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On Demand Pay Finds A Home In Financial Services

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He pointed to advancements in technology that allow people to tap into wages as they are earned to help alleviate financial stresses. The tax situation can also improve for individuals and their employers alike as workers move to leafier, suburban locales. Yet, in neighboring Connecticut, the top income tax rate is 7 percent.

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Sprint And T-Mobile Merger, Spend Management And State Tax Top This Week’s News

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It’s the end of a short holiday workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have a deep dive into spend management in addition to news involving the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, as well as data on state tax laws. .

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Cannabis Dispensary SaaS Provider Baker Technologies Raises $3.5M

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The funding will help with upfront capital provided to those farmers. Within banking, SolarisBank garnered $28 million, with venture capital provided by Arvato Financial Solutions, among others, which will be taken to expand the European technology platform, furthering geographic reach. The same is true for investments.

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B2B FinTech Firms Brace For Growth With New VC

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While the startups have big plans for those funds, including technological enhancements and staff expansions, it remains to be seen whether they will heed the advice to reserve cash. The company recently announced $10 million in venture capital funding, led by GV and Foundation Capital, while Amicus and Pierre Lamond also participated.

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Wealthfront FinTech Rolls Out Debit Account Capability

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With the Wealthfront mobile app, customers with direct deposit can get paid up to two days early, as well as set up direct deposit for other payments like a tax refund or company expenses. The demand to move to digital financial services has been greatly accelerated by recent events like nationwide shelter-in-place orders due to Covid-19.

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What’s Next For Real Estate In Amazon’s HQ2 Cities?

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and in Long Island City, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City. In New York City, Amazon’s $1.2 billion refundable tax credit is reportedly based on the “percentage of salaries Amazon expects to pay employees over the next decade, or $48K per job for 25K jobs.” Citi Reaction.

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Thomson Reuters First Major Data Provider To Join R3 Blockchain Consortium

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Thomson Reuters is joining a consortium that includes some of the largest financial institutions around the world working to determine how to use blockchain technology in global financial markets. Blockchain technology is behind bitcoin, the popular digital currency, and enables data to be shared between a network of individual computers.