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Report: Prepaid Debit Cards Seen As Safe, Simple Way To Bank Unbanked Americans

Report: Prepaid Debit Cards Seen As Safe, Simple Way To Bank Unbanked Americans
Report: Prepaid Debit Cards Seen As Safe, Simple Way To Bank Unbanked Americans
July 26, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

Access to financial services is a constant struggle for millions of Americans, with more than 6 percent of American households remaining unbanked and nearly 19...

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Surging In-Office And Online Doctor Visits Fuel Demand For ‘Hybrid Healthcare’ ID Solutions
Surging In-Office And Online Doctor Visits Fuel Demand For ‘Hybrid Healthcare’ ID Solutions
July 26, 2021  |  Authentication

If you’re reading this and you’ve been through the massive shift wrought by COVID-19, you’ve likely been to, or arranged, a telehealth appointment with a...

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BNPL And New Ways Of Financing Are Challenging Old Ways Of Calculating Creditworthiness
BNPL And New Ways Of Financing Are Challenging Old Ways Of Calculating Creditworthiness
July 25, 2021  |  credit frictions

For decades, the FICO score has been the most influential tool in the financial services marketplace. It has stood above all others as the independent...

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Expert Warns Of UK Financial Losses If Firms Taking Crypto As Payment Fail
Expert Warns Of UK Financial Losses If Firms Taking Crypto As Payment Fail
July 25, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

A U.K.-based insolvency expert says crypto could be dire for the government, The Guardian reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Southeast Asia’s Delivery Service Ninja Van Considers Going Public
Southeast Asia’s Delivery Service Ninja Van Considers Going Public
July 25, 2021  |  Delivery

Ninja Van, the Southeast Asian delivery group utilizing motorcycles, might be going for an initial public offering (IPO) after a valuation of $1 billion, Financial...

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Robinhood Eyes IRAs For US Investors; Made Its IPO Event Public
Robinhood Eyes IRAs For US Investors; Made Its IPO Event Public
July 25, 2021  |  Investments

Robinhood, the popular brokerage among retail traders, has opened its IPO ambitions with a roadshow where it pitched itself to all investors, Bloomberg writes. Get...

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Bitcoin Daily: Sao Paulo, Brazil Police Seize $33M In Alleged Crypto Fraud Scheme; Three US States Probe BlockFi’s Crypto Accounts
Bitcoin Daily: Sao Paulo, Brazil Police Seize $33M In Alleged Crypto Fraud Scheme; Three US...
July 25, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Brazilian police have seized $33 million reportedly from a money laundering scheme involving cryptocurrencies, according to a press release from police in São Paulo. Get...

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PayPal Hires Chainalysis Exec To Lead Crypto Regulatory Affairs
PayPal Hires Chainalysis Exec To Lead Crypto Regulatory Affairs
July 25, 2021  |  Personnel

Jesse Spiro, a former Chainalysis head of policy and regulatory affairs, will be working with PayPal’s crypto division, CoinDesk reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Biden Administration, TikTok Agree To Drop Lawsuit
Biden Administration, TikTok Agree To Drop Lawsuit
July 25, 2021  |  Legal

Under the U.S. President Joe Biden administration, a lawsuit from the President Donald Trump era attempting to ban TikTok from American shores won’t be going...

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