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RedCard, Zelis Merge To Optimize Healthcare Payments

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Zelis Healthcare and RedCard Systems have announced they will be merging their organizations to create a healthcare payments optimization platform. Combined, Zelis and RedCard serve over 700 payer clients, including the top five national health plans, and more than 600,000 providers.

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Businesses, Consumer Groups Push To Keep Cash Alive

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The Consumer Choice in Payment Coalition ( CCPC ), made up of numerous businesses and consumer representatives, aims to protect the use of cash against the encroaching tide of digital pay. The Coalition will first be pushing HR 2650, or the Payment Choice Act of 2019. That bill, introduced by Rep. Payne Jr. (D-NJ),

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Down Under, Supermarkets Combat Late Payments

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In the land Down Under, larger firms are committing to combatting late payments. Woolworths became the second-largest supermarket chain to sign the supplier payment code put forth by the Business Council of Australia , and follows the same path as Coles seen earlier in the month. Transit Payments Off Track.

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Bitcoin Daily: Avanti Preparing To Apply For Banking Charter; NJ Lawmaker Introduces Regulatory Rules On Crypto

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Some representatives from the world’s central banks discussed the matter last week in Kyiv, Ukraine, at a conference arranged by the National Bank of Ukraine. Blockchain circles have been enamored with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), but the feeling doesn’t seem to be mutual as banks aren’t as interested in that form.

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Retail Pulse: Zola Opens NYC Store; Kleinfeld Shop ‘Pops Up’ In NJ

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On average, they are priced at under half the cost of the national average of wedding dresses in the U.S., Between the end of April to the middle of June, hackers were reportedly able to get usernames and passwords as well as email addresses, phone numbers, birthdays and payment card info. per a report cited in the company’s release.

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New Jersey enacts licensing and other requirements for student loan servicers

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On July 30, 2019, Acting New Jersey Governor Sheila Oliver signed into law SB 1149 , which requires student loan servicers to be licensed, creates an Office of the Student Loan Ombudsman within the NJ Department of Banking and Insurance, imposes various requirements, and prohibits certain conduct. Licensing requirement.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

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American Bank, National Association. Classic Bank, National Association. The First National Bank In Sioux Falls. Dakota Community Bank & Trust, National Association. The borrower makes monthly payments over the course of 12 months. The Miners National Bank of Eveleth. The National Iron Bank.