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

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million active mobile users, but only two million of those users are using the bank's virtual assistant Erica. 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

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Will COVID And Fraud Finally Kill The Paper Check?

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Consider the roughly 200 Rhode Islanders who recently received tax refund checks signed by Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney. Their signatures took the place of Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and State Controller Peter Keenan ’s John Hancocks, which should have been on the checks.

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New Klobuchar Bill Will Attempt To Curb Monopolies, Big Tech Power

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In addition, the bill would set up roadblocks on buying up “maverick” companies presenting better offerings for customers before the buyout, in the way T-Mobile did before it was purchased by Sprint, NYT reported. It would also give more funding to antitrust agencies, according to NYT.

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Report: 80 Pct. Of NJ Gamblers Place Wagers Online

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Mobile sports betting is quickly growing to a point where New Jersey is close to topping Las Vegas as the country’s biggest market, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Sept. Geofencing ensures mobile apps stay within each state. The Supreme Court ruled that states can establish their own betting system, but not across state lines.

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Using Debit Cards To Bridge The Stimulus Accessibility Gap

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Consumers today are especially likely to use their debit cards for their eCommerce purchases or to make in-store purchases with mobile wallets, and card-not-present (CNP) transactions represented 43.1 The July Next-Gen Debit Tracker® digs into how debit payments are being leveraged to support consumers during the pandemic.

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US Rental Marketplace Zumper Closes On $60M Series D Round

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The site has a 100 percent year-over-year revenue growth and has expanded its employee base to 200 people in offices in San Francisco, Scottsdale, New York, Chicago and Rhode Island. Zumper also uses a digital system for making rent payments. and Canada.

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Bringing The Farmers Market Online With Apps

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That opens the door for producers from Southern Maine, New Hampshire, Western Massachusetts and Rhode Island.) Vendors can sign up through the company’s website or mobile app, and they receive payment through their checking accounts. For deliveries, the company does milk-run logistics.