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Metro Bank Struggles To Find A Buyer

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challenger financial institution Metro Bank is struggling to find a buyer as potential suitors are turned off by the bank’s expensive business model, the Financial Times reported Friday (Dec. Reports said Metro Bank is planning to further expand its physical network, which currently includes 70 bank branches across the U.K.

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Bitcoin Daily: China Debuts Blockchain-Backed Subway eInvoices; Bitcoin’s Crypto Market Majority On The Decline

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Bitcoin’s share of the total cryptocurrency market is close to falling below 50 percent for the first time in over seven months. percent of the market’s total capitalization, falling to a low of 50.54 Before 2017, bitcoin held more than 70 percent of the market — but that was before new cryptos came on the scene.

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Shipt Gets $20 Million In Funding To Challenge Amazon, Google

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million in Series A funding that the company plans to use to expand into new markets and further compete with well-heeled online food delivery giants, like Amazon, Google and Instacart. Under CEO Bill Smith’s leadership, Shipt has quickly become a nationally recognized company in the home grocery delivery space.

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Uber Rolls Its eBikes Into Europe

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Dockless bikes have been on the rise – or at least the roll – throughout the major metros of Europe, giving potential riders access to bike rides wherever they want to go. The ridesharing company has some PR cache to rebuild after a series of scandals in 2016 left it under new leadership and attempting to win back the world.

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Digital Channels Caffeinate Starbucks Earnings

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And the company also assigned a team to address dense urban market performance, with New York Metro as an initial target. Additionally, Starbucks has rolled out training to build leadership in an effort to create best moments in its cafés. The effort includes an automated inventory system in 32 stores for all food products.

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Community Banking According to Andy

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He exemplifies the best of next generation bank leadership, with eyes wide open to the next iteration of banking in our rapidly changing environment. 2/ @Schornack The primary asset of the organization was Flagship Bank Minnesota, a Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender with two locations in the Twin Cities Metro Area.

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High-Profile — But Secretive — Funding For B2B FinTechs

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The company said it plans to use the funding to expand its staff across leadership, sales and marketing positions and continue to develop its underlying technology. Apparently, he’s putting his money where his mouth is by investing in Timelio, which offers invoice financing on a digital marketplace. Procure-To-Pay. Tradeshift.

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