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Uber Of X: Bannerman, Uber of Security Guards

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Safety may come first, but the security guard industry hasn’t really been updated in decades. As an “Uber of X” company, San Francisco–based Bannerman pairs security guards with businesses in high-rise buildings seeking protection. Security guards today rely very much on pen and paper and phone tag. Absolutely.

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TAB Bank Expands With $46M Acquisition Deal For BAMFi’s Capital Division 

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BAMFi , a software provider for the secured lending space, will still own its proprietary solution FactorCloud. He added that TAB Bank is embracing the chance to expand in the Dallas-Fort Worth market and are “pleased to welcome BAM’s staff in Dallas to our team.” . The company was recently ranked 121 on the 2019 Inc.

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AriseBank To Pay $2.3M Over ICO Violations

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it had appointed a receiver to secure AriseBank’s cryptocurrency holdings. million worth of cryptocurrency but was not able to locate the rest of the money raised. The ICO came at the height of the digital token and ICO craze of 2017.

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Today In Payments: Default Fears Mount As China’s Banks Encourage Loans; Goldman, Morgan Stanley Predict Economic Devastation

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Banking FinTech Finastra was hit with a security breach on Friday (March 20) and was forced to shutter key systems and send employees home. The planes will transport medical supplies, eCommerce items and office equipment, flying between Frankfurt and American Airline’s base at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport.

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Real Estate Money Laundering An Increasing Focus Of Governments

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The rule applies to all title companies that deal in markets that have luxury real estate including Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle, noted the report. As for the U.K.,

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Governments Sending Mixed Signals On Blockchain

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently made that clear with news this week that the agency would crack down on businesses using the blockchain name to boost shares, a recent phenomenon in the market hitting everything from an iced tea firm to a solar energy company. “The securities bar.”.

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Why Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash

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More recently, news emerged that Pawscout has secured $3 million in seed funding from Leadout Capital. Walmart will kick off the expansion with new clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. That feature just launched about six weeks ago. Pet Medicine. Online pet pharmacies also are pulling greater weight in pet retail.

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