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OCTOBER 11, 2020

Santander Bank has announced three high-level appointments, two overseeing lending operations and another overseeing marketing, according to a press release. Marchesi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in international marketing from Hofstra University and an MBA in finance from New York University, according to Santander.

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MAY 27, 2020

As The Wall Street Journal reported, the eatery hoped to avert a complete liquidation of its 98 locations in New York, the Mid-Atlantic, California, Illinois and Florida with a proposed $3 million sale of the business to Aurify Brands LLC. More than half of its revenue came from the New York City area, according to a court filing.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

In today’s top news, $50 billion worth of cryptocurrency was transferred out of China, and Uber Health and NimbleRx have teamed on prescription delivery. Plus, Amazon has put some hiring on hold for its Alexa operation. Amazon has put some hiring on hold in its Alexa operation amid the pandemic.

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JUNE 17, 2019

More than 400 Dunkin’ restaurants throughout New York City’s five boroughs are now offering delivery through Seamless, Grubhub’s New York brand. And there are plans to expand the service to additional markets in the coming months, including Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia.

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APRIL 21, 2020

Halfway through the year, the company began winding down the number of cities in which it operated, shutting down in major markets like Boston, Chicago and New York City. GM said the decision came down to an evaluation of how the service was doing. Early in 2019, the head of Maven left her post.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Four former eBay employees have agreed to plead guilty next month in federal District Court in Boston, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling tweeted Wednesday (Sept. The four defendants who confessed to cyberstalking and intimidating the couple and will plead guilty on Oct.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

Automated business payments processing firm AvidXchange is launching a new fundraising round that could give the firm a $2 billion valuation, The New York Times reported on Monday (Dec. percent through 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group. 9), citing sources. This latest fundraising could top $300 million.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Boston-based sports fantasy operator said in the release Thursday (Oct. DraftKings’ deal with Turner Sports and Bleacher Report comes on the heels of an equity deal with Michael Jordan and partnerships with ESPN , the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, CNBC reported.

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JULY 17, 2020

Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Phoenix, Dallas and New York City. Our community is counting on us to put their health and safety first,” said Angie Westbrock, vice president of global operations and head of Lyft’s COVID-19 Response Task Force, in a prepared statement. “By

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JANUARY 22, 2019

According to a report in USA Today , Starbucks is rolling out the delivery expansion in San Francisco on Tuesday (January 22) and will extend it into Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington D.C. Starbucks is adding more cities to its delivery network via a partnership with Uber Eats. during the next few weeks.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

16) that it’s signed an exclusive multiyear arrangement with the New York Giants NFL team, making DraftKings the franchise’s “official sports betting, iGaming and daily fantasy operator.” DraftKings already has similar arrangements with three NBA franchises: the Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

a premium outerwear brand known for its goose-down jackets with fur-trimmed hoods, has announced that it plans to open three more retail locations in the fall: in Boston, Calgary and Tokyo. The new Boston Canada Goose store will be located in the urban, upscale Prudential Center shopping mall. Canada Goose Holdings Inc.,

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JUNE 15, 2020

Attorney Andrew Lelling in Boston. The release states that former eBay employees arrested on Monday (June 15) included James Baugh, 45, of San Jose, California former senior director of safety and security, and David Harville, 48, of New York City, former director of global resiliency.

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MARCH 22, 2019

“From mobile ticketing to digitizing commuter cards and enabling contactless payments, Mastercard has already embedded its technology in 16 metro areas including Los Angeles, Boston and Denver to make getting from Point A to Point B as simple as buying a morning cup of coffee,” the company said.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Montgomery, first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and a FedNow program executive, said that as a founding sponsor of the FPC, the Fed will be a diligent participant in furthering the council’s priorities. As a result, the FPC was created in 2018. payment system is improved.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

The delivery sector is setting record revenues as dining rooms are operating at limited capacity, but this trend was in the works long before the pandemic began. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. For more on these and other order to eat news items, download this month’s Tracker.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

It launched the expansion into San Francisco in January, with plans to extend the service into New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. In September, New York City Council Member Mark Gjonaj complained that Grubhub was cutting into restaurant profits by charging high fees. and Chicago.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

While the previous purchase amount threshold varied by city, it’s now set at $300,000 for each metropolitan area, covering certain counties within the following major locations: Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle.

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APRIL 20, 2018

While Caviar has had ordering functionality for groups since 2014, the service introduced a new ordering portal for large groups with Caviar for Teams in 2016. The app had operations in Boston, Chicago, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

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APRIL 22, 2020

Maven had already began winding down the number of cities in which it operated, shutting down in major markets like Boston, Chicago and New York City. General Motors shut down its car-sharing company, Maven, due to the coronavirus pandemic and other lingering concerns. Senate Passes Bill That Adds $310B More To PPP Loans.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

In terms of numbers: the program debuted in March but became fully operational only as late as July, and to date, into August, has extended only $200 million — out of $600 billion authorized.

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JUNE 6, 2019

This year’s parades and festivals carry special significance as they mark the 50th anniversary of New York City’s Stonewall Riots. Patrons and neighbors of the Stonewall Inn gay bar resisted an aggressive police raid in 1969, kicking off a new phase of political activism for LGBTQ rights in the process.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

cities, such as New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago, PC Magazine reported. Farnsworth said many movie theater operators are interested in partnering with MoviePass — but not AMC. MoviePass has dropped a few AMC Theatres from its popular movie ticket subscription service. He said that equates to $34.4

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

For those who operate restaurants or simply enjoy them, 2020 has been a nightmare. This means restaurants will soon have to pull out every stop again to draw customers,” according to PYMNTS’ new Order to Eat Tracker®. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.”. Retrofitting for the Future.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Here, a fraudster obtains a legitimate user’s details to take over their online accounts, enabling the theft of money or a credit card, according to Marianne Crowe, vice president in the Secure Payments Innovation and Research group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. COVID-19 has spurred an increase in these remote authentication scams.

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

Currently available in 10 retail markets — including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City and San Francisco, among others — Chain Store Age reports the new feature will “transform what is considered a time-consuming, even frustrating, process.”

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JUNE 21, 2018

The new company will be based in Boston and will operate as an independent entity free from profit-making incentives and constraints. Its new CEO is a globally-renowned surgeon, writer and public health innovator. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

John Culver, Starbucks president of international channel development and global coffee & tea , noted on the call with investors that, with nearly two decades of successful and growing operations under its belt, Starbucks is confident it can “navigate any fluctuation that may take place” in the Chinese market. As of Tuesday (Jan.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Online retailers are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints – and using feedback from eCommerce customers to inform the selections in their new stores. Amazon , in one case, has added a suburban Boston location to its roster of Amazon 4-star stores, marking the fifth location of its type in the United States.

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JULY 21, 2017

It is currently operating in New York, Chicago and Boston, but has received driver requests from 49 U.S. Cargo gives Uber and Lyft drivers the chance to make even more extra money by selling snacks and other small products to customers making use of the ridesharing services.

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JULY 30, 2019

Additionally, 86 percent of mobile app operators said their offerings boosted revenues, and 93 percent said apps improved guests’ experiences and encouraged repeat purchases. More than 400 Dunkin’ restaurants throughout New York City’s five boroughs are now offering delivery through Seamless, Grubhub’s New York brand.

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JUNE 6, 2018

In January, it claimed to have 2,500 cars operating in New York, Chicago, Boston and Minneapolis, with 20,000 drivers in all 50 states. For now, it is just available in Singapore, but a Grab representative said, if it’s successful, it will expand across Southeast Asia.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. This newfound friction is the result of the City of Boston passing a bill that bans plastic bags and gives merchants the right to charge for ones made of paper. But surcharging as a topic of conversation in the U.S.

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MARCH 9, 2020

Currently exiting beta in New York City, Fahmy’s new company, DineVite, claims to put the discounts back where they belong — with the restaurant owners. The operative word is control. “I As the year rolls on he expects to launch in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Boston and Miami.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The New York Times ( NY Times ) reported that the renegotiations may hurt firms, many of them renewable energy companies that had borrowed based on higher rates. The publication said that late payments have been cited by companies ranging from Bechtel to Boston Consulting Group. Peacocks Extends Payment Terms.

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JULY 20, 2017

Boston-based Drizly , which raised more than $35 million, has a foothold in 70 cities and a stated ambition to be the “Amazon of Alcohol.” ” Comparatively, New York-based Minibar has a presence in 30 cities, and even the smaller, also New York-based services Thirstie and Swill claim 10 and 12 cities served, respectively.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

And, in the same year, Casper decided to open its first brick-and-mortar store in New York City. As for Nectar Sleep , Schmeizer, the company’s co-founder, told PYMNTS.com in a prior interview that the company is “ constantly trying [to] crack new channels.”

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