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Data Dive: And The Winner Is Edition — SMBs Worldwide, DoorDash And Gun Regulation

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This week saw three very big names in retail and payments weigh in on the debate over gun control in an attempt to push the market toward regulating itself with or without government intervention. Additionally, the First National Bank of Omaha announced it will stop issuing an NRA-branded Visa card. So, what did we learn this week?

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Bank to the Future

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Text messaging (especially with speech-to-text), Google Maps, Yelp, Uber, Expedia, Alaska Airlines, Siri and more. And tokenization masks your card numbers from dishonest or careless shopkeepers. We’ll need some support from the regulators, but we’ll get there eventually. cities (1).

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Heard About The Calexit?

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You also can’t use your Visa card at Walmart. Texas has threatened a “Texit” on and off now for the past 148 years, and Alaska actually has a political party with the independent nationhood of Alaska as its only platform plank (Alaskit?). and paying a series of additional fees. This year, a different sentiment has emerged.

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How Equifax Might Be The Unlikely Savior Of The CFPB Arbitration Rule

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Arbitration clauses in contracts for products like bank accounts and credit cards make it nearly impossible for people to take companies to court when things go wrong,” said Cordray in a CFPB statement detailing the rule. But this has been a banner year for the law, as it has been used 14 times to undo Obama-era rules. What’s Next?

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