Video, Facial ID Become Tools To Vet And On Board Remote Workforce
Video, Facial ID Become Tools To Vet And On Board Remote Workforce
January 14, 2021  |  Authentication

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NEW DATA: Relevance Test: Majority Of Consumers Find Bank Web Content Lacking
NEW DATA: Relevance Test: Majority Of Consumers Find Bank Web Content Lacking
January 14, 2021  |  Digital Banking

Since the onset of the pandemic, banking activities like opening new accounts and applying for loans are now being done virtually to socially distance and...

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Mastercard’s Saxena: Walgreens Deal Addresses Dual Priorities Of Payments And Healthcare
Mastercard’s Saxena: Walgreens Deal Addresses Dual Priorities Of Payments And Healthcare
January 14, 2021  |  Retail

The relationship announced Wednesday (Jan. 13) between Walgreens, Mastercard and Synchrony is more than a standard co-brand deal. The three companies will now team up...

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Mobile Payments Bridge Cash And Digital Divide In Pakistan
Mobile Payments Bridge Cash And Digital Divide In Pakistan
January 14, 2021  |  Digital Payments

In the move toward digital payments in cash-centric economies, building trust in bank accounts and payments done in bits and bytes is critical. Get the...

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Grab Financial Group Raises $300 Million For Expanded Finance Solutions
Grab Financial Group Raises $300 Million For Expanded Finance Solutions
January 13, 2021  |  Investments

Southeast Asian FinTech Grab Financial Group announced in a press release that it has raised $300 million in a Series A funding round. Get the...

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Bitcoin Daily: OCC Grants Crypto Firm Anchorage Conditional Digital Banking License; Crypto Exchange RG Coins Owner Arrested For Money Laundering
Bitcoin Daily: OCC Grants Crypto Firm Anchorage Conditional Digital Banking License; Crypto Exchange RG Coins...
January 13, 2021  |  Bitcoin

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted digital asset platform Anchorage Trust Company a digital banking license, according to a press release...

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Department Stores Continue Slide As Nordstrom Reports 22 Pct Holiday Drop
Department Stores Continue Slide As Nordstrom Reports 22 Pct Holiday Drop
January 13, 2021  |  Earnings

Showing the continued struggles of retail stores in the pandemic era, Nordstrom reported a 22 percent net sales decline for the nine-week holiday period that...

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Fed Says Unemployment Rate Tops 20 Pct For Low-Income Workers
Fed Says Unemployment Rate Tops 20 Pct For Low-Income Workers
January 13, 2021  |  Economy

The pandemic is making disparities worse in the country’s economy, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said in a Wednesday (Jan. 13) speech, with unemployment “likely...

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Fed Report: 2020 Closes Out With Slight Economic Uptick 
Fed Report: 2020 Closes Out With Slight Economic Uptick 
January 13, 2021  |  Economy

The U.S. economy posted slight gains in the pandemic year of 2020, after closing the books on what was one of the most dismal economic...

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