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MVB Bank , Victor and NYDIG Announce Partnership
MVB Bank , Inc . and Victor Technologies , Inc . announced a partnership with NYDIG , a leading technology and financial services firm dedicated to Bitcoin , to integrate Bitcoin into MVB ’ s industryleading banking-as-a-service solutions . This partnership will allow MVB ’ s fintech clients to offer Bitcoin-related products — all powered by NYDIG ’ s secure , regulated , full-stack platform — alongside the banking products MVB enables today . MVB Bank currently empowers more than 50 fintech , payments and gaming clients and millions of its clients via its diversified banking and payments solutions .
“ Our partnership with MVB represents an important milestone for Bitcoin ,” says Patrick Sells , NYDIG chief innovation officer . “ Up to this point , only a select few fintech companies have been able to offer Bitcoin products and services , and it has been difficult to achieve . Now the industry has its first turnkey platform to seamlessly deliver white label banking and Bitcoin products side by side . I can ’ t wait to see how this partnership will help MVB ’ s clients — across fintech , gaming and beyond — to continue to innovate .”
West Liberty University Moves Up in U . S . News Rankings
West Liberty University ( WLU ) moved up in the U . S . News Best Colleges publication , released online September 13th . WLU moved up nine spots in the regional universities south and one spot in the top public schools slots .
“ I am pleased to acknowledge that U . S . News and World Report ranked West Liberty University in this positive fashion for its 2022 assessment . It is especially notable that the university moved up nine spots in the regional university category . I am grateful to our faculty , staff and students that continually strive for excellence ,” says Dr . Franklin Evans , WLU president .
Now in its 37th year , these rankings evaluate more than 1,400 colleges and universities on up to 17 measures of academic quality . WLU came in 59th place in the Best Universities in the South and at the 27th place in the top public schools .
WLU is West Virginia ’ s oldest institution of higher education and offers nearly 70 undergraduate majors and 30 programs , along with a growing number of graduate degree paths that are delivered both online and in-seat .
West Virginia Hive Network Welcomes Stephanie Sanders as Regional Business Advisor
Stephanie Sanders recently joined the West Virginia Hive Network as a regional business advisor , assisting entrepreneurs and business leaders in the organization ’ s 12-county region .
A Beckley native , Sanders has worked in business and workforce development , higher education and at a southern West Virginia hospice . Her background and experience will translate into providing in-depth business consultations to entrepreneurs , recently formed companies
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