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Equipping Disaster Workers With Card-Based Financial Tools

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and Hurricane Maria shook Puerto Rico — meaning the impacts were widely felt. population was affected by natural disasters last year, according to research from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It manages approximately 150 temporary and permanent staff members and 8,500 volunteers worldwide. A magnitude 7.1

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Youths Participate in Banking Basics Webinar with Popular Bank and NPRDP

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90 Recipients of the 2021 National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship Program Learn How to Manage Their Finances. Popular Bank proudly supported the National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) and made a $25,000 gift toward the 2021 NPRDP National Scholarship Program. Building financial confidence.

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NEN Widens USAT Partnership For Cashless Payments Growth

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and Puerto Rico. When equipped with ePort devices, the machines will be able to accept cash, credit and debit cards, and contactless payments made using various methods, including mobile wallet payments such as Google Pay and Apple Pay.

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Bancolombia, First Data Team Up On eCommerce Solutions In Colombia

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First Data and Bancolombia said they plan to bring the “latest payments innovations from Europe and the United States to the Colombian market,” including business management and eCommerce solutions. First Data is proud to partner with one of the most important financial institutions in the region.

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Equifax Reaches Historic $575 Million Settlement Agreement Arising from 2017 Data Breach

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million Social Security numbers, and 209,900 payment card numbers and expiration dates. Equifax will also pay $175 million in fines to forty-eight states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to bring an end to the investigations being conducted by their Attorneys General.

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How the Popular Bank Associate Trainee Program sets recent graduates on a career path to success in banking

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Trainees receive close mentorship from managers and advisors, participate in leadership and community activities and initiate specific projects and solutions for different business areas of the organization. One of my projects focused on Popular’s commercial credit cards. The exposure to senior management. Meet Austin Parisi.

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $240 million Week Ending June 25

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Payments risk & compliance management. Tax & accounting practice management. Online investment manager. Puerto Rican marketplace lender. HQ: Puerto Rico. Tags: Investing, wealth management, stocks, trading, equities. Source: The Oregonian. HQ: Palo Alto, California. Latest round: $12 million.