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Nearly One in Five Consumers Struck by Online Identity Fraud, According to ACI Worldwide Speedpay Pulse Report
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Nearly One in Five Consumers Struck by Online Identity Fraud, According to ACI Worldwide Speedpay Pulse Report

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
Consumers turning to billers to safeguard their data as threat of digital payments fraud escalates Digital payment preferences are surging, according to the 2024 ACI Speedpay Pulse Report, published by ACI Worldwide, an original innovator in global payments technology. More than three-quarters of Americans now prefer to pay their bills......
Marqeta Signs Five-Year Deal with Varo Bank to Become Exclusive Issuer Processor in the US
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Marqeta Signs Five-Year Deal with Varo Bank to Become Exclusive Issuer Processor in the US

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
Varo Bank selected Marqeta as its issuer processor to help achieve its mission of bringing financial inclusion and opportunity for all Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance solutions for the world’s innovators, today announced it has signed a five-year deal with Varo Bank, N.A., the......
BMO Survey: More Than a Third of Americans Using AI to Manage Finances
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BMO Survey: More Than a Third of Americans Using AI to Manage Finances

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61% of Gen Z use AI to help manage their finances and investments – more than any other generation. 64% do not believe AI understands how emotions influence financial planning. The BMO Real Financial Progress Index reveals a growing number of Americans, notably Gen Z, are increasingly using artificial intelligence......
Nearly 2 in 3 Americans Worry More about Running Out of Money than Death
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Nearly 2 in 3 Americans Worry More about Running Out of Money than Death

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
In 2024, 63% say they worry more about running out of money than death, up from 57% in 2022. Gen Xers are the most likely to say this with 71% more worried about running out of money than death, compared to 64% of millennials and 53% of boomers. According to......
First-Time-Buyers-Must-Make-$76,000-to-Afford-the-Typical-U.S.-Starter-Home–Up-8%-From-a-Year-Ago
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First-Time Buyers Must Make $76,000 to Afford the Typical U.S. Starter Home–Up 8% From a Year Ago

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
The income necessary to buy starter homes is increasing from a year ago due to rising prices and mortgage rates: The typical starter home sold for $240,000 in February, up 3.4% year over year, and the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.78%, up from 6.26% a year earlier. Homebuyers......
Tax Refund Checks More Important Than Ever According to Second-Annual “Straight Talk Wireless Tax Stress Index”
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Tax Refund Checks More Important Than Ever According to Second-Annual “Straight Talk Wireless Tax Stress Index”

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
” The sooner taxpayers file, the faster they’ll get their refund, which 61 percent say is vital to their household’s financial stability. But with consumer debt at a new high, timing won’t be everything as the survey also showed taxpayers continue to worry the money won’t be enough.“ Straight Talk,......
SURVEY: Middle-Income Americans Split on Outlook for Personal Finances
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SURVEY: Middle-Income Americans Split on Outlook for Personal Finances

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
Purchasing power reaches highest levels since February 2022 Primerica, Inc., a leading provider of financial services and products in the United States and Canada, released its Financial Security Monitor™ (FSM™) survey for the fourth quarter of 2023 showing middle-income Americans evenly split on the outlook for their personal finances. The......
As Americans Look Ahead to a New Year, Lincoln Financial Group Shares Recommendations for Turning Financial Resolutions Into Reality
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As Americans Look Ahead to a New Year, Lincoln Financial Group Shares Recommendations for Turning Financial Resolutions Into Reality

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by Business Wire0
Heightened focus on budgeting, emergency savings, increasing financial knowledge and earning more money among those who say they’re likely to set financial goals in 2024. With the new year approaching, people are setting resolutions with goals for exercising, reading, saving money and more. Financial planning is often high on the......
Cranium Announces $25 Million in Series A Funding to Secure AI
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SmartMetric Makes Advancements in its Biometric Credit Card World

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by Business Wire0
SmartMetric, Inc. reports that it has invented and implemented advanced new security features inside its world advanced biometric credit card. “In order to ensure that only a fingerprint from a real person is being used, we have invented hardware-based live fingerprint detection inside the card, stopping the use of fake......
More than a Quarter (28%) of Americans with Health Insurance Can't Afford Their Deductibles
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More than a Quarter (28%) of Americans with Health Insurance Can’t Afford Their Deductibles

PR Newswire
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For many Americans, basic health care is still unaffordable, even with health insurance The Affordable Care Act was introduced more than a decade ago, making several preventative services available at no charge to millions of Americans. But many are still struggling to financially cover their basic health care needs. In......
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