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Visa-Western Union Deal And Alexa’s Roommate Potential Top The Week’s News

PYMNTS

Ironically, they are also the two things that shaped the modern payments landscape as we know it today, as it grew up and got wired over the last 60 years – and why that playbook is being disrupted by players decades their junior with market caps that rival or even dwarf their own. The eCase for Liberating $190B in Rental Security Deposits.

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Who Should Lead The Digital ID Push?

PYMNTS

Despite all the discussion about verifying digital IDs without creating friction for the user, recent incidents like cybercriminals using AI to impersonate an energy company’s CEO to falsely request money could give security professionals nightmares. The digital identity verification market is projected to reach $12.8

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OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

Abrigo

The district has seen very favorable conditions; asset quality has increased and both problem assets and net loan losses have decreased. • Security measures to deter and detect cyber-attacks. The OCC on Oct. It measures 1-5, with 1 being the best score an institution can receive and 5 the worst).

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It’s Not Easy Being Green: Cannabis Payments

PYMNTS

Seven other states have followed suit within the last five years, including the District of Columbia. All panel members agreed that forcing a multi-billion-dollar-a-year vertical to operate in a cash-dominated, semi-black market when it comes to financial services is not sustainable — or smart. Higher Risk Than Necessary.

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A Deep Dive into the Distribution of the FICO Score Across the US

FICO

While 31 states (and the District of Columbia) have an average score higher than the national average of 706, we generally see that the Midwest and New England states have the highest average FICO® Scores. Nice year-round weather and a hot job market comes at a cost! State Level View. The average FICO® Score for the U.S.

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum

PYMNTS

states (and the District of Columbia) where marijuana has been legalized for sale in some capacity, it has thrown off a fairly large chunk of tax revenue in the last year. A secure space is set aside to count it all, and there are two IRS employees inside the room at all times. billion seen last year. As much as $1.4

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

Fresco’s head of community marketing, Johnathan Hamiter, began sending employees private Slack messages saying funding seemed “pretty bleak” and encouraging them to look for other jobs. Unfortunately, we were not able to find our place in the market. But we just didn’t feel as confident in that market.”. Around 4 p.m.,

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