PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2018

Sources say Robinhood Markets is in talks with regulators about offering banking services to its more than 4 million users. billion in a new round of funding, with investors including Sequoia Capital , Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , Iconiq Capital and Alphabet Inc.’s In May, the company received a valuation of $5.6

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Locality Bank, a digital-first community bank serving south Florida that opened in January, is run by industry veterans with such successful track records that regulators signed off on their application for a charter in less than a year. Katie Kuehner-Heber t is a writer in California. Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Foreign property buyers appear to have gotten that message, if research from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is any indication. The nation, notably the areas of Toronto and Vancouver, is seeing a high influx of buyers purchasing properties due to the region’s low interest rates. Global Real Estate Bargain Shopping.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

Shortly before the coronavirus pandemic became a national emergency, Verizon announced it was increasing its capital investment for this year by $500 million to accelerate its 5G efforts. But depending on who you listen to, 5G is still on track to make an impact.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Noah Breslow, Chairman and CEO, On Deck Capital. The panel will be moderated by Elena Babinecz, Managing Counsel in the Bureau’s Office of Regulations. John Taylor, President and Founder, National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Christensen, Associate Professor, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2018

Find out who raised the money, and other winners of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, below. Endeavour Catalyst and Satya Capital also participated. California’s Plastiq provides small businesses with a commercial card solution to facilitate bill and expense payments. Small Business Banking. InsightSquared.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 28, 2022

cyber, infrastructure, and regulation. During the two weeks, there were over a hundred significant cyberattacks by nation-states on national and regional banks that you could watch unfold in near real-time (bel0w) at Gartner and Money 20/20. Small Idea – Policy and Regulations are Lagging But Are Going in Banking’s Favor.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 2, 2019

In April 2011, the CFPB issued guidance indicating that it would not enforce Section 1071 until it issued implementing regulations. Section 1071 amended the ECOA to require financial institutions to collect and maintain certain data in connection with credit applications made by women- or minority-owned businesses and small businesses.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

THE BANKER AWARDS The Bank Acquisition of the Year – goes to the unique PacWest and Banc of California deal. Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

So, he joined a training program at what was then Citizens & Southern National Bank, once the largest bank in the southeastern U.S., I got a job with First National Bank of Griffin, and I’ve been a community banker ever since.” Roshan McArthur is a writer in California. where he stayed for 15 years, from 1998 to 2013.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2016

Lawsky is known for his outspoken views and push toward regulating the digital currency industry heavily. The Lawsky Group works with its clients on financial regulation issues. But Lawsky said that he wanted regulation to be put in place in order to curb illegal activity without harming innovation. Not by Trump. Not by Putin.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2017

Amazon said many of the jobs will be in the company’s new fulfillment centers that are currently under construction in Texas, California, Florida, New Jersey and other states around the country. Japan Gives Bitcoin a Big Thumbs Up. After some setback in the U.S. at the hands of the SEC, bitcoin world was looking for some good news.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

When thinking about Orlando’s tech industry, some say the city’s access to capital, accelerator programs and tech clusters are what sets it apart. ND: People always ask me why I don’t move Crunch to California/Silicon Valley. There have been 52 new startups founded in 2017. I always respond with “Why would I do that?”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

It started with an announcement that a California Kroger subsidiary — Foods Co — would stop accepting Visa credit cards (but not debit cards) at 21 of its grocery stores and five of its gas stations, effective Aug. Authorities have reportedly taken notice — regulators in-nation have been moving to limit the markets Ant can pursue.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

After all, the word “tipalti” means, “we took care of it,” and that’s what the San Mateo, California, startup aims to do by automating the accounts payable and payments cash flow. That can be a lot to handle even for organizations that only have a presence in one or two countries , let alone ones with many entities across many nations.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; An entrepreneur with a background in accounting and finance, CEO and chairman of the board Thomas Swenson set up Montana Business Capital Corporation in 1998 with a focus on job creation and economic development lending. Grand Ridge National Bank: The premier league.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua.

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Perficient

MAY 21, 2021

Technology Stack: Flask, SQLAlchemy, Bootstrap, ForeignKeys, Jinja | APIs Used: Used data from “California regulations of possibly harmful products”, which was a CSV file. Emily Merline, originally from Milwaukee, WI, attended Arizona State University on a National Merit Scholarship.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Regulators haven’t yet broached the subject with them. The bank increases its loan balances by partnering with fintech loan producing companies on a national scale, and this year it will switch its insurance operations to digital as the bank’s onsite agent retires, adding more policy types, including travel insurance.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. Yet the Gonzo team has to give a shout out to the late entry of Texas Capital and Independent Bank. The Tech Award – Goes to Capital One. Best of luck in the next chapter, Chris!

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Together, the 7 largest meat companies combine for over $71B in market capitalization, with the largest, Tyson, boasting a $26B valuation. IndieBio & New Crop Capital. Plant-based meat companies have been seeing larger and larger rounds from venture capital and other types of investors. Seafood substitutes. Global trends.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. These are two longtime classy Southern California outfits dedicated to building relationships versus a transactional commercially focused bank powerhouse.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. The 101 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time. Total Funding: Over $100M.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Theranos built itself in stealth mode while raising hundreds of millions of dollars and inking deals to put its wellness centers in Walgreens stores in California and Arizona. Select investors : Amazon, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Bowman Capital Management LLC. Total funding : $161M. The rise and fall of Pets.com.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Commercial operation of offshore fish farms has been limited to date due to regulations, as well as the challenges of efficiently operating a large farming operation far from land. Offshore farming regulations are loosening. Offshore fish farming has seen growing interest in the last decade.

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CB Insights

JUNE 11, 2018

In recent months, the Chinese government has increasingly eased regulations on autonomous vehicles in a number of cities to accelerate the path to commercialization. Additionally, when naming the national champions of AI in November, the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology designated Baidu as the leader in autonomous driving.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Top initiatives: Building employee transportation network; currently have 66 self-driving minivans on the road in California. Apple has spent 2018 building out the beginnings of its self-driving car fleet, with 66 vehicles officially on the road and registered with the California DMV as of July 18th. Apple starting to catch up.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 4, 2018

One such company is California-based startup Mya. It raised $1B from Sequoia Capital China and CCB International in April 2017 at a whisper valuation of $11B, and a $2B follow-on round in August 2017 which sent its valuation soaring to $20B, making it one of the world’s most highly valued unicorns. Series A round. COMPLIANCE OFFICERS.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Heavy-handed regulators. Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring.

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

Solyndra intended to use the funding to dramatically expand its manufacturing facilities in Fremont, California, in a move that the company said would create approximately 3,000 new jobs. Coda’s unsold vehicles were later acquired by Mullen Technologies, an electric vehicle company based in California.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

We don’t know what Los Alamos National Bank’s marketing department was drinking when it designed the customized water bottle labels, but we’re giving them big points for creativity. Regulator Award. Steve Williams: California , The Airborne Toxic Event. Click to enlarge. ‘It It Must Be Something in the Water’ Award. Bruno Mars.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

We are confident that to truly have the long-term impact we want to make, we need to focus on finding an acquirer with an existing national fresh food supply chain who can carry forward the Juicero mission. A notice sent to creditors said Jawbone entered into insolvency proceedings under California law on June 19. Product: Bridj.

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CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

Companies will have to look to guidelines from local and national authorities for each office location. Wellness checks are not fail-proof, especially considering the FDA’s loosening of regulations around thermal camera systems. The company has raised $75M in funding from investors including Accel and ICONIQ Capital.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 22, 2015

Why it’s a must-see: Most FinTechs still need banks because of regulation and processing. Fidor Bank provides both regulative support and strong technology. Personal Capital will show the inner workings of a truly data-driven retirement planner based on user’s aggregated data, enhanced by machine learning.

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