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Banking veteran Keith Costello cofounded Locality Bank, where he serves as president and CEO, to champion for south Florida small businesses financially affected by the pandemic. Costello has also held senior roles at Bank of Florida, City National Bank and Nations Bank during his 30-year banking career. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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On-Demand Home Services Startup Homee Raises $15M

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Tampa, Florida-based startup Homee raised $15 million in series B funding led by Forté Ventures, VentureBeat reported on Tuesday (Aug. Funds also came from Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Active Capital Partners, Florida Funders, Deepwork Capital and Engage. Providers regardless of size receive payment within 72 hours.

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Branching Out: Physical Locations Boost CUs' Digital Plans

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The pandemic has cost more than 300,000 lives in the United States alone, and it has also challenged many institutions — such as credit unions (CUs) — that were never designed to operate on a primarily remote basis. Coast Capital On The Innovations Driving CUs’ Digital-First Future. To get the full story, download the Tracker.

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B2B Startups Land Funding For Risk Mitigation Tech

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This week's B2B Venture Capital roundup saw more than $76 million in new funding. The company operates a business verification platform allowing corporate customers, including B2B buyers and suppliers, to verify their business partners and mitigate risk.

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FIS, The Clearing House Partner To Connect Small, Mid-Sized Lenders To RTP

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FIS has partnered with The Clearing House (TCH), the operator of the nation’s payments system infrastructure to provide instant settlements to small to mid-sized banks and credit unions (CUs) and their customers. First Bank of St. Louis, one of the largest privately-owned banks in the U.S.,

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This Tiger Global-Backed Company Raised $50M To Help Real Estate Agents Build Their Own Brands

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Side , a real estate technology company, has raised $50M in a Series D continuation round with participation from Tiger Global Management, ICONIQ Capital, and D1 Capital Partners. California-based Side is a a real estate technology firm that helps agents, teams, and independent brokerages build their own brands.

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 SMB Lending, Automation In B2B VC Focus

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The money, which came via Series D round led by Sequoia Capital India and The Three Sisters Institutional Office, brings the total tally raised to date to $81 million. The Series C round was led by CDC Group, which in turn operates as a UK government owned VC fund. Additional investors include CRV, Spark Capital and Lockheed Martin.

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