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US Local Governments And The Slow Death Of The Check

PYMNTS

Digital and instant payment tools’ availability has yet to persuade the Oregon Department of Revenue to give up paper checks, for example. The Oregon Department of Revenue prefers to pay tax refunds through direct deposit, but checks are an option,” explained Robin Maxey, public information officer at the Oregon Department of Revenue. “We

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Synchrony Says Erroneous Email Not Tied To Data Breach

PYMNTS

Five senators wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, asking him to explain how security surveillance company Ring uses people’s data and video. Personal data can be exploited by foreign intelligence services to amplify the impact of espionage and influence operations,” the letter said.

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Legal Pot Starts Pulling Its Retail Weight

PYMNTS

That said, in a first-ever congressional hearing on marijuana law reform, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security convened July 10 to debate altering federal law around cannabis. Fraud, in the herbal world, is a very common occurrence,” she told PYMNTS in a recent interview.

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Retail banking trends to look out for in 2023

Independent Banker

A few years ago, it was a fairly straightforward business, but today, technology and innovation, increasing competition, regulatory complexity, embedded finance, consolidation and evolving customer expectations are placing immense pressure on traditional business models,” the report said. Both One Community Bank (OCB) in Oregon, Wis.,

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AltFin Proves Its Staying Power With Asian Investors

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With an eye on the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) market, tryb secured $30 million from the Makarta Innovation Fund, the firm said this week. Not only did the alternative SMB lending market secure the most funding rounds of the week, but Dianrong ensured that this segment scored the most venture capital too.

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After Subscription Stumbles, How Patreon Won Back Customer Trust

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They tap into consumers’ need for convenience, flexibility and affordability in buying or renting products or services, securely and in real time. Attorney General Letitia James said her office won more than $16 million in restitution and penalties for 68,000 victims and shuttered the scammers’ New York and Oregon operations.

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Governments Fuel Blockchain’s Global Proliferation

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According to reports, Kaliningrad governor Anton Alikhanov and VEB chairman Sergey Gorkov met with officials at the Russian Investment Forum to announce their collaboration using, according to Alikhanov, VEB’s “competence in the area of blockchain technology. On the federal level, the U.S.