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Lending Is Failing To Live Up To 2018’s Great Expectations

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regional bank executives were gearing up for a bumper year, according to Bloomberg. Crediting lower taxes, thanks to the end of the year tax reform bill passed by Congress, regional bank executives saw a sudden and notable pick up in both commercial loan demand and a big jump in spending on credit and debit cards.

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Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck’s Investors Take Their Money, Iceland’s Big Mining Electricity Bill

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Coinsource , the world’s largest bitcoin ATM network, has rolled out 10 new machines in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The news comes as merchants in the region have begun allowing their customers to pay in bitcoin. Citi India’s decision follows concerns over economic, legal and security matters, among others.

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WePay Launches in the U.K.

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” To bolster business development efforts in the new region WePay has opened a new office in London. The company has also opened an office in Providence, Rhode Island to support extended customer support hours. In May of 2016 WePay launched a white-label mobile card reader. is a good destination.