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USDA?s SNAP Benefits Can Used In 25 States, DC To Buy Groceries From Amazon

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As of this week, customers with SNAP in the states of Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin can now use their cards to buy groceries from the website’s services and have them delivered to the customers’ doors.

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Uber Eats Updates Its App To Pay Tab While Dining In

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USA Today reported the “Uber Eats Contactless Order Feature” allows users to pay the tab with the app while at a restaurant to eliminate the use of bill holders, credit cards and pens. The dine-in payment feature will launch in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, New York City, Vermont, and Washington, D.C.

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Lease-To-Own Services Make A Comeback With Overstock.com

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Overstock.com is no stranger to offering financial services — it already provides credit cards, lending, investments and insurance services to its customers. Also in January, Progressive Leasing and Marqeta , announced a technology partnership that aimed to enhance the checkout process for leasing customers.

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Apple Watch Earns Pro QB $5K Scolding From NFL

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Apple has added 12 new universities to its contactless student ID program, which allows students to pay for things and gain entry to locked doors, and acts as an alternative to a physical ID card. The students can store money on the digital cards, and use them in places like the cafeteria or the college bookstore to buy supplies.

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PSCU’s Lumin Teams With Vermont Credit Union To Provide Digital Banking

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PSCU’s Lumin Digital has signed the Vermont State Employees Credit Union (VSECU) to a multi-year digital banking and cloud computing agreement, Lumin announced on Wednesday (Feb. Founded in 1947 in Montpelier, Vermont, VSECU strives to offer its nearly 70,000 members economical savings and credit. .

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B2B FinTech’s Unlikely Investment Winner

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Existing backers also participated in the round, said reports, including MassMutual Ventures,406 Ventures, Fairhaven Capital and the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies. With total funding now at $20 million, Pwnie said the Series B funding was led by Ascent Venture Partners. ChargePoint.

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The Whole Paycheck Tracker: HQ Enhancements, Empathetic AI And Special Guest Bernie Sanders

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Left Turn of the Week: Gifts Cards For Body Scans. In an attempt to learn more about the diversity of human shapes and sizes, Amazon is paying volunteers (a $25 Amazon gift card) to get scanned, taped and photographed as part of a study to “learn about diversity among body shapes.”. Guess what?

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