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Independence Day 2017 – By The Numbers

PYMNTS

As a point of comparison, the population of the whole 13 colonies in 1776 was 2.5 That is slightly less than the number of people living in Brooklyn today (though still more than the approximately 700,000 people currently living in Boston). For those of you driving in Boston for the first time, well, buckle up and good luck.

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Data Dive, Go Big Edition: Apple, Amazon And CloudKitchens

PYMNTS

That sounds like a large number, though it is difficult to make an apples-to-apples comparison with cards issued by others, since as a general rule banks do not break out performance by individual cards. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub.

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Why The Dollars Are Actually The Greatest Show On Turf

PYMNTS

As PYMNTS is Boston-based, the company is, of course, excited to see Tom Brady take a shot at that sixth Super Bowl ring. According to data from the National Retail Federation (NRF), stores will bring in around $14.8 Nevertheless, the National Chicken Council has estimated that fans will eat 1.38 Snack Time. per person.

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Drizly: The Amazon of Alcohol

PYMNTS

And Boston-based D rizly ’s news yesterday of its $15 million in Series B funding was a noteworthy milestone, for sure. . Our system standardizes the information properly, which when you think about the variety of ways small shops around the nation list and manage their inventory, is a huge challenge ,” Rellas said.

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A Deep Dive into the Distribution of the FICO Score Across the US

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So, while the average FICO® Score is increasing over time at the national level, what about at the state or city level? While 31 states (and the District of Columbia) have an average score higher than the national average of 706, we generally see that the Midwest and New England states have the highest average FICO® Scores.

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CVS’ Service-Focused Future

PYMNTS

Within the next week or so, CVS ’s planned acquisition of Aetna is expected to close, pairing the nation’s largest pharmacy chain and the nation’s fifth-largest health insurer under a single banner. It also remains to be seen how and when CVS will expand its CarePass program, currently being piloted in Boston.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2021 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Before we begin and for comparison purposes, here are last year's top five , as measured in December 2020: #1. Triumph also serves a national client base with carrier payment solutions through TriumphPay, invoice factoring through Advance Business Capital LLC d/b/a Triumph Business Capital, insurance through Triumph Insurance Group, Inc.

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