Elevations CU's Herrmann Honored for Volunteer Efforts 08/05/2019 06:58 pm BOULDER, Colo.--Elevations Credit Union's Scott Herrmann, CFP, a CFS Financial Advisor at Elevations Wealth Management, has been honored for his volunteer efforts with Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc.
…As Does Market for Wearable Digital Tech 08/05/2019 07:50 pm NEW YORK—The market for wearable digital technology is taking off. Market revenue was expected to reach $8.3 billion in 2018 and grew at an estimated compound annual growth rate of more than 17% from 2013 to 2018, Forbes reported.
Number of In-Car Payment Systems Continues to Grow… 08/05/2019 07:50 pm PORTLAND, Maine—The number of in-car payment systems is growing as is the market for wearable digital technology
In Irony, Most Preferred Credit Card Perk Is… 08/05/2019 07:51 pm NEW YORK—Cash is still king for many reasons, and one is that it’s the most preferred credit card perk in the U.S.
Lunchbox? Yes. After-School Plans? Yes. Credit Card. Yes 08/05/2019 07:51 pm BALTIMORE—The number of kids waiting to get their first credit card until they graduate high school is declining, with a new report suggesting one of the fastest growing segment of cardholders is 8-to-14-year-olds.
For Cryptocurrency Firms, Regulator Creates Research & Innovation Division 08/05/2019 07:51 pm ALBANY, N.Y.—The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has created a new Research and Innovation Division that will oversee the licensing of cryptocurrency firms.
FIs Offering Card Controls Urged to Provide Important Security Advice 08/05/2019 07:52 pm WASHINGTON—Financial institutions that offer card controls should provide some important security advice to their account holders, asserts one analyst.
NSA Announces Plan to Create Cybersecurity Directorate 08/05/2019 07:52 pm WASHINGTON—The National Security Agency has announced plans to form a cybersecurity directorate later this year as part of a larger initiative to fuse its offensive and defensive operations.
One Exec Worried Facebook’s Digital Coin Will Mean Harsh Regulation for Everyone 08/05/2019 07:52 pm SAN FRANCISCO—Brad Garlinghouse, chief executive officer of crypto currency company Ripple, says he's worried Facebook's plans to enter the arena with its Libra digital coin will provoke harsher regulation of the entire sector.
