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Credit Union Helps US Marijuana Businesses Put Down Roots

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Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana. Part of our mission is to improve the quality of life in our communities. I think the credit union industry plays a very vital role in serving the underserved,” Sbrega said.

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Fizzle Of The Week: The NYC Amazon HQ That Will Never Be

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A small group of politicians put their own narrow political interests above their community — which poll after poll showed overwhelmingly supported bringing Amazon to Long Island City — the state’s economic future and the best interests of the people of this state,” the governor said in a statement. First in that line was Governor Cuomo. “A

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. It’s time to toast the conquerors and skewer the laggards, GonzoBankers. THE BANKING AWARDS.

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Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

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HQ: Denver, Colorado. HQ: Aurora, Colorado. Community platform for investors. HQ: Denver, Colorado. Tags: Consumers, tax-savings, investing, personal finance, financial planning. Source: Crunchbase , WSJ. P2Binvestor. Crowdfunded credit lines for small businesses. Latest round: $5 million Debt. Total raised: $6.4

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The 25 Most Absurd Job Titles In Tech

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Similar to a support engineer, the happiness engineer’s main responsibilities are to “help people use Automattic’s products,” “create detailed bug reports,” and “build a community of support by sharing knowledge and helping team members around the world.”. Tax Wrangler. SVG Badass. Happiness Manager. Digital Prophet.

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Fintech Fundings: 30 Companies Raised $330 Million First Week of August

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HQ: Denver, Colorado. Self-employment tax payments. Distributed ledgers for financial community. Tags: SMB, payments, merchants, credit/debit cards, acquiring, POS. Source: Crunchbase. QuickGifts. Giftcard portal. Latest round: $500,000 Debt. Total raised: $3.97 HQ: Austin, Texas. Source: Crunchbase. BrightPolicy.

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SAFE Banking Act Gains Cannabis-Friendly Spotlight In Congressional Hearing

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But banks, credit unions and card networks shy away from that industry, despite its revenue potential, due to concerns about federal regulatory punishment. In 2018, consumers in Colorado bought some $1.55 Two of the speakers at the hearing — Colorado Rep. billion worth of legal cannabis products. Cash Dangers.

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