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Citi fined $25.9M over alleged discrimination

Payments Dive

The bank, between 2015 and 2021, denied certain credit card products to applicants with surnames ending in “ian” and “yan,” suffixes that Citi employees associated with Armenian national origin, the CFPB said.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. Two, read and enjoy the 2021 GonzoBanker awards, our annual take on the best things we saw during the year. So which merger was the best in 2021? Doug Larson. THE BANKER AWARDS.

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Union Budget 2021: Highlights

BankBazaar

The Union Budget 2021-22 came at a time when India is ailing from a COVID-battered economy, and its healthcare infrastructure has been stretched to the limit. The National Sample Survey Office conducted a survey between 2017 and 2018, sampling 113,823 urban and rural households. in 2021-22. Missed out on the budget?

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Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group again receives highest national ranking from Chambers USA

CFPB Monitor

We are pleased to announce that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. We are proud to report that the Group also received the highest national ranking in this new third category.

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Today In Payments: Flywire Could IPO In Late 2021 With A $3 Billion Valuation; Mastercard Debuts NextGen Contactless Technology

PYMNTS

Flywire Said To IPO In Late 2021 With A $3 Billion Valuation. has tapped investment banks to gear up for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2021 that could provide the firm with an approximately $3 billion valuation, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources. TCH’s Waterhouse: Real-Time Payments’ 2021 Focus Is On Smarter, Safer.

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Today In Payments: Stimulus, Vaccine Key To Full Recovery By End Of 2021; Chinese Watchdog Warns More Big Tech Rules Looming

PYMNTS

In today’s top news, economists expect the economy to recover back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021, and China’s banking watchdog warns of further Big Tech regulations. Economists: Stimulus, Vaccine Key To Full Recovery By Year-End 2021. Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards.

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2021’s Best Community Banks to Work For

Independent Banker

Sometimes that takes the form of gift cards for staff who catch a fraudulent check or go above and beyond job expectations. “We Now, ICBA has named it one of 2021’s Best Community Banks to Work For. Community National Bank & Trust of Texas: Listening pays dividends. Community National Bank & Trust of Texas.