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Can Pivotus Help Save Banks from Themselves?

Bank Innovation

Pivotus Ventures, a new venture capital firm launched by Umpqua Holdings Corporation, believes that drastic action is needed to keep banks relevant in the coming years. Just last year, the Portland, Oregon-based corporation performed the rare feat of upgrading its core Read More. If any FIs can do it, Umpqua is certainly among them.

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Accelerating To The Future?

PYMNTS

With more than 700 now in operation across the United States, small business accelerators are becoming increasingly crucial engines of the U.S. Startups often need the resources — including the capital, equipment and expertise offered by these organizations — to stay afloat in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

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Real Estate Startup Bungalow Secures $64M In Funding

PYMNTS

Since its launch, the company has operated in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and Seattle. It also announced today that it has added two new markets to its platform: Portland and Washington, D.C., putting it on track to be in 12 major U.S. markets by the end of 2018. There are also plans for global expansion in 2019.

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Shipping Inconsistencies Plague Nonessential eCommerce

PYMNTS

Knowing that Nike and Amazon were in the process of breaking their sales agreement, we tried a third item: a copy of Thomas Piketty’s new book, “Capital and Ideology.” Indie bookstore Powell’s in Portland, Oregon couldn’t guarantee that the order would be processed until seven to 14 days.

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eCommerce, Delivery Firms Turn Attention To Supply Chain, Logistics

PYMNTS

The additional expenditures will raise gross capital spending to between $115 million and $120 million, up from the previously forecast $90 million to $100 million. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Lawrence told analysts that labor costs at its corporate locations ticked up a bit by 0.5

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Tapping Sudsy Success on Main Street

PYMNTS

And while the vision of appealing to a mature palate was clear to Marvil and Jones, when it came to actualizing their business idea, the strenuous process would take them down a long, winding road that started with mapping out the scale of their operation before finding the right real estate. “We Portland, Ore. Growing Thirst for Suds.

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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.