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Fast Action: Tennessee Sportsbook Bets Service Quality On Instant Payments

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Hodges, known as the “Rookie Bookie” on social media, made her comments less than three months after Tennessee became the 20th state to launch sports betting on Nov. 1, a milestone that also made Action 24/7 the only locally owned sportsbook gaming operator of four licensed by the state. “I Winning Converts. Next Steps.

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First Tennessee to Invest $1 Million in Financial Education

American Banker

First Tennessee Bank in Memphis announced Wednesday that it will commit $1 million to Operation Hope’s new HOPE Fund to offer free financial literacy education in low-income communities.

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US Inches Toward Open Banking With CFPB Notice

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Tennessee's First Horizon Bank revealed a new partnership with NCR to adopt the latter's D3 digital banking platform, the firms recently revealed. Early performance metrics indicate that we are on par with or ahead of the top national banks in terms of engagement and speed," said the bank's Chief Digital Officer Pat Kelly in a statement.

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Seven US States Seek To Simplify FinTech Licensing

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Reuters reported news on Tuesday that banking regulators from seven states across the United States are working to, as the newswire reported, “streamline” the FinTech reporting process, with an eye on those tech firms having an easier road toward offering their products and services across the nation.

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Walgreens And Kroger Widen Retail Partnership

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and Walgreens Boots Alliance, a Kroger Express grocery assortment and the Kroger Pickup service will come to 35 Walgreens locations in the Knoxville, Tennessee market. The 35 Knoxville Walgreens locations will provide customers with a selection of Kroger’s Our Brand items, such as its Simple Truth, in addition to national brand products.

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Macy’s Is Hiring 80,000 Employees For The Holidays

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These positions are located in Goodyear, Arizona; Cheshire, Connecticut; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Portland, Tennessee; and Martinsburg, West Virginia, as well as in product-specific fulfillment centers in Sacramento, California; Stone Mountain, Georgia; Secaucus, New Jersey; and Joppa, Maryland.

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36 State Attorneys General settle with CarMax over non-disclosure of open safety recalls

CFPB Monitor

Joe Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, stated: CarMax led the industry in recall transparency by sharing vehicle specific recall information in-store and online to ensure our customers know about open recalls prior to purchase.