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NYC To Reopen Indoor Dining As Virus Cases Stay Low

PYMNTS

New York City will reinstate indoor dining as of Sept. Indoor dining was one of the few things still banned in the Big Apple as the city began reopening procedures months ago, with the reasoning being the ease of transmitting the highly-contagious coronavirus in closed indoor settings.

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Amazon, Google’s Expansion In NYC To Spark Talent War

PYMNTS

According to a report in CNBC , with unemployment at record lows, demand for tech talent and support services — including advertising, FinTech, accounting, and compliance — is booming. Headhunters report that while the direct impact from Amazon and Google remains to be seen, it is good news for the job market in New York City.

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Charles Potts: Back-office innovation

Independent Banker

But with so much emphasis placed on customer-facing products and technologies, innovating back-office operations can fall to the bottom of the priority list. We believe operations is the “engine” that drives every aspect of banking and, ultimately, the bottom line. Unbundle your end-to-end operations and conduct a SWOT analysis.

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Using Airbnb’s Playbook To Give Corporate Housing A Digital Makeover

PYMNTS

Or maybe a relatively bland extended-stay operation right off the interstate. To learn more about the trend, PYMNTS recently caught up with Kulveer Taggar, co-founder and CEO of Zeus , a digital and mobile-focused operation that puts business travelers into furnished housing that Zeus rents from owners.

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GRC best practices in a world under constant cyber threat

Insights on Business

The IBM Watson Financial Services and Promontory teams are proud to be sponsoring an upcoming PRMIA event (Professional Risk Managers International Association) on March 21 in New York City, to discuss how organizations are managing risk by scaling Promontory’s deep regulatory insight with IBM’s cognitive technologies.

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FinCEN and OCC address cryptocurrency: responsible innovation and pervasive hype

CFPB Monitor

On May 19, 2022, the Associate Director of the Enforcement and Compliance Division of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), Alessio Evangelista, spoke at the Chainalysis Links Conference in New York City on the topic of “The Intersection of Cryptocurrencies and National Security.”

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Deep Dive: Can Ride-Hailing Apps Keep Traditional Taxis Afloat?

PYMNTS

When rideshare companies like Uber first hit cities, they shook the traditional taxi industry. The value of taxi medallions , or permits to operate taxis, dropped drastically, and lenders that served the industry struggled to stay afloat. Customers with disabilities can now use Curb to hail yellow and green cab rides.