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Kroger Aims To Drive Innovation With Grocery Experience, Partnerships

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The grocer is working with icons like Walgreens and Microsoft as well as innovators such as Ocado and Nuro to enhance the customer experience and accomplish tasks that it cannot do alone. Grocery Innovation . Kroger’s analyst day comes during a year full of partnership and technology news for the grocer.

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US Local Governments And The Slow Death Of The Check

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Local and state government agencies tend to approach innovation slowly and methodically, but careful vetting and execution have drawbacks for disbursement developments. There are currently no technological upgrades being explored by [our Texas] office,” Lyons said. Erroneous assumptions cause checks to linger .

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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.” . DOJ and state attorneys general have conducted separate but parallel investigations into Google’s anticompetitive market behavior,” Weiser said in a press release.

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CFPB and Colorado Attorney General announce joint virtual office hours as part of AFCIN

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The CFPB and the Colorado AG’s Office have announced they will hold joint virtual office hours as part of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN). The CFPB’s announcement invites innovators to request a meeting and describe the topic(s) they would like to discuss during their virtual session.

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Real Innovation Solves Today’s Problems, Not Tomorrow’s

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Innovation happens when you least expect it. Those we call “innovators” are simply the ones who endeavor to solve the problems in front of them by any means necessary. Only later do others look at them and call them “innovators.” PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why? The conversation is excerpted below.

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CFPB and Utah AG announce joint office hours in Salt Lake City as part of ACFIN

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB and Utah AG’s Office have announced that they will hold the first joint office hours as part of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN). The joint office hours will be held on January 30, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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PSCU’s Lumin Teams With Vermont Credit Union To Provide Digital Banking

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Plus, the talent and experience the Lumin Digital team brings to the table are extremely impressive,” said Rick Hommel, senior vice president, technology and operations at VSECU. . Earlier this month, Lumin Digital signed Bartlett, Tennessee-based First South Financial credit union.

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