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Business T&E Management Firm TravelPerk Buys NexTravel

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International travel management company TravelPerk has unveiled its acquisition of California-based NexTravel to help with its continuing growth roadmap in the American market. The NexTravel deal comes on the heels of its integration of Albatross, the risk management upstart, in July of last year. 13) announcement.

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Connected Car Commerce Picks Up Speed

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Reports have circulated this week that Elon Musk is going to roll out the Full-Self Driving (FSD) automated driving technology via subscription, which would open the door for more payments and digital transactions from the car’s dashboard. “I One of the reasons behind the bullish attitude is the Tesla Autopilot system.

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The BaaS Gold Rush is On

Gonzobanker

In this emerging landscape, financial institutions, often community banks, frequently “rent” their charter to financial technology firms (fintechs) that serve a specific consumer group as a means to grow non-interest income. Executives should embrace technology partners as a means of growing and enhancing their customer value proposition.

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Deep Dive: Digital-First Banks Harness The Power Of Data Analytics

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Combining this technology with artificial intelligence (AI) can boost customer engagement and have innumerable benefits for FIs of all sizes and types. Santa Rosa, California-based Redwood Credit Union, for example, found that social data was particularly important when offering auto loans. What is Data Analytics?

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Recap of Money 20/20 USA 2023 and 10 Banking Thoughts

South State Correspondent

Identity management, ID proofing, preventing account takeovers, limiting card-not-present risk, the rise of social engineering on remote workers, and more cyber-crime-as-a-service offerings had most of the buzz. This will present some customer experience and technological hurdles for many financial institutions.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. The California Privacy Rights Act ripple effect. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Tom Tollerton, Forvis LLP. Tom Tollerton.

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Amazon, Travelers Team To Sell Smart Home Kits

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10) that it has teamed up with Amazon to offer smart home kits, insurance and risk management information through a digital storefront on Amazon, at Amazon.com/Travelers. The free Echo Dot and the discounts on the smart home kits are currently available to Travelers home insurance customers in California and Travelers Quantum Home 2.0

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