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The Roil Over B2B Payments Rails

PYMNTS

B2B payments innovators and Warren Buffet have something in common: They are both obsessed with rails. Omaha, Nebraska — Buffet’s birthplace — was the home of the First Transcontinental Railroad , which made railroads an important part of the Omaha economy. Warren Buffet made rails sexy again when he bought a railroad in 2009.

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Data Dive: And The Winner Is Edition — SMBs Worldwide, DoorDash And Gun Regulation

PYMNTS

Best Picture — Payments Innovation. By offering QR-based digital payments, smaller retailers can achieve these goals and create greater customer stickiness with little to no investment beyond the phone they already have,” said Jorn Lambert, EVP, Digital Channels and Regions, Mastercard. And the winners are….

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Ballard Spahr Submits Comment Letter to OCC in Support of Proposed True Lender Rule

CFPB Monitor

The recharacterization threat also diminishes both the opportunity for innovation in lending products and the availability of credit, especially for consumers with risker credit profiles. 93a, the OCC is generally “authorized to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the responsibilities of the office.” Under 12 U.S.C. §

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

CB Insights

Today, the “Oracle of Omaha’s” net worth is almost $83B — making him the third wealthiest person in the world, after Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. He preaches the importance of fiscal responsibility, and he still lives in the house he bought in Omaha for $31,000 in 1938. Two decades later, he was a billionaire.

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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 Source: NW Innovation. HQ: Omaha, Nebraska. Digital Retail Apps. Latest round: $5.9