Georgia

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. Already used for state agencies, family scholarships, private schools and...

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Today in Crypto: DOJ Seizes $34M in Crypto From S. Fla. Dark Web Dealer; Will Smith, Paris Hilton VC Firms Back Boba Network
Today in Crypto: DOJ Seizes $34M in Crypto From S. Fla. Dark Web Dealer; Will...
April 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. federal prosecutors in the southern district of Florida have seized around $34 million in cryptocurrency tied to illegal dark web activity, a press release...

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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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Walmart Expands Healthcare Services
Walmart Expands Healthcare Services
October 01, 2020  |  Walmart

Walmart‘s partnership with insurance startup Clover Health to aid Georgia seniors marks the retail giant’s foray into privately-managed Medicare Advantage plans, Bloomberg reported. Under the...

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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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Gaming Disbursements, Fitness Studios, Georgia’s Reopening Top This Week’s News
Gaming Disbursements, Fitness Studios, Georgia’s Reopening Top This Week’s News
May 08, 2020  |  News

It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments...

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Google Phone Data Reveals Mixed Stay-Home Compliance
Google Phone Data Reveals Mixed Stay-Home Compliance
May 04, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Phone data compiled by Google’s parent Alphabet shows that many people initially ignored stay-home mandates, but were increasingly compliant in April, according to a Reuters...

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Georgia’s Push To Reopen Falls Flat As Consumers Stay Home
Georgia’s Push To Reopen Falls Flat As Consumers Stay Home
May 03, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The road to recovery after the coronavirus pandemic is widely expected to be a winding one as businesses, consumers and officials work to figure how...

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