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Starship Technologies Rolls Out Robotic Food Delivery In Arizona

PYMNTS

Amid increasing demand for contactless delivery, Starship Technologies has rolled out a robot food delivery offering in Tempe, Arizona. each day in a geofenced area near Arizona State University that encompasses multiple eateries and a residential neighborhood. to 8:30 p.m.

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Community Banks Debut FinTech Alliance

PYMNTS

Alloy’s Julieann Thurlow, CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank, said, “Community banks play a special role in the lives of our customers, but we don’t have the same IT and innovation budgets as the big banks to capitalize on that relationship.” Here In The States.

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The United States Of Venture Capital: The Most Active VC In Each State

CB Insights

Although startups based in California, New York, and Massachusetts have traditionally accounted for the majority of VC tech investment in the US, VCs are spurring other hotbeds of innovation across the country. We excluded debt deals and only considered venture capital, corporate venture capital, super angel, and growth equity firms.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2023: Disruption ‘Comes Home’ to Banking

Gonzobanker

Scottdale, Arizona was chillier than normal this week, but that didn’t prevent bankers from having heated discussions about 2023 at this year’s Acquired or Be Acquired conference, hosted by Bank Director. Business Experience Catches Consumer In past years digital innovation discussions tended to focus on consumer-focused players (e.g.,

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New Digital Experiences Keep Credit Unions Relevant – And Then Some

PYMNTS

Consumers waited on financial institutions (FIs) to innovate in an odd relationship that put business needs before customers’ needs. Arizona-based FI consulting firm Cornerstone Advisors noted that just three major banks have 47 percent of the accounting and payment services sector’s $11 billion.”. It was all on their timetable.

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Utah’s new regulatory sandbox

CFPB Monitor

This bill created the nation’s third regulatory sandbox program for fintechs, after Arizona , which enacted sandbox legislation in March 2018, and Wyoming , which enacted sandbox legislation in February of this year. Arizona’s program, in contrast, is administered by the Arizona Attorney General.

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Arizona’s regulatory sandbox is open for play

CFPB Monitor

On August 3, 2018, Arizona began accepting applications for its regulatory sandbox that “enables a participant to obtain limited access to Arizona’s market to test innovative financial products or services without first obtaining full state licensure or other authorization that otherwise may be required.”

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