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New Cloud-Based Card-Issuing System Aims To Standardize Payments Security

PYMNTS

Entrust , an identities, payments and data protection firm based in Minneapolis, on Monday (Oct. 19) announced that its Sigma Instant Desktop Issuance product will set “the standard for simple, secure and smart instant-ID solutions across enterprise, healthcare, government, higher education and financial institutions (FIs)."

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U.S. Bank Announces Amazon Alexa Integration

Bank Innovation

The Minneapolis-based bank ran an employee pilot over the summer and initiated work on the Alexa skill earlier in 2017, said Gareth Gaston, executive vice president and head of omnichannel banking at U.S. […]. EXCLUSIVE- U.S.

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Kristen Larson joins Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group

CFPB Monitor

She is resident in the firm’s Minneapolis office. Kristen’s practice involves consumer, small business, and treasury management products and services; digital banking; emerging payments; servicing; innovative technology; information security; operations; marketing; and complex service contracts.

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BNPL Sezzle Raises $55M

PYMNTS

Minneapolis-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Sezzle has raised $55 million in its latest capital round, according to a press release. Eligible Sezzle holders will also be able to acquire additional CDIs through a Security Purchase Plan (SPP). The company allows shoppers to make payments in four equal numbers across six weeks.

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BNPL Firm Sezzle Allies With Ally Lending To Expand Loan Options

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This will allow the Minneapolis-based Sezzle to offer more long-term loans. We're proud to partner with Sezzle to offer budget-friendly, responsible financing options, so consumers can feel more secure when making the purchases they need.".

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Ballard Spahr to hold card issuer workshops

CFPB Monitor

On Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Minneapolis, and on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Sioux Falls, Ballard Spahr will host complimentary card issuer workshops. For additional details and registration information, click here for the Minneapolis workshop and here for the Sioux Falls workshop.

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Some SMBs Switched Banks When PPP Loans Failed To Come Through

PYMNTS

In a July survey of 931 firms that received PPP loans, Barlow Research Associates, the Minneapolis-based bank market research company, revealed that of the businesses that secured PPP funding, 28 percent received their loan from a lender with whom they had no prior relationship or a bank that wasn’t their primary one.

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