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Apache Sling JVM Performance Comparison

Perficient

If you are curious, you can checkout the Sling JVM Comparison project on Github. To create a meaningful comparison, I setup and ran the test an Amazon EC2 m5.large An important performance comparison is the amount of time it takes to get an instance running. Install a content package to the Sling CMS instance. 10-jvmci-20.1-b02.

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CFPB puts credit card comparison sites on notice

Payments Dive

The bureau seeks “to ensure that digital advertisements for financial products are not disguised as unbiased and objective advice,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said.

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Comparisons of platforms vs banks by the numbers

Chris Skinner

I’m not a financial analyst but a technologist and so, unsurprisingly, I got called out by some pedantic accountants over my simplistic assertion that Ant Financial is 35x more productive than banks like Barclays, as I was simply using their revenues per employee to make comparisons.

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CFPB Press Release and Circular cite “abusive” steering practices in connection with comparison-shopping tools and lead generators

CFPB Monitor

On February 29, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-01, Preferencing and steering practices by digital intermediaries for consumer financial products or services.

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Revolut Launches Price Comparison Service In UK

PYMNTS

FinTech Revolut is working with Decision Tech , a price-comparison technology company, to launch a new service to help users compare — and switch — providers of gas, electricity, broadband, mobile and TV. FinTechs offering a price-comparison service directly to customers.” This “Essentials” service will be rolled out in the U.K.,

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US Antitrust Regs Probe Google’s Shopping Comparison Tool

PYMNTS

Richard Stables, the CEO of London-based online shopping comparison site Kelkoo Group , said he spent time with DOJ officials to talk about how Alphabet — Google’s parent company — allegedly damages his business. Stables said he also met with congressional staff members in the House and Senate earlier this week.

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CFPB addresses “pay-to-play” mortgage loan digital comparison-shopping platforms under RESPA

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB recently issued an advisory opinion entitled Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X); Digital Mortgage Comparison-Shopping Platforms and Related Payments to Operators. Continue Reading