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First Bank of Alabama: STEM day at the races

Independent Banker

Photos: Tyler Anderson/ProSport Management First Bank of Alabama partners with Talladega Superspeedway track to host a hands-on educational STEM program event for seventh graders. is home to $900 million-asset First Bank of Alabama, but it’s also home to the Talladega Superspeedway, a famous NASCAR racetrack.

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BBVA Teams With Google Pay To Offer Digital Bank Accounts

PYMNTS

The Alabama-based bank holding company said the partnership is key to its strategy? We believe that we can use our technology expertise to benefit users, banks and the entire financial ecosystem.”. BBVA USA is collaborating with Google to offer consumers a digital bank account through Google Pay. of growing the bank throughout the U.S.

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Apple To Spend $100M On Racial Justice Initiative

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In a video posted Thursday (June 11), Cook said the new movement will focus on tackling education, economic equality and criminal justice in the black community. Lisa Jackson , Apple’s vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, will head up the new Apple Racial Equality and Justice initiative.

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How Financial Institutions Focus on Customers Is Key

Abrigo

The community bank model is built around customer service, but for many bank and credit union customers, the definition of “good service” has been changing over the last couple of decades. Undoubtedly, it will reassure some in the audience that customer service will remain what separates community financial institutions from alt lenders.”

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Old School, New School: TCU Pairs AI And Outreach To Personalize Members’ Experiences

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Avoiding stagnation and competing with other financial providers means that they must invest in new digital technologies and solutions in addition to playing to their traditional strengths, such as low rates and exceptional customer service. This does not mean that CUs can simply rest on their laurels, however.

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Experts: US House Examines Legislative Actions To Combat Cybercriminals

PYMNTS

Additionally, Kellerman called for a tax credit to encourage firms in the financial vertical to set aside 10 percent of their information technology (IT) budgets at a minimum toward cybersecurity. As a result, he said, Americans need to have information to keep themselves and their communities safe.

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Hacker Tracker: DataVisor’s Global Insight Into Online Fraud

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Ultimately, we wanted to help to inform and empower the community in our common fight against fraud and abuse. TY: Big Data technology makes it possible to use more advanced algorithms to analyze billions of events together. PYMNTS: What role does Big Data play in detecting and mitigating fraud? Selfie Authentication Combats Tax Fraud.

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