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PayPal Provides $5M In Grants To Support Minority Businesses

PYMNTS

He said to do so they must take the long-term view while being mindful of the intersection of finance, operations and the customer experience while finding new methods to measure and address pain points. CFOs get typecast more than other executives as being just debit- and credit-oriented,” Rainey told PYMNTS.

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IoT Scoring Big In Pro Sports

PYMNTS

Not only is IoT being used in stadiums to enhance fan experiences through streamlined security programs, customized lighting systems and stronger cellphone reception, but it’s also improving back-end operations like point-of-sale processes and utilities management. The April edition of the PYMNTS.com®

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The Global Bike-Share Boom: Dockless Models Look To Solve Urban Commutes & Transit Access

CB Insights

With the proliferation of consumer-ready mobile payments, IoT, and mature GPS technology, costs to build remote locking and tracking systems plummeted, allowing bike-share operators to build dockless systems. Bike-share operators report that commuting purposes rank among the top reasons for membership. Get Our AutoTech Newsletter.

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Fitness Goes Micro With ‘Workout Pods’ Designed For On-Demand Exercise

CB Insights

Not only are small-scale “pod” operations already a trend in China, but the Chinese government has been promoting health at the national policy level: A new fitness council in China has been tasked with improving national health and wellness by 2020, creating more awareness among Chinese citizens of issues around fitness and health.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. If we were to have capital levels more in line with peer averages, we would barely be able to originate and keep mortgage loans of any size. . Capital Community Bank.

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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

We worked with them with loans to buy equipment and vehicles for delivery and the beginning operational cash needs of the business,” Bunnell says. Rowland with Greg Bynum, president and chief operating officer. Wrentham Co-operative Bank. First Capital Bank. TriState Capital Bank. Marion, Ky. Photo by Steve Puppe.

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Retail Reinvention: Why Retail Doesn’t Need Salespeople

PYMNTS

Even if there were a trustworthy way to send money over the internet — which there isn’t — the network is no substitute to the essential ingredient of capitalism — salespeople.”. Take retail salespeople — Stoll’s self-proclaimed cornerstones of capitalism. Stores will become obsolete. Do our computer pundits all lack common sense?”

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