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PayNet Links Community Bank BNB To Small Biz Loan Tech

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Small business credit analysis company PayNet is linking up with a community bank to streamline SMB lending for the institution. “The economy appears to be firing on all cylinders, and the stock market surge shows that public companies have been taking advantage of the pro-business environment,” he said at the time.

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Small banks: Big challenges and big opportunities

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Relationship focus helps CFIs Small banks can leapfrog competitors and better serve their communities by combining their unique advantages with smart management and partnerships. How can community financial institution leaders manage their challenges and seize their opportunities at the same time?

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Walmart Expanded Mexico Market Share With 134 New Stores In 2019

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In 2013, Walmart opened 214 stores in Mexico, which is its largest foreign market with 3,407 stores, more than in any other country outside the U.S. We will continue working for the welfare of the communities where we have a presence.”. Walmart also opened 27 stores in Central America in 2019. In support of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada

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Etsy Spends $275M To Expand Into Music Instrument Market

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“There are a number of similarities between the levers of growth for Etsy and Reverb,” he added, “such as improving search and discovery, making selling and buying easier, and building a global brand and user community. Founded in Chicago in 2013, Reverb has been focused on making musical instruments affordable.

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3 ways for community banks to capitalize on the “buy local” movement

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Today’s youth and others across all age groups are placing a significant importance on consuming local food, developing local relationships and improving local communities. This is great news for community banks. A recent American Banker article discussed why the local food movement is good for community banking.

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Community Banking According to Andy

Jeff For Banks

1/ @Schornack At the end of July 2013, we invested $1.8MM to buy 49% of Flagship Financial Group, Inc. However, it had a great group of employees and was in a market that I knew very well. 4/ @Schornack In June 2013, Flagship Bank Minnesota had $94 million in assets and $62.8 Jackie Herman, our COO 2013. million in loans.

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AlphaBay and Hansa Market — Two Dark Web Markets — Have Been Shut Down

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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. The fall of AlphaBay pushed many eclectic shoppers to Hansa Market — the dark web Walmart to AlphaBay’s evil Amazon. You got this one law enforcement.”

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