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Square Buys Up $50M In Bitcoin

PYMNTS

The company has previously invested in bitcoin “from a product, leadership and legal innovation perspective.”. Square is the second publicly traded company to make such a bet, following a $250 million bitcoin purchase by MicroStrategy , a Virginia-based software intelligence firm.

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US B2B Startups Dominate $337 Million Worth Of Funding

PYMNTS

An undisclosed amount of Series C funding will help ZP Group, based in Virginia, focus on strategic investments to grow its cybersecurity offering. With $8 million in Series B funding, Employment Hero plans to focus on expanding its leadership team. The firm said it will use the funding to expand its platform across Singapore.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

After leading a great and vibrant organization at Andrews Federal Credit Union, Jim and his family have taken on a new adventure, and the Gonzo team is confident Jim’s ambition and transparent leadership style will be welcome in Raleigh, N.C. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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2021’s Best Community Banks to Work For

Independent Banker

Within that tightly knit group, there’s the bank’s leadership team, comprising president and CEO Greg Dennis, chief lending officer Jon Girard, vice president of operations and compliance Kristine Hendrickson, and executive vice president and chief financial officer Michele Boeder. The leaders of the Inver Grove Heights, Minn.,

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

WrkRiot’s short-lived house of cards falls down. In January 2018, Outcome settled all pending lawsuits by the company’s investors on the condition that Shah and Agarwal step down from their leadership positions. WrkRiot’s short-lived house of cards falls down. Bouxtie’s broken promises. The Outcome.

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