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Kicking The Paper Check From Its Public Payment Perch

PYMNTS

At base, every government agency wants three simple things when it comes to disbursements: increased efficiency, transparency and security. In addition to that, we’re working on a biometric card, which could have an interesting application and government disbursements. The main challenge in innovating public payments in the U.S.

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Why State And Local Governments Struggle To Shred The Paper Check

PYMNTS

Fifty-one percent of United States consumers stated in the most recent PYMNTS Disbursements Satisfaction Report that they would prefer to receive tax refunds, child support payments and other government payments through instant payout methods. Instant payments are lauded for their convenience, ease and most importantly, for their speed.

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The Dawn Of A Cashless Global Economy?

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There are issues of transaction security, criminal elements, tax evasion, free flow of capital, access to goods and services and the ability to fully participate in the global economy. adults still prefer to use cash for purchases under $5, while 22 percent use debit cards and 11 percent use credit cards.

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Food Stamps Online: The $75B Grocery Game-Changer?

PYMNTS

Those who are unbanked pay to cash their checks, to get money orders to pay their bills and to buy and use prepaid cards. The situation creates something of a catch-22 for those in the lowest tax bracket — can’t stop being poor with saving, can’t save money until one stops being poor. Is there any way out of that?

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $240 million Week Ending June 25

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Portland, Oregon. Canopy Tax (formerly Beanstalk). Tax & accounting practice management. Tags: Security, fraud, payments, ecommerce, Finovate alum. Latest round: $12 million. Total raised: $15.2 Source: The Oregonian. Payments risk & compliance management. HQ: Palo Alto, California. Total raised: $21.5

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Biggest Branch ITM User Award : The Security Guard. Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Ax) – Power Trip.

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Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

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HQ: Portland, Oregon. Tax preparation technology. Tags: Financial institutions, enterprises, security, fraud prevention, Wipro (strategic investor), Finovate alum. Latest round: $31 million ($6 mil Equity, $25 mil Debt). Total raised: $31.85 million including $25 million debt. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Source: Pymnts. CrowdStreet.

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