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West Virginia University On Transitioning New Student Onboarding To An Online Future

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Large-scale orientation events meant to establish bonds among students are naturally out of the question, and universities are also having to adjust the ways they identify students or finalize their housing or student aid to suit online channels, according to Corey Farris, dean of students for West Virginia University. universities.

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USDA?s SNAP Benefits Can Used In 25 States, DC To Buy Groceries From Amazon

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As of this week, customers with SNAP in the states of Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin can now use their cards to buy groceries from the website’s services and have them delivered to the customers’ doors.

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Lease-To-Own Services Make A Comeback With Overstock.com

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Overstock.com is no stranger to offering financial services — it already provides credit cards, lending, investments and insurance services to its customers. Also in January, Progressive Leasing and Marqeta , announced a technology partnership that aimed to enhance the checkout process for leasing customers.

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Five At Five: NYC Votes To Impose Ridesharing Cap

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States Launch Initiatives To Embrace Distributed Ledger Technology. As states are moving to find novel ways to make use of blockchain, a number of initiatives have been developed to regulate distributed ledger technology.

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Enabling Digital Commerce At Sporting Venues With Mobile Ticketing

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for instance, nearly half of all Visa transactions at physical points of sale happen via contactless card tap. Asia Pacific lags behind the worldwide average somewhat, with one-third of all in-person transactions happening via contactless card. Excluding the U.S., More notably, the U.S., More notably, the U.S., Several U.S.-based

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. Based on a clearly defined strategy, this team has established a dedicated fintech group that offers services ranging from BaaS to sponsoring card issuance and lending, to providing crypto services, to offering niche partnerships to the gaming industry.

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Game-Changing Tech Or Dystopian Nightmare? How 16 Industries Could Be Transformed By Facial Recognition

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While the technology is still developing, many companies (including Amazon) are banking on it as a disruptive force in a myriad of markets. From creating checkout-free retail stores to eliminating concert tickets, here are 16 industries that are starting to transform with facial recognition technology. Law Enforcement.