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Equifax Strikes Deal To Buy Kount

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Kount’s staff members will become a part of Equifax’s United States Information Solutions (USIS) business unit and will still be based in Boise, Idaho, according to a Friday (Jan. Equifax has inked a deal to purchase artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fraud prevention and digital identity technology provider Kount for $640 million.

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Kount Offers Anti-Fraud Product Aimed At Insurance Industry

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Idaho-based Kount has released a new product aimed at preventing insurance fraud as the industry increasingly turns to digital, and even mobile, setups. A downside to this: Fraudsters see consumer-oriented innovations as fresh ways to pursue their illegitimate line of work. In a Tuesday (Aug.

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Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

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Eight additional states, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, Vermont and the District of Columbia, are slated to be added in June.

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Deep Dive: Why Smart Cities Should Get Smart About Digital ID

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This tech-savvy generation has already proven to be highly disruptive in workplaces and other institutions and has demonstrated a willingness to embrace new technological innovations. Idaho, Colorado, Maryland and Washington, D.C., Idaho, Colorado, Maryland and Washington, D.C.,

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

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During a busy year we saw Jill supporting her local community, blogging with Mark Cuban, spinning up new PPP technology and innovating with things like curbside banking. John Beale , longtime CIO of City National Bank. To Idaho Central Credit Union Chair Dorothy Ricks , who passed away unexpectedly in November.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Create opportunities for new leaders

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Through that work, I started getting involved at the national level with ICBA, participating in committees, helping to form ICBA’s Minority Bank Council, joining the Executive Committee and, ultimately, becoming president and CEO of ICBA. Where I’ll be this month. Rebeca Romero Rainey President and CEO, ICBA.

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Senate Grills Facebook’s Marcus Over Libra

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We say defense because it was apparent from early in the hearing that the senators gathered were more than a little suspicious of Facebook’s latest innovation — and less than favorably inclined to letting it move forward. He said the U.S. Marcus went on to reaffirm Facebook’s commitment that it would not look to bring Libra online in the U.S.