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US DOJ Charges 14 With $28M In PPP Fraud

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District Court for the Southern District of Florida with wire and bank fraud and conspiracy for seeking $24 million in forgivable PPP loans. They were charged with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, false statements to a financial institution and money laundering.

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For Big Tech, Antitrust Scrutiny Deepens

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At the Monday press conference, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said the AGs, across political parties and demographics, stand together to “protect the free market, protect competition and … the American consumer … against this online, search engine juggernaut.”. The road may be long — and the probe itself will be sweeping.

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Watch 10 Fintech Startups Pitch at FIS Demo Day 2020 (April 14)

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In the past 5 years, FIS’s accelerator has helped 57 startups find product/market fit in the difficult-to-get-started fintech world. HQ: Little Rock, Arkansas. Description: Biometric authentication system to reduce fraud while protecting user privacy. They have produced 11 Finovate award winners including 7 Best of Show winners.

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Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan

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That seems like a lifetime in this business,” said Congressman French Hill of Arkansas. lags behind other markets in real-time payments adoption, and look to more advanced services in other markets for best practices. ” The country has an opportunity to learn from other markets like the U.K.

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Digital Banking Challenger AidBanc Tackles the Money Management Headaches of Global Non-Profits (Fintech Startup of the Week)

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A startup from Little Rock, Arkansas, founded by West African immigrants, tackling a huge and important problem, managing the global banking & money transfers for NGOs. HQ: Little Rock, Arkansas. Interview: 25-minutes with Innovate Arkansas (4 June 2020). Could there be a better story for 2020? Funding: $120k.

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Senators Raise Intellectual Property Concerns Amid Chinese Access

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Some of these Chinese tech companies may not even have to acquire an American company before they become pervasive in our markets,” Warner said, as quoted by the newswire. government from buying or leasing telecommunication equipment from Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE, citing security concerns.