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Investments in Financial Education Empowers FIs and Their Customers

Investments in Financial Education Empowers FIs and Their Customers
Investments in Financial Education Empowers FIs and Their Customers
December 23, 2021  |  Banking

Financial institutions (FIs) that offer financial education to consumers find that it helps to build trust, Alexis Castorina, head of consumer education for Early Warning®,...

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JPMorgan: Super Apps Set the Stage for ‘Commerce That Follows Consumers’
JPMorgan: Super Apps Set the Stage for ‘Commerce That Follows Consumers’
December 23, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

We look back and take stock of what was in order to gain a roadmap for what will be. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Data Plus Trust Is the Credit Union’s Digital Roadmap
Data Plus Trust Is the Credit Union’s Digital Roadmap
December 23, 2021  |  Credit Unions

The pandemic has spotlighted a key urgency for financial institutions (FIs) of all types: investigating and investing in the connection between human and digital engagement...

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Nigerian Mobility Tech Startup Metro Africa Xpress Nets $31M for Expansion
Nigerian Mobility Tech Startup Metro Africa Xpress Nets $31M for Expansion
December 22, 2021  |  Investments

Metro Africa Express (MAX), a Nigerian mobility tech startup, has raised $31 million in a Series B funding round and is looking to enter more...

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EU OKs Microsoft’s $19.7B Deal to Buy Telemedicine Tech Firm Nuance
EU OKs Microsoft’s $19.7B Deal to Buy Telemedicine Tech Firm Nuance
December 22, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The European Union has cleared Microsoft’s buy of Nuance, an artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing company, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 22) press release...

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Fed: Pandemic Caused In-Person Card Payments to Drop by $11.7B in 2020
Fed: Pandemic Caused In-Person Card Payments to Drop by $11.7B in 2020
December 22, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

In a report released Wednesday (Dec. 22), the Federal Reserve said that payment behavior saw a massive, pandemic-driven shift in 2020. Get the Full Story...

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FinTech Oportun Completes Acquisition of Banking Platform Digit
FinTech Oportun Completes Acquisition of Banking Platform Digit
December 22, 2021  |  Acquisitions

Fintech Oportun has acquired neobanking platform Digit, which provides automated savings, investing and banking tools, the companies announced Wednesday (Dec. 22). Get the Full Story...

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Touch This, Look at That: Why Ikea and Other Retailers Are Going Little and Local
Touch This, Look at That: Why Ikea and Other Retailers Are Going Little and Local
December 22, 2021  |  Retail

Life may get a bit easier for urban, suburban and rural consumers alike who want to shop at a big-box retailer for big-ticket items like...

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UK’s DeHealth to Create a 3D Healthcare Metaverse
UK’s DeHealth to Create a 3D Healthcare Metaverse
December 22, 2021  |  Healthcare

British nonprofit DeHealth is looking into making a “decentralized metaverse” to allow doctors and patients to interact in another “new world,” a Wednesday (Dec. 22)...

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