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Utah: The fintech frontier

BankInovation

Fintechs looking to expand beyond their Bay Area or New York City headquarters have welcomed an unlikely visitor in recent years: Utah Gov. The governor is a great salesperson,” said Val Hale, executive director for the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Gary Herbert. “The

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Freezes Crypto Firm?s Assets, Alleging It Stole $12M From Investors; Hong Kong: 39 Pct Of New FinTechs There Are Blockchain Firms; Coinbase Eyes Selling Blockchain Analytics To IRS, DEA

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The defendant in the case is Utah resident Daniel F. Rodriguez of Utah and Jean Paul Ramirez Rico of Colombia — are alleged to have lied to investors and misappropriated funds. The group managed to get $12 million from 2,000 investors, Coindesk reports.

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The United States Of Fintech Startups

CB Insights

The fintech space is gaining momentum. Last year saw a double record of $46B invested across over 2,800 deals to fintech startups — a 92% uptick in funding year-over-year. GET THE 83-PAGE q2 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Q2’19 fintech funding topped $8.3B, boosted by a record quarter of $100M+ mega-rounds. KEY TAKEAWAYS.

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Utah’s new regulatory sandbox

CFPB Monitor

Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed H.B. This bill created the nation’s third regulatory sandbox program for fintechs, after Arizona , which enacted sandbox legislation in March 2018, and Wyoming , which enacted sandbox legislation in February of this year. The sponsor of Utah’s legislation, Rep.

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Payroll API Provider Atomic Raises $22M To Expand Its Platform

CB Insights

This round drew participation from Core Innovation Capital, Greylock Capital Management, and Portag3 Ventures. Utah-based Atomic’s payroll APIs connect payroll accounts to third-party apps in order to streamline direct deposit switching and employment/income verification for users. How’s the company performing?

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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

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This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability. Operating a platform that helps organizations manage their documents, eFileCabinet recently announced $11.5

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GPS Capital Markets For Sale, Sources Say

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As of last year, the company employed 63 people, reports said, citing Utah Business data. PE Hub noted that among GPS Capital Markets’ direct competitors is Cambridge Global Payments, another foreign exchange management and cross-border B2B payments company that was acquired by FLEETCOR in 2017 for about $690 million. “We

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