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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

This new investment demonstrates the fundamental strength of our business and the increasingly rapid adoption of Lime,” the company said. We will also continue investing in two critical areas: rider safety and city collaboration.”. billion is twice the company’s previous valuation of $1.1 billion, according to reports.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Enterprise spend management company Ivalua is launching its solution designed for the public sector as criticism mounts over the firm’s contract with New York City. In a press release Tuesday (June 11), Ivalua announced the launch of its pre-packaged suite of spend management solutions designed for state and local governments.

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JULY 23, 2019

What they’ve accomplished in achieving both rapid growth and strong unit economics is rare for a company this complex and so early on,” Sequoia Capital partner Roelof Botha said in an email to reporters. The startup grew fast, bringing fleets of scooters to cities around the globe.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Gansu Bank is the only provincial city commercial bank directly managed by the Gansu Provincial Government and has approval from China Banking Regulatory Commission. The Bank took rapid growth strides powered by a robust platform that enables speed and compliance.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

The Financial Times is reporting that PayPal launched a domestic business in India in 2017, which allows for local and global payments in the country. PayPal considers the country critical to its growth. India is critically important,” said Sri Shivananda, chief technology officer at PayPal.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Brick-and-mortar retailers are opening smaller-scale locations packed with technology designed to meet the needs of shoppers in cities. Customers can use the SmartShop mobile app, and “rapid exit checkouts offer a quicker experience if shoppers choose to use a till,” the company said. billion by 2024 from £18.5

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

The rapid rise of smart cities promises to connect citizens with a wide range of municipal services. By some accounts , approximately 70 percent of the world’s population will reside in smart cities by 2050. The following Deep Dive explores how digital IDs will be key to unlocking the full potential of smart cities.

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APRIL 10, 2020

Cities are starting to supplement the federal government in an effort to save Main Street businesses from the destructive economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. For microbusinesses — those with less than five employees — the city will provide grants that cover 40 percent of payroll costs for two months.

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MARCH 23, 2020

In comparison to the weekend of March 8, there were 28 percent fewer open houses during the March 15 weekend in New York City. Given the concerns for public safety and rapid developments by governments that restrict local real estate activities, we determined it was prudent to pause our home buying to preserve our capital.”.

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JULY 7, 2020

Robust operational resilience is now a non-negotiable component of any business engagement,” according to Manish Kohli , global head of payments and receivables, Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions. “By “The digital economy is here, and those payment providers that are global, digital and fully resilient will lead the reemergence.” .

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AUGUST 15, 2020

Digital commerce , expanded local delivery, buy online pick up curbside, contactless payments and more all moved from the margins of consumers’ transactional lives to center stage. Americans’ wardrobes were already trending toward the casual before the pandemic, as seen in the rapid rise of athleisure wear. Is This a Permanent Shift?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

According to a Princeton University study, cybercriminals can take advantage of weak protection on IoT appliances and unleash attacks that put the local power grid at risk. government, meanwhile, is rallying to promote better cybersecurity.

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JULY 8, 2016

MasterCard is partnering with 100 Resilient Cities — Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) in order to push digital payments as part of its “ Smart Cities ” initiative and leverage its technologies to create more sustainable urban centers.

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JANUARY 21, 2019

Those developments come amid an increasingly rapid push to put more connected vehicles on roads — which, in turn, includes payments and commerce activities — as well as increasing attention to the rise of smart cities, in which those vehicles will play a major role. Smart Cities Rise. Security and Marketing.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Less than a month ago, the outbreak of a new virus in the city of Wuhan centered on a cluster of consumers who had been exposed to live animals at a local food market. The virus has since been classified as a coronavirus — a genetic cousin of the SARS virus, which has caused hundreds of deaths worldwide.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

This rapid growth means the food delivery company is experiencing 250 percent year-over-year growth, and it’s now the fastest growing logistics platform in the United States. Since last January, the company’s geographic footprint has nearly doubled to more than 1,000 cities across the U.S. and Canada.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Compensate and expand, as Uber highlighted its recent launch of Uber Connect — a new service that allows users to send small packages via UberX drivers to local destinations. When cities move again, so does Uber,” Khosrowshahi noted. And Uber has shifted its strategy to get with the rapidly changing times.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Fairway, a 14-store chain in greater New York City, fell victim to a different dynamic: private equity. Its Chapter 11 filing, according to local reports , has its roots in 2007 when owners the Glickberg family sold an 80 percent stake to private equity firm Sterling Investment for $140 million.

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JUNE 20, 2016

Of the hundred of things Paris is famous for, the thousands of independent bookstores, cafes and grocers that dot the corners of it arrondissements contribute to the City of Light’s overall sense of enlightenment and culture. And regulators are going to keep it that way, whether they have to fight Amazon on it or not.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Such is the situation emerging in New York City among taxi and ridesharing drivers — who, in an attempt to avoid the coronavirus, are avoiding Chinese passengers. so far — none of which have been in New York state, let alone New York City. The flu in 2020 has a higher lethality rate. “We

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JUNE 1, 2020

million drivers, and operates in more than 100 cities across 15 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan. Still, he said, other parts of the business, such as delivery and payments, which are part of Careem’s “super app,” are in the midst of rapid growth. Founded eight years ago, the ride-hailing company was celebrated as the No.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

The pact ties in with the local partners in a manner that would enhance growth for the company in Asia, with an eye on smaller cities. Reuters reported Monday (Jan. 9) that the deal, which stretches out over 20 years, will look to help McDonald’s expand “rapidly” without having to draw down significant amounts of its own capital.

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MARCH 14, 2019

For corporate treasurers, Manish Kohli, global head of payments and receivables at Citi , told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, three concerns tend to top the list: geopolitical uncertainty, cyber threats and disruption resulting from the emergence of new business models in an interconnected global market.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Rapid City. Elmore City. In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. Central Bank of Kansas City. Kansas City. Oklahoma City. Less than $300 million. By William Atkinson.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Louisiana jewelry store owner Nora Buttross told a local ABC affiliate that it’s an outgrowth of the stimulus dollars that hit consumers’ bank accounts earlier this year. They want that Manhattan property, but also that getaway in Park City [Utah].” The relief-package checks are making a difference,” she said.

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Or a firm''s longstanding relationship with a local builder leads to referrals that bring other construction companies into the practice. Is there an especially profitable type of business in your city? Perhaps local restaurants tend to have more traction than restaurant chains in the community.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Walmart this week got local zoning approval from the city of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, near its company headquarters, to start using the chain’s local store as a drone launch-and-delivery hub. Local TV station KNWA reported that the drones can deliver packages weighing up to four pounds within a 50-mile radius.

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MAY 22, 2020

They would also connect these community-based groups to local governments, corporations, universities, banks and philanthropists, among others. The scaling of Regenerators will depend on the rapid codification and sharing of new models and norms as they emerge. The federal role will extend beyond capital,” Katz noted.

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MARCH 30, 2018

The box is shipped via third-party delivery service – a local partner in its home city, and FedEx when shipping further. The company currently serves Colombia’s seven largest cities. Sohm said Ropeo wants to expand beyond some of the bigger, fast-fashion brands to focus more on smaller, local brands and give those SMBs a boost.

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JULY 12, 2018

That level may not come as a surprise to some market observers, as it was reported earlier this year that Citi analysts believed that the cryptocurrency could fall below $6,000 to a range between $5,605 and $5,673. The rationale behind the move was reportedly due to market volatility.

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MARCH 13, 2020

She cited as a prime example the rapid acceleration of contactless payments through the U.S. but has rapidly exploded in the last 24 months – as of the start of 2020, Mastercard was working with about 20 cities as they migrate to open-loop acceptance for contactless in their mass transit systems. But if you think about the U.S.

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JUNE 27, 2023

The constraints are proxied based on the historical local government refusal rate for development projects – covering the period before the crisis from 1979 to 2008 – and the share of land developed in the area in 1990. I also include a set of local authority fixed effects to capture persistent differences in the characteristics of regions.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

cities (the PYMNTS New Orleans bureau can attest to the longing among residents here for such attention from the pizza chain, given the generally poor condition of local streets). That “fortressing” push, he said, comes as “we see wages rising in cities around the country. AI Loyalty. Fortressing” Plan.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2018

With the rapid scaling back of its movie ticket subscription program — combined with reports that the startup is burning through funds at such a rapid clip that it only has enough cash on hand to survive for another month or two, MoviePass has investors worried. For example… MoviePass: The Show Will Go On .

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JUNE 30, 2022

La Porte City. Mason City. Orange City. Forest City. Clara City. “It’s about understanding what the farmers need, building those relationships, building that trust and standing by them when the times get tough,” he says. Agriculture: Less than $300 million in assets. Ag Lender Score. Red River State Bank.

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OCTOBER 1, 2022

Neil Zick, president and CEO of Twin City Bank, helped Tim Norris obtain financing to start The Link Cannabis Co. In practice, explains Neil Zick, president and CEO of $75 million-asset Twin City Bank in Longview, Wash., Zick reports similar success for Twin City Bank. Photo: Susan Seubert. By Judith Sears. in Longview, Wash.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

A part of Bash’s strategy was to partner with a local jet charter company whose pilots can now earn extra money joysticking drones, not unlike the Uber gig worker model. All they have to do is train the local people and operate the vehicles.”. Flytrex’s U.S. They’ve opened a new company for their unmanned business,” he said. “We

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