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Olympics Organizers Hope Biden Can Help Rally For Tokyo Games

Olympics Organizers Hope Biden Can Help Rally For Tokyo Games
Olympics Organizers Hope Biden Can Help Rally For Tokyo Games
January 27, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Japanese coordinators for the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo are hoping that newly-elected U.S. President Joe Biden can help kick up momentum in support of...

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Today In Payments: Biden Getting Pushback On $1.9 Trillion COVID Stimulus; Instacart Reducing In-Store Shoppers
Today In Payments: Biden Getting Pushback On $1.9 Trillion COVID Stimulus; Instacart Reducing In-Store Shoppers
January 22, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, President Joe Biden’s COVID relief plan is getting pushback from Republican lawmakers, and Instacart is terminating almost 1,900 jobs. Plus, Revolut...

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Trailblazer Janet Yellen Gets Senate Committee Nod For Treasury Secretary
Trailblazer Janet Yellen Gets Senate Committee Nod For Treasury Secretary
January 22, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

The Senate Finance Committee voted 26-0 in favor of Janet Yellen’s appointment as the 78th secretary of the Treasury, with an anticipated move to the...

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Biden Announces Admin Changes For SEC, FTC, CFTC
Biden Announces Admin Changes For SEC, FTC, CFTC
January 21, 2021  |  Personnel

The new acting chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be Commissioner Allison Herren Lee as designated by President Joe Biden, according to...

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Biden To Name Dave Uejio Acting Head Of CFPB
Biden To Name Dave Uejio Acting Head Of CFPB
January 21, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

After the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) resigned to follow the wishes of the new administration, the White House said President Joe Biden would...

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Biden’s First Executive Orders Mandate Masks, Establish COVID-19 Response Coordinator
Biden’s First Executive Orders Mandate Masks, Establish COVID-19 Response Coordinator
January 21, 2021  |  News

With the stroke of a pen, President Joe Biden’s first round of executive orders forged a commitment to combatting the coronavirus pandemic and its associated economic...

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Today In Payments: Biden Expected To Name Michael Barr To Head OCC; Biden’s Treasury Pick Yellen Leary Of Crypto
Today In Payments: Biden Expected To Name Michael Barr To Head OCC; Biden’s Treasury Pick...
January 21, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, President Biden is expected to pick Michael Barr to head the OCC, and Janet Yellen, Biden’s pick for Treasury Secretary, is...

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Biden Asks Consumer Protection Chief Kraninger To Step Down
Biden Asks Consumer Protection Chief Kraninger To Step Down
January 20, 2021  |  CFPB

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger handed in her resignation Wednesday (Jan. 20) at the request of U.S. President Joe Biden, newly sworn...

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