CFPB Monitor

JULY 9, 2020

More detailed information about the new OCC payments charter will be forthcoming in the near future, possibly by this fall, according to Acting Comptroller Brooks. Acting Comptroller Brooks said the OCC envisions a two-phase roll-out of the new charter. would add, the initial Payments Charter 1.0

National 78

National Company Payments New York 78

PopularBank

MAY 1, 2020

Dear Customers, Partners and Community Members, Thank you for being part of our Popular Bank family. In these uncertain times, we are all working together to navigate our new normal. While these are unprecedented times, our long-standing commitment to you and our communities has prepared us well.

Community 95

Community New Jersey Meeting US 95

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Visa , which is the official payment technology partner of the National Football League (NFL), will provide small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with a one-day offer that will waive some of the costs connected with getting online and taking digital payments on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 7), according to a Tuesday (Feb.

Tampa 211

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

Borrower protection initiatives have taken aim at predatory lenders, both online and brick-and-mortar, with legislators at the state and federal levels addressing concerns that include a lack of transparency and sky-high fees and interest rates. small businesses had sought a loan online, compared to just 19 percent that did so in 2017.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

It offers delivery or convenient pickup locations in the community as it has partnerships with breweries, libraries and workplaces. At the same time, Tortora noted the technology has been adopted by farmers markets nationally (the company white labels its product as well). There is not a lot of noise like in Boston and New York.

Rhode Island 122

Rhode Island Marketing Online New Hampshire 122

PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

An old computer system and too few employees are making it hard for the Small Business Administration (SBA) to meet the high demand for coronavirus relief loans, according to a report in the New York Times on Tuesday (April 7). Further, community banks are nearly out of cash.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. But that might not be the best move for your financial institution or your community. You might also like this webinar on credit department housekeeping. is robust.

Risk Management 221

Risk Management Management Lending Capital 221

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Due to increasing customer demand for household goods, grocery and personal healthcare delivery, Instacart said it has rolled out a new prescription delivery service with Costco. As it stands, Instacart partners with over 350 local, regional, and national retailers to provide delivery from over 25,000 stores.

Illinois 161

Illinois California Washington New York 161

PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

As the 2021 season kicks off, Girl Scouts are including contact-free pickup and delivery orders through a new national collaboration with Grubhub and opening up cookie ordering nationally to the public on Feb. Responding to the pandemic, the organization noted in a Tuesday (Jan. Billion.

National 166

National New York Leadership Analysis 166

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

The dispute over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ‘s (OCC’s) national bank charter, which became available to FinTech firms last year, has reportedly caused technology conglomerates to shy away from a tool that aims to provide nonbank firms with a more streamlined way to operate on a national level.

Google 142

Google National Fintech Regulation 142

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

David Simon, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Simon, said in the announcement , “The health and safety of our shoppers, retailers and employees is of paramount importance and we are taking this step to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our communities.” The move was to take place at 7 p.m.

Retail 130

Retail Operations Groups National 130

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2017

Sometimes, like in New York’s SoHo area , the area has gentrified out of the reach of the working and lower-class residents, who now find themselves in a neighborhood where the local supermarket has been displaced by boutique food markets and artisanal cheese shops. SNAP online . Is there any way out of that?

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Online Chicago New York Mississippi 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

More than 100 Goodwill store locations ranging from New York to San Francisco are uploading products like collectibles, clothing and furniture to the platform to drive in-store and online sales. Goodwill organizations have worked with other tech companies to help sell their merchandise online. for sellers and buyers.

Regional 145

Regional San Antonio San Francisco New York 145

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

Visa said Monday evening at a New York gathering in anticipation of the launch that events through a year-long campaign will include interactive workshops, tailored on a community-by-community basis. 30 kickoff in Atlanta will include access to experts from Visa and entrepreneurs operating both nationally and globally.

Atlanta 189

Atlanta New York social media Community 189

PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2017

Appear Here’s online marketplace for short-term retail rentals began in London in 2013, and has since expanded nationally to a number of cities in the U.K as well as internationally, breaking into Paris and more recently New York City. The pop-up store is nothing new in concept.

New York City 100

New York City New York Retail Online 100

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 11, 2018

At the Online Lending Policy Institute’s (OLPI) annual summit in Washington, D.C. earlier this week, the OCC’s recent decision to accept applications from non-depository financial technology firms for a special purpose national bank (SPNB) charter was the focus of considerable discussion. In her remarks and responses to questions, Ms.

Policies 60

Policies Lending Data Online 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Kohl’s , for instance, will bring emerging brands to over 50 physical retail locations and online starting in the fall through Curated By Kohl’s. The retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year — “identifying and engaging with brands that have built a strong online community on the social media platform.”.

Branding 101

Branding Retail social media Houston 101

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Working cooperatively, American and European authorities reported yesterday (July 20) that they have shut down two of the largest online black markets — AlphaBay and Hansa Market. AlphaBay has been down since early July — since the arrest of founder Alexandre Cazes, a Canadian national living in Bangkok.

Marketing 100

Marketing National New York Conference 100

American Banker

APRIL 5, 2016

Amalgamated Bank in New York City has recruited an ex-American Express executive to develop its online banking platform and has created a new position to oversee corporate philanthropy.

New York City 28

New York City Online National New York 28

South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

Popular projects for 2023 include online loan and deposit onboarding utilizing third-party data to speed the process, compliance-as-a-service, payments, card controls, service case management, leveraging data for customer insights, and providing open banking APIs to customers. This also means that rent growth will go negative in many markets.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Capital Lending Training 195

PopularBank

MARCH 27, 2020

As we continue to navigate the ongoing situation surrounding coronavirus/COVID-19, we remain committed to acting in the best interest of you – our team members and communities. Our branch networks in New York, New Jersey and South Florida are open and ready to help you with all of your financial and banking needs.

Guidelines 92

Guidelines New Jersey Community Florida 92

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services, enterprise financial software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) risk management as some of the hottest spots for investors this year.

Fintech 188

Fintech Capital New York City Analysis 188

PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

The flagship was designed to build connections with customers, businesses and the local community. The London location joins the roster of Microsoft flagships in New York and Sydney, along with stores in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as online in more than 190 countries. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News .

Retail 108

Retail Puerto Rico St. Louis Video 108

PopularBank

JUNE 18, 2020

In the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Research Center’s survey of small businesses, which took an early snapshot of the economic fallout from the coronavirus through the month of March: . On the other hand, states like New York are moving more cautiously. The data tells a difficult story. .

New York 52

New York New York City Retail Survey 52

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

However, the average eTailer contemplating making a step into brick-and-mortar commerce doesn’t have $14 billion lying around to instantly establish a national physical presence. What we’ve seen from a millennial consumer behavior point of view is customers really want that joined-up online and offline experience,” she said.

Retail 102

Retail Branding Customer Experience Online 102

PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2016

A few years ago, The New York Times took a shot at the quantification of fun with an article that does the rounds on social media every summer in late June despite the fact that it is now four years old. The New York Times is right. The New York Times is right. So what have we learned about summer?

United States 101

United States National New York Data 101

PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2016

tech hubs, like Silicon Valley and New York City, the city has been recognized as having a fast-growing tech sector with strong expansion. Austin’s startup community has seen a big transformation over the years. Though Austin may fall in the shadows of bigger U.S. Picking Austin as the right city to expand its U.S.

Austin 100

Austin Fintech New York City Community 100

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 3, 2018

How do we balance strategic direction, customer demand, and the futurist or wildly over-caffeinated millennial that tells us we have to implement every shiny new object or we'll die? Six years ago I asked in a blog post Will Plain Vanilla Kill Community Banking ? In the above blog post, I discussed Apple and Bank of New York Mellon.

Apple 65

Apple Millennials Massachusetts FDIC 65

Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

New inspirations, fresh experiences await at ICBA’s national convention. Welcome to the Crescent City, where the largest educational gathering of community bankers convenes this month. It’s Community Banking LIVE 2016 in New Orleans. Independent Community Bankers of America. General Session Speakers.

Community Bank 70

Community Bank Community Innovation Customer Experience 70

CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Mishkin Not surprisingly, letters sent to the CFPB this week by New York Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky and by 12 House Republicans urge the CFPB to take very different approaches as it considers payday and short-term loan rulemaking. Conduct a qualitative and quantitative cost-benefit analysis.

Regulation 60

Regulation Lending Analysis New York 60

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The businesses that we track and profile in our Store Front Index — the home remodelers, salons, spas, small retailers, delis, coffee shops and restaurants that contribute to the health and vitality of the local communities — are not only declining, they’re not even getting off the starting blocks.

Retail 134

Retail Innovation Maine Community 134

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 14, 2016

million investment , Austin, Texas-based Buzz Points is unveiling its new online management portal, Buzz Insight for its rewards and marketing platform. ” Buzz Insight is geared toward community financial institutions (CFIs) like credit unions and smaller banks, giving them visibility into customers and local business data. .

Online 12

Online Austin Texas Community 12

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

The deal, announced earlier this week, is not just a partnership between two companies with heft in the digital economy — Alibaba is among the main symbols of Chinese eCommerce, and Starbucks is a leader in mobile ordering and payments — but also represents the latest development for online food and beverage delivery. Both Starbucks and Ele.me

Las Vegas 100

Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami Atlanta 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

Wong said Pixlee’s queries to consumers on behalf of brands or retailers asking them for permission to use their photos online or in ad campaigns are typically about 75 percent successful and noted that the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League was Pixlee’s first client.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Retail social media Marketing 100

PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

For everyone else, human communities have always needed rules to get the best out of each other — because we can make each other better off in so many different ways — and to prevent the worst of each other — because, face it, even good humans do bad things. At least at the national level nothing gets decided by majority voting.

Bitcoin 111

Bitcoin Community Innovation Examples 111

PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

But Cofounder and CEO Eric Breon says that the two online rental startups are actually vastly different from one another. At first glance, the business model behind Vacasa , the vacation rental home startup, sounds very similar to the one behind Airbnb.

New York City 100

New York City Idaho Portland Oregon 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

One where grocery stores, restaurants and eCommerce can deliver anything and everything to your home almost instantly by drone, payments are automatic, doctors do house calls, people communicate by FaceTime and most of the labor force works remotely. consumers preferred shopping for groceries online and having them delivered to their homes.

Mobile 100

Mobile Payments Los Angeles California 100