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Wall Street Journal
6 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Capital One Swings to Loss After Discover Financial Acquisition
Capital One COF 0.71%increase; green up pointing triangle reported a loss in the second quarter as it completed its acquisition of Discover Financial Services. Mclean, Va.-based Capital One on Tuesday posted a loss of $4.28 billion, or $8.58 a share, in the second quarter, compared with a profit of $597 million, or $1.38 a share, a year earlier.
Time of India
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Did Jada Mclean use the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders pay fight to launch her next career? Inside her sudden exit
Jada Mclean left an unforgettable mark on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Image via IG) Jada Mclean left an unforgettable mark on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders — not only for her powerful performances over five seasons but for the role she played in changing the game off the field. As season 2 of Netflix's America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders revealed, Mclean helped lead the squad's push for fairer compensation. But in a surprise twist, just as their efforts finally paid off with a 400% salary increase, Mclean made the emotional decision to retire. A leader on and off the field The Palm Springs native worked her way to the top of the DCC ranks, eventually becoming first group leader — a role that required mentorship, choreography assistance, and strong team communication. Mclean was a standout not just for her dance skills but for her voice. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ColorsTV (@colorstv) Speaking of the team's successful compensation battle, she said: "'Happy' isn't even the right word for it. [It] kind of felt like a relief, like everything had paid off ... finally we were done fighting." Still, despite the long-awaited victory, Mclean confirmed her departure from the team during the uniform return ceremony. 'I'm just looking forward to what's next for me in life, and give it my all like I did when I was here,' she told director Kelli Finglass and choreographer Judy Trammell. It was a tearful farewell that signaled not just the end of an era, but a promising new beginning. Life after the poms: Modeling, travel, and award shows Since retiring, Mclean hasn't stepped away from the spotlight entirely. She's traveled across the U.S. and Mexico, appeared at the ACM Awards, and even returned for limited promotional performances as part of the DCC On Tour and media appearances for the docuseries. In a May TikTok video, she opened up about her dreams beyond cheerleading: 'I have thought about going into modeling after my DCC career comes to an end... I am as amateur as they come in the world of modeling.' Also Read: Who is Cooper Maas? Dallas Cowboys rookie cheerleader becomes unexpected fan favorite ahead of 2025 NFL season Mclean has also hinted that she's undecided about auditioning for the DCC All-Stars, which would allow her to step in for special events. For now, she's embracing life outside the uniform — one where her leadership, courage, and charisma continue to inspire beyond the stadium lights. For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Techday NZ
06-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
From no to go: ASB U-turns on POLi
For a long time, consumers have been warned that using payment platform POLi could breach their banks' terms and conditions. But now, one bank is partnering with POLi to allow customers to use it to make secure open banking-based payments. POLi allows payments to be made to a merchant without a service such as a card provider in the middle. It is used by many big-name brands in New Zealand, as well as government agencies. But it requires people to provide their internet banking login, which the banks say may breach their terms and conditions. But ASB said it had entered a partnership with POLi that would allow it to use ASB's open banking APIs, which meant customers could use it without their username and password. Instead, customer authentication and authorisation would take place securely within the ASB mobile banking app. The feature would become available as POLi merchants moved to open banking. The service is only available for ASB customers at this stage. ASB spokesperson Michael Maclean said POLi had the highest volume of online debit payments in the country. "We know scale and widespread availability is key to getting Kiwi consumers onboard with open banking. "The partnership is a win for our customers, offering them greater choice and improved security. It's been a big year for us in the open banking space, and we've achieved a lot we're proud of that supports safe and easy banking services in New Zealand, and helps to mitigate against fraud and scams. "We initially went live with our open banking API platform in May last year, and we've now got six partnerships with different payments and data providers that can leverage the tech we've invested in." He said ASB had been "between a rock and a hard place" wanting to provide customers with choice and options to make payments - such as POLi - and the need to protect them from potential fraud. "It's less about terms and conditions and more about the behaviour and the risks associated with that behaviour. "Once we've worked through this process and got all the merchants on board, we will be in a position to much more clearly and strongly articulate to our customers the risk of those behaviours that they're not endorsed and actually to be able to shut them down on our side as well. "It's part of an open banking journey and our fraud and scams journey and we think it's a real positive step for both of those." Mclean said if POLi had not been prepared to transition on to open banking, it might not have been able to continue to exist. "Both corporates and banks would lose kind tolerance or or patience. Now there is a much safer alternative." He said he would be surprised if other banks did not take a similar approach. POLi's commercial director Andrew Simmonds said it had long advocated for open banking to offer consumers more choice and control. "ASB is leading the way in this space as the first bank to offer up open banking APIs for our consumption and we're delighted to partner with them to provide Kiwi consumers an innovative and secure way to pay popular merchants." Follow us on: Share on:
