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Purchasing Power Acquires Fintech Startup to Add to Its Employee Benefits Features

Purchasing Power Acquires Fintech Startup to Add to Its Employee Benefits Features

Atlanta fintech enterprise Purchasing Power has acquired startup DoubleNet Pay, also based in Atlanta, to add to its employer program offerings. The acquired technology will help employees of Purchasing Power client companies set up savings goals and debt and bill payment strategies through their payroll deduction. "This investment enables

This Startup Sends Robots Sea Deep to Restore Balance In the Kelp Forests

This Startup Sends Robots Sea Deep to Restore Balance In the Kelp Forests

The New York Times reported this week that, due to rising ocean temperatures, the Northern California coast experienced a sudden surge of purple urchins — a pest that devoured 93 percent of the coastline's kelp forest. Similar urchin outbreaks are occurring all over the world, from California to Maine

Neowaste Tackles the 'Worldwide Recycling Crisis' By Turning Plastic Into Fuel

Neowaste Tackles the 'Worldwide Recycling Crisis' By Turning Plastic Into Fuel

Plastic pollution is growing at an alarming rate, with more than 320 million metric tons of new plastic produced every year. Current estimates predict that plastic will outweigh all the fish in the oceans by 2050. Though plastic is recyclable, the process takes time and manpower. Manufacturers often prefer to

Tech Talent: This Full-Stack Bootcamp Grad Has Blockchain On The Brain

Tech Talent: This Full-Stack Bootcamp Grad Has Blockchain On The Brain

While in school, Michael Lohmeier was attracted to psychology. That education helped him understand consumer behaviors and social decision-making behind issues like budgeting. While in DigitalCrafts‘ Full-Stack Immersive program, Lohmeier's favorite project was a budgeting simulation app that helps those lacking financial literacy skills to build up their

How Good Is Your Retirement Advisor? This Score Will Tell You

How Good Is Your Retirement Advisor? This Score Will Tell You

You've seen the headlines — Americans are falling behind on retirement savings, with one recent survey signaling that only 12 percent have stocked away what they will need for their twilight years. But even if you bring in an outside expert to help make sure you're prepared,

Switchyards Downtown Club's Dave Payne Named Techstars Atlanta Managing Director

Switchyards Downtown Club's Dave Payne Named Techstars Atlanta Managing Director

As Techstars Atlanta's third Demo Day began to wind down, the accelerator's current managing director, Michael Cohn, took the stage to announce his replacement as lead of the program. Scoutmob and Switchyards Downtown Club co-founder David Payne will take charge of the Cox Enterprises-sponsored accelerator through

WeatherCheck Automates Insurance Claim Reporting After Storms

WeatherCheck Automates Insurance Claim Reporting After Storms

Stronger hurricanes and tornado-producing storms continue to make landfall in the southern United States, with September's Hurricane Florence causing more than $5 billion in property damage in the Carolinas so far. While strong winds can cause obvious leaks and breaks, underlying damage that homeowners don't initially