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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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CORO Global Brings Gold Payment App To Alabama

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The Alabama Securities Commission on Tuesday (Nov. With the approval in Alabama, CORO is now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play store to residents in 13 states: Florida, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Montana, Massachusetts, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington State and Wisconsin.

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Albertsons Looks To Raise $1.51B In IPO On A $11.61B Valuation

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. Founded 80 years ago, the Boise, Idaho, chain has been owned for the past 14 years by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, according to Supermarket News , which first reported the IPO in March. “The billion because the IPO’s underwriters, BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs, J.P.

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Now is a prime time for digital account opening

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The Bank of Idaho integrated online account openings into its website in 2015. The Bank of Idaho realized the full potential of digital account opening during the pandemic when its branches weren’t open to customers. “We But more people who couldn’t come in during business hours took advantage of it than the bank expected.

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

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He added that while convenience and simplicity both sound like easy and obvious goals, providing them in a secure manner to customers across any and all channels isn’t. Is a given FinTech looking ahead to technology shifts to things like real-time transaction cards? That’s where FinTechs can come in.

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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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