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Marketplace Lender Avant Debuts Auto Refinance Loans

Bank Innovation

The new auto loan product will initially launch in California, and is expected to be live in Illinois and Georgia by early in the second quarter, with a national rollout expected by the third quarter, according to Avant. Online marketplace lender Avant Inc.

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NACHA Report: Inaugural Meeting Of API Standardization Industry Group

PYMNTS

National Automated Clearing House Association ( NACHA ) — the Electronic Payments Association — and the Payments Innovation Alliance recently released a summary report from the API Standardization Industry Group’s inaugural meeting, which took place in May.

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New ICBA chairman Derek Williams’ commitment to community

Independent Banker

Photo by Harold Daniels Derek Williams, president and CEO of Century Bank & Trust in Georgia, is bringing his passion for community banking to his term as ICBA chairman for 2023/24. So, he joined a training program at what was then Citizens & Southern National Bank, once the largest bank in the southeastern U.S.,

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OpenTable Data Shows Consumers Are Starting To Eat Out Again

PYMNTS

The national decline in restaurant bookings is starting to ease up, according to new data from OpenTable as reported by CNBC. In Florida, Ohio, Georgia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California and Connecticut, local government rulings have allowed such new tactics to flourish.

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Bitcoin Daily: NJ Assembles Blockchain Initiative Task Force; IBM Eyes Blockchain Browser

PYMNTS

The task force is comprised of 14 appointed members and has 180 days to file a study to the governor’s office and the state’s committee on science, tech and innovation. FATF would manage the project, while the 15 nations, including the G7 members, Australia and Singapore, would develop the system, according to Nikkei Asian Review.

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Healthcare Disruption Brings More Impact To The Retail World

PYMNTS

In the meantime, the digital, mobile, delivery and other innovations that are taking place in this sector are also promising to impact retailers and the consumers who shop not only with mom-and-pop stores but with the bigger chains. It has opened a Walmart Health clinic in Georgia. Other retailers are also focusing on primary care.

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3 Reasons Why Fintech is Thriving in Atlanta

William Mills

As headquarters to large companies including NCR, WorldPay and First Data, the Georgia Department of Economic Development reports that Georgia fintech companies generate more than $72 billion annually, third in the nation behind New York and California. So how did we get here in such a short amount of time?

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