Perficient

AUGUST 25, 2020

We recently asked the Women in Tech group at Perficient what advice they would give for a woman hoping to build a career in the technology industry and their thoughtful advice was both inspirational and actionable. . Perficient WIT Group Shares Advice for Women Taking a Job in Technology. Lisa Hunter , national sales director.

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Technology Groups Training Management 572

CFPB Monitor

JUNE 1, 2022

We are pleased to report that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Group was ranked in the highest tier nationally in three categories: Compliance, Litigation, and Enforcement & Investigations.

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National Groups Regulation Compliance 78

PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

His TCC Group has put in a bid for the Tesco’s assets, with funding already in place in the event that the bid is successful, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. Central Group and CP All PCL, the other two conglomerates in Thailand, have also reportedly put forward bids. To purchase the Asian assets of U.K.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 19, 2017

Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group is making a significant digital push this quarter, and highlighted a number of areas this is benefiting the bank’s consumer business. But the most significant revelation from the company’s earnings call yesterday may be that digital banking allows any bank to become national.

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National Digital Banking Groups Company 302

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

As previously reported , unable to agree on long-term reforms for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), at the end of last year Congress extended the NFIP through September 30, 2020, which is the end of the current federal government fiscal year. With that date looming, in a letter to majority and minority leaders in the U.S.

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National Groups Industry Report 78

Bank Innovation

JULY 1, 2019

First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO), with $20 billion in assets and 5,000 employees, is building out its seven-person innovation group within the bank's namesake skyscraper in Omaha, Nebraska. The goal is to […].

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Payments Dive

AUGUST 29, 2022

The nation’s biggest bank and bank trade groups stressed the risks of creating a central bank digital currency in comments to the Fed, and largely rejected the idea that a digital dollar would accomplish stated goals.

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National Groups 533

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma told Chinese regulators in November that he would give portions of Ant Group , the FinTech he founded, to the country's government in what so far has appeared to be an unsuccessful effort to make peace with authorities in the country, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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Groups Report Regulation Meeting 278

PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2018

Dean Garfield of the Information Technology Industry Council — a trade group that represents Google , Microsoft and other tech companies — is calling for faster development of national privacy norms to avoid opposing state rules. Companies will also have a tougher time sharing and/or selling data on children under the age of 16.

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National Groups Data California 100

American Banker

MARCH 13, 2024

The new team at Dime Community Bancshares intends to attract funding from an array of niche business segments, including medical billing, so-called death care services and hedge funds.

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New York National Groups Community 81

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 30, 2020

We are pleased to announce that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again received the highest national ranking from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Our CFS Group has been ranked in Band One every year since Chambers USA introduced a national category for consumer finance.

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National Groups Regulation Compliance 78

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

As retailers reopen and take stock of new post-pandemic consumer dynamics, the role of industry trade groups is changing. Groups like the National Retail Federation (NRF) focused more on economic forecasts and supply chain issues as other advocacy groups that have taken the fight for more stimulus dollars to Washington, D.C.

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Groups Retail Strategy National 141

Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Marc Butterfield, senior vice president of digital and payments solutions at First National Bank of Omaha, will speak at Bank Innovation Build. Butterfield has led FNBO’s internal innovation group since its launch in 2017. His work there […].

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Omaha National Innovation Groups 150

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The chairman of a European industry trade group has warned the uneven rollout of 5G wireless technology could hurt companies. So far, the European Union’s 27-nation bloc has deployed 10 5G base stations per million residents while South Korea had 1,500 per million, the report revealed. In a tweet Friday (Sept.

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Industry Groups Regional National 216

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 26, 2023

In a letter to Director Chopra , five banking trade groups address the CFPB’s obligation to comply with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA) before proposing a rule on credit card late fees and late payments. Continue Reading

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Groups Cards National America 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Blockchain firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) has bought the Luno cryptocurrency exchange, which it will keep running as an independent subsidiary, according to a Wednesday (Sept. In August, a large share of a group of mayors inked a deal to take payment for taxes through the country’s digital currency. 9) announcement.

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The Paypers

AUGUST 4, 2022

Eight US national trade groups have petitioned the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to initiate a rulemaking to strengthen the privacy and security of consumer financial data held by fintechs, bigtech, and data aggregators, the official press release states.

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National Groups US Data 36

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

What’s next for Ant Group – and by extension, Jack Ma? . Yu said the timing of the IPO suspension — again, mere hours before launch — shows that regulators may have been hesitant, or perhaps even did not feel empowered, to take on a national hero like Ma and his behemoth of a corporate creation.

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Groups Regulation Policies Meeting 236

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I am pleased to share with our blog readers that Kristen Larson, an attorney with almost two decades of in-house experience advising midsized and large national banks on financial services matters, has joined Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group. She is resident in the firm’s Minneapolis office.

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Groups Minneapolis National Lending 78

PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

The world of payments has provided a new leader to the National Urban League. Tim Murphy, general counsel for Mastercard , has become the 22nd chairman of the civil rights and urban advocacy group, according to a statement from the payment card network. which focuses on managed healthcare.

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National New York City New York Leadership 122

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

First National Bank of Omaha announced that it is not renewing a contract with the National Rifle Association (NRA) to offer customers an NRA-branded Visa card. “The NRA supports efforts to prevent those who are in danger to themselves or others from getting access to firearms,” the group said in a statement.

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Omaha National South Dakota Cards 118

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

As online shopping powers a forecasted 26 percent year-over-year volume surge on National Returns Day, the United Parcel Service (UPS) foresees shipping 1.9 In some categories, the return rate is near 50 percent due to inconsistent sizing across brands, per IHL Group Founder and President Greg Buzek.

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National Retail United States California 131

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

To enable continued innovation and growth in the digital economy, the Business Roundtable is asking Congress to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy law that establishes a national privacy framework and strengthens protections for consumers. to come up with a national privacy law had hit a wall. companies.

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National Compliance Data Regulation 129

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2021

Bus operator National Express reported a 185 percent increase in bookings for spring and summer trips compared with bookings made during the same period in 2020. Among the figures noted by the Financial Times: Saga said bookings made during the first two weeks of January were twice those made during the first two weeks of September.

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Operations Groups Lending National 260

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Ukrainian financial institution UKRSIBBANK is collaborating with Sweden-based FinTech upstart Dreams, while Oportun Financial is pursuing a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). FinTech Oportun Seeks US National Bank Charter.

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National Fintech US United States 161

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Internet Association, a group that represents Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google , among other technology and internet companies, said on Tuesday (Sept. that are more modern, but urged lawmakers to approach the issue nationally. 11) that it supports data privacy rules in the U.S.

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National Data Company California 128

Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I

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Community Bank Community National Fresno 196

PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

The letter, from RILA President Brian Dodge , was addressed to National Governor’s Association Chair Lawrence Hogan (MD) and Vice Chair Andrew Cuomo (NY), asking them to push for specific and consistent mask mandates. RILA has finally had enough of the trend, and asked two governors for help in a letter released on Tuesday morning (July 7).

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Retail Groups social media Policies 151

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

The gloves are off in the retail landlord leasing battle, with Simon Property Group now suing mall tenants who aren’t paying their rent. Last month, Simon Property Group filed a similar lawsuit against Brooks Brothers seeking $8.7 Stern likes what Ingka Group, operator of IKEA stores, is doing. million in missed rent payments.

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Groups Retail Comparison Survey 151

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 13, 2020

We are pleased to announce that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group and its Fintech & Payments Team received national rankings from The Legal 500 in the financial services regulation and fintech categories. It was our first application for ranking in the fintech category.

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National Groups Fintech Payments 60

PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

The restaurant industry, hit hard by the effects of the coronavirus, has lost $120 billion in the first three months of the pandemic, reported the National Restaurant Association. The organization said its research indicated the industry’s losses are likely to keep rising and will total about $240 billion by year’s end.

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Industry Groups National Survey 142

CFPB Monitor

MAY 2, 2019

We are pleased to announce that Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group has once again been ranked in the highest tier nationally in the category of Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance and Litigation) by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

National 68

National Groups Regulation Compliance 68

PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

Payments company Square has partnered with the Washington Nationals and Levy Restaurants to let fans order concession menu items right from their seats, according to reports. Alan Gottlieb, chief operating officer at Lerner Sports Group, said it was important for Nationals fans to get the most out of their ballpark experience.

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Washington National Google Apple 134

PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2017

Created in 2017, the API Standardization Industry Group has begun developing an application program interface (API) standardization “playbook” to help enhance support for payments and the business needs of financial institutions, companies, FinTechs and other industry stakeholders and participants.

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Meeting Groups Industry Report 187

PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2019

prosecutors have charged a Chinese national for his alleged involvement in the 2015 data breach at health insurance company Anthem , which led to the theft of 78.8 million records. businesses. Benczkowski said in a press release. These defendants allegedly attacked U.S.

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National Data Indianapolis Fraud 115

CFPB Monitor

MAY 25, 2023

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau , an industry group composed of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has filed a brief as amici curiae cautioning the Supreme Court against a ruling that could call into question all of the CFPB’s regulations.

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Groups Industry Regulation National 78

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

Credit union (CU) and bank trade groups are locked in another battle, this time arguing about oversight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Jim Nussle, president and CEO of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), recently requested that all CU supervision be handled by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

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