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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. Bankers should examine warning signs and shore up defenses for existing income-producing CRE loans as part of commercial property loan risk management.

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Block 'just getting started' with Afterpay

Payments Dive

San Francisco-based Block is focused on expanding buy now-pay later provider Afterpay’s customer base and managing its loss rate, Block executives said during Thursday’s first-quarter earnings call.

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CreditEase Managing Director Anju Patwardhan Joins Bank Innovation 2018

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE- Anju Patwardhan, managing director at CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund, has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2018, which takes place March 5-6 in San Francisco.

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Afresh Raises $13M For Fresh Food Management Technology

PYMNTS

Afresh Technologies has raised $13 million in a Series A extension round to expand its fresh food management technology that helps grocers reduce food waste. The San Francisco-based startup also is welcoming food industry veteran James McCann to its board.

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Uber Inks First Deal To Manage Public Transit

PYMNTS

Uber — or Uber’s software, to be exact — will soon be managing public transportation for Marin County in the San Francisco Bay area, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Uber, in turn, will earn a flat fee for managing the service, with a cap of $80,000.