PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2019

Trends in legal cannabis retail are just now emerging, and fresh numbers from Colorado are providing insight into how the industry is evolving. Other figures also point to how much consumers are spending on legal retail pot. Legal retail cannabis may be spreading throughout the U.S., Companies also have made more than $6.5

Retail 154

Retail Colorado Regulation Compliance 154

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Will the ban on the credit card surcharge automatically lead to significantly higher prices when consumers opt for the plastic (via card or digital wallets) at the pump, at the counter … or pretty much anywhere? In New York this month, credit card surcharges got the okay. Maybe, maybe not. As Webster recounted Monday (Jan.

Cards 125

Cards New York Oklahoma Connecticut 125

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana. Recreational marijuana may be legal now, but many FIs remain reluctant to conduct business with marijuana retailers, due to the industry’s controversial nature.

Colorado 126

Colorado Massachusetts US Industry 126

PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

adults still prefer to use cash for purchases under $5, while 22 percent use debit cards and 11 percent use credit cards. Which age group is most likely to use a credit card for these small transactions? That would be millennials, ages 18–29, with 64 percent saying they prefer to use cards even for transactions under $5.

Taxes 100

Taxes Colorado Alaska Cards 100

Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Self Financial handles the technology, including access to online accounts and an app, as well as marketing aspects of the program, and Lead Bank provides the compliance and access to the banking system. Two years ago, Lead Bank and Self expanded the program to include a secured credit card. First Colorado National Bank.

Community Bank 172

Community Bank Community National Philadelphia 172

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

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. Monty Python “I’m Not Dead … Yet” Award – Goes to physical retail. At a banking conference.

Conference 90

Conference Industry Community Bank Community 90

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The reality is 99 percent of banks don’t want to mess with them, [because] there’s a lot of internal compliance if you’re going to serve the cannabis industry,” noted Jim Marty of Bridge West CPAs, a Colorado accounting firm that represents roughly 250 cannabis businesses and license holders nationwide. billion seen last year.

Taxes 177

Taxes Payments District of Columbia Alabama 177