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Progressive and State Farm Reach No. 1 in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Insurance Apps
Insurance // September 25, 2023

There are ties at the top and bottom of this edition of PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Insurance Apps. State Farm climbs to the top this month, and two newcomers, Lemonade Insurance and Jerry: Car Insurance, make an appearance. The Top 5 No. 1 is a...

Progressive Leads PYMNTS’ New Provider Ranking of Insurance Apps
Insurance // August 25, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of insurance mobile applications, PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Insurance Apps offers insights into the rising stars in the industry. The Top 5 With a perfect score of 100, Progressive takes the No. 1 spot. State Farm is just two points shy of the top with a...

Progressive Tops PYMNTS’ Latest Insurance Provider Ranking
Insurance // October 25, 2022

In the latest edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Insurance apps, there are 10 strong apps in the top 10 that have fluctuated up and down the ranking. This time around, there are no ties, but many apps have been bested by others for their...

Blockchain in Action: Taming Complexity, Costs in the Insurance Business
Blockchain // June 06, 2022

Welcome to the sixth article in PYMNTS’ Blockchain in Action Series. Most people at least know that blockchain is the technology that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are built on, but a digital ledger that timestamps and orders transactions in an easily trackable and immutable way...

Interviews & Exclusives
Free Alexa: How Voice Challenge Winners Go Beyond The Echo Cylinder

April 05, 2018
Voice skills: They’re the user interface that everyone’s talking about (and to). Amazon’s Alexa has tens of thousands of them, some more useful than others. Many of these are being built by FinTechs or other players in the financial space who are looking to make transacting and financial management easier and more natural for consumers, […]

What We Talk About When We Talk About Finances (With Alexa)

February 14, 2018
Alexa, how much is in the till? Increasingly talking dollars and cents (or should that be sense?) is less a conversation held person to person than person to bot. And...

Quick Reads
FinCEN Announces $140M Fine Against USAA FSB for Violations of Bank Secrecy Act

March 17, 2022
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced a $140 million civil money penalty against USAA Federal Savings Bank for “willful violations” of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). In a press release published Thursday (March 17), FinCEN said USAA FSB has admitted it didn’t implement an anti-money laundering (AML) program that met the minimum requirements […]

Some Banks Seize Stimulus Money To Cover Customer Overdrafts

April 17, 2020
Some cash-strapped people are losing some or all of their coronavirus stimulus money because their bank accounts are overdrawn. “For weeks, we have pressed the Treasury Department to exercise its...

USAA, State Farm To Start Using Blockchain Payments

June 03, 2019
National insurers USAA and State Farm announced last week that they inked a deal to pay each other claims on the blockchain. In a press release, State Farm and USAA...

USAA Debuts AR-Enabled, Car-Buying App

September 25, 2018
USAA has announced a new augmented reality (AR) mobile application that aims to make car buying easier for its members. The app utilizes Blippar’s car recognition and AR technology so...