Tim Spence, Fifth Third's executive vice president and head of Consumer Bank, met with the Cincinnati Bus...
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04-07-20
A Dignified Approach to Digital Credit
Whether you’re in Boise, Idaho or Mombasa, Kenya, digital and mobile technologies have made it easier for the traditionally excluded to access financial services, including credit services. With access to untapped data streams, new ways to directly connect with consumers and lower costs, mo...
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04-07-20
Anatomy of a Home-Crafted Mask: Here’s How To Make One at Home
With supplies of N95 masks at a critical low in hospitals all over the US, volunteers are helping to create new masks or extend the life of existing masks. One of our employees tells us how it works, as part of Legg Mason’s series on #InspireACTION.
1. Sarah, you are part of a tea...
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04-07-20
PayPal Takes Action to Assist Small Businesses Affected by Coronavirus
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced a set of relief measures to help its more than 24 million merchants around the world impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19). The company is waiving certain fees and will be ...
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04-06-20
Hilton and American Express to Donate Up to 1 Million Rooms to Frontline Medical Professionals During COVID-19 Crisis
Hilton (NYSE:HLT) and American Express (NYSE:AXP) today announced that the companies, in partnership with Hilton’s ownership co...
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04-03-20
These Organizations Were in the Community, Helping to Address Nutritional Needs in Baltimore
At a ceremony at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in 2000 to celebrate what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 71st birthday, the late Coretta Scott King said, "The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members."
That spirit ...
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04-02-20
PNC Announces Support of Coronavirus Relief Efforts
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC) today announced $30 million in charitable support of coronavirus relief efforts, primarily directed toward basic needs and hardship relief programs across the markets in which PNC operates.
"The safety and well-being of our customers, emplo...
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04-02-20
COVID-19 Brings Policy Responses, Risks to Emerging Markets, and Hoarding
This month’s consequences from the COVID-19 virus have been substantial. Apart from the impact on public health, equity indices have corrected with considerable speed amid a massive shift away from risk assets. Consumers have pulled back, by choice or by mandate. The optimistic tone seen in th...
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04-01-20
COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator Awards $20 Million in Initial Grants to Fund Clinical Trials
The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
The partners in the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator have announced grants of $20 million to three institutions—the University of Washington, University of Oxford, and La Jolla Institute for Im...
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04-01-20
Here for Our Employees, Our Customers, Our Communities — and the Broader Economy — in These Unprecedented Times
Originally published on LinkedIn
Unprecedented is a word we hear every day as the pandemic continues to evolve. At this time of stress and uncertainty, many are l...
