Georgia

Fiserv Processes First Card-Based Payment Transactions Under Special Bank Charter

Fiserv Processes First Card-Based Payment Transactions Under Special Bank Charter
Fiserv Processes First Card-Based Payment Transactions Under Special Bank Charter
April 30, 2025  |  Payment Methods

The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance said Wednesday (April 30) that Fiserv merchant acquirer limited purpose bank (MALPB) has become the nation’s first chartered MALPB...

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Stripe Applies for US Banking License to Expand Merchant Acquiring Capabilities
Stripe Applies for US Banking License to Expand Merchant Acquiring Capabilities
April 04, 2025  |  Digital-First Banking

Stripe’s application for a Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter has been accepted by the state of Georgia’s Department of Banking and Finance, bringing...

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Georgia Department Deploys ClassWallet Platform to Distribute Federal Funds
Georgia Department Deploys ClassWallet Platform to Distribute Federal Funds
March 02, 2023  |  Disbursements

ClassWallet’s digital wallet technology platform is now being deployed in early childcare and preschool markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Georgia To Build $440 Million Convention Center Hotel
Georgia To Build $440 Million Convention Center Hotel
March 28, 2021  |  Real Estate

The authority that owns Atlanta’s George L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center sold $440 million in municipal revenue bonds through a series of transactions...

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A Month Into Reopening And Georgia Jobs Have Yet To Return
A Month Into Reopening And Georgia Jobs Have Yet To Return
May 25, 2020  |  Economy

Two out of five people in Georgia — 40.3 percent of its workforce — have filed for unemployment since the state reopened its economy on...

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Consumer Uncertainty Overshadows Georgia’s Reopening, Atlanta Fed Chief Says
Consumer Uncertainty Overshadows Georgia’s Reopening, Atlanta Fed Chief Says
May 22, 2020  |  Economy

Raphael Bostic, president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve, called Georgia’s reopening rollout a “mixed bag” in which only parts of the state were eager to...

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