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Tax Refunds

Fifth Third Bank Speeds Tax Refunds With Early Pay Service
Fifth Third Bank Speeds Tax Refunds With Early Pay Service
January 09, 2023  |  Banking

Fifth Third Bank will provide customers with their federal tax refund up to five days earlier. The bank said in a Monday (Jan. 9) press...

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Today In Payments: US SPAC Tailwind Hunting For European Unicorns; Zoom Expects Post-Pandemic Business To Remain Brisk
Today In Payments: US SPAC Tailwind Hunting For European Unicorns; Zoom Expects Post-Pandemic Business To...
March 02, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, SPAC Tailwind is hunting for a European tech unicorn to take public, and Zoom expects remote business demand to continue post-pandemic....

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It’s Tax Day, But Paper Filers Might Not See Their Refunds Until 2021
It’s Tax Day, But Paper Filers Might Not See Their Refunds Until 2021
July 15, 2020  |  Taxes

Today (July 15) is Tax Day, and despite it coming three months later than normal due to COVID-19, several million Americans will be scrambling to...

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Figure’s Mike Cagney: Stimulus Snafus Show It’s Time For Digital Dollars – And Blockchain
Figure’s Mike Cagney: Stimulus Snafus Show It’s Time For Digital Dollars – And Blockchain
April 27, 2020  |  Blockchain

Nothing brings money to top of mind like tax season — and tax refunds and stimulus payments, doled out in the wake of a pandemic...

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IRS Puts Tax Refunds In Storage As It Works On Stimulus Checks
IRS Puts Tax Refunds In Storage As It Works On Stimulus Checks
April 21, 2020  |  Taxes

Tax refund season has turned into a nightmare for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which now has whole storage units full of unopened refund requests...

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Trōv: Why Insurers Still Cling To The Paper Check
Trōv: Why Insurers Still Cling To The Paper Check
April 09, 2020  |  Disbursements

The global spread of the new coronavirus has had a wide and varied impact on the way that both consumers and businesses think about transacting...

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Why State And Local Governments Struggle To Shred The Paper Check
Why State And Local Governments Struggle To Shred The Paper Check
January 22, 2020  |  Disbursements

Instant payments are lauded for their convenience, ease and most importantly, for their speed. Fifty-one percent of United States consumers stated in the most recent...

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It’s Tax Season — And Fraudsters Are Feasting
It’s Tax Season — And Fraudsters Are Feasting
March 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

One of the positive (or at least most promising) projects in the push toward more digital forms of payment and commerce concerns taxes — specifically, bringing...

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Today In Data: Digital Disbursements In Unexpected Markets
Today In Data: Digital Disbursements In Unexpected Markets
February 19, 2019  |  Today In Data

Digital disbursements are appearing in unexpected markets, such as sports betting platforms and boatsharing sites. Uber’s and Lyft’s initial public offerings (IPOs) are expected to take place this year, which bring more light to their...

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