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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

PYMNTS

Many municipalities are looking to help by proposing new uses for vacant retail sites, including a citywide initiative in Fairfax, Virginia called Activate Fairfax , where the Department of Economic Initiative is soliciting requests for interest in an abandoned Container Store location. Even smaller cities are opting for such taxes.

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NY Creates Cryptocurrency Task Force

PYMNTS

A New York State politician announced the creation of what he called the nation’s first cryptocurrency task force, to “study how to properly regulate, define and use” the currency, according to a Facebook post and reports.

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

Independent Banker

We must also keep our focus on protecting the 2017 tax cuts and, as always, monitoring and confronting credit union overreach. Lucas White: We need to continue to differentiate community banks and educate policymakers on why tiered and proportionate regulation is necessary. We are not Wall Street banks—we are community banks.

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Disrupting The Car: How Shared Cars, Bikes, & Scooters Are Reshaping Transportation And Cannibalizing Car Ownership

CB Insights

Perhaps more importantly , because kick scooters have yet to be formally regulated, city governments are enacting more stringent regulation to curtail the rapid deployment of dockless scooters. San Francisco was one of the first cities to tackle scooter regulation. in Series A funding in August.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. A promising new idea — especially if it’s pitched by the right person — can essentially win an entrepreneur a blank check to bring their vision to life or help a fledgling venture fund land its all-important first investments.

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Fintech Fundings: 27 Companies Raise $345 Million Week Ending August 14

Fintech Labs Insights

It was another stellar week for Finovate alums with 6 fundings totaling $123 million: money transfer service Payoneer ($50 mil), AI innovator Kensho ($33 million), tax specialist VATBox ($24 million), , cash-back specialist Mogl ($7.9 HQ: New York City. HQ: New York City. HQ: New York City.

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The Future Of Housing: From Home Building To City Planning, Tech Giants & Startups Are Reimagining Where & How We Live

CB Insights

Forward-thinking startups and large tech companies like Facebook and Google are focused on innovation in single-family and multi-family residential construction. Faced with these challenges, cities are using a combination of regulations and incentives to try to address the housing shortage, but few look likely to fully solve these issues.

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