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How A Bank And A FinTechs Are Jointly Cracking The Code On Financial Inclusion

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The teams at FinTech startup LendUp and Oakland-based Beneficial State Bank think very differently about that relationship. According to Orloff, LendUp and Beneficial State came up with the idea to offer a socially responsible credit card product several years ago, but it only came to market this spring. percent to 29.99

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

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Agnani, Director of Policy and Civic Engagement, National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, Washington, D.C. Hughes, Senior Vice President of Card Marketing, Discover Financial Services, Deerfield, Ill. Katey Proefke – Assistant Vice President of Compliance, Chevron Federal Credit Union, Oakland, Calif.

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Are QR Codes The Salvation Army’s Digital Salvation?

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He thought this idea was adaptable to his situation, and so he got permission to place a brass pot in the Oakland ferry landing with a sign that said “Keep the Pot Boiling.”. with consumers choosing it over debit or credit cards for day-to-day purchases. percent of the nation’s GDP in 2016, but by 2021 it will represent 11.2