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ID Experts Light Up Portland

PYMNTS

News out of Oregon implies significant appetite among investors for cybersecurity firms. Early in the year, the company raised $5 million from backers that included BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and Oregon-based Rogue Venture Partners. The new owners of ID Experts are Peloton Equity and Trident Capital.

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The community banks standing by hospitality customers

Independent Banker

We are hoping that when things return to normal that the regulators will allow us to capitalize the interest that has been deferred, because some of these guys might have difficulty catching up and paying that,” Duffy says. Industry data clearly shows that recovery is underway, although some segments and regions are faring better than others.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. If we were to have capital levels more in line with peer averages, we would barely be able to originate and keep mortgage loans of any size. . Capital Community Bank.

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Zooming In On SMEs’ Financial Weak Spots

PYMNTS

Whatever the outcome, with strong fundamentals and capital availability, small businesses are in a good position to respond.” The report concluded this was a positive sign that SMEs have access to plenty of working capital should they need it. SMEs are in for a fight to prove their resiliency through Q4.

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A Roadie For Everyone

PYMNTS

Bigger ticket items are now also eligible for $10,000 worth of insurance, due to Roadie’s new partnership with UPS Capital Insurance Agency. After a little under a year in business the app has 300K downloads and 22K drivers nationwide, even in far flung regions like Alaska and Hawaii. You don’t pray with your postman.”.

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Data Dive: And The Winner Is Edition — SMBs Worldwide, DoorDash And Gun Regulation

PYMNTS

By offering QR-based digital payments, smaller retailers can achieve these goals and create greater customer stickiness with little to no investment beyond the phone they already have,” said Jorn Lambert, EVP, Digital Channels and Regions, Mastercard. In spring 2018, participating U.S. In spring 2018, participating U.S.

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Bank Products: Blah Blah Blah

Jeff For Banks

At a recent banking conference, Ray Davis of Umpqua Bank took center stage to tell of his journey from a small, Oregon community bank to a regional powerhouse. What sparked this post was a recent article in ababankmarketing.com written by Mark Gibson and Kevin Halsey of Capital Performance Group in Washington DC. I thought, Why?