerships

Student payment FinTech NexPay partnered with Flagright to improve its real-time payment processing capabilities. Australia-based NexPay lets study abroad students pay in local currencies, with...

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Transportation Department Investigates Airlines’ Rewards Programs
Transportation Department Investigates Airlines’ Rewards Programs
December 21, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The U.S. Department of Transportation is reportedly closely examining the frequent flyer programs of major U.S. airlines, aiming to identify potential deceptive or unfair practices...

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Visa and Tech5 Partner to Promote Digital ID-Based Payments
Visa and Tech5 Partner to Promote Digital ID-Based Payments
December 21, 2023  |  Digital Identity

Visa has teamed with biometrics firm TECH5 to help build “digital government ecosystems on a global scale.” The partnership will involve the two companies working to “implement digital ID-based...

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New Car Sales Expected to Reach Highest Level Since 2019 
New Car Sales Expected to Reach Highest Level Since 2019 
December 21, 2023  |  Transportation

The automotive industry in the United States is reportedly set to experience a slight increase in new car sales in 2024.  Industry analysts’ projections indicate...

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Amazon Devices Leader Dave Limp Named CEO of Bezos’ Blue Origin
Amazon Devices Leader Dave Limp Named CEO of Bezos’ Blue Origin
December 21, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon veteran Dave Limp is going from Alexa to outer space. Limp, who led the company’s devices unit, was chosen by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos...

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Solana Token Make Gains as Crypto Market Recovers 
Solana Token Make Gains as Crypto Market Recovers 
December 21, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Solana’s cryptocurrency, SOL, which experienced a 94% decline in 2022, has reportedly made a comeback, attracting the attention of digital asset investors.  The SOL token...

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Rocket Lawyer Debuts AI-Powered Name-Generating ‘Copilot’
Rocket Lawyer Debuts AI-Powered Name-Generating ‘Copilot’
December 21, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Legal services platform Rocket Lawyer has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered customer tool. “Rocket Copilot combines powerful generative AI with professional human expertise to give customers a simple and...

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Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Less Than Economists Expected 
Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Less Than Economists Expected 
December 21, 2023  |  Economy

The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose by 2,000 during the week ended Dec. 16.  There were 205,000 initial claims filed that week,...

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Apple Falls Short in Bid to Stop Watch Ban
Apple Falls Short in Bid to Stop Watch Ban
December 21, 2023  |  Apple

The federal government will not let Apple delay an upcoming ban on Apple Watch imports. The International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday (Dec. 20) denied the company’s appeal of an earlier...

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