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Goldman Sach’s Marcus: Partnerships Beyond Intuit

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE- With two products and a recently announced partnership with tax preparation software provider Intuit, Marcus by Goldman Sachs is keen on growing its brand through more new partnerships and products in 2018. The future of finance is not technology,” Harit Talwar, head of Marcus by Goldman Sachs, said at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas.

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Online Sports Betting Gets A Super Bowl Workout

PYMNTS

5), details emerged about the success and failure of the new online sports betting regime in the U.S. A clear picture of online gambling spend, losses and trends is yet to emerge, but some general data points provide detail. At least eight states have some form of legal online sports betting, with more moving toward that goal.

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Wild Cards? Gambling, Payroll, Other Models Provide Fresh Fuel For Prepaid

PYMNTS

The real trick is to tie engaging consumer experiences to those cards, which is critical, as prepaid and reloadable cards continue to evolve — moving from plastic cards to mobile accounts that can adapt to an expanding portfolio of use cases, including payroll, online gambling or even consumer and business lending. Step back a bit first.

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Uber of X: greenRush is The Uber of Cannabis

PYMNTS

After it became illegal in the United States through the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, the business of selling cannabis went mostly underground. One of their biggest ventures was an online platform aggregating New Years Eve parties across the globe. We are the “Amazon” of Cannabis, the largest online marketplace in the world.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Pixelon: Online video vaporware. LendingClub was one of many online lending services founded in the mid-2000s as entrepreneurs eyed the Byzantine financial sector as an area ripe for disruption. Founded by Renaud Laplanche in 2006, LendingClub quickly became one of the largest online lenders in the US. Total Funding: $1.1B.

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The Challenges Of Securing The Smart Cities Of Tomorrow

PYMNTS

The city’s entire system was left unusable by the incident, including its online payment systems used for paying property taxes. But, as recent news reports demonstrate, things are going online in cities in the not too distant future in the U.S. The Target Rich City .

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Can The US Congress Bring Transparency To Resort Fees?

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Filed by Republican and Democratic representatives, the Hotel Advertising Transparency Act of 2019 (HR4489) “would ensure that consumers are shown the full pre-tax price of a hotel room while searching and comparing lodging options for their next trip,” according to a statement from its sponsors. More Pricing Moves.

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