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MTrac Launches Marijuana Payments Platform For Louisiana

PYMNTS

The state of Louisiana has entered legal marijuana territory with medical cannabis access beginning this week. The platform will go live the same day the state’s legal medical marijuana market goes live, Tuesday (Aug. Global Payout Inc. subsidiary MTrac Tech Corp. announced Monday (Aug. Global Payout Inc. subsidiary MTrac Tech Corp.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

Independent Banker

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists? What changes will 2022 bring?

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Defendants in three CFPB enforcement actions seek dismissal based on Fifth Circuit decision holding CFPB’s funding mechanism is unconstitutional

CFPB Monitor

The Fifth Circuit’s decision in Community Financial Services Association v. CFPB would only be binding on federal district courts in in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi if it becomes final. Progrexion Marketing, Inc. , TransUnion also argues that the CFPB “may not expend unappropriated funds prosecuting this suit.”.

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Retail Pulse: Sears To Open ‘Home & Life’ Stores, Amazon Reduces Whole Foods’ Prices

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The locations, which the company said were created based on insights from Sears Appliances & Mattresses stores, are set to be located in Alaska, Kansas and Louisiana. Boutros continued, “We are here to serve these communities and this is part of our strategy to maintain a presence in markets where we have right-sized our footprint.”.

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Facebook Live Now Offers Tipping

PYMNTS

The social media company is striving to help gamers obtain fame and engage communities and followers across the Facebook, Instagram and Oculus platforms, with the goal of luring them away from YouTube and Twitch. Those competing services offer ad revenue, the ability to tip and other subscription and monetization opportunities.

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15 Minutes With … Jimmy Rasmussen

Independent Banker

Rasmussen: Yes, it is an honor to serve the Group 3 Banks in Texas, southern New Mexico and northern Louisiana for three more years. Finally, I focus on economic news in our markets, which include five communities south of Houston. We are staffed by 100 employees, who are very involved in their communities.

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Banks in Hurricane Laura's path hopeful their markets were spared worst

American Banker

Branches in the Gulf Coast region largely avoided massive flooding. Now bankers must assess the impact on employees and customers.