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CFPB: 10 Pct Of US Households At Risk Of Eviction, Foreclosure

CFPB: 10 Pct Of US Households At Risk Of Eviction, Foreclosure
CFPB: 10 Pct Of US Households At Risk Of Eviction, Foreclosure
March 02, 2021  |  Economy

A new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau report says that there are currently 11 million people at risk of losing their housing, whether by evictions or...

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US SPAC Tailwind Hunting For European Unicorns To Take Public
US SPAC Tailwind Hunting For European Unicorns To Take Public
March 02, 2021  |  Investments

Tailwind International, a U.S. special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), is on the hunt for European tech unicorns to take public, according to The Financial Times...

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Circle CEO: Programmable Money Ushers In Era Of ‘Continuous, Streaming Payments’
Circle CEO: Programmable Money Ushers In Era Of ‘Continuous, Streaming Payments’
March 02, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Stablecoins and blockchain grab their fair share of separate headlines. But brought together, they can help usher in a new paradigm for global payments. Get...

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Pandemic Relief: When Speed Of Payment Alone Isn’t Enough
Pandemic Relief: When Speed Of Payment Alone Isn’t Enough
March 02, 2021  |  Faster Payments

The pandemic has put a fine point — an exclamation point, really — on the need to make disbursements more efficient by digitizing them. Part...

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Report: Nonprofits Forced To Make The Digital Shift
Report: Nonprofits Forced To Make The Digital Shift
March 02, 2021  |  Digital Payments

For nonprofits of all types, the last year has been about making the same digital dive that everyone else has. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Taxing Problem: H&R Block Supports Consumer Need For Digital Disbursements
Taxing Problem: H&R Block Supports Consumer Need For Digital Disbursements
March 02, 2021  |  Disbursements

It has been a year since the pandemic’s arrival prompted widespread changes to how consumers, merchants, payment providers and financial institutions (FIs) interact and move...

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How To Buy A Bugatti With Bitcoin
How To Buy A Bugatti With Bitcoin
March 02, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Amid bitcoin’s raging price gains — and its volatility — holders who have struck it rich are putting the pedal to the metal on high-end...

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DIY Banking Takes Consumers Beyond The Branch
DIY Banking Takes Consumers Beyond The Branch
March 02, 2021  |  Digital Banking

The pandemic has quickly pushed the payments world toward the direction of “hands-off.” The rise of contactless payments and digital banking will attest to that....

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VTB Rolls Out Blockchain Airline Fuel Payments
VTB Rolls Out Blockchain Airline Fuel Payments
March 02, 2021  |  Blockchain

VTB Bank is rolling out a new way for airlines to pay for fuel via blockchain, according to a Monday (March 1) press release. Get...

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