UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kentucky Awarded NCQA Health Equity Accreditation
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kentucky has earned Health Equity Accreditation status by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). This accreditation is awarded to organizations that meet or exceed rigorous requirements for health equity in the following areas: organizational readiness;…
J.P. Morgan and Mastercard take Pay-by-bank live
J.P. Morgan Payments’ Pay-by-bank solution, which provides billers with the ability to allow their customers to pay bills directly from their bank account, is now live. Leveraging Mastercard’s open banking technology to enhance J.P. Morgan Payments’ ACH capabilities, Pay-by-bank offers payment choice…
Bank of America Declares Fourth-Quarter 2023 Stock Dividend
Bank of America Corporation announced the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on Bank of America common stock of $0.24 per share, payable on December 29, 2023 to shareholders of record as of December 1, 2023. The…
54 Canadian athletes join RBC Olympians program ahead of Paris 2024
RBC announced the 54 Canadian athletes that will receive funding and support through the RBC Olympians program. Celebrating over 20 years since inception, the RBC Olympians program provides athletes with financial support, career experience, skill development opportunities and personal brand exposure as…
CBA leverages AI to combat cybercrime with exponential increase in online activity
CBA’s cyber team is leveraging AI to provide an advantage to our capabilities and combat cybercrime with online activity seeing an exponential increase. Ahead of the CBA AI and cyber security panel at South by Southwest (SXSW) on Tuesday, Andrew…
Bank of America Names Neighborhood Builders Social Equality Awardees Who are Advancing Opportunities in Communities Across the Country
Bank of America announced the latest honorees of its Neighborhood Builders Social Equality Award (NBSE), which recognizes individual leaders from across the country who serve as catalysts in advancing social equality and economic opportunity. The six individuals were selected for…
Blackstone Secures Largest Sustainability-Linked Loan in Australia’s Industrial Sector
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced that funds managed by Blackstone Real Estate have secured A$1.45 billion (US$930 million) for a sustainability-linked loan (“SLL”), representing the largest of its kind to date in Australia’s industrial sector1 and a continuation of its efforts to build…
Mastercard invests in University of Waterloo Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute
Mastercard and the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI) at the University of Waterloo have announced a $550,000 partnership focused on research and talent advancement in cybersecurity. The funding will support projects that increase “Trust in Data” around: fingerprinting, identification and…
Schwab 401(k) Study: Gen Z Wants to Retire by 61, but Reports the Greatest Financial Stress, Savings Obstacles
The youngest members of the workforce say they face the most obstacles to saving for a comfortable retirement, yet their timeline to ‘logging off’ for good is the most ambitious, according to Charles Schwab’s annual nationwide survey of 401(k) plan…
Goldman Sachs Declares Preferred Stock Dividends
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) announced that it has declared dividends on the following series of its non-cumulative preferred stock (represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of preferred stock, except for the…
Goldman Sachs Announces Sale of GreenSky to Sixth Street-Led Consortium
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the GreenSky platform and associated loan assets to a consortium of institutional investors led by Sixth Street (the “Consortium”). The transaction is expected…
UnitedHealth Group Reports Third Quarter Results
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) reported third quarter 2023 performance led by broad-based growth at Optum and UnitedHealthcare. “As a result of our colleagues’ steadfast focus on helping people access and receive the care they need, we are well-positioned to help…