Bankrate

Navicore Solutions Reports an Increased Need for Financial Counseling

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, April 25, 2024

This year, Navicore Solutions delivered 46% more counseling sessions compared to the previous year, underscoring the increasing need for comprehensive financial support.

Key Points: 
  • This year, Navicore Solutions delivered 46% more counseling sessions compared to the previous year, underscoring the increasing need for comprehensive financial support.
  • In response to this growing demand, Navicore Solutions offers vital resources and guidance to individuals seeking financial stability.
  • Navicore Solutions works tirelessly to close the financial literacy gap, providing practical guidance on budgeting, debt management, and savings strategies to help individuals break the cycle of financial insecurity.
  • "By instilling financial literacy habits, we help clients avoid similar financial missteps in the future.”
    Despite the growing need for financial education, only 25 states mandate personal financial education in high school.

Quorum Federal Credit Union Celebrates 90-Year Anniversary

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

PURCHASE, N.Y., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quorum Federal Credit Union, a forward-thinking, technology-based online credit union serving members across the U.S., celebrates 90 years in business in 2024.

Key Points: 
  • PURCHASE, N.Y., April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Quorum Federal Credit Union, a forward-thinking, technology-based online credit union serving members across the U.S., celebrates 90 years in business in 2024.
  • Quorum Federal Credit Union Celebrates 90-Year Anniversary and reflects on its beginnings and how it has evolved.
  • The credit union was originally formed in the midst of the Great Depression as Kraft Foods Credit Union, when banks were failing and personal savings were being lost as a result.
  • In 1994, that General Foods Federal Credit Union merged with Kraft Employees Credit Union to become Kraft General Foods Federal Credit Union, then in 1995 to Kraft Foods Federal Credit Union, and not until 2005 did the credit union become Quorum Federal Credit Union to better reflect its growth beyond its corporate roots, and its ever-expanding membership, which now serves over 50 companies nationwide including Ogilvy, Avon, Mastercard, Mondelēz International, Philip Morris International, Altria, and Heineken and has members living in all 50 states.

National Survey Shows Housing Market Needs Rates Below 5% to Rebound

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, April 4, 2024

Mortgage rates are not projected to fall fast enough or soon enough to meet this threshold, likely putting a real estate rebound on hold until 2025.

Key Points: 
  • Mortgage rates are not projected to fall fast enough or soon enough to meet this threshold, likely putting a real estate rebound on hold until 2025.
  • Another 15 percent (14.18) said that they’ll buy when rates drop to between 5 and 6 percent.
  • Less than 7 percent (6.8) say that rates between 6.1 and 6.5 percent will motivate them to enter the market.
  • While mortgage rates are unpredictable and tied to external factors, most experts are predicting rates to only fall between 5.9 and 6.1 percent.

United States Gift Card Market Forecasted to Reach $267.3 Billion by 2028 with A 5.7% CAGR, Reveals Q1 2024 Report - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 29, 2024

The "United States Gift Card and Incentive Card Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics (Databook) - Q1 2024 Update" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "United States Gift Card and Incentive Card Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics (Databook) - Q1 2024 Update" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The gift card market in the U.S. is forecast to increase from US$199.9 billion in 2023 to reach US$267.3 billion by 2028.
  • In the United States, the trend of mergers and acquisitions is also growing rapidly in the gift card sector.
  • Consequently, to provide gift card holders with an effective solution, United Airlines launched a gift card exchange program in the United States.

United States Gift Card and Incentive Card Market Growth Dynamics Databook 2024, Featuring Walmart, Home Depot, Amazon, Target, Lowe`s, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, Kroger and Publix

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

DUBLIN, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "United States Gift Card and Incentive Card Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics (Databook) - Q1 2024 Update" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "United States Gift Card and Incentive Card Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics (Databook) - Q1 2024 Update" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • In the United States, the trend of mergers and acquisitions is also growing rapidly in the gift card sector.
  • Consequently, to provide gift card holders with an effective solution, United Airlines launched a gift card exchange program in the United States.
  • In-depth understanding of gift card and incentive card market dynamics: Understand market opportunity, key trends and drivers along with five-year forecast (2019-2028) for gift cards and incentive cards in the United States.

Newsweek Recognizes Texas Capital Among America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity for 2024

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 15, 2024

DALLAS, Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI), the parent company of Texas Capital, announced today the firm has been named as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity for 2024 by Newsweek .

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI), the parent company of Texas Capital, announced today the firm has been named as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity for 2024 by Newsweek .
  • Respondents shared insights into corporate culture, working environments and other aspects of both their own companies and others they were familiar with.
  • "It is an honor to be recognized as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek,” said Shannon Jurecka, chief human resources officer for Texas Capital.
  • Additional recent accolades Texas Capital has garnered include recognition as the Best Regional Bank for 2024 by Bankrate and as one of the Best Southwest Regional Banks and firms with the Best Money Market Accounts for 2024 by GOBankingRates.

Cambridge Savings Bank Hires Ryan Bailey as New President and Chief Executive Officer

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB), a full-service mutual bank with a customer-first approach and nearly $7 billion in assets, today announced that it has hired Ryan Bailey as the bank’s new president and chief executive officer (CEO).

Key Points: 
  • Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB), a full-service mutual bank with a customer-first approach and nearly $7 billion in assets, today announced that it has hired Ryan Bailey as the bank’s new president and chief executive officer (CEO).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240214352325/en/
    Ryan Bailey has been named President and CEO of Cambridge Savings Bank.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Bailey was hired after the bank conducted a national search to succeed current president and CEO, Wayne Patenaude , who announced his plans to retire in 2023.
  • “Cambridge Savings Bank’s goal of improving and enriching the lives of our neighbors in the communities that our bank serves resonates with my relationship-driven approach to leadership,” said Bailey.

nmible partners with Velocity Clinical Research to streamline clinical trials patient stipends

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

LONDON, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.K.-based nmible, the clinical trial participant reimbursement platform, today announces it will embed its tech into the patient recruitment app for Velocity Clinical Research (“Velocity”), the U.S.-headquartered and leading multi-specialty clinical sites business, streamlining patient payments and dramatically reducing the administrative burden of expense processing.

Key Points: 
  • The platform is estimated to save Velocity more than 650 working days each year, streamlining in excess of $20 million in payments the site giant administers annually to people who take part in clinical research.
  • Jon Anderson, Founder of nmible, said: “Healthcare is usually one of the last industries to benefit from tech innovation and the system today for reimbursing clinical trials participants is archaic and cumbersome.
  • In fact, according to Bankrate research this year, 47% of U.S. adults have at least one gift card that has not been used.
  • Dr. Paul Evans, President and Chief Executive of Velocity Clinical Research, said, “The COVID pandemic was an incredible awareness-raising moment for the clinical trials industry and we’re seeing more people wanting to take part in life-saving research.

Biz2Credit Won Multiple Technology & Business Awards in 2023 

Retrieved on: 
Friday, January 19, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biz2Credit is proud to announce that it earned multiple recognitions for 2023, including Inc.’s “Best in Business Awards,” The Financial Technology Report’s “Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology of 2023,” and Deloitte’s “Technology Fast 500 Awards.”

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biz2Credit is proud to announce that it earned multiple recognitions for 2023, including Inc.’s “Best in Business Awards,” The Financial Technology Report’s “Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology of 2023,” and Deloitte’s “Technology Fast 500 Awards.”
    Biz2Credit is an honoree of Inc.’s Best in Business Awards , which recognize companies that want to do something about the problems of the world, including injustices and inequities.
  • Biz2Credit was honored in the Financial Services category for “Business Products & Services.” Since its inception in 2007, Biz2Credit has helped thousands of companies – many of them women-owned or minority-owned – to successfully secure small business financing for working capital and growth.
  • Biz2Credit was also named to Inc.’s 169 Companies Making an Outsized Impact in the Northeast list and was ranked No.
  • Not only is Biz2Credit/Biz2X and its technology winning awards for helping small business secure financing, but its leadership is also being recognized.

Jamf kicks off 2024 with unique market proposition as the only security and management platform for the Apple ecosystem

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

As of September 30, 2023, 23% of Jamf customers are running both a Jamf management and a Jamf security solution, and ARR from security accounts for 21% of Jamf’s total ARR.

Key Points: 
  • As of September 30, 2023, 23% of Jamf customers are running both a Jamf management and a Jamf security solution, and ARR from security accounts for 21% of Jamf’s total ARR.
  • Jamf was recently recognized as a ' Leader' in Endpoint Security by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan and profiled in the Omdia Universe on Digital Workspace Management / Unified Endpoint Management Platforms, 2024 .
  • Jamf made further enhancements to its flagship device management solution, Jamf Pro
    Jamf’s product roadmap remains in lockstep with Apple’s new management features released for the enterprise.
  • Along with a refreshed UI, the release of Jamf Pro 11 brought with it support for Apple’s Declarative Device Management , including new software update management workflows.