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US B2B Startups Dominate $337 Million Worth Of Funding

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An undisclosed amount of Series C funding will help ZP Group, based in Virginia, focus on strategic investments to grow its cybersecurity offering. A $16 million Series A funding round will help this California startup scale up and expand its teams, which operate in Brazil and San Francisco.

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Wal-Mart Bank is flying under the radar.

Jeff For Banks

I''m writing this post sitting in my car while my 11 year old warms up for a soccer match in Richmond, Virginia. Bill pay, wire transfers, and stored value cards would support this notion. billion of assets (Woodforest is most likely a Subchapter S Corp because it reports paying no corporate taxes). million, on $3.1

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum

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states (and the District of Columbia) where marijuana has been legalized for sale in some capacity, it has thrown off a fairly large chunk of tax revenue in the last year. billion in taxes from legal cannabis companies last year, an amount of money that is undoubtedly a sizzle for the federal coffers.

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Higher Learning, Hit By Payments Fraud

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The defendant, Kevin O’Donnell, faces 12 charges in total, stemming from his time as purchasing manager for the university’s housing division — operating apartment buildings, dining halls and residence halls on campus. In other instances, he used two credit cards tied to the university to send cash to himself via PayPal and Square.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. With Venmo charging 100-150bp less that the card networks, merchants will aggressively follow Amazon. Acronym of the Year. Has to be M-O-E.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

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WrkRiot’s short-lived house of cards falls down. Demonstrating sales is a necessity for retail startups, especially those operating in the intensely competitive food vertical. The technology functions similarly to that of maglev bullet trains currently in operation in Japan. Bouxtie’s broken promises. The Outcome.

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