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Online Gambling Player Rush Street Wins Support of Blank Check Firm To Go Public

PYMNTS

RSI currently holds online gambling licenses in Illinois and Pennsylvania, states where Bluhm’s company Rush Street Gaming has casinos, as well as New Jersey, Colorado and Indiana. RSI is projecting $321 million in revenue for its fiscal 2021.

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Possible Sale Of Cars.com Comes Amid Stronger Digital Ties For Automotive

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The paper reported that, in May, the online retailer “added two directors to its 11-member board that were nominated by activist investor Starboard Capital. These are busy times for the intersection of digital and automotive, with a variety of players trying to get a piece of the market. The takeaway of those personal moves?

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Growing a mortgage portfolio: Encourage borrowers to bank local

Abrigo

• Indianapolis, Indiana – First Internet Bank of Indiana ($249 million). Flagstar capitalizes on going local, too. Leveraging the go local movement to boost a bank’s lending portfolio may be as simple as targeted marketing. • Denver, Colorado – Colorado Federal Savings Bank ($558 million).

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The upcoming launches in the Midwest – in one city that is considered the capital of the region, and in another that is a growing destination for young, digitally-minded professionals, including those priced out of the Chicago housing market – represent more significant progress for the new mobile network technology. 5G Potential.

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A New Echo Hack Unearthed At Defcon

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In late May, the techniques known as “voice squatting” and “voice masquerading” were discovered and disclosed in a paper by researchers from Indiana University at Bloomington, the University of Virginia and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Nor is this the first worrying security flaw that has been pointed out in recent memory.

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New Mobile Healthcare Efforts Point To Wider Payment Trends

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The app, called CareSpree, reportedly will roll out later in July in Indiana before expanding to other states in Anthem’s territory. In fact, as the study found, in one subset of elective procedures (cosmetic surgeries), the value of that market could grow by $18.4 People can use the service even if they’re not Anthem customers.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2019 Edition

Jeff For Banks

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. First Capital, Inc.

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