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Citizens Access Targeting ‘Optimizers’ to Grow Deposits Beyond the Bank’s Footprint

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Citizens Access, the digital-only arm of Rhode Island-based Citizens Financial Group, has grown to about $4 billion in deposits, mostly from new customers outside the bank's traditional footprint, since its launch in July 2018. If you build it, the optimizers will come.

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In Europe, Single Data Market Looms?

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tech firms’ dominance across online platforms, and the collection and use of data. The European Union is examining the creation of a single data market that would reportedly challenge tech firms such as Google and Facebook, as Reuters reported. In Europe, another regulatory salvo may be aimed at U.S.

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Using Debit Cards To Bridge The Stimulus Accessibility Gap

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consumers did at least some shopping online as of April 11 — a figure that had risen to 35.7 Many individuals received the cards in unmarked envelopes and threw them out because the recipients believed they were scams or marketing offers. percent of U.S. percent by May 23. percent year over year during the third week of May.

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23 VC-Backed Brick & Mortar Startups Changing The Face Of Main Street

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Cava has around 30 restaurants in the DC, LA, and NYC markets, and its packaged dips and spreads are sold in more than 200 Whole Foods Market stores. MiniLuxe is a nail and beauty lifestyle lounge with locations in Dallas, Rhode Island, Los Angeles, and Boston. Select VC Investors: Breakaway Innovation Group.

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House Hearing Signals Fireworks On Big Tech Antitrust Issues

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12), the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee will hold a hearing on issues top of mind in the digital realm — touching on how data and privacy affect competition online, and specifically, for online marketplaces. David Cicilline of Rhode Island, who serves as subcommittee chairman. This Thursday (Sept.

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First And Ten: Disrupting The School Sports Uniform Process With Customization

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Even school sports uniforms have been dragged into the digital age, courtesy of a Rhode Island DTC company called SquadLocker. The company took an innovative business model and serious sales momentum into the start of the year, pivoted for the pandemic and took $20 million in funding off the table.

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DOJ To Investigate Intuit’s $7B Takeover Of Credit Karma 

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David Cicilline , (D-Rhode Island) raised questions about the deal. I have serious concerns that this transaction is an attempt by Intuit, a dominant incumbent, to eliminate an innovative and disruptive upstart, and that if permitted, it will harm the competitive process,” the Rhode Island Democrat wrote.