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COVID-19 and Automation are Changing Finance for Good
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COVID-19 and Automation are Changing Finance for Good

Zuora AndAvalara
by Zuora AndAvalara0
It’s been more than three months since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Since then, communities have joined together to “flatten the curve” by closing buildings, limiting social interaction, and increasing testing. Similarly, the business landscape has been hit by massive changes. Organizations across all industries –......
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Pretected Reports COVID-19 Raises Demand for Auto Insurance Quotes

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by Fintech News Desk0
Pretected.com reports that ever since COVID-19 hit America – late February 2019 – there has been an ever growing demand in online auto insurance quote requests. To be specific, they have seen an average increase of 147% in online auto insurance quote requests between Mar-Aug 2019 to Mar-Aug 2020. This may be surprising information......
Spending Trends From Quicken Users Highlight COVID-19 Impact
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Quicken Survey Shows Millennials Likely to Flee Cities Over the Next Year

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by Fintech News Desk0
More than one-third of millennials renting apartments in cities are considering leaving the city, half citing cost of living as main factor Quicken Inc., maker of America’s best-selling personal finance software, today shared results from a recent survey of more than 1,000 millennials renting apartments in urban areas. While 93%......
MPOWER Financing Adds Jatin Rajput, Global Financial Services Executive and Fintech Investor, to Its Board
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) Selects AxiomSL To Automate Daily Equity Position Monitoring And Reporting Globally

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by Fintech News Desk0
AxiomSL, the industry’s leading provider of risk and regulatory reporting solutions, announced an agreement with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), a leading global financial services group and one of the largest banking institutions in Japan, to implement AxiomSL’s Global Shareholding Disclosures solution. Under the agreement, AxiomSL will provide cloud-based, automated daily position monitoring and reporting......
Policygenius Launches Wills and Trusts Through New Mobile App
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Policygenius Launches Wills and Trusts Through New Mobile App

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by Fintech News Desk0
Online insurance marketplace expands to offer digital estate planning for busy consumers(Policygenius) Policygenius, the nation’s leading online insurance marketplace, announced the launch of a mobile app that enables consumers to create wills and trusts conveniently on their phones. Consumers can also shop for life and home insurance from the app,......
CARES 2 Legislation Stalls; President Trump Signs Executive Order Deferring Payroll Taxes
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CARES 2 Legislation Stalls; President Trump Signs Executive Order Deferring Payroll Taxes

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by Fintech News Desk0
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting announced the publication of its latest tax briefing titled “2020 Payroll Tax Deferral Order,” which is now available as a complimentary download and can also be accessed through the CCH AnswerConnect online research platform. The briefing highlights current developments with respect to tax issues in response to the COVID-19......
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ClassWallet Awarded Contract by State of Oklahoma to Distribute Federal Funds Supporting Private School Tuition and Educational Needs of Low-Income Families During COVID-19

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by Fintech News Desk0
ClassWallet has been awarded a contract from the office of Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to implement its innovative fintech platform to help distribute $18 million in federal funds to support the private school tuition and educational resource needs of low-income families during the COVID-19 crisis. ClassWallet will support in the administration of two specific education initiatives designed......
PULSE Study: E-Commerce and Other Card-Not-Present Debit Transactions Surging
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PULSE Study: E-Commerce and Other Card-Not-Present Debit Transactions Surging

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by Fintech News Desk0
Card-not-present debit transactions surged 21% year-over-year in 2019, according to a new study commissioned by Discover Financial Services’ PULSE debit network and conducted by Oliver Wyman. The 2020 Debit Issuer Study found that one card-not-present transaction type – account-to-account (A2A) transfers using debit – is the fastest growing category of debit, doubling year-over-year......
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Principal® Progressing With Integration of Wells Fargo’s Institutional Retirement & Trust

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by Fintech News Desk0
Integration on track for 2021 completion Principal Financial Group® today announced marked progress in the integration of the Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement & Trust (IRT) business, which it acquired in July 2019 and is on track for completion in 2021. Principal ® has advanced key decisions on people, processes, and technology, despite challenges......
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Talkspace Expands Affordable Mental Health Care Offering for 40 Million Americans via Insurance Coverage

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by Fintech News Desk0
New campaign featuring Michael Phelps highlights that Talkspace now covers 1 in 8 Americans through agreements with the nation’s leading health insurers Talkspace, the global leader in digital behavioral health, is now covered by insurance for over 40 million Americans. The new campaign, in partnership with ambassador Michael Phelps, was......
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