PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

On October 4, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) issued its final four recreational marijuana licenses to businesses, meaning legal marijuana will soon be available for purchase. Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

But David Grant, the Accelerator’s program manager, said that about 99 percent of the program has nothing to do with Facebook. Really, the focus is on building the right type of community. Also in January, the social media giant opened a 130,000-square-foot office in Cambridge , Massachusetts.

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Los Angeles social media Detroit New York 108

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

Amazon , of course, with heft and scale, has entered the market in a big way: Late last year the eCommerce giant began signing contracts with apartment operators to install Amazon Lockers in those locations. As noted by Mann Report Management, that buzz of activity means the average apartment complex receives 20,000 packages annually.

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System Massachusetts Course Community 101

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Beyond 7-Eleven, Retail Business Services (RBS), the services company of Ahold Delhaize , announced in November that it was experimenting with a new frictionless store technology at its Massachusetts office. Staples is thinking creatively with a new store format that spotlights coworking, podcasting and community events.

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Retail Dallas Massachusetts Technology 143

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

“Amazon is always looking for the best and brightest software engineers to join our team,” said Dave Glick, VP of operations technology for Amazon. So do the college communities of University of California, Santa Barbara and University of Cincinnati.

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Minneapolis Minnesota Texas Long Beach 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Joanne Logie, managing director and co-owner of New England Vacation Rentals , a site offering vacation home rentals in several towns on Cape Cod, laid out a reality that is far starker, showing ripple effects of the ongoing pandemic. Looking Toward The Other Side.

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New York Course Massachusetts Industry 183

Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

As community banks attempt to grow funding for expanding their loan portfolios, most turn to a tried-and-true method: They promote a certificate of deposit “special.” Kimberly Myszkewicz ( kimberly.myszkewicz@rate-watch.com ) is marketing manager at RateWatch, a company in Fort Atkinson, Wis., By Neil Stanley and Kimberly Myszkewicz.

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Omaha Community Community Bank Massachusetts 70

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

In a feature story, Rich Wessels, treasurer for transportation management and logistics firm Transplace , explains the “chicken-and-egg” dilemma that logistics companies encounter when considering the potential benefits of AP automation. How Spend Tools Feed Food Banks’ Need For Accountability (Bento for Business Spend Management Playbook).

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Google Mobile Data Capital 129

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

One where grocery stores, restaurants and eCommerce can deliver anything and everything to your home almost instantly by drone, payments are automatic, doctors do house calls, people communicate by FaceTime and most of the labor force works remotely. Even on-site facilities managers are becoming obsolete thanks to the IoT.

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Mobile Payments Los Angeles California 100

Social Assurance

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The holidays are a time when communities come together to support each other and celebrate the bonds that bring us together. Through it all, community banking institutions have been there to support their neighbors. Covid-19 impacted every community across the nation and the world. The season of festivities. Give Financially.

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Branding Rhode Island Community Iowa 15

Jeff For Banks

MAY 9, 2019

And easier is what me and my colleagues hunt for when we do process improvement projects at community financial institutions. The ability to deliver community banking services in the manner desired by your customers. If you look at the support center expenses branches must absorb for operations, technology, compliance, etc.

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Survey Community Community Bank Resources 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Endless CRM and data management projects that shook our foundations and gutted our PMOs. Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Payments chaos.

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Conference Industry Community Bank Community 101

South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

While we wrote about the root cause of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) HERE , the lessons of the current banking crisis go beyond interest rate risk management. Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio.

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social media FDIC Branding Management 195

CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 12, 2021

The Taskforce identified the following three “overarching principles” as animating its drafting of the report: Consumer protection policy should be particularly attentive to the consequences for inclusion and access by previously underserved communities. Public Interest Research Group, and Professor Kathleen Engel.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Speaking before Congressman Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, senior member of the House Committee on Financial Services, and the rest of the committee, witnesses from the Fed and other areas of the payments community offered their support to FedNow — but not without caveats. Accessibility Beyond Big Banks.

Payments 174

Payments Kansas City Community Bank Community 174

Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 19, 2012

And don’t forget that they are still finishing the $667 billion Operation Twist Program by year end 2012, where they sell shorter maturities and buy longer term ones to push interest rates lower. trillion of securities amassed during QE1 and QE2. Or should I say “manipulate” interest rates lower? So stay tuned! Thanks for reading.

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National Security US Massachusetts 79

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. Our Troublemaker clients reacted to all this mayhem by keeping their focus on customers, making good loans, sticking to their digital transformation strategies, developing employees and giving back to their communities.

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Fintech Community Regional Technology 195

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A few of the companies or brands listed below belong to the same parent organization, but are detailed separately if they are operating distinct autonomous development programs. It then also became the first to test such technology on public streets in Boston, Massachusetts. Audi unveils its autonomous A8. acquisition of Mobileye.

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System Technology Michigan California 78

William Mills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Digital banking solutions for community banks and credit unions. I checked out their web site and they are promoting their IOS/Google Play mobile apps (no surprise) and I found this: This website is operated and maintained by Collective Returns, Inc. They are based in Massachusetts so I bet they came out of MIT. ID_Analytics.

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Samsung Mobile User Experience Google 69

CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2017

That may sound exciting, but brain tech is one area where the social media giant is playing catchup with the broader scientific community. Facebook made headlines in April 2017 with the announcement that it had 60 engineers working on a non-invasive “direct brain interface” that could make it possible to type with your mind.

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Training System Data Study 58