PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

In a deal expected to create the world’s largest online classifieds company, eBay Inc. has agreed to sell its ad division to Adevinta ASA, the Norwegian online marketplace, for $9.2 The combined companies will solidify 20 markets containing 1 billion people and is likely to attract 3 billion monthly visits, the companies said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

How cumbersome and annoying do you find the return process for items that you ordered online? The growth of online commerce continues at a rapid pace. The online shopping experience gets better every day. All online returns today are some version of ‘put in mail.’ And that’s Happy Returns’ intended market.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A recent report released by the United Nations found that 132 out of 194 countries have now introduced data protection regulations of some kind, all varying in terms of what type of information they protect and the severity of their restrictions. Meanwhile, other markets are continuing to adjust with their own data protection laws.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

But it also extends to cars, where the used automotive market has been surging during the pandemic. The company was founded in 2015 as an on-demand fueling company in California and has expanded to on-demand oil changes, car washes and windshield treatments in five markets across the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

The luxury car brand said the national “white glove” offering provides customers with a concierge to function as a host and help them through the process of shopping for as well as purchasing a new automobile, according to an announcement.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Vouch Insurance , which offers insurance to high-growth technology firms through an online platform, said last week that it has raised $45 million in a funding round, and has expanded its service into California. The total raised to date comes in at $70 million.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The FBI is warning homebuyers to be on the lookout for internet criminals who are sneaking into online conversations between buyers and mortgage companies or other participants in the sale process and providing false instructions that dupe purchasers into wiring funds to the criminals’ accounts, CNBC reported Thursday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Meanwhile, the National Restaurant Association estimates that more than 100,000 eateries have either closed permanently or at least long term due to the pandemic. Second, the inability to physically frequent many retail establishments created a new set of online shoppers. That’s one out of every six.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. Consumers’ changing views are prompting MENA financial authorities to reexamine how their present regulations handle online privacy.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Visa , which is the official payment technology partner of the National Football League (NFL), will provide small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with a one-day offer that will waive some of the costs connected with getting online and taking digital payments on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 7), according to a Tuesday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

3, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect, ushering in the strongest consumer data protections in the U.S. While the new regulations are creating uniformity and fostering trust, small differences between markets continue to present opportunity. And there are other barriers, too.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2016

26) they seized around €1 million earlier in 2016 in connection with a operation that was being run on an online dark market. In a report by CoinDesk , a representative of Finland’s customs office said the online drug site was named Valhalla, which has been in operation since Oct.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

As those [Toys R Us and Sears] stores close, it’s real market share that’s up for grabs.”. In addition, the retailer expanded curbside pickup to two new markets , California and Colorado. The retailer is already seeing a 10 percent rise in orders with the new service. The NRF revealed that the average shopper spent $313.29

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Several reports say the new service is being tested in Dallas and Southern California, and could be rolled out nationally to include more loyalty perks, possibly tying in gasoline. households were active online grocery customers. Cumulatively, these have been aiding identical supermarket sales.”. million U.S. million households.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2018

Sources say Robinhood Markets is in talks with regulators about offering banking services to its more than 4 million users. The talks are not final and no deal has been made. Jack Randall, a spokesman for Robinhood, declined to comment.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Dutch global grocery conglomerate Ahold Delhaize — the firm behind grocery behemoths Giant and Stop & Shop — has acquired a majority stake in supermarket delivery startup FreshDirect in an attempt to up the level of its digital grocery offerings amid the online shopping surge created by COVID-19. “We Farmstead Picks Up $7.9M

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

When people try a crazy recipe for a hot sauce that uses locally grown peppers or other high-end ingredients and put it next to a regular national brand, “it doesn’t even compare,” Wright said. When it comes to its target market, the company casts a wide net. They can’t simply walk into a supermarket and ask to be put on a shelf.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

The company allows online and offline consumers to purchase products with installation included, and then uses connecting technology to facilitate the assembly with an installation service provider. Here’s how it works: Suppose a consumer in San Diego is in the market for a bike rack to store several bikes in a garage.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

As COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus , ravages the economy, and millions of Americans shelter in place to figure out their next financial moves amid layoffs and volatile markets, credit unions (CUs) have a role to play — particularly in the battle against fraudsters who would prey upon CU members at this most vulnerable moment.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services, enterprise financial software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) risk management as some of the hottest spots for investors this year. 2nd Address.

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

While the $55 million-asset community bank has one brick-and-mortar branch in Fort Lauderdale, Locality Bank will serve customers primarily through its online and mobile applications. After looking at the consolidation in our market, we concluded that the lack of community banks was the reason.”. Keith Costello, Locality Bank. “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

Reports are surfacing that, since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation took effect on May 25, customers exercising their rights under the law are contacting companies with questions about how their online data is being handled, and to request copies of that data.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2016

The New York Times reported Monday that General Mills has created a venture capital unit that aims to help take the old guard into the vanguard, with an eye on investing in health-conscious items and also broadening its online presence. Corporate funds now are roughly 13 percent of that total, the most in 16 years.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

To bring the concept of the farmers’ market to the world of eCommerce, online marketplaces are connecting local producers with consumers hungry for fresh food. And, in the winter, it works with farms in Florida and California when “it can be quite cold and quite dark in the Northeast,” Robinov said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

Ready or not, here they come … marketers, that is. Smart speakers across the nation, triggered by its wake words, then listed the burger’s ingredients. This short-lived play marked the first time in history marketers had purposefully leveraged Google Home in a campaign (though in a roundabout way).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

In New York City, the nation’s leading hotspot for COVID-19 cases, local farms and farmers markets are being proclaimed a necessity for safe produce shopping. With delivery services backed up for days, the open-air farmers market seemed the safest possible option. April and May are crunch time for farms across the U.S. –

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 5, 2022

The money market mutual fund became a formidable competitor to the bank account. And products started migrating online. In Pennsylvania, Rocket has number 1 market share. More recently SoFi acquired this little $170 million in total assets California bank. This is why online banks can pay higher interest rates.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In April of 2017, Red Robin launched its order-ahead feature , which allowed consumers to order online and select a pick-up time at a local location. A customer who is ordering online probably isn’t in the market for a sit-down meal – and not offering them an easy way to order and go is an easy way to send them to another merchant.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2017

This is often a good or service they find they need, and that the market doesn’t offer, which sets off a light bulb and begins the cycle of innovation. I was planning on staying in California for six months,” Kelly said. More than 100 pairs and a few flea markets later, Kelly was done with his day job in real estate.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

In related grocery delivery news, Amazon Fresh, the company’s online grocery delivery program that pre-existed Whole Foods, dropped its $14.99 However, Amazon’s most eye-catching grocery announcement this year was the news that it intends to open a new Amazon-branded grocery store in the near (but unspecified) future in California.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

times tangible book for the attractive geographic footprint of BBVA weeks before the COVID vaccine starts to ship should spell accretion and strong future strategic positioning for PNC, especially in Texas where a brain drain from California led by Elon Musk will continue. John Beale , longtime CIO of City National Bank.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law the Student Borrower Bill of Rights, AB 376 , as part of a package of consumer protection legislation. Like the licensing law, the Act applies to servicers located in California or whose activities are “directed to” persons inside California. See Section 1788.102(a)].

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. Roshan McArthur is a writer in California. Last year was earth-shattering in many ways. Emerging Service Program Award. Cross River Bank.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Bankers in the field also can generate PDFs of marketing brochures that they can then email to customers or prospects—or print them on the spot in the field. In today’s competitive environment, community banks need to be able to compete with larger national banks.”. Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance financial writer in California.

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CB Insights

MARCH 8, 2018

According to a recent report from Greentech Media, the American energy storage market officially hit a milestone in the fourth quarter of 2017, deploying over 1000 cumulative megawatt-hours of storage between 2013 and 2017. UK’s National Grid. The report also predicted that this number would double this year. Energy consumption.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Last year retail branches delivered 40 percent of the bank’s total SBA lending, although Bradshaw expects that to dip to 30 percent this year as its national lending channel grows. Marketing tools. Niche lending also provides focused marketing opportunities. Howard Schneider is a freelance financial writer in California.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

With the additions, Prime delivery is now online in 75 U.S. The eCommerce company further announced it has expanded its grocery pickup to Whole Foods Market to Columbus, Ohio — bringing the total number of pickup markets to 30. metros with more set to be added by Amazon by year’s end. told Adweek. It could be bigger.”.

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