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Coinbase Offers Bitcoin Cash Loans Of Up To $20K In 17 US States

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With today’s announcement, we want to give our customers even more control over their crypto investments, while offering secure access to cash at the same time,” Thorsten Jaeckel , product manager for Coinbase, wrote on the blog. The maximum loan is $20,000 at 8 percent for one year with no credit check.

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Affinity Federal Credit Union On The Importance Of Accelerating Digital Transformations

PYMNTS

The CU, which has 20 branch locations within the tri-state area that includes New York and Connecticut, has upgraded its automated services to incorporate integrated cloud-based technologies and environments that involve artificial intelligence (AI). Embarking On A Digital Transformation.

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Payrailz Partners With Mastercard For Real-Time Bill Payments

PYMNTS

The goal is to offer users an easy way to view, manage and pay bills. Billing accounts can be securely linked so that payments can be made through Payrailz. The Glastonbury, Connecticut startup Payrailz was founded in 2016 by co-founders Fran Duggan, Paul Franko and Rich Pelikan. The company raised $3.5

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OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

Abrigo

The tri-state area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut) saw the highest growth in the district, an impressive 7 percent. ” As a regulatory body, the OCC said it will focus on the following to address the increasing risk: • Execution of bank strategic plans and management of strategic risk. The OCC on Oct.

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Facebook Negotiates Sandberg DC Hearing Testimony

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The company helped build the Libra Association, a new organization incorporated in Switzerland, that would manage the currency. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, said after the dinner that he had brought up the “repeated failures” of the firm in election security as well as consumer privacy. And, another legislator, Sen.

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Regional Banks Guide Corporates To Future-Proof Accounts Payable

PYMNTS

People’s United Bank Senior Vice President of Treasury Management Cris Sigovitch told PYMNTS that while access to payables FinTech solutions is important, perhaps even more essential is access to a trusted partner that can guide firms toward a resilient and future-proof AP department. . ” Offering the Right Tools.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

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But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Bob Hickok.

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