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Uber And Lyft Returning To Texas?

PYMNTS

Uber and Lyft, the two ride-hailing firms that left several Texas markets over controversy tied to fingerprint background checks, may be coming back. Lyft will also be able to come back to Houston, where Uber reigns. The statewide system is one that has been in place in 40 other states and overrides local regulations. .

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Fed approves bank expansion despite claims of discriminatory practices

American Banker

Vantage Bank of Texas will be allowed to add a new branch in Houston, but Fed Gov. Michelle Bowman said the episode highlights the need for new policies around assessing public commentary.

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Casino Reopenings Draw In Gamblers Despite Online Gaming Surges

PYMNTS

One person cited in the report drove from Houston to Louisiana with her family for the reopening of casinos on Monday. online gaming sites harness online payments, methods have to be licensed on a state-by-state basis, and transactions are subject to local regulations. The state has earned $24.3 And, while U.S.

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Easy Ways BSA Officers Can Get Their Required Training

Abrigo

Training is especially important for the BSA officer, who “is expected to be fully knowledgeable about the BSA and all related regulations,” as a recent Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis publication noted. 21 in Houston, Texas Nov. Networking is especially important for BSA officers to be able to stay informed.

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Bankers: Is your strategy the same as your competitor?

Jeff For Banks

To exemplify, here are three Texas bank''s "Business" and "Business Strategy" sections to their most recently filed 10k. I picked Texas because of their perceived independent streak. Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. We are primarily a secured lender, with our greatest concentration of loans in Texas. Independent?

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $205 million Week Ending June 18

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Houston, Texas. Tags: Risk management, security, regulation, compliance. Source: FT Partners. Harvest Exchange. Investor network. Latest round: $5 million Series B. Total raised: $9.4 Source: Crunchbase. Mobile alt-credit . HQ: San Francisco, California. Source: Crunchbase. Compliance & risk-management technology.

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33 Ways Drones Will Impact Society: From Fighting War to Forecasting Weather, UAVs Change Everything

CB Insights

Regulation requires certain standards to minimize the risk of environmental damage. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, AT&T and Verizon launched drones in Houston, Texas to inspect their towers — a process which would have been too dangerous and time-consuming to do manually. Telecommunications.