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Amazon Go To Expand To San Francisco And Chicago

PYMNTS

The Amazon Go store is getting ready to expand into San Francisco and Chicago. We plan to open Amazon Go in Chicago and San Francisco,” said an Amazon spokesperson, who didn’t have information about other cities where the store might launch. Come join Amazon Go and help our customers get good food, fast!”

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Local Insights On Airbnb In San Francisco

PYMNTS

San Francisco recently voted to impose a limit on the maximum number of days hosts could rent out their properties — which could bring major changes to the city’s gig economy. Airbnb eventually sort of settled with San Francisco back in 2015 — though it turned out to not be enough — and said it would better police its platform.

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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

Stress testing, monitoring are essential Financial institutions should challenge assumptions about CRE risk while also watching for red flags as they manage the CRE portfolio. Takeaway 2 Advisors recommend that financial institutions look behind some of the headlines and examine their own markets before ruling out CRE altogether.

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Apple Snaps Up Startup With Device Management Platform

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Fleetsmith , a startup that has built a platform enabling corporate IT crews to manage Apple devices, has been acquired by the tech giant, the company’s founders confirmed in a blog post. company to have a market cap of $1.5 It would probably be a stretch to say that no one could have predicted this deal.

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Citi Ventures Leads $28 Million Round for Client Management Startup HoneyBook

Bank Innovation

Citi Ventures led a $28 million Series C equity round for client management platform HoneyBook, the company announced today.

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Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase Handled $2B In Crypto As Markets Tanked

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San Francisco crypto exchange Coinbase saw a spike in traffic and a surge of $2 billion during one 24-hour period amid the chaotic strife of the coronavirus-ridden markets. Other crypto companies have struggled with outages, market deficiencies and other issues.

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Fintech Is Back

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Welcome back to the fintech boom. But the fintech market has rebounded. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck.