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West Virginia University On Transitioning New Student Onboarding To An Online Future

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Faculty and staff members are attempting to control COVID-19’s spread to keep everyone safe and maintain smooth operations while also managing higher online portal volumes and other troubles related to education environments’ new realities. We had to transition all of that new student orientation programming online.”.

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Virginia Sues Online Lender Over Consumer Loans

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Virginia is suing one of the largest online lenders in the U.S. In the newspaper’s story, Attorney General Mark Herring advocated for stronger laws to “protect Virginians from predatory loans, whether issued online or in person.”. after reportedly charging Virginians millions in interest and fees.

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Utah and Virginia enact registration and disclosure requirements for providers of merchant cash advances

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Utah and Virginia recently became the first two states to require the registration of providers of merchant cash advances. A recipient” is a person with a principal place of business in Virginia that applies for sales-based based financing and receives a “specific offer” of sales-based financing from a provider.

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Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

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a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at grocers, allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase groceries online for the first time, the Wisconsin-based company announced on Tuesday (May 5). brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations.

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NJ Online Gaming Revenue Set To Grow 66 Pct This Year

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With blackjack and roulette on mobile phones, the growing market for online sports wagering in New Jersey has introduced gamblers to virtual casino games. Online casinos’ monthly revenue more than doubled in the 15 months following the rollout of sports betting in June of last year.

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BNY's new branding, Virginia credit unions to merge

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BNY, the country's oldest bank, drops "Mellon" from its branding; Apple FCU announces plans to merge with NextMark Credit Union; Moelis probes incident after a video circulated online shows one of its senior bankers appearing to punch a woman; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

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Report: 80 Pct. Of NJ Gamblers Place Wagers Online

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Mobile betting, however, is only allowed in five: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Iowa and Nevada. About 80 percent of gamblers are now betting online. Legal online sports gambling is providing business opportunities not only to payment services providers but also to companies that sell digital ID authentication services.

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