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Metromile CEO: Why Auto Insurance Is Ready For A Digital Lane Change
Metromile CEO: Why Auto Insurance Is Ready For A Digital Lane Change
February 28, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Car insurance even predates Henry Ford, yet a truly disruptive auto insurance provider hasn’t emerged in more than a century. Metromile CEO Dan Preston tells...

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BBVA’s Four-Step Guide To Digital-First Transformations
BBVA’s Four-Step Guide To Digital-First Transformations
February 28, 2020  |  Digital Banking

The banking industry is undergoing a sea change in the new decade, with online and mobile banking growing ever more popular among customers, and challenger...

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Bitcoin Daily: Steven Seagal To Pay $314,000 SEC Fine Over Crypto Offering; Ukraine Gov’t Worker Accused Of Crypto Mining
Bitcoin Daily: Steven Seagal To Pay $314,000 SEC Fine Over Crypto Offering; Ukraine Gov’t Worker...
February 28, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Actor Steven Seagal was at the center of charges now settled with the Securities and Exchanges commission related to cryptocurrency investments, according to CNBC on...

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Sphere, VisitPay Debut Text To Pay For Healthcare
Sphere, VisitPay Debut Text To Pay For Healthcare
February 28, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Sphere, a leader in end-to-end payment solutions, will team up with VisitPay, which works with medical patient payment and security, to improve patient payment processes....

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EU Antitrust Chief Backs Gig Workers
EU Antitrust Chief Backs Gig Workers
February 28, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Uber‘s drivers and takeout delivery workers have found allies in the European Union (EU), as its antitrust chief wants to help them fight for better...

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Morgan Stanley Looks To Add To Asset Management Unit, CFO Says
Morgan Stanley Looks To Add To Asset Management Unit, CFO Says
February 28, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Morgan Stanley‘s acquisition of electronic trading platform E-Trade may not have satiated its appetite for deals, the company said, according to Bloomberg. The bank plans...

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Great Hill Partners Acquires Insurance Payments Startup One Inc
Great Hill Partners Acquires Insurance Payments Startup One Inc
February 28, 2020  |  Acquiring

Insurance-leaning digital payments solutions vendor One Inc has been acquired by growth-oriented private equity firm Great Hill Partners, according to a release on Wednesday (Feb. 26). ...

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Coronavirus Update: US Cos See Impact, China Begins To Reopen For Business
Coronavirus Update: US Cos See Impact, China Begins To Reopen For Business
February 28, 2020  |  International

Facebook has cancelled its annual F8 developers’ conference over concerns about the coronavirus, reports said. More specifically, the social media company cancelled the in-person component,...

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Cashfree Adds Bank Partners For Real-Time Corporate Payouts
Cashfree Adds Bank Partners For Real-Time Corporate Payouts
February 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Cashfree, the leading payments program for businesses in India, has announced partnerships with a number of the country’s main banks to strengthen its bulk disbursal...

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