CFPB Monitor

MAY 26, 2022

After discussing the role of the newly-created Office of Financial Empowerment in addressing the needs of unbanked consumers, AG Weiser discusses his office’s activities concerning deceptive fees (including the types of fees of primary concern and the requirements of Colorado’s new automatic renewal law), robocalls, and student loans.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 13, 2021

On April 15, 2021, the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions will hold a hearing titled, “ Banking Innovation or Regulatory Evasion? Erik Gerding, Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School. Exploring Trends in Financial Institution Charters.”

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Perficient

AUGUST 28, 2020

C-Level @ A Mile High is an annual event, hosted by the Colorado Technology Association (CTA), where C-levels from many of Colorado’s largest technology companies donate their time to support charities and advocacy groups aimed at including more female and under-represented minority students for computer science-related studies and careers.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2019

The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. In the modern digital era of QSR, it is almost impossible not to mention Starbucks and its myriad contributions to innovation — including the first really successful launch of a mobile wallet product in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Over the last year, POWDR has been working to bring Square hardware, software and payments to its mountains, the release stated, including Boreal, Soda Springs and Woodward Tahoe in California; Copper Mountain and Eldora in Colorado; Killington, Vermont; Lee Canyon, Nevada; Mt.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation, joined Ballard Spahr partners Alan Kaplinsky and James Kim yesterday for a discussion of the CFPB’s final innovation policies. Companies are encouraged to informally contact the Office of Innovation to discuss potential applications.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

And in retail, legal cannabis innovates its way around the payments knot. 280: Average value of cannabis that people are buying in Colorado per year. In authentication news, the use of digital identities is becoming more common, as consumers are largely satisfied with their presence. All this, Today in Data. 11.5K: Number of U.K.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Banking software provider Temenos announced Wednesday it will acquire Avoka, a Colorado-based firm focused on digital customer acquisition and onboarding, for $245 million. The acquisition, subject to regulatory approval, would bolster Temenos’s Digital Front Office product, which the company says has over 300 banking clients.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

The organization said that “the aim is to explore the potentialities offered by this technology, and to identify concrete cases integrating Central Bank Digital Currencies [CBDC] in innovative procedures for the clearing and settlement of tokenized financial assets.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The Digital Kitchen incorporates innovative features that will complement our rapidly growing digital business, while delivering a convenient and frictionless experience for our guests,” Curt Garner , chief technology officer at Chipotle, said in a statement on Wednesday (Nov.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Avoka, a Colorado-based software company focused on customer acquisition and onboarding, commissioned the study on platform economics. Don Bergal, […].

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Avoka, a Colorado-based software company focused on customer acquisition and onboarding, commissioned the study on platform economics. Don Bergal, […].

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

A division of Partner Colorado Credit Union, Safe Harbor provides a compliance-based banking program for cannabis businesses. We have a guiding conviction that payments remain an underinvested and under-innovated category in C2B and B2B commerce," said Paul M. Purcell , partner of Continental Investors.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

But on the second day of Innovation Project 2017, eyes were beyond Beantown and cast toward the world at large. In 1996, California legalized medical cannabis; in 2014, Colorado did one better and legalized marijuana for adults over 21 for recreational use. Pot Shots in Payments. That is not true,” O’Neil noted.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

La Plata County commissioner Marsha Porter-Norton champions First Southwest Bank’s innovative lending. If a program works in the area and we think we can duplicate it within our footprint or in other rural areas around the state of Colorado, then we’ll do that.”. It’s one reason why she’s a customer of the bank.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 15, 2022

Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Colorado. Other state authorities that have launched or threatened “true lender” attacks against bank-model programs include authorities in D.C.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In other news, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) member Hester Peirce expressed hope that securities regulations concerning cryptocurrencies will speed up to match the speed of financial technology innovation. Regulators are slow, and there’s a reason we’re slow,” she said, speaking at CoinDesk ’s Bitcoin for Advisors event. “We

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 9, 2020

The CFPB and Utah AG’s Office have announced that they will hold the first joint office hours as part of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN). The joint office hours will be held on January 30, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Earlier this month, Western Union announced another big move : It completed the relocation of its global headquarters from Englewood to Denver, Colorado. The company wants to make a long-term investment in the area, to the tune of more than $300 million in the next 10 years. “As

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William Mills

AUGUST 17, 2016

Between September and October, we’ll see a host of new companies, ideas and innovation, and we’ll hear from the “experts” on those issues we need to pay attention to in 2017. This conference series is focused exclusively on showcasing the best and most innovative new financial and banking technologies. AFT Fall Summit. Money 20/20.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

The first opening will take place in Frisco, Texas next March, followed by Indianapolis, Indiana; Lexington, Kentucky; Schaumburg, Illinois; Boulder, Colorado; and Portland, Oregon in the second quarter of 2017. Less is more,” Dustin Netral, SVP of operations for Fabletics, said in a press release.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

For more than 30 years, NEN has grown its business by bringing the best service and most innovative amusement machines to our customers, while keeping pace with the changing needs and preferences of consumers,” said Jim Sevalt, president and chief operating officer of NEN. NEN already uses the payments solution on 400 of its machines.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

We are grateful to have a partner that shares our mission of connecting loved ones,” said Gino Greco, Red Cross regional CEO for Colorado and Wyoming. “We The Western Union mobile app donation feature is a tangible example of our inclusive innovation philosophy,” said Khalid Fellahi, president and global head of consumer money transfers. “We

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

customers in Colorado, Missouri and Wisconsin. This unique offering helps customers better protect their homes, and provides our independent agents with an innovative way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace.”. Travelers is a major property casualty insurance provider for auto, home and business.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

POSaBIT, based in Seattle, already manages millions of transactions for over 120 dispensaries across Washington, California, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and Oklahoma. Even though legal marijuana industry keeps gaining traction — according to one official state estimate, the market in California alone will reach at least $5.1

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Colorado requires travelers to carry physical ID cards as well as their mobile licenses, for example, and law enforcement officials can accept only the physical cards without probable cause. Colorado and Louisiana meanwhile have the most established implementation. States are dealing with this challenge in various ways.

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Abrigo

MAY 5, 2022

Weekly episodes highlight innovators and industry players driving innovation in the financial services industry. It is a living-room-chat style podcast with other credit union executives, consultants, and business owners from Colorado and elsewhere around the world. keep me informed.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

“With continued innovation and personalization, we are providing customers with more ways to enjoy fresh, delicious meals that align with their individual tastes.”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

4) that it has completed the relocation of its global headquarters from Englewood to Denver, Colorado, saying it expects to make a long-term economic investment in the region of more than $300 million over the next 10 years. The Western Union Company announced on Tuesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

customers in Colorado, Missouri and Wisconsin. This is an exciting example of Travelers executing on our innovation agenda to be the undeniable choice for the customer and an indispensable partner for our agents and brokers,” said Alan Schnitzer, chairman and CEO at Travelers in the press release announcing the partnership.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

The recent news that Colorado National Bank had been bought for that sum begs a few questions. And it is a relatively small bank, with just two branches in Colorado. Got $9 million? You can buy a nice house on expansive grounds, and maybe a fancy car, or three. Or … you could buy a bank. Who were the buyers? And how come so … cheap?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

This quarter, for example, we launched The Groomery by PetSmart, our innovative new store concept focusing exclusively on pet grooming services.”. “In addition to our store growth, we continue to take steps to further enhance the customer experience. New store openings in Canada can be found in Ontario and Saskatchewan.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Although startups based in California, New York, and Massachusetts have traditionally accounted for the majority of VC tech investment in the US, VCs are spurring other hotbeds of innovation across the country. Connecticut Innovations. Innovation Catalyst. 2018 VC Report: global funding surges 21% compared to 2017. Top Investor.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

He said the Colorado-based company’s cost-per-acquisition charges, open rates for email and content engagement expenses are “all moving in the right direction.”. As much as any industry in this country, [restaurants are] incredibly innovative,” he said. He said that will favor companies that are well-positioned and well-capitalized. “As

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Inside the Launch of Colorado’s New State-Run Digital Driver’s License (Jumio Digital Identity Tracker). Colorado is one of 12 states developing a digital driver’s license program, with the launch of its myColorado app in October. Inside Chipotle’s Decade of Digital-First Ordering Innovation (Paytronix Order to Eat Tracker).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In the five decades since Red Robin was founded, the Greenwood Village, Colorado-based casual dining chain has seen its share of changes in the food industry. There has been no shortage of food fads, dietary crazes and “restaurant of the future” concepts that have played out nationwide, most of which the brand has politely passed on.

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CB Insights

MARCH 13, 2019

Collectively, these startups have raised over $5B, with leading companies such as Butterfly Network (Connecticut, $350M in total disclosed equity funding), Welltok (Colorado, $339M), and InsideSales.com (Utah, $264M). The Innovation Scout. Using the CB Insights database, we mapped out the top-funded AI startup in every US state.

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