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Deep Dive: Digital Driver’s Licenses Hit The Road

PYMNTS

Digitized national identities are becoming popular around the world, with countries such as Australia, Estonia and Sierra Leone working to provide them. Colorado and Louisiana meanwhile have the most established implementation. Driver’s licenses are the de facto identity document for many U.S.

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Happy Birthday, Mr. President (Jefferson)

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Because – fair or not – once the British are defeated in Act I, Thomas Jefferson is the villain for much of Act II, starting with his impassioned critique of the bank (and the financial system) that Hamilton is arguing the nation needs to build. Jefferson The Innovator. Now, OK, well like we said, innovation is a journey.

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Rethinking The Reputation Of The Merchant Cash Advance

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One driver behind the shifting reputation of merchant cash advances is the industry’s participation in technology adoption and innovation. For instance, in December in Louisiana, is there a downturn in the trucking industry? “The model is re-teaching itself on a daily basis, finding new trends.

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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. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy accused Facebook of destroying journalism in the U.S. He said the U.S.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

Independent Banker

Fortunately for Red River Bank, loan demand is picking up in Louisiana as cities stabilize from the pandemic and businesses reopen. In order to keep up with the innovation, banks must acknowledge that many cardholder needs, preferences and expectations have changed significantly over the past year and act on it.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Facebook, Online Lending, Cash – And The Twilio Surge

PYMNTS

This week it was Minnesota, and then yesterday Walmart really got warmed up and announced the expansion of their new payments service in: Michigan, Virginia, the Carolinas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Washington, D.C.

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