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New York City Council Bans Cashless Food And Retail Stores

PYMNTS

The New York City Council on Thursday (Jan. Applebaum added that communities of color in New York City are more than twice as likely to lack access to a bank and are less likely to host a branch of a bank than the national average. 23) passed a ban on cashless food and retail stores.

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Top 5 Emerging Fintech Hubs in The U.S.

Bank Innovation

Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston all have thriving fintech communities, and are definitely worth a trip for the invested fintech entrepreneur, but the U.S. is already seeing a cluster of other fintech hubs emerge. Cities in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and […].

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Data: London FinTechs Netted $3.6B In VC Investments So Far In 2020

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London's FinTech sector has been going strong this year, even in spite of the pandemic, with $3.6 New York City is also high up there, with $2.2 s FinTechs have survived the worst effects of the pandemic. FinTechs account for 44 percent of all venture capital investments in London tech companies this year.

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FinovateFall 2023: A Glimpse into the Future of Fintech

William Mills

Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to travel to New York City to attend FinovateFall2023. Alongside 2,000+ attendees, 1,000+ financial institutions and 70 emerging technologies coming from both startups and established firms.

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Fintech Funding: Stripe leads $75M round for US payroll startup Check Technologies

BankInovation

Fintech Funding is a look at the top fintech-related funding rounds of relevance to the financial services industry. Payment fintech Stripe last week led a $75 million series C funding round for payroll software fintech Check Technologies, bringing the company’s valuation to $725 million.

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Lull Hits B2B FinTech Venture Capital Funding

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A lull in venture capital funding has only a few B2B FinTechs this week securing new investment rounds. Just this week, RTP Global announced a a fund, with the venture capital firm planning to deploy that cash for early-stage technology companies in areas like FinTech and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Mailprotector.

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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. Gary Herbert. “The The governor is a great salesperson,” said Val Hale, executive director for the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development.

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