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Virginia-based bank provides Bitcoin access at ATMs

Payments Dive

Virginia-based Blue Ridge Bank is partnering with ATM operator BluePoint ATM Solutions and Bitcoin ATM software provider LibertyX to facilitate access to the cryptocurrency. This announcement comes as banks and regulators appear to be warming to digital assets, and as Bitcoin continues to gain value and attention.

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Russian Hack Used Servers Inside US, Cybersecurity Company Says

PYMNTS

The intruders' use of servers within the country made the attack especially potent because of laws that prevent the government's main cybersecurity operations — especially the National Security Agency — from spying on domestic targets, the Times noted. Sources told the Times the matter may have been exacerbated by the focus U.S.

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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. Universities across the U.S.

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How Finfit is building out its financial toolkit for hourly and other workers

Bank Innovation

The field of fintech companies focusing on people who live paycheck to paycheck continues to grow, with Virginia Beach-based Finfit picking up $7 million in Series B equity funding on Friday. The 11-year-old company operates a digital financial wellness platform for workers that is available through […].

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Virginia Enacts Law Requiring Licensure of Student Loan Servicers

CFPB Monitor

One Wednesday, Virginia enacted a law that requires student loan servicers to be licensed. While Virginia opened its “Office of the Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman” in 2019, efforts to require licensure of student loan servicers had previously failed. Then, on April 11, the Governor sent an amended version back to the legislature.

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Canada’s TFI To Acquire UPS Freight In $800 Million Deal

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Canadia's TFI International (TFI) is acquiring Richmond, Virginia-headquartered UPS Freight for $800 million in a deal anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2021. TFI, which includes truckload, less-than-truckload and logistics operations, reportedly generated revenue of approximately $4.1 and Canada. billion in 2019.

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Capital One Treasury Head: AI and ML Driving Customer Experience Improvements

Bank Innovation

Phil Beck, Head of Treasury Management at Capital One, is almost a year into his job at the McLean, Virginia-based bank, where his focus has been getting commercial banking up to speed with the digital economy.