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Over the weekend Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, said setting interest rates should be a "political decision" with input from elected officials.
August 13
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Morten Unneberg is CEO of Insurope SC/CV, Insurope Services, Inc., and Insurope Business Services Co., Ltd. Morten has more than 30 years of experience with employee benefits and has been involved in international operations for the last 25 years. Prior to joining Insurope in 2012, he was a Senior Executive with Storebrand in Norway, one of the leading insurance companies in the Nordics. He has also held various sales and sales management positions in Norway and in the USA.
August 12
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The bank partnered with fintech PopID for biometric payments at fast-food retailer Whataburger, but widespread adoption from consumers and merchants could be an uphill battle.
August 12
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Minneapolis-based buy now/pay later fintech Sezzle has partnered with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association to have its brand represented on uniforms until 2027.
August 12
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Berkley Charlton is the VP of Product Management at Smarty, a leader in address data intelligence. Prior to Smarty, Charlton worked at Pitney Bowes Software as their managing director of product management. He led the global data business and geocoding business in creating an entire suite of location intelligence, geocoding and data products with their enterprise location intelligence portfolio. Charlton also worked as the VP of strategy and business development at Gadberry Group, where he managed product strategy for geocoding and data products.
August 12
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A judge postponed to Aug. 19 the scheduled sentencing date for Shan Hanes, the ex-CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank who admitted to embezzling $47 million from the lender, leading to its downfall.
August 12
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KeyCorp wasn't seeking capital but saw the benefits of Scotiabank's minority stake. The deal would enable the Canadian lender to step into the U.S. consumer market.
August 12
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Automatic updates and data encryption have their advantages. As many CrowdStrike customers learned on July 19, they also have disadvantages.
August 12
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Mark Calabria is a senior advisor to the Cato Institute. He is the former director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
August 12
