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Fed Tightens Rules on Card-Not-Present Debit Transactions
Fed Tightens Rules on Card-Not-Present Debit Transactions
October 03, 2022  |  Regulation

The Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors said Monday (Oct, 3) that it was officially ending so-called network exclusivity and would instead require all debit card...

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Fed’s Digital Dollar Report Finally Drops, With More Questions Than Answers
Fed’s Digital Dollar Report Finally Drops, With More Questions Than Answers
January 20, 2022  |  CBDC

The Federal Reserve has finally dropped its long-awaited central bank digital currency report and it is … careful. Nonetheless, the report, Money and Payments: The...

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Fed Report: 2020 Closes Out With Slight Economic Uptick 
Fed Report: 2020 Closes Out With Slight Economic Uptick 
January 13, 2021  |  Economy

The U.S. economy posted slight gains in the pandemic year of 2020, after closing the books on what was one of the most dismal economic...

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back
Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back
December 24, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the...

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Today In Payments: Apple Purchases Mobeewave; Trump Encourages Microsoft To Buy All Of TikTok
Today In Payments: Apple Purchases Mobeewave; Trump Encourages Microsoft To Buy All Of TikTok
August 03, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Apple has purchased Mobeewave, and President Donald Trump has encouraged Microsoft to buy all of TikTok. Plus, GoodRx Inc. is reportedly looking...

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Fed Promises Flow Of Credit To Homes And Businesses
Fed Promises Flow Of Credit To Homes And Businesses
March 16, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

The U.S. Federal Reserve has announced that it’s prepared to use its “full range of tools” to help households and businesses and stay on top...

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Fed Asks Banks To Be Lenient With Lending
Fed Asks Banks To Be Lenient With Lending
March 13, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The U.S. Federal Reserve is reportedly talking to lenders and saying that if they go through their liquidity reserves while helping customers there won’t be...

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Boston Fed Pres. Thinks Co-Working Spaces Could Hurt Economy
Boston Fed Pres. Thinks Co-Working Spaces Could Hurt Economy
September 22, 2019  |  Economy

The Boston Federal Reserve president think that co-working spaces could ultimately hurt the economy, and even worsen the next U.S. recession. “I am concerned that...

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SMB Satisfaction With Alt Lenders Wanes
SMB Satisfaction With Alt Lenders Wanes
April 22, 2019  |  Loans

Might banks be making inroads into the hearts and minds of smaller firms as they seek out capital – as some SMBs cite at least some...

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