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Montana Supreme Court to decide if healthcare provider’s use of prepaid cards to make refunds violated state law

CFPB Monitor

An appeal now pending before the Montana Supreme Court could have significance for businesses that use prepaid cards to make refunds to customers. The plaintiff claimed that SLC violated Montana law by transferring to the bank its obligation to refund the credit balances on her account to the bank without her consent. In Bratton v.

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Mitek’s Board Rejects ASG Offer As ‘Not In The Best Interest’ Of Shareholders

PYMNTS

Mitek Systems, the identity verification solutions company, announced Monday (November 5) that its board of directors have unanimously decided to reject an offer from ASG Technologies Group, which is a portfolio company of Elliott Associates and Elliott International. His resignation is unrelated to DeBello stepping down.

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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. Blockchain and a bank charter might do much to boost financial inclusion.

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Retail’s Voice-Assisted, Meatless Summer

PYMNTS

The world of retail is never for the faint-hearted, given its fierce competition, constant innovation and disruption – not to mention the ongoing shift to digital. The service reached this milestone after recent rollouts in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.

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The United States Of Venture Capital: The Most Active VC In Each State

CB Insights

Although startups based in California, New York, and Massachusetts have traditionally accounted for the majority of VC tech investment in the US, VCs are spurring other hotbeds of innovation across the country. Connecticut Innovations. Innovation Catalyst. Slater Technology Fund. New Enterprise Associates. BIP Capital.

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I’ll Be Attending the 2019 IBM Think Conference

Alex Jimenez

Last year, I began to venture outside the comforts of these conferences and attended a technology conference targeting Chief Information Officers and those that work for them. At a technology conference, I wasn’t always sure what they were talking about. The positive did come with a negative. The difference can be important.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Whether it’s products and services, technology strategies or employee benefits, independent community banks decide on their own terms what’s best for their business and their customers. Bank of Montana. Tom Swenson, CEO and chairman of the board, Bank of Montana. Bank of Montana. A: Technology. Deer Lodge.