North America
North America
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Credit UnionsCO-OP Financial Services acquires TMG in $100m deal
The sale is part of the network’s long-term strategy and means it will now serve nearly 4,000 credit unions across the USA and Canada
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Credit UnionsCredit unions exploring artificial intelligence to fight fraud
CO-OP Financial Services is using machine learning technology to help its members' systems learn and adapt to new threats
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Banking and InsuranceCredit unions help Canadian Red Cross in national flood support efforts
Desjardins and others have raised funds after the country suffered its worst flooding in 50 years, with a state of emergency declared in two cities
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AgricultureWOCCU project aims to develop Ukraine’s credit unions as agriculture lenders
The Credit for Agriculture Producers scheme hopes to improve the quality of the financial services and products offered to farmers
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TechnologyCould Amazon Mechanical Turk workers own artificial intelligence technology?
Automation threatens to wipe out millions of jobs – and even those teaching tasks to computers run the risk of eventually putting themselves out of work
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AgricultureFormer head of Sunkist growers co-op Russell Hanlin Snr dies at 84
A leading figure in global trade, he led the co-op for 20 years and also served on four US presidential commissions
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AgricultureFarmer-owned co-op Land O’Lakes joins up with Vermont Creamery
The Minnesota-based co-op says it will use its rural values and marketing expertise to bring the brand to more people
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DevelopmentNew laws to encourage worker co-operatives in Rhode Island
State government representatives have been working with pressure groups to remove legal barriers to setting up worker-owned ventures
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RetailCo-founder of outdoor leisure co-op REI dies aged 107
Mary Anderson and her husband set up the venture in 1938 so their friends could get hold of climbing equipment
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CommunityLeisure co-op REI submit plans for new state-of-the-art campus
Outdoor leisure co-op REI has submitted designs to local planning authorities for a new headquarters that is “accessible, sustainable, and connected to the community”. The review can take up to a year and if the plans are approved,...