Electric Truck Maker Rivian Gains $2.65 Billion In T. Rowe Price-Led Funding Round
Electric Truck Maker Rivian Gains $2.65 Billion In T. Rowe Price-Led Funding Round
January 19, 2021  |  Investments

Southern California-based electric truck maker Rivian closed a $2.65 billion investment round led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price, with participation from Fidelity...

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Goldman Sachs: Marcus Deposits At $97 Billion As 2020 Ends
Goldman Sachs: Marcus Deposits At $97 Billion As 2020 Ends
January 19, 2021  |  Earnings

Echoing trends seen up and down Wall Street, fourth-quarter results from Goldman Sachs show huge gains in revenues tied to asset trading. But the results...

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Bank Of America’s Mobile Banking Customers Top 30 Million
Bank Of America’s Mobile Banking Customers Top 30 Million
January 19, 2021  |  Earnings

Bank of America announced on Tuesday (Jan. 19) that its revenue net of interest expense for Q4 2020 fell 10 percent compared to the year-ago...

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Microsoft Joins $2 Billion Funding Round For Self-Driving Carmaker Cruise
Microsoft Joins $2 Billion Funding Round For Self-Driving Carmaker Cruise
January 19, 2021  |  Investments

Microsoft is participating in a new $2 billion equity funding round for self-driving carmaker Cruise, bringing the startup’s post-money valuation to $30 billion. Get the...

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CFPB Changes Expected As Biden Administration Settles In  
CFPB Changes Expected As Biden Administration Settles In  
January 19, 2021  |  Regulation

As reported, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Rohit Chopra, a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), replacing...

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LendingClub Gets OK To Acquire Radius Bancorp
LendingClub Gets OK To Acquire Radius Bancorp
January 19, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

LendingClub said Tuesday (Jan. 19) it has received all the regulatory approvals necessary to close its $185 million acquisition of Radius Bancorp. The stage is...

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Location Detection: Building The Bank Business Case For Better Geolocation Data
Location Detection: Building The Bank Business Case For Better Geolocation Data
January 19, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

In financial services, in the eternal war to keep customers (and themselves) safe from online fraudsters, banks may lift a mantra from the real estate...

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Virtualized B2B Payments: Poised To Kill The Paper Check — And The Plastic Card
Virtualized B2B Payments: Poised To Kill The Paper Check — And The Plastic Card
January 19, 2021  |  B2B Payments

For B2B payments, the pandemic may be the final nail in the coffin of the paper check — and the plastic commercial card, too. Get...

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Texas Man Charged In $5 Million PPP Loan Fraud Case
Texas Man Charged In $5 Million PPP Loan Fraud Case
January 19, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A Texas resident, 32-year-old Samuel Yates, was charged with allegedly trying to file fraudulent bank applications for over $5 million in loans related to COVID-19...

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