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Fintech for Kids: How Startup Greenlight Financial Teaches Kids about Compound Interest

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – Fintech startup Greenlight Financial Technology has just added a new feature that helps kids understand tricky concepts like interest, APR and savings accounts. Today the Atlanta-based Greenlight unveiled a feature which lets kids create a savings account through their Greenlight app, an account that is controlled by a guardian.

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3 Reasons Why Fintech is Thriving in Atlanta

William Mills

Metro Atlanta has established itself as a major hub for the fintech (financial technology) industry. According to the American Transaction Processors Coalition, more than 70 percent of all payments on a global scale currently pass through companies headquartered in metro Atlanta, earning the city the moniker “Transaction Alley.”

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Today In Payments: Atlanta Fed Warns Outbreaks Could Stall Recovery; Big Tech CEOs To Testify In Antitrust Probe

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Atlanta Fed Warns Recovery Could Stall As Outbreaks Surge. New Report: How FinTechs Help Brazilian SMBs Solve Cross-Border Payments Pains. General Atlantic’s Dr. Jud Linville On FinTechs, Credit And What’s Ahead For Banks. He says that’s the only way they can a find a competitive advantage against nimble FinTechs.

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William Mills Agency Offers Atlanta Fintech Event Calendar

William Mills

William Mills Agency, the largest independent public relations and marketing firm specializing in the financial industry, has created a free, calendar resource called ATL FinTech Events. The post William Mills Agency Offers Atlanta Fintech Event Calendar appeared first on Financial PR and Marketing Agency & Financial Public Relations.

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Community bank assimilates fintech talent, tech to advance digital services

BankInovation

Wisconsin-based Horicon Bank is making use of its acquisition this year of fintech startup Monotto to drive digital innovation at the community bank. billion Horicon Bank made a strategic move with its acquisition of Atlanta-based Monotto, bringing both fintech talent and technology to the bank.

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Accelerating Atlanta: How the South's Fintech Hub Attracts New Talent

Payments Source

Atlanta is flush with payment processors that handle more than 70% of the nation's transactions. These players now plan to expand their reach even further, hoping to make the southern city a fintech hub to rival Silicon Valley and New York.

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London, Atlanta fintech firms create 'Davos of Payments' forum

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officials have agreed to create a payments forum featuring leaders from the tech hubs of London and Atlanta. Citing the need to expand Transatlantic commerce, U.K.

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