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Process Flow Comparison:  How VISA Works When Swiping a Credit Card at a Merchant’s Shop VS Digital Wallet

Process Flow Comparison: How VISA Works When Swiping a Credit Card at a Merchant’s Shop VS Digital Wallet

ByteByteGo | Alex Wu | Jul 16, 2022 What happens when you swipe your credit card at a merchant's shop VISA, Mastercard, and American Express act as card networks for clearing and settling funds. The card acquiring bank and the card issuing bank can be – and often are – different. If banks were to


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4 years ago
SoFi Launches Web3 Themed ETF on Nasdaq

SoFi Launches Web3 Themed ETF on Nasdaq

ETF Strategy | James Lord | Aug 12, 2022 Online personal finance and investment company SoFi Technologies has launched a thematic equity ETF targeting companies powering ‘Web 3’, a future iteration of the internet characterized by blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and the metaverse.  The SoFi Web 3 ETF (TWEB US) has been listed on Nasdaq


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4 years ago
Caution:  Binance Chain Red Alarm System Flags 50 New Projects as Potential Scams

Caution: Binance Chain Red Alarm System Flags 50 New Projects as Potential Scams

Cointelegraph | Arijit Sarkar | Aug 15, 2022 BNB Chain’s Red Alert system flags projects based on obvious features that have been historically used in scams, rug pulls and phishing. BNB Chain, a blockchain network created by crypto exchange Binance, has identified over 50 on-chain projects that pose a significant risk to users. A mix of


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4 years ago
Op-ed: America's colleges must get into the customer service game because they have failed 
to meet the needs of all students

Op-ed: America's colleges must get into the customer service game because they have failed to meet the needs of all students

College administrators should take a page out of corporate America's playbook and make customer service a priority. Our students, after all, are our customers.

4 years ago
Biden administration cancels $3.9 billion in student debt for 208,000 borrowers defrauded by  ITT Tech

Biden administration cancels $3.9 billion in student debt for 208,000 borrowers defrauded by ITT Tech

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it would cancel the student loans for 208,000 borrowers who attended ITT Technical Institute.

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IRS interest rates jump to 6% on Oct. 1. Here’s how much money you’ll get for a missing refund

IRS interest rates jump to 6% on Oct. 1. Here’s how much money you’ll get for a missing refund

If you’re still waiting on a tax refund, you may be earning interest on your unpaid balance, and the rate jumps to 6% on Oct. 1, according to the IRS.

4 years ago
3 tips for paying down your credit card balances as interest rates jump, according to a debt counselor

3 tips for paying down your credit card balances as interest rates jump, according to a debt counselor

Americans are struggling to keep up with day-to-day expenses and increasingly relying on credit cards just as APRs head to a record high.

4 years ago
X-Border Payments:  European Central Bank Report says CBDCs Could Be ‘Holy Grail’

X-Border Payments: European Central Bank Report says CBDCs Could Be ‘Holy Grail’

PYMNTS | Aug 2, 2022 A central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be the “holy grail” for cross-border payments, offering a solution that is “immediate, cheap, universal in terms of reach, and settled in a secure settlement medium,” the European Central Bank (ECB) said in a recent report on identifying the ultimate cross-border payment medium. “... the


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4 years ago
What Happened to Cryptokitties?  Blockchain’s First Blockbuster Game

What Happened to Cryptokitties? Blockchain’s First Blockbuster Game

IEEE Spectrum | Matthew S. Smith | Aug 10, 2022 The rise and fall of CryptoKitties CryptoKitties was among the first projects to harness smart contracts by attaching code to data constructs called tokens, on the Ethereum blockchain. Each chunk of the game’s code (which it refers to as a “gene”) describes the attributes of


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4 years ago
Drivers are paying an average $702 monthly for new cars: Here's why that record high was 'inevitable,' says analyst

Drivers are paying an average $702 monthly for new cars: Here's why that record high was 'inevitable,' says analyst

With interest rates rising and the average transaction price on a new car just below $46,000, consumers may want to explore ways to keep costs down.

4 years ago
Investors flock to green energy funds as Congress passes climate bill. What to know as assets reach ‘new territory’

Investors flock to green energy funds as Congress passes climate bill. What to know as assets reach ‘new territory’

There's been a surge of interest in green energy funds as Congress allocates $369 billion for climate change funding. Here's what investors need to know.

4 years ago
House Democrats call for action on Social Security reform. What that could mean for your benefits

House Democrats call for action on Social Security reform. What that could mean for your benefits

Democrats are seeking to bring a bill to enhance Social Security benefits up for a vote on the House floor this fall. Here's what it includes.

4 years ago
Want Institutional Adoption? You Have to Sacrifice Tornado Cash, says Kevin O’Leary

Want Institutional Adoption? You Have to Sacrifice Tornado Cash, says Kevin O’Leary

Cointelegraph | Brayden Lindrea  | Aug 14, 2022 Mr. Wonderful thinks that crypto needs more regulation and less “crypto cowboys” like Tornado Cash creator Alexey Pertsev, who he suggested was a necessary sacrifice to create stability for institutional inflows. Kevin O’Leary, Shark Tank host and venture capitalist: Ethereum-based crypto mixer Tornado Cash are a part


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4 years ago
Canadian Securities Regulators Expect Crypto Trading Platforms to Complete Pre-Registration Step

Canadian Securities Regulators Expect Crypto Trading Platforms to Complete Pre-Registration Step

CSA | Release | Aug 15, 2022 TORONTO – The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is providing an important update to crypto trading platforms that continue to operate in Canada while they take steps to comply with applicable securities legislation. CSA members now expect such platforms to provide a pre-registration undertaking to their principal regulator to


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4 years ago
75% of families don’t know a key date to get financial aid for college

75% of families don’t know a key date to get financial aid for college

To get financial assistance for college, students must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

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