CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Retail Bank, Citibank, New York, NY. Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA.

San Antonio 60

San Antonio Kansas City Groups CA 60

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Bon Appetit reported on a variety of restaurant responses to COVID, including that of Portland, Oregon’s popular upscale Russian dining establishment, Kachka. Others are taking it outdoors, where people tend to feel safer than in enclosed spaces these days.

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Boston San Francisco New York City Portland 205

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

In total, there were 13 fintech startups (or 15 by the Bank Innovations definition ), 12% of the total YC W16 class of 109. Point-of-sale financing for retailers. HQ: Portland, Oregon. The number of deals was inflated somewhat by the six new fintech companies launched at YC’s demo day that we had not previously covered.

Company 12

Company Fintech San Francisco New York City 12

PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

First, according to Breon, Vacasa tends to operate in smaller towns and more affluent communities, where people have vacation or second homes, as opposed to larger cities and urban centers, where Airbnb typically dominates the market. And Vacasa is serving a vastly different clientele than the one Airbnb caters to.

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New York City Idaho Portland Oregon 100