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Mezu trumpets privacy with new mobile P2P app

Payments Dive

As consumers become more conscious about which companies they share sensitive information with, a Cleveland-based company has launched a mobile person-to-person app that adds a level of anonymity its co-founder and CEO believes is missing from the market.

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US DOJ Charges 14 With $28M In PPP Fraud

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Levy, 50, of Bedford, Ohio; and Abdul-Azeem Levy, 22, of Cleveland, Ohio. 46, of Cleveland, Ohio; and Bern Benoit, 44, of Burbank, California. Augustin, 51, of Coral Springs, Florida; Wyleia Nashon Williams, 44, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; James R. Stote, 54, of Hollywood, Florida; Ross Charno, 46, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Deon D.

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New Study Suggests Online Lenders Target Vulnerable Consumers

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued new research on the online lending market showing that borrowers end up in more debt than consumers who don’t utilize this method of borrowing. The researchers used data from TransUnion for the study, pinpointing 90,000 borrowers who took out online loans from 2007 to 2012.

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Fed's Mester says further rate hikes will depend on incoming data

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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Friday's jobs report didn't change her view that the labor market remains strong, and that further interest-rate hikes will depend on additional incoming data.

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Rocket Trims IPO By 39 Pct From $3.3B To $2B After Investors Reject Valuation

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The Detroit-based company is expected to market a reduced number of shares at about $18 to $20 apiece, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. Gilbert, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and founder of Quicken Loans will retain 79 percent of the voting power of the company’s common stock through controlling entities, the SEC filing shows.

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Fed Sees Possible Path To ‘Direct Issuance’ Of Digital Dollars

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Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said in a speech this week that a digital dollar could conceivably be a form of money transfer that would enable the Fed to disburse money to all individuals in America. Digital dollars could make the leap from concept to reality, but there might be a few ways to get there.

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P2P player wants to mimic cash's anonymity

Payments Source

A Cleveland startup’s play in the crowded and noisy P2P market is to nudge the transaction as close to digital version of paper money as possible — without Venmo’s social tools or Zelle’s email model.