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eScooter Startup Lime Exits 12 Markets, Fires 14 Pct. Of Staff

PYMNTS

Lime is striving to reach profitability in 2020 and is laying off about 14 percent of its workforce — roughly 100 people — and ceasing operations in 12 markets, according to reports on Thursday (Jan. These market closures have an effect not just on riders, but on our whole Lime community.

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National Small Business Week Celebrates the American Entrepreneurial Spirit

Abrigo

Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? Tune in all week for live-streaming , beginning at 7:30 p.m. Every business starts small.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

While the current growth rate needs to be left to each bank based on their capital cost, market, and risk tolerance, the general guide is that growth should be in the 3% to 5% range for this year. When offering a higher money market or CD rate, the direct damage done to cost of funds is often the least of a bank’s worries.

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Education: By Popular Demand

Independent Banker

The demand for professional development opportunities for community bankers has never been greater. Last year Community Banker University’s eight certification programs provided more than 4,000 community bankers with highly tailored training.

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Who Will Use Self-Driving Cars?

PYMNTS

Last week, Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle business, announced that completely driverless Waymo cars are on the way – at least for customers in the suburbs of Phoenix. Similar sentiments were expressed in a study from the NAMIC (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies). And this is not a one-off.

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My Maiden Voyage to the ‘Acquire or Be Acquired’ Conference

Gonzobanker

I think ever since GonzoBanker’s mother ship, Cornerstone Advisors , was founded over 13 years ago, Bank Director has hosted its “Acquire or Be Acquired” conference (or, as all the regulars call it, “AOBA”) in our back yard here in sunny Scottsdale or Phoenix, Ariz. Well, my partner Steve Williams and I finally broke down and attended.

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The 35 Biggest Banking, Mortgage & BankTech Events in 2023

Fintech Labs Insights

These are the largest events in the financial services industry geared towards banking technologists, program managers, marketers, developers and C-Suite execs at both legacy financial institutions and upstart banktech and fintech firms. Below is our curated list of the best global banking tech events, conferences and trade shows in 2023.