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When Adam Moelis co-founded a fintech startup named Yotta in 2019, he wanted to give Americans a new way to save money to help them cushion the ups and downs of life.

recently made it mandatory for medical insurance firms to authorise cashless hospitalisation within 1 hour of a request being made, and within 3 hours for a final approval at discharge. The new rules are to be implemented by 31 July.This, however, is unlikely to ease the plight of policyholders, say industry experts.For one, according to several experts Mint spoke with, hospitals spend much time in processing medical bills and sending them to insurers.“If there is a delay of 12 hours after the treating doctor gives a go-ahead for discharge, hospitals will have taken 8 hours and insurance companies the rest," said Dr. Prashant Mishra, a Mumbai-based cardiac surgeon.The other significant challenge arises when insurance companies seek additional information from hospitals.“The tariffs for many surgeries are fixed in packages.

IAMAI) have written to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, expressing divergent views from the association’s recent submission opposing ex-ante regulation proposed in the draft Digital Competition Bill (DCB). The companies — Bharat Matrimony, Match Group, Hoichoi and ShareChat — said the industry body’s submission was not reflective of the entire digital startup ecosystem or IAMAI’s diverse membership of over 540 companies, and urged the ministry to proceed with ex-ante regulations at the earliest to curb what they deemed the anti-competitive practices of Big Tech companies.

Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has pleaded not guilty to 10 felony counts brought against him by the state

Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather

Many Americans are likely familiar with financial thresholds that are adjusted for inflation each year.

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is selling a 10% stake in Pershing Square, aiming to eventually take his investment firm public.

The Supreme Court has given homeowners another chance to force Bank of America and other large banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts

A Welsh couple who dined out on pricey meals and then bolted when the bill came is now paying the price

Although receiving a rejection for a personal loan can be disheartening, it also presents a chance to grow and better your financial circumstances. It’s imperative to comprehend the reasons behind this and plan steps to improve your chances of being accepted in the future.

TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version that operates independently of its Chinese parent and be more palatable to American lawmakers who want to ban it, according to sources with direct knowledge of the efforts. The work on splitting the source code ordered by TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance late last year predated a bill to force a sale of TikTok's U.S. operations that began gaining steam in Congress this year. The bill was signed into law in April.

Jio Financial Services (JFSL) has launched a new app named Jio Finance which is poised to compete with other major fintech applications. The app is currently in a beta testing stage and will be fine tuned after user feedback, the company said in a filing to the stock exchanges on Thursday. Jio Finance will offer UPI payments, bill payments, insurance advisory and digital banking. Eventually Jio Financial Services will offer credit products like loans against mutual funds, home loans and others to its customers through the app.

Authorised Push Payment fraud has soared in recent years, with UK losses of more than $500 million last year. To tackle this, regulators are rolling out new rules for the banking industry that, from October, will see the vast majority of money lost to APP frauds reimbursed to victims. However, UK banks have long been campaigning for big tech, social media and telcos to take more responsibility for fraud that originates from their platforms.

Many consumers are finding it hard to keep up with their bills.

horror movie was well-received by the audience and the fans have been waiting for its release on digital and streaming. As per a report by Collider, fans will not have to wait anymore and can watch the movie from the comfort of their homes.

Louisiana has come out with an innovative way to fight the menace of child sex offenses. Its House of Representatives passed a bill 74 to 24 Tuesday, authorizing the judges to sentence the convicted child sex offenders to surgical castration, reports 'The US Sun'. Originally, the bill required the sex offenders to undergo surgical castration, but an amendment left it to the decision of the judges.

Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants

Jio Financial Services on Wednesday unveiled the beta version of Jio Finance app to offer UPI, digital banking, loans on mutual funds. Jio Finance app's key features include instant digital account opening and streamlined bank management with the «Jio payments bank account» feature. «This app seamlessly integrates digital banking, UPI transactions, bill settlements, insurance advisory, and offers a consolidated view of accounts and savings, all in one user-friendly interface,» said the company in a press release.

For years, less than 2% of philanthropic giving in the U.S. has gone to benefit women and girls, but that could change in part thanks to new resources that Melinda French Gates has pledged in recent weeks

Donald Trump's hush money case, weighing a verdict with potentially big implications for the 2024 White House race. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a payment that bought the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election. Daniels had threatened to go public with her account of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, a liaison he denies.

Retail investors can now buy and sell government securities using the RBI retail direct app on their smartphones. It is noteworthy to mention that the RBI rolled out a retaildirect portal in Nov 2021 to facilitate retail investors to open their Retail Direct Gilt accounts under the Retail Direct Scheme.