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Alabama Reopens And COVID-19 Cases Soar 300 Pct Month Over Month

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After Alabama reopened on May 1, the state has seen coronavirus cases surge by 300 percent month over month, with intensive care units (ICUs) at less than 4 percent capacity remaining and medical workers “exhausted physically and mentally,” Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said on CNBC. He said he was in conversation with Gov.

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What post-pandemic business travel teaches us about the new normal

Accenture

Last week, I was lucky enough to spend time at the Regions Tradition golf tournament in Alabama with our good friends from Regions Bank. The event went off without a hitch and was a welcome re-entry into travel in a safe, vaccinated, face-to-face environment. The event was great—and thought-provoking for me, as it was one….

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USAmeriBank Integrates Finastra Payments Hub

Bank Innovation

USAmeriBank is now live on financial service firm Finastra’s payment hub, which will enable the regional bank to implement new payment services and rails. that operates within Florida and Alabama, announced in April, and should allow for a greater capacity for […].

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PNC Eyes Buying US Unit Of Spain's BBVA, Report Says

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BBVA bought Alabama's Compass Bancshares in 2007 and has around $100 billion in assets in the U.S., Big bank mergers have been scarce in the past decade since the financial crisis of the late 2000s, but despite that rarity, regional lenders have felt the crunch from bigger rivals like J.P.

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How Regions Bank unwittingly invited a surge in check fraud

American Banker

The Alabama-based bank loosened its funds availability policy in 2022 as part of an effort to give customers early access to their paychecks. "We We opened the door too wide, bad people came rushing in, and we didn't close the door timely enough," Regions' CFO said.

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Bitcoin Daily: Alabama Works On ‘Operation Cryptosweep,’ Venezuelan Banks Ordered To Accept ‘Petro’ Crypto

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Users in the region are able to spend and acquire Dash through their mobile phones, which comes loaded with the Dash ecosystem. In other news, the Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) is working on “Operation Cryptosweep” with the North American Securities Administrators Association, AL.com reported.

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Alfa-Bank Joins Contour Trade Network; JPMorgan Names New Liquidity Solutions And Escrow Exec

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Visa has teamed up with UAE-based NOW Money to bring digital banking offerings to low-income clients in the Gulf Region who can’t access typical banking offerings like international money transfers. CORO Global Brings Gold Payment App to Alabama. On Tuesday (Nov.

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