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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. Two, read and enjoy the 2021 GonzoBanker awards, our annual take on the best things we saw during the year. So which merger was the best in 2021? Doug Larson. THE BANKER AWARDS.

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Hy-Vee’s First Wahlburgers Restaurant Opens In Minnesota

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Edeker expects that 26 restaurants will open their doors by the close of 2021 in eight states in the Midwest. The partnership with Hy-Vee will add new stores, while also listing Wahlburgers-branded items on Hy-Vee’s in-store restaurant menu. That would make Hy-Vee the largest single Wahlburgers franchisee.

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CVS Health On Track To Rehab Over 1,000 Stores

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Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, Ohio and North Carolina are among the next markets the pharmacy chain is targeting for the growth of HealthHUB in 2020. That’s 12 [updated stores] a week with a trajectory of 1,500 hubs by the end of 2021.” By the end of this year, hundreds more are set for a refresh, CNBC reported.

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Top 17 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (Dec 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Source: FintechLabs, Crunchbase, SEMrush, SimilarWeb; 1 Dec 2021. Valuation: $12B (based on Oct 2021 round). Website visits (Oct 2021): 1.2M ( SimilarWeb ). Valuation: $2.5B (June 2021 acquisition).

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Top 17 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (Dec 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

Two have been acquired by large banks, but they will stay on this list as long as they are operated as an independent brand. Source: FintechLabs, Crunchbase, SEMrush, SimilarWeb; 1 Dec 2021. Valuation: $12B (based on Oct 2021 round). Website visits (Oct 2021): 1.2M ( SimilarWeb ). Valuation: $2.5B (June 2021 acquisition).

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Wayfair, Home Furnishings Sector Looks Past COVID Winter

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Bloomberg reported this week that Boston-based home décor eCommerce giant Wayfair turned in strong Q3 financials, noting that the firm’s quarterly results “exceeded analysts’ estimates, suggesting the wave of home improvement inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic is lingering.”. Winter weather will end in six months, however.

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Facebook Tracker: East, West And Everything In Between

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Building upon its Boston-area staff, Facebook plans to open a new office in neighboring Cambridge next year. The current team is more than 100 strong and has outgrown its small Kendall Square office, according to news from The Boston Globe ; the expansion will accommodate all of them comfortably, plus 500 more.