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Rhode Island Gives London's WorldRemit a Key Market in U.S.

Payments Source

states with the announcement that it’s added a proprietary license in Rhode Island. WorldRemit inched closer to its goal of obtaining its own money transmitter license in all available U.S.

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Bitcoin Daily: Rhode Island’s Blockchain Act Aims For Crypto Rules Too; Rapper Akon Details Crypto Plans

PYMNTS

Our proprietary Atomic Swap technology enables immediate trade between major cryptocurrencies, our partners’ alternative currencies, and fiat currencies — both on the platform and in the local market,” according to the whitepaper. . Ultimately, outside of the villages, you really can’t trade cell phone minutes for anything,” he continued. “So

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FTC Files Case Against RI Firm Allegedly Posing As SBA Lender; Company Claims Error

PYMNTS

A Rhode Island company is facing allegations of falsely claiming to be an authorized lender for the Small Business Association’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). District Court for the District of Rhode Island, alleged that the company, also doing business as SBA Loan Program and SBA Loan Program.com, and its owner John C.

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Citizens awaits thaw in private equity-backed M&A

American Banker

Once the pace of private equity-backed sales of middle-market companies picks up, the Rhode Island-based bank expects to benefit. CEO Bruce Van Saun says that Citizens' recent expansions in private banking and wealth management will provide opportunities to cross-sell to corporate clients.

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25 Million Mobile Users, Only 2 Million on Bank of America’s Erica

Bank Innovation

Keep in mind that we started the rollout earlier this year with Rhode Island (which has a relatively small population) and completed in all markets in June," Betty […]. Bank of America might have 25.3 million active mobile users, but only two million of those users are using the bank's virtual assistant Erica.

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

Bank Innovation

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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Sing It With Me: What’s the Mask Mandate Got To Do With Wealth Management?

Perficient

California, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Oregon, Illinois, and Rhode Island have announced plans to lift their statewide mask mandates or school mask mandates, and more states have indicated they will revisit mask requirements in the near future. Mask mandates are being lifted across the country.