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74% of Students Lack Access to Tuition Payment Apps
74% of Students Lack Access to Tuition Payment Apps
December 31, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Higher education is vital for personal and professional growth but rising tuition costs make it harder for students to attend. While financial aid like scholarships...

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AI’s Leap Year: Smarter, Sharper and Ready to Reshape Everything
AI’s Leap Year: Smarter, Sharper and Ready to Reshape Everything
December 31, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence powerhouses staked their tech claims in 2024, rolling out AI models that solved increasingly complex problems. The latest systems from OpenAI,...

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From Omnichannel to Open Banking: PYMNTS’ Most Quotable Quotes of 2024
From Omnichannel to Open Banking: PYMNTS’ Most Quotable Quotes of 2024
December 31, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Here at PYMNTS our main focus is exactly what the name says. But to our CEO Karen Webster’s credit, she saw that the digital shift...

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Four Trends That Show the Future of Cross-Border Payments
Four Trends That Show the Future of Cross-Border Payments
December 31, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

The global economy is an intricate web of transactions, and cross-border payments serve as its financial backbone. For much of its history, that backbone has...

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Carecode Raises $4.3 Million for AI-Powered Customer Service in Healthcare
Carecode Raises $4.3 Million for AI-Powered Customer Service in Healthcare
December 30, 2024  |  Healthcare

Brazilian startup Carecode has closed a pre-seed round to support the development of its service that uses conversational artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver customer service...

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Treasury Department Workstations Breached by Hackers via Third-Party Vendor
Treasury Department Workstations Breached by Hackers via Third-Party Vendor
December 30, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Treasury Department workstations were breached by China-backed hackers who then stole unclassified documents, according to multiple media reports posted Monday (Dec. 30). The incident happened...

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Madoff Victim Fund Makes Final Distribution, With 94% of Fraud Losses Recovered
Madoff Victim Fund Makes Final Distribution, With 94% of Fraud Losses Recovered
December 30, 2024  |  Legal

The Justice Department said Monday (Dec. 30) that it recovered nearly 94% of fraud losses for victims of the Ponzi scheme for which Bernard L....

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DOJ Sues FinTech Dave, Adds CEO as Defendant
DOJ Sues FinTech Dave, Adds CEO as Defendant
December 30, 2024  |  Legal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred its previously announced federal court case against online cash advance firm Dave to the Department of Justice (DOJ)....

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2024 Changed the Game for Small Business Growth Opportunities
2024 Changed the Game for Small Business Growth Opportunities
December 30, 2024  |  SMBs

Main Street has been getting a digital makeover in recent years, and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are among the biggest beneficiaries. This crucial commercial...

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