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Tech Center: Charlotte On The Edge of Tech Greatness

PYMNTS

Just west of the Research Triangle in North Carolina, Charlotte’s technology industry has been slowly growing over the past few years. With this news, we decided to focus our Tech Center on the up-and-coming North Carolina city. million over the course of the next three years to build up a FinTech hub in Charlotte.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

PYMNTS

The upcoming launches in the Midwest – in one city that is considered the capital of the region, and in another that is a growing destination for young, digitally-minded professionals, including those priced out of the Chicago housing market – represent more significant progress for the new mobile network technology. 5G Potential.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

Abrigo

Many of the issues which the OCC will be focusing on ring true for all banks regardless of regulator and region. The OCC on Oct. It measures 1-5, with 1 being the best score an institution can receive and 5 the worst). • Traditional control processes (such as audit, loan review, internal controls and due diligence).

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The eCommerce Bachelor: Which City Will Get The Rose?

PYMNTS

As New Mexico’s capital city, Albuquerque naturally put in a bid, but the state’s more southern offering may prove more interesting, as it straddles the U.S.-Mexico Proponents note that, between Doña Ana County itself and the nearby El Paso region and Juarez, the region could more than satisfy the eCommerce giant’s stated requirements.

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Bankers Need to Accept Inevitable on FASB Loan-Loss Plan

American Banker

That is the message from North Carolina's banking commissioner and others who think the odds of preventing the rule are so low, and the amount of preparation needed to comply so great, that bankers should get real.

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Passport Raises $8 Million in Series B

Fintech Labs Insights

The Series B round was led by MK Capital, and featured participation from Grotech Ventures and Relevance Capital. Passport CEO Bob Youakim said that the capital infusion would help speed the company’s growth and expansion both in the U.S. The new investment takes Passport’s total funding to $17 million.