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'It's frustrating and stressful.' 40 million people are in the dark about whether or not student loan payments will resume

Two weeks before federal student loan payments are set to resume, the Biden administration hasn't said whether or not there will be another extension.

3 years ago

Canada to Launch ‘Digital Ambition 2022’ Public Consultation For Digital ID Framework of Federal Public Services

Global Government Forum | Jack Aldane | Aug 16, 2022 Canada's Digital Ambition 2022:  Public Consultation coming soon... The government launched its Digital Ambition 2022 on 5 August this year: “a clear, long-term strategic vision for the Government of Canada to advance digital service delivery, cyber security, talent recruitment, and privacy”. The new strategy replaces


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3 years ago

Censorship: Vitalik Votes to Burn Staked Ethereum of Validators that Would Comply with Sanctions

CryptoSlate | Samuel Wan | Aug 16, 2022 Ethereum's Beacon Chain Validators Discuss Censorship Resistance In a recent Twitter poll on Ethereum censorship, Vitalik Buterin revealed that he voted to punish validators complying with censorship requests by burning their staked tokens.The poll was held by software engineer Eric Wall, who asked the Ethereum community if


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3 years ago

Lawmakers call for safety upgrades as people face long lines ‘outside in the heat for hours’ at Social Security offices

People who face long waits for service at the Social Security Administration's field offices must also contend with intense heat this summer.

3 years ago

Mental Health (for Startups): 5 Strengths to Help You Tackle Anything

CNBC Make It | Jody Michael | Aug 17, 2022 In my 25-plus years of research as a psychologist, I've found that there are five main mental muscles that all work together to help us increase our emotional intelligence, respond to situations with more resilience, build stronger interpersonal relationships, and thrive in all parts of


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3 years ago

How To Build A Trading Strategy That Will Bring You Results

Aug 17, 2022 If you want to be a successful trader, it is essential that you have a trading strategy in place. A trading strategy will help to ensure that you are making the right decisions when it comes to your trades, and it can also help to keep you disciplined. In this article, we


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3 years ago

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.

3 years ago

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.

3 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

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.

3 years ago

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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3 years ago

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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3 years ago

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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3 years ago

Canada’s Open Banking Journey: Interview with Simon Redfern, Founder of The Open Bank Project & CEO of TESOBE

NCFA Canada | Mahi Sall | Aug 16, 2022 Thought Leadership Series of Expert interviews and insights related to a made-in-Canada open banking regime The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada (NCFA), true to its mission of providing education, industry stewardship, networking, growth, and funding opportunities for innovative financial technologies and related sectors, is


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3 years ago

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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3 years ago

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.

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