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Top 5 Trends to Watch in 2018

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The cryptocurrency bitcoin, which shocked everyone by surpassing $17K, further shocked everyone by dropping below $10K. Then of course there are various other events sweeping the financial services space, from new tax laws in the U.S., EXCLUSIVE — It’s not even a month into 2018 and already so much has changed.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Bitcoin Busts, Payments Get Faster And The Eyes Have It

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Visa also announced that it had extended the real-time, ubiquitous capability to other disbursement types as well including insurance claims, contractor payments, tax refunds and even merchant account real-time funds settlement. So, we all know this – chip cards were not going to fix the problem of fraud at the POS.

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Data Dive: The Yes, No, Gotcha! Edition

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Bitcoin turned nine, and was celebrated by seeing its price per coin exceed $20,000. Credit Karma said yes to early tax refunds for consumers – for free. Good Tax Lending Karma. Funds can be deposited into a consumer’s account with 24 hours of the IRS accepting their fully filed tax return.

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Tune In To Payments Reality Check!

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Rogoff also says that cash is used as a tax dodge, as a way to keep illegal immigrants from being paid a respectable wage and for employers to unduly benefit as a result, and for those in European countries as a way to evade the value-added tax and keep the underground economy alive. Reality Check: Bitcoin Is For Criminals.

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39 Crypto Fintech Unicorns

Fintech Labs Insights

What’s not included: No pure-play coins such as Bitcoin because they are primarily assets, not financial services. Mercado Bitcoin. SMB Challengers: Rho Delivers Integrated Bank, Card & Payments Experience. Conversely, crypto must be the core of what the company does. No pure-play mining companies. Dec 2021 round.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. Rex Johnson, Baxter Credit Union founder and former CEO – Rex was a legend in the credit union industry who will always be remembered as the “Yoda” of lending.

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39 Crypto Fintech Unicorns

Fintech Labs Insights

What’s not included: No pure-play coins such as Bitcoin because they are primarily assets, not financial services. Mercado Bitcoin. SMB Challengers: Rho Delivers Integrated Bank, Card & Payments Experience. Conversely, crypto must be the core of what the company does. No pure-play mining companies. Dec 2021 round.

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