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Entrepreneurial Upscale Chefs Are Plating Recovery Plans

PYMNTS

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs), fast casual eateries and fast-food drive-thrus keep dominating headlines throughout the pandemic as a nation is understandably obsessed with staying fed on lockdown and after, when breathing the open air still feels oddly risky. There’s no way to translate that feeling to an open-air parking lot.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

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. Chi Chi Wu, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA. Community Bank Advisory Council Members.

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Vacation Rental Home Startup Vacasa Isn’t Just An Airbnb Knockoff

PYMNTS

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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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

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Millennials Not Alone in Fleeing Big Banks

NCR

So last year, the New York resident left the big bank, setting up an account with Simple, an FDIC-insured direct bank based in Portland, Oregon, where he can do all of his banking online – without any monthly fees. “I Surprisingly, the people who grew up with the national banks are more likely to look for greener pastures for their green.

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What Are Smart Cities?

CB Insights

Sidewalk Labs (a subsidiary of Alphabet), for example, is working on creating a community that “combines the best in urban design with the latest in digital technology,” as part of a larger initiative in the city of Toronto. Snapshot of Microsoft’s Parking Management solution. Government Initiatives.

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46 Corporations Working On Autonomous Vehicles

CB Insights

Daimler showcased the trucks, which can make an emergency stop while loaded to 78,000 GVW (gross vehicle weight), at the Portland International Raceway in June 2018. SB Drive focuses on advancing self-driving technology, especially related to public and community services such as buses. Read more: BBC , Forbes , Trucking Rave.

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