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Idaho Optimizes Child Support Payments For Mobile

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Government service providers and payments stand to benefit as much as consumer-facing industries from increased connectivity and technological advancement. Recently, for example, Idaho residents looking to make child support payments via mobile devices just got a boost in functionality. But it’s not just Idaho.

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Deep Dive: How Banks Use Digital Technologies To Outlast The Coronavirus

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Some have added support for in-branch digital technologies such as video banking screens and upgraded ATMs to minimize in-person contact while making sure customers’ needs are met, for example. Digital Technologies Under COVID-19. British FI Nationwide U.K.

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Equifax Strikes Deal To Buy Kount

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Equifax has inked a deal to purchase artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fraud prevention and digital identity technology provider Kount for $640 million. 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.

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The Digital Evolution Of The Online Gaming Ecosystem

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The decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports betting – both in-person and online – in the U.S. states, with only Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Washington labeling DFS as illegal. All in, counting online and in-person wagers, Super Bowl betting was worth roughly $6.8

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Now is a prime time for digital account opening

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Offering the ability to open an account online can be one way to reach customers who are unable to join your community bank in person. That includes allowing customers to open accounts completely online,” says Charles Potts, ICBA’s senior vice president and chief innovation officer. Photo by Anchiy/Getty Images. Spurred on by the PPP.

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The Pandemic’s Push For The FI/FinTech ‘Win-Win’

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Necessity being the mother of invention, consumers rapidly reset their lives around digital across the board — from working to shopping to learning to managing their financial lives online. Is a given FinTech looking ahead to technology shifts to things like real-time transaction cards? What is the process implementation period like?

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Why State And Local Governments Struggle To Shred The Paper Check

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Digital disbursement innovation is picking up speed in certain states, luckily, as digital payment technology becomes more readily available and less costly. Innovations in this area are moving slightly faster in Idaho, which has been slowly introducing digital disbursements to a few programs. government departments.

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