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Plaid Co-founder To Step Down

Plaid Co-founder To Step Down
Plaid Co-founder To Step Down
June 19, 2019  |  Personnel

William Hockey, co-founder, chief technology officer and president of Plaid, is leaving the company next week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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LendingClub President On Credit That Builds Savings
LendingClub President On Credit That Builds Savings
June 19, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

A fine line separates debt and savings (between the black hole of high-interest credit card payments and the slow progress of financial health), and that...

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How Mobile Card Services Turn Location Into Loyalty
How Mobile Card Services Turn Location Into Loyalty
June 19, 2019  |  Mobile

Location matters in real estate. It matters, too, when protecting credit cards against compromise. As Ondot CEO Vaduvur Bharghavan tells Karen Webster, location matters, too,...

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The World Gets Its Libra Look — And Is Divided On What It Sees
The World Gets Its Libra Look — And Is Divided On What It Sees
June 19, 2019  |  Facebook

The world has gotten its first good look at Libra — Facebook’s long-anticipated move into cryptocurrency and global payments. That move includes new rails (the...

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Social Data’s Impact On CU Member Personalization
Social Data’s Impact On CU Member Personalization
June 19, 2019  |  Credit Unions

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Lawmakers Call For Stricter Guidelines On NSA Data Collection
Lawmakers Call For Stricter Guidelines On NSA Data Collection
June 18, 2019  |  Regulation

Two lawmakers want to pass an amendment that aims to stop a massive data collection program run by the National Security Agency (NSA). Get the...

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GuestReady Gets $6M To Boost Sharing Economy Host Efforts
GuestReady Gets $6M To Boost Sharing Economy Host Efforts
June 18, 2019  |  Investments

GuestReady Group, a startup that helps hosts on Airbnb and other similar sites, revealed that it has raised $6 million in Series A funding. Get the Full...

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CTFC Levels Charges In $147M Bitcoin Pyramid Scheme
CTFC Levels Charges In $147M Bitcoin Pyramid Scheme
June 18, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

As bitcoin hovers around $9,100, as Libra may (or may not) give the marquee cryptocurrency a run for its virtual money, it’s worth noting what...

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Pinterest Pivots Toward Shopping With Pinterest Partners
Pinterest Pivots Toward Shopping With Pinterest Partners
June 18, 2019  |  eCommerce

Pinterest has rebranded its third-party partner program Marketing Partners into Pinterest Partners to facilitate a greater number of shopping experiences on its platform, according to a...

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