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CFPB Feb. 2016 complaint report highlights prepaid card complaints, complaints from Texas/Houston metro area consumers

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB has issued its February 2016 complaint report which highlights complaints about prepaid cards and complaints from consumers in Texas and the Houston metro area. Complaints during those periods increased from 100 complaints in 2014/2015 to 178 complaints in 2015/2016. percent of total complaints.

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Warburg Pincus In Talks To Buy NCR

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Back in 2015, Blackstone Group acquired a minority stake in NCR after the ATM maker considered a leveraged buyout for the entire operation, reported Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. a Houston-based provider of point-of-sale (POS) solutions for restaurants and merchants.

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Big Brick-And-Mortars Double Down On Same-Day Delivery

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Best Buy has also recently added NYC, as well as Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C. Kohl’s has expanded same-day delivery to Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle and Washington, D.C./Baltimore Baltimore markets. percent.

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Oprah Enters The Restaurant World

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As of today, the international media titan has announced an investment in True Food Kitchen , a healthy eating startup based out of Houston. She purchased an approximately 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers in 2015. Oprah Winfrey is becoming a restaurateur. It was named the 2018 emerging restaurant by data firm Fishbowl.

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Why Smart Cities Of The Future Won’t Be Built In A Day

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While smart cities have been in the public consciousness for a long time, we’ve been writing about them here at PYMNTS since at least 2015. The Houston Astrodome, when it opened in 1968, was billed as the eighth wonder of the world – a modern technological marvel and the future of all sporting complexes. But times changed.

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Automated Retail Speeds Up Delivery And Checkout

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Last month, Domino’s Pizza announced it would be testing autonomous pizza delivery in Houston with robotics company Nuro. The store, founded in 2015, works on a membership basis. Robotics might take over delivery jobs before they make cashiers redundant in the U.S., We looked to technology to assist us,” she said.

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15 Minutes With … Jimmy Rasmussen

Independent Banker

Finally, I focus on economic news in our markets, which include five communities south of Houston. The Houston region has seen substantial layoffs, and the daily headlines predict more will be announced. We had a record year in gross loan production in 2015 and are looking to top that performance in 2016.

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