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Arkansas credit union taps mobile video banking to reach more customers

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River Valley Community Federal Credit Union serves 7,200 members out of just two branches in southern Arkansas. Since its membership is spread out across the state and sometimes live as far away as 50 miles from a branch, it rolled out a video banking tool earlier this month to add a more human touch. The […].

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Walmart Stays True To Arkansas

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While Amazon is auditioning potential host cities in something that has turned into commercial real estate’s version of “The Bachelor,” Walmart has more quietly announced news that its new headquarters will stick with the firm’s historical home of Bentonville, Arkansas.

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Arkansas: The South’s Unexpected Bastion Of Growth

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Arkansas is an easily forgotten state in the Deep South. Landlocked and geographically smaller than some of its surrounding states, Arkansas tends to be better defined by the political personalities it produces. Which is not entirely unfair — Arkansas has produced some very interesting politicians. By The Store Front Numbers .

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Walmart Tests Store Without Cashiers As COVID-19 Accelerates Change

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Whether cashiers go the way of the horse and buggy could hinge on an experiment Walmart is running in Arkansas. The Arkansas experiment comes as Walmart embarks on a major overhaul on how it interacts with its customers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. according to local news reports.

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US DOJ Charges 14 With $28M In PPP Fraud

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In Arkansas, a project manager employed by a major retailer has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges for filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $8 million in PPP loans. Benjamin Hayford, 32, of Centerton, Arkansas, is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov.

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Walmart Pay Won’t Make a Dent in Card Usage, For Now

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First announced in December 2015, the latest in the mobile wallet pipeline – Walmart Pay – is live as of yesterday to Walmart shoppers at 110 branches in Arkansas and a further 500 in Texas. The feature will be available in all stores “soon,” the company said. Card transactions carry Read More.

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Data Breaches Impact Unemployment Benefit Applicants In Four States

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Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois and Ohio have warned tens of thousands of residents who have applied online for unemployment benefits due to COVID-19 of possible data breaches that could have exposed names, addresses and Social Security numbers. a Little Rock, Arkansas software company, developed the jobless benefits system for $3 million.

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