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Successful Digital Banking: Living in the Moment (of Truth)

Rajashekara Maiya
Double Impact Two global phenomena distinguish the digital revolution from the technology revolutions that came before. The first is the consumerization of IT, unmistakably illustrated by the recent launch of Apple’s iPhone 12. The technical note states that the phone has the A14 bionic chip, which, at 11.58 billion transistors,......
PayPal Partners with Even to Provide New Tools to Improve the Financial Health of its Workforce
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PayPal Invests $50 Million in Black and Latinx-Led Venture Capital Funds

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PayPal Holdings, Inc. today announced it will invest $50 million in eight early-stage, Black and Latinx-led venture capital funds: Chingona Ventures; Fearless Fund; Harlem Capital; Precursor Ventures; Slauson & Co.; VamosVentures; Zeal Capital Partners; and one additional fund. The investments are part of PayPal’s commitment to invest $530 million to support Black-owned businesses, strengthen underrepresented minority communities and fight for racial equity and......
M1 Finance Closes $45 Million Series C Round to Build the Next-Gen Finance Super App
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M1 Finance Closes $45 Million Series C Round to Build the Next-Gen Finance Super App

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M1 Finance, the Finance Super App that offers automated investing, borrowing, and banking products, announced a $45 million Series C funding round led by Left Lane Capital. This latest round of funding, which brings the company’s total to just under $100 million, comes just 120 days after a $33 million......
First Cohort of Cross River and Operation HOPE’s ‘Entrepreneur Training Program’ Graduates
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First Cohort of Cross River and Operation HOPE’s ‘Entrepreneur Training Program’ Graduates

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Program provides free, 8-week workshop for entrepreneurs and covers the fundamentals of starting a business Cross River, a technology-focused financial services organization and Banking-as-a-Service (“BaaS”) provider, together with Operation HOPE, a leading nonprofit focused on financial literacy and empowerment, today announced the first graduating class of its Entrepreneur Training Program......
Square Register launched in the UK
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Square, Inc. Invests $50 Million in Bitcoin

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The investment underscores Square’s purpose of economic empowerment Square, announced that it has purchased approximately 4,709 bitcoins at an aggregate purchase price of $50 million. Square believes that cryptocurrency is an instrument of economic empowerment and provides a way for the world to participate in a global monetary system, which......
GoTab Goes Beyond Contactless Ordering & Payment for Hospitality Operators
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GoTab Now Integrates with 7shifts

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Combines Contactless Order & Pay and Labor Management Data to Improve Restaurant Operations GoTab, Inc., the Mobile POS and contactless ordering and payment platform for hospitality operators, now integrates with 7shifts, the leading labor management solution for the restaurant industry. With the GoTab/7shifts integration, hospitality operators can access a single view of real-time......
PayPal Launches Enhanced Giving Platform to Put the Power of Fundraising in Customer's Hands this Holiday
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PayPal Announces Recipients of $5 Million Community Partner Grants to Support and Sustain Black Businesses and Communities

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PayPal Holdings, Inc. today named 20 nonprofit community partners that will receive grants and contributions totaling $5 million to support Black-owned businesses across the U.S. in their recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants are part of PayPal’s $530 million commitment announced in June to support Black-owned businesses, strengthen minority communities and......
Square Register launched in the UK
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Square, Inc. to Invest $100 Million in Minority and Underserved Communities

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Square, announced that it intends to invest $100 million in support of minority and underserved communities, driven by the company’s purpose of economic empowerment and its ongoing commitment to racial equity. The investment constitutes three percent of Square’s cash and marketable securities as of the end of the second quarter......
Union Plus, Truth4Life, and Visa Announce New Union Plus All-In-One Prepaid Visa Card
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Union Plus, Truth4Life, and Visa Announce New Union Plus All-In-One Prepaid Visa Card

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Changing the Face of Prepaid, Partnership Offers New Services and Financial Flexibility for Union Members and Their Families  Union Plus (UP), Truth4Life (T4L), and Visa announced a new partnership to offer enhanced benefits to union members and their families with the introduction of the Union Plus All-In-One Prepaid Visa® Card. Through......
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