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Getting Bitpaid: Crypto Edges To Mainstream And Everyday Transactions
Getting Bitpaid: Crypto Edges To Mainstream And Everyday Transactions
February 22, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The momentum and controversy around bitcoin continue unabated. Elon Musk invested $1.5 billion in it. Twitter is studying it for potential use. And a company...

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ID Check: COVID Changes Verification Needs Of Digital-First Economy
ID Check: COVID Changes Verification Needs Of Digital-First Economy
February 22, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Almost every industry in every business vertical has been affected by the pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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J.P. Morgan Details The 6 Trends Shaping Corporate Treasurers’ Futures
J.P. Morgan Details The 6 Trends Shaping Corporate Treasurers’ Futures
February 22, 2021  |  Innovation

It’s been nearly a year of roller coaster-style shifts in the global economy that have tested corporate treasurers’ ability to remain agile, responsive and proactive....

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Credit Unions Bring Digital Technology To Customer-Centric Strategy
Credit Unions Bring Digital Technology To Customer-Centric Strategy
February 22, 2021  |  Credit Unions

The value proposition for credit unions continues to be member-centric at all costs. But the pandemic has slightly revised that approach. CO-OP’s Senior Vice President...

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FinTech Brex Applies For Bank Charter
FinTech Brex Applies For Bank Charter
February 21, 2021  |  Banking

San Francisco-based Brex, which makes financial management software for businesses, announced Friday (Feb. 19) it has filed to open an industrial bank in Utah, according...

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BCB Group To Help B2B Treasuries Adopt Crypto
BCB Group To Help B2B Treasuries Adopt Crypto
February 21, 2021  |  B2B Payments

BCB Group, which works in global digital finance, has rolled out a new program to help get corporate treasury departments to embrace digital assets, a...

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Kroger Reports Data Breach; Customer Data Hacked
Kroger Reports Data Breach; Customer Data Hacked
February 21, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Kroger has confirmed it was among the companies affected by the data security incident that hit Accellion, according to a press release. An unauthorized person...

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Tourism Industry Braces For Continued COVID-19 Downturn
Tourism Industry Braces For Continued COVID-19 Downturn
February 21, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Problems with vaccine rollouts and the continuing spread of the coronavirus have dampened the travel industry’s expectations for a recovery from the economic issues it’s...

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Fauci Warns: ‘We’re Not Out Of The Woods’
Fauci Warns: ‘We’re Not Out Of The Woods’
February 21, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Despite the plummeting number of new COVID-19 infections in the United States, “we’re not out of the woods yet,” National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...

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