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21 Predictions About Digital Health in 2021: Part III

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Plans will need to create competitive-cooperatives, working to share costs (administration, lobbying, technology) while serving different markets. The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas (HCSC for short) is a great example of this model. Buying Innovates.

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Google Slapped With Antitrust Lawsuit Filed By Coalition Of 38 States

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“This is a historic time for both federal and state antitrust authorities, as we work to protect competition and innovation in our technology markets.” .

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Young Consumers Love to “Buy Now, Pay Later” – Here’s What to Know About the Explosive Fintech Trend

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Pay in 4 is not currently available for residents of Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or any US Territories. Notable merchant partners include Best Buy, Home Depot, and Target. So, if there’s usually no interest being charged for BNPL purchases, how do these companies make any money? According to Kristen E.

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The power of a CDFI

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La Plata County commissioner Marsha Porter-Norton champions First Southwest Bank’s innovative lending. First Southwest Bank is carving out new business models to address a need for credit and financial services through nonprofit lending programs and software that leverages its community development financial institution (CDFI) funding. “Our

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

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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. New Enterprise Associates. Innovation Catalyst. New Jersey. New Mexico.

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Beyond Mobile Banking, Giving (Alexa’s) Voice to Financial Lives, Naturally

PYMNTS

In an interview with PYMNTS, Domach said that “we are very early in the journey with voice technology, especially when it comes to final financial technology.”. If a consumer doesn’t know that they can [make a] payment or do a transfer or put a hold on a card, the value of the technology just goes down,” he noted.

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The United States Of Artificial Intelligence Startups

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The startup with the least funding on the list is Rhode Island’s The Innovation Scout , a SaaS platform that has raised $50K. IDx Technologies. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico. The Innovation Scout. 29 startups on this list have raised <$10M in equity funding. Info Assembly.