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The United States Of Venture Capital: The Most Active VC In Each State

CB Insights

Using CB Insights data, we analyzed the most active venture capital firm in each state, based on unique tech investments from 2014 to 2019 YTD (1/24/19). We excluded debt deals and only considered venture capital, corporate venture capital, super angel, and growth equity firms. Merus Capital. BIP Capital.

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7.30.19 Your morning briefing

Payments Source

Today: BofA ends First Data joint venture; Capital One and Sephora suffer breaches; Grab uses infusion to expand in Indonesia; Ripple wants to be seen as different than Libra; A ransomware emergency in Louisiana; Amazon expands into food delivery in India.

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Louisiana group applies to form Native American bank

American Banker

Organizers representing five tribes aim to create a financial institution to serve their members.

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Rethinking The Reputation Of The Merchant Cash Advance

PYMNTS

“The merchant cash industry first started as a product for unbankable clients,” said Andrew Mallinger, COO of PIRS Capital, in a recent interview with PYMNTS. “It There are scenarios, too, in which a merchant cash advance may actually be the best financial option for a business in need of working capital.

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JPMorgan Commits $75M To Women, Minority & Veteran Businesses

PYMNTS

Increasing access to capital to underrepresented small businesses is vital to economic growth and the communities they serve. million grant aimed at increasing small business and economic opportunities in Texas, Louisiana and Georgia. The goal here is to bring down the loan approval process from five weeks to less than one week.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

PYMNTS

The upcoming launches in the Midwest – in one city that is considered the capital of the region, and in another that is a growing destination for young, digitally-minded professionals, including those priced out of the Chicago housing market – represent more significant progress for the new mobile network technology. 5G Potential.

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Investar in Louisiana Files $50M Shelf Registration

American Banker

Add Investar Holding in Baton Rouge, La., to the growing list of community banks filing shelf registrations.