CFPB Monitor

APRIL 3, 2017

The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Massachusetts and the Boston metro area. to 1:00 p.m.ET, Ballard Spahr will hold a webinar, “The CFPB’s Consumer Credit Card Market RFI and Other Important Recent Credit Card Developments.” On April 13, 2017, from 12:00 p.m.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

In the United States, Shark vacuums run the market — it’s the top selling upright brand and owns 35 percent of the market. Not bad for a firm that in 2010 controlled only 1 percent of the market. and Europe over that last few years, and the firm “fully intend[s] to become UK market leader” in floor care. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2016

Uber has turned profitable in all of its developed markets. The company now also seems to be profiting in China — a market where it has long faced intense competition from Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, which stands atop the space with the largest market share. its most profitable market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Many enjoyed huge first-day price pops, heating up the IPO market even more — and 2021 seems poised to only continue the fireworks. Popular stock-trading app Robinhood Markets reportedly recently hired Goldman Sachs to lead a possible 2021 IPO that would value the company at more than $20 billion. Then shares soared 85.8

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

16), Massachusetts securities regulators filed a complaint against Robinhood alleging the company aggressively marketed to inexperienced investors and failed to implement controls to protect them, violating state laws and regulations. The complaint was from the office of William Galvin, Massachusetts secretary of state.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Registration is open for small merchants at MainStreetEXPO.com , a website created to assist local companies with selling to a larger market, according to a Friday (Oct. The website was created to provide a simpler, more cost-effective method for small merchants to market to the country through the web. "We 2) announcement.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The COVID-19 vaccine is expected to have a positive effect on the labor market and other areas of the economy. 24 were in Hawaii (9.9), California (8.9), New Mexico (8.5), Nevada (8.2), the Virgin Islands (7.1), Massachusetts (7.0), Puerto Rico (6.9), Georgia (6.8), District of Columbia (6.5) and Alaska (6.1).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This makes Coinbase the first major bitcoin company to go for the public markets, WSJ reported. WSJ reported that investors include Paul Tudor Jones and Stanley Druckenmiller, and companies such as Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., It is the largest crypto exchange in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2017

has expanded its services to Massachusetts. According to a report , with the addition of Massachusetts, Remitly serves all 50 states in the U.S. 16), residents of Massachusetts, which is the most populous state in New England, can send money overseas via its app and website. and also offers its services in Canada.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions has announced that it will be integrating its TCx 300 point-of-sale (POS) systems at all of the Massachusetts locations for grocery store chain Roche Bros. Family-owned and Massachusetts-based Roche Bros. has more than 4,800 associates in its 20 Roche Bros.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Opening hubs in new markets presents a tremendous opportunity for CarLotz to gain ground in large and attractive regions of the country where the Company’s business model can make a real difference for car buyers and sellers,” CarLotz CEO and Co-Founder Michael Bor said in the announcement. 11) announcement. 8, CarLotz, Inc.

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SWBC's LenderHub

DECEMBER 18, 2020

On Wednesday, the state of Massachusetts filed a complaint against the firm. The enforcement arm of the Massachusetts Securities Division said, What’s the matter with you?” - Jimmy Conway “Goodfellas”. It’s been an exciting week for eBroker Robinhood Financial.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

“Adding the installment lending function to a bank card is suitable for all parties in the transaction,” said Brian Riley, director of the credit practice at Mercator Advisory Group , a Massachusetts consultant to the payments industry, in a statement.

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American Banker

JULY 14, 2020

Provident Bank was recast as BankProv to avoid confusion as it adds business lines and enters new markets.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

“PAI provides scale, as well as industry-leading portfolio management tools for our market partners. In June, it announced it acquired Massachusetts-based ATM operator ISA-Ecash. Like Eclipse, ISA-Ecash employees will stay on and work out of the company’s Norwood, Massachusetts, offices. “We PAI has had a busy summer.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

And as PYMNTS has previously reported , the Boston Federal Reserve has been working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to explore tech infrastructure. The Fed, of course, is hardly alone in mulling digital fiat currencies.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2018

Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, a state government commission also submitted a proposal to keep DST year-round after learning that leaving the clocks alone would positively impact consumer spending. Massachusetts’ findings are consistent with a 2016 study by the JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Case Against DST. A Uniform Decision.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2020

Uber Eats has over 100,000 restaurants on its platform, amounting to roughly 20 percent of the market. Grubhub, with about 300,000 eateries, has about 30 percent of the market. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. The city is holding a meeting to discuss delivery fees next week.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

Three months into the unprecedented economic downturn ignited by the COVID-19 outbreak, the nation’s job market is mired in uncharted and heartbreaking territory,” said Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst with Bankrate.com. It’s also the 14th straight week that claims have exceeded 1 million. percent to $194.4 billion.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2018

Bitcoin fell below the $8,000 level on Tuesday (March 27), CCN reported – and the cryptocurrency market as a whole could fall below a market cap of $300 million. In Massachusetts, a state regulator is seeking to stop several companies that appeared to be selling coins in initial coin offerings (ICOs), Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

the Massachusetts-based accounts payable (AP) automation software provider, announced a $50 million Series D investment round and the purchase of two companies Thursday (Sept. It will also allow the company to expand partnerships and product capabilities and to provide AP and payment automation to middle-market companies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The store also houses the Staples Studio coworking concept that the retailer has been launching in some Massachusetts locations, as well as three Canadian locations. The layout of products is centered on small business, home office and classroom solutions.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

as well as venture capital operations powered by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., CEO Jennifer Fitzgerald said the firm isn’t focused on an exit path through a sale or stock market offering, but has its eye on growth. They will also help the company scale its data science, engineering and marketing efforts.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2018

In fact, 6 percent of all possible sales are lost because of a lack of service, according to a report last year from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. The estimated valuation of the global connected retail market by the end of 2025 is $82.31 Retail spending saw a 1.6 percent from May to June.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

Amazon is facing an investigation by Germany’s national competition regulator into the eCommerce giant’s relationship with third-party sellers in Amazon’s second-largest market. The Federal Reserve is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing a digital currency.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has granted the first “banking and securities licenses” to two blockchain companies: SEBA Crypto AG and Sygnum AG. states: Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Arizona and Montana. The exchange is already live in California, Washington and Illinois.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2019

The household goods and furniture company is moving slowly into the smart home market with less expensive merchandise that works with Apple’s HomeKit platform. Ikea partnered in June with Ori to bring robotic furniture to the market. Ori launched in 2015 as a way to reduce the footprint of living spaces in urban environments.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The new, DBRS-rated facility, provided by Credit Suisse, speaks to Kabbage’s maturity in the financial markets and gives us diverse funding options to serve our small business customers,” Kabbage Head of Capital Markets, Deepesh Jain, said in a statement. “To

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Diners want such innovations, too, and are turning so sharply to mobile food orders that the global food delivery mobile app market could rise to $16.6 QSRs’ kiosk adoption is also expected to push the worldwide kiosk market well over $30 billion during the next few years. billion by 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.9

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Demand for digital solutions continues to accelerate, making innovation an imperative for community banks looking to excel in today’s evolving market. Rockland Trust Company, with $20 billion in assets and branches in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, also partnered with one of the companies that came through our Accelerator program: Agent IQ.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2017

Industrial rents in already-expensive cities like Los Angeles and Boston are expected to get a boost because of weed startups, according to Bloomberg Markets. California and Massachusetts will begin allowing residents to purchase recreational pot — not just medicinal marijuana — making the states especially attractive to entrepreneurs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The managing director was former Massachusetts Gov. I think in terms of market recognition, 2020 was the breakout year — [and] in terms of commercial adoption, 2021 will be more like it.”. The first fund, called Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission in July 2016. Deval Patrick.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

The employees from San Francisco will be able to work remotely, while Boston employees can work in the Needham, Massachusetts, office. The company was seeing adversity even before the pandemic when Google announced it was entering the market for travel searching.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

This acquisition will help NCR accelerate growth in our market-leading self-checkout and store transformation solutions,” President and Chief Executive Officer Michael D. NCR , the banking and commerce solutions company, announced Tuesday (Nov. In a press release , NCR said financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Although Alibaba and JD.com usually lead China’s eCommerce market, the four-year-old Pinduoduo is “popular with China’s lower-tier city residents” and attracts customers with offers of discounts and deals, per reports.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

On October 4, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) issued its final four recreational marijuana licenses to businesses, meaning legal marijuana will soon be available for purchase. Massachusetts joins a handful of states, including Colorado, Washington and Maine, that have taken steps to legalize recreational marijuana.

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