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Should Las Vegas Casinos Bet On The Tourists Returning?

PYMNTS

Las Vegas casinos shut their doors in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, sending Nevada’s unemployment rate to a worst-in-the-nation 28.2 I’m starting to get nervous that shows are never going to reopen,” Nina Kane, a dancer and aerialist who has made her career on Vegas stages, told The Wall Street Journal.

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Dynamics Unveils the Wallet Card, First ‘Connected Card’ at CES

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE—Card company Dynamics Inc. revealed its Wallet Card, described by the company as the “world’s first” connected payment card, at the CES conference currently taking place in Las Vegas, the company announced today.

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Card networks transform into tech companies

Payments Dive

Executives from the card networks gathered in Las Vegas this week at the annual Money20/20 conference to discuss their roles as innovators in today's payments industry.

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Earl Enterprises Acknowledges Data Breach Of 2M Cards

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Buca di Beppo , the Italian restaurant chain, reportedly knew about a data breach that resulted in two million credit card and debit numbers being stolen since Feb. KrebsOnSecurity said credit and debit card accounts from Earl Enterprises restaurants were up for sale as of Feb. 21 — but waited until the end of March to reveal it.

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Lexicon Bank: A bank that shows its hand

Independent Banker

Stacy Watkins (left), president and CEO, and Hilary Nelson (right), senior vice president and director of operations and compliance, at the Las Vegas Strip. When it comes to supporting outliers in the Las Vegas community, Lexicon Bank knows how to play its cards. Location: Las Vegas, Nev.

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Wells Fargo, Google Cloud to launch AI assistant

BankInovation

LAS VEGAS — Wells Fargo will launch a new artificial intelligence (AI)-based virtual assistant that will be powered by Google Cloud. trillion Wells Fargo 24/7 access to their accounts with the ability to activate and deactivate debit cards, search for transactions, monitor FICO scores and review […].

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Uber Money Head Quits As Company Moves Away From Financial Operations

PYMNTS

In an email, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company isn’t prioritizing several finance-related projects, such as credit cards, a digital wallet and instant payments for drivers. The program also aimed to integrate Uber’s gift cards and value deals. Hazlehurst had taken pride in the digital wallet idea.

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