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Utah: The fintech frontier

BankInovation

Fintechs looking to expand beyond their Bay Area or New York City headquarters have welcomed an unlikely visitor in recent years: Utah Gov. The governor is a great salesperson,” said Val Hale, executive director for the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Gary Herbert. “The

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Utah federal court rules Petition Clause of the First Amendment provides immunity from FDCPA claims

CFPB Monitor

A Utah federal district court recently ruled in two cases that the Petition Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Crown Asset Management, LLC and Reyes v. In both cases, the defendants had initially filed lawsuits in Utah state court to collect the underlying debts. The two cases are Holmes v. and Olson Associates, P.C.

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Umpqua brings retail banking to Utah, CUSO teams with gift-card firm

American Banker

Umpqua Bank introduces retail banking in Utah, Kansas City CUSO partners with New York gift-card firm, Huntington Bank looks within for new chief DEI officer and more in the weekly banking news roundup.

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SAP SE, Qualtrics Unveil Software For B2B Supply Chain Management

PYMNTS

"This year has taught us that agility and resilience can only be achieved if you can anticipate disruption before it happens, enhance critical supplier synergies and know when to activate alternate sources of supply," said Jason Wolf , senior vice president and SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network general manager, in the announcement.

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Banking Strategies: Should We Look to Utah?

Jeff For Banks

Just this month I taught Bank Profitability at the Utah Bankers'' Association Executive Development Program. Utah, home of the Industrial Bank, is the epicenter of niche banking. Prudent risk management suggests we should have diversification in our loan portfolio and funding sources. But look at EnerBank''s performance!

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Rent-A-Center Acquires Acima For Virtual Lease-To-Own Platform

PYMNTS

Founded in 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Acima operates in over 15,000 retail partner locations and eCommerce platforms. Upon the closing of the transaction, the current Acima management team will report to Preferred Dynamix Executive Vice President Jason Hogg , and the combined business will be reported in the Preferred Lease segment.

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Freezes Crypto Firm?s Assets, Alleging It Stole $12M From Investors; Hong Kong: 39 Pct Of New FinTechs There Are Blockchain Firms; Coinbase Eyes Selling Blockchain Analytics To IRS, DEA

PYMNTS

The defendant in the case is Utah resident Daniel F. Rodriguez of Utah and Jean Paul Ramirez Rico of Colombia — are alleged to have lied to investors and misappropriated funds. The group managed to get $12 million from 2,000 investors, Coindesk reports.