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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Singapore FinTech Grab Mulling US IPO Of Up To $2 Billion
Singapore FinTech Grab Mulling US IPO Of Up To $2 Billion
January 18, 2021  |  IPO

Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S. initial public offering of at least $2 billion in the wake of failed merger talks with Indonesian rival...

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Relocations And Remote Work Hit San Francisco’s Finances
Relocations And Remote Work Hit San Francisco’s Finances
January 18, 2021  |  Economy

San Francisco’s budget has been hit hard by the pandemic restrictions that have many people working remotely, with some moving to other places with lower...

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COVID Vaccinations Could Be A Shot In The Arm For CVS, Walgreens, Other Pharmacies 
COVID Vaccinations Could Be A Shot In The Arm For CVS, Walgreens, Other Pharmacies 
January 18, 2021  |  Retail

“We’re going to fully activate the pharmacies across the country to get the vaccination into more arms as quickly as possible,” Biden said in a...

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Kroger Joins Amazon In The Race To Add ‘Smart’ Grocery Carts 
Kroger Joins Amazon In The Race To Add ‘Smart’ Grocery Carts 
January 18, 2021  |  Retail

The race is revving up at grocery aisles across America to add “smart” shopping carts that can track what consumers pick up off the shelves...

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Amazon Introduces Alexa Custom Assistant For In-Car Apps
Amazon Introduces Alexa Custom Assistant For In-Car Apps
January 15, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon unveiled Alexa Custom Assistant on Friday (Jan. 15), a product that allows companies to create customized artificial intelligence (AI) assistants to match their “brand...

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