PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Tight regulations around the legal marijuana industry are barring non-wealthy entrepreneurs from entering the market, according to reports from Forbes on Wednesday (June 13). Reports also highlighted the successful and wealthy back stories of some of the nation’s current leading marijuana businesses.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Said Allaire of the bid to get digital currencies more front and center: “Regulators are getting their arms around them … the digital asset market is now moving, more and more, into the mainstream of finance, FinTech payments and banking world.”. And, of course, the crypto landscape extends well beyond bitcoin.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Until the market matures, cryptocurrency price manipulation is “unavoidable,” according to NEM President Lon Wong. “You see it in mainstream markets as well. Coinsource , the world’s largest bitcoin ATM network, has rolled out 10 new machines in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Multifamily, commercial and automotive loans are driving loan growth among banks in the Northeast, but increasing risk will draw fresh attention from regulators to ensure recent and future growth is sound, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said recently. The OCC on Oct. The OCC on Oct. • Changes in underwriting.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

Many banks will park this liquidity in cash or short-term securities in an attempt to get ahead of higher required capital ratios that are likely forthcoming from regulators. Previously, if banks were able to borrow against these securities, it would be at 98% of the market value or less, depending on the investment type.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

As noted in this space by Karen Webster, the ban on the ban – where, now, in New York, surcharges are allowed when merchants post total prices for transactions – shows the inefficiencies of regulation that supersede card networks’ own rules governing merchant activities. population.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

According to the CFPB, the telemarketing vendor Santander contracted with deceptively marketed the overdraft service to consumers and signed them up without getting their consent. We will put a stop to any such unlawful practices that harm consumers.”.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. While Huntington is down like most bank stocks, the pain hasn’t been as severe, and Huntington doubled down on local markets in 2023 by consolidating business units.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

Amazon has earned a reputation for mastering dynamic pricing, and other eCommerce operators — along with organizations that serve the B2B space — are following that example. Also working in favor of car companies is the relative murkiness of the market for spare parts, which Reuters addressed in its June 3 report.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 12, 2021

The Taskforce was charged with examining the existing legal and regulatory environment for consumers and financial services providers and making recommendations to the Bureau’s leadership for improving consumer financial laws and regulations. The report consists of two volumes. Bureau reorganization. enforcement, rulemaking and supervision).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The New York AG isn’t the only regulator that’s taken an interest in this story. Uber is also under investigation by the attorneys general of New York, Missouri, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Illinois. Privacy regulators for the European Union said Wednesday (Nov. authorities seeking an explanation.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Heavy-handed regulators. Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 19, 2012

First of all, if they continue to buy securities, they are removing many of the high quality securities from the marketplace, possibly causing a disruption or shortage in the markets. We may be skeptical, but the markets keep telling us: Don’t fight the Fed! trillion of securities amassed during QE1 and QE2.

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Tech and Finance

JUNE 22, 2016

Entrepreneurs resolved to tackle financial services, and life insurance specifically, need to be prepared for a different way of doing things and for the challenges that come with highly regulated industries. If you are truly doing something new, regulation will be a challenge. Everything in life insurance is subject to regulation.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

I checked out their web site and they are promoting their IOS/Google Play mobile apps (no surprise) and I found this: This website is operated and maintained by Collective Returns, Inc. They’re showing a web platform related to their capitol markets solution. They are based in Massachusetts so I bet they came out of MIT.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Speaking before Congressman Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, senior member of the House Committee on Financial Services, and the rest of the committee, witnesses from the Fed and other areas of the payments community offered their support to FedNow — but not without caveats. This mirrors our ACH system, which has two operators,” she noted. “To

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

States’ definitions vary, so companies could formerly reduce their exposures by basing their operations in locations with minimal tax rates and avoiding activities in other states that would trigger those jurisdictions’ particular definitions of what counts as a “physical presence.” More than sales taxes .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

It’s heavily regulated, only customers of a certain age can buy it – and the sale of it is governed by a three-tiered system wherein producers can only sell to wholesalers, who can only sell to retailers, who are the only ones allowed to sell to consumers. Delivering booze is a tough business.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

By leveraging the mobile phone and existing platforms, such as the Apple and Android mobile operating systems and the payments rails, the cloud, a variety of technologies like GPS and apps like Maps in 2009, Uber’s platform is totally transforming the transportation sector. This is Uber’s ignition strategy for new markets today, as well.)

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

While historically a “pen and pencil” business, technology has begun to push the global real estate market into digitized approaches. Blockchains operate through decentralized peer-to-peer platforms, building resilience against the spread of corrupted information and boosting resistance to fraud. Source: Imbrex.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs. It then also became the first to test such technology on public streets in Boston, Massachusetts. Opened Silicon Valley R&D lab in 2017.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The commercial applications of brain signals — gaming, education, market research, and beyond. Today, BCIs and BMIs can capture enough brain information and decode it rapidly enough to control external hardware and software – enabling the operation of things such as keyboards or artificial limbs, as the examples below show.

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CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

While still relatively new, biometric technology is a growing market , and its advantages are driving increased adoption. Wellness checks are not fail-proof, especially considering the FDA’s loosening of regulations around thermal camera systems. Company name. Phone number. Challenges: health screens raise security concerns .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

A study of marketing professionals in 2018 suggested that although 88 percent of marketers say their customers expect a personalized experience, only 12 percent of those marketers report being very satisfied with their ability to deliver it. The ability to create those personalized experiences, however, remains elusive.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

technology markets, investigating any potential anti-competitive conduct in those markets, and taking enforcement actions when warranted.”. New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts are also looking to find any potential violations, and North Carolina is reportedly also part of the probe. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

Facebook is facing fresh calls for the government to regulate the company after the news that Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm, was able to access data on 50 million users beginning in 2014. Senator Mark Warner also weighed in, saying the incident increases the need for new regulations. Democratic U.S.

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