PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The private-equity backed operator of Houlihan’s restaurant chain has filed for bankruptcy protection. There is already a deal in place to sell Houlihan’s to restaurant operator Landry’s for $40 million, as well as the assumption of some liabilities, according to The Wall Street Journal on Thursday (Nov.

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TrustBank

JUNE 3, 2021

If you are looking to buy a house, you have likely observed that the real estate market is very competitive, with increased bidding activity leading to higher prices. One reason that the real estate market is so hot is that there is very low housing inventory available. Prices have continued a very strong increase thus far in 2021.

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Accenture

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In my frequent conversations with clients across the UK and Irish banking industry, one of today’s hottest topics is the rise of the challenger banks such as CYBG, Metro and AIB UK, and particularly the neo-challenger banks providing digital-only services, like Monzo, Atom and Starling. Why the intense interest in the neo-challengers?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

To learn more about how these incubation efforts work and the benefits they can bring, PYMNTS recently caught up with Chris Ostoich, co-founder of LISNR, a company taking part in the METRO Target Retail Accelerator , certified by Techstars. The basic idea behind LISNR is to send data securely via audio. “For That’s the tech part.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

.’s efforts to inject competition in the small business banking and financial services sector have culminated in a range of initiatives, from the bank referral scheme to strengthen the position of alternative lenders in the market, to the RBS fund that sees rivals and industry newcomers securing financing to improve their services.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2016

Shipt , the online grocery ordering and delivery service, has announced that it has secured $20.1 million in Series A funding that the company plans to use to expand into new markets and further compete with well-heeled online food delivery giants, like Amazon, Google and Instacart.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

Some city residents and officials worry about all the data that will be collected, stored and analyzed for the operation of the automobiles and the smart city — privacy and security concerns that are gaining more attention in general from consumers and lawmakers. Security Weaknesses. Smart City Spending.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

Rolling out mobile order-ahead can involve big operational changes, and the road to innovation — or convenience, as it were — isn’t always clearly marked. Of course, smaller merchants are looking to get in on the action, but can they re-think their operations to accommodate new consumer demands? That figure tripled in 2016 to 180,000.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

The company said it plans to use the funding to expand its staff across leadership, sales and marketing positions and continue to develop its underlying technology. Apparently, he’s putting his money where his mouth is by investing in Timelio, which offers invoice financing on a digital marketplace. Procure-To-Pay. Tradeshift. B2B eCommerce.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Some of it is soft cost,” and that’s what makes it hard to pin down, says Anita Vogel-Drentlaw, president of New Market Bank, a $99 million-asset community bank in Elko New Market, Minn. First Security, a $180 million-asset community bank in New Salem, N.D., Fearful of mistakes. And Center, N.D.,

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 12, 2018

Mortgage bankers and brokers own a significant share of market (although less than prior to the 2007-08 financial crisis). And Quicken Loans is in the top 5 HMDA market share in nearly every market we analyze. We lost auto loans to the indirect market. Real estate secured. Are you ready to be Web Bank , part deux?

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CB Insights

MARCH 22, 2018

With the proliferation of consumer-ready mobile payments, IoT, and mature GPS technology, costs to build remote locking and tracking systems plummeted, allowing bike-share operators to build dockless systems. Now dockless bike-sharing has become a notable example of a tech trend sweeping primarily from the East to Western markets.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

This collaboration has particular significance for our customer population from China, who now have a new way to experience Walgreens,” Richard Ashworth, Walgreens president of operations, said in a press release. Walgreens accept Alipay — mostly clustered in major metros like San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

PYMNTS: What is the most innovative thing that you have introduced into the market and what value did it deliver to the stakeholder group that was its target? BW: The ecosystem in which we operate. They’ve done it by making money transfer faster, more reliable, and more secure. But as it does so, eCommerce fraud goes up.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 22, 2013

versus 68.5%, respectively) and its operating expenses as a percent of average assets compared to peer banks (1.66% versus 3.09%, respectively).So, So, as a branchless bank, BofI has leveraged its significantly lower operating expenses into profit. The branchless community bank operates in the Wilmington-Philadelphia market.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In a statement, Visa Global Head of Business Solutions Kevin Phalen pointed to the “choice, flexibility and security” the B2B solution offers via supporting multiple payment rails. ” Metro Bank Loops SMBs Into Bacs. Cashfree Links India Firms To Faster Payments. Clear Embraces Blockchain For High-Volume Transactions.

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BankBazaar

JANUARY 31, 2021

We await the operational details of the scheme now. Metro services announced in 27 cities, plus additional allocations for Kochi Metro, Chennai Metro Phase 2, Bengaluru Metro Phase 2A and B, Nashik and Nagpur Metros. In urban areas, 83.7 percent of families paid out of their savings, with 8.5 Infrastructure.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 3, 2019

NACTO is an association of 63 American cities and 10 transit agencies across North America, including Seattle and the King County Metro and New York and the MTA. All of its data is fine-tuned to operate on NACTO’s SharedStreets data standard. The World Bank partners with top ride-hailing apps in emerging markets .

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Cumberland Security Bank, Inc. First Security Bank of Deer Lodge. The community bank uses the Entrepreneurial Operating System, commonly known as EOS Traction, to keep departmental efforts aligned. A: We strategically positioned ourselves to take advantage of the market. Metro City Bank. Allied First Bank, SB.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

That might mean, he said, a commercially viable flying-taxi operation in places such as Singapore and Dubai, where density would support such a business and which could appeal not only to locals but also to tourists. “It might be fewer years than people expect,” Reuter said, adding that he is working toward a 2022 goal.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Open Banking is making its rounds across the globe as regulators embrace financial services industry competition, and as financial services players — both banks and FinTech firms — recognize their market opportunities by embracing data sharing.

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

He sensed the family’s passion and liked their idea of starting with selling milk at farmers’ markets, roadside shops and small grocery stores. We worked with them with loans to buy equipment and vehicles for delivery and the beginning operational cash needs of the business,” Bunnell says. Security Bank Midwest. Security Bank.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2021

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. and it's banking subsidiary Metro City Bank are headquartered in Atlanta. You read that right.

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Insights on Business

OCTOBER 11, 2017

But more likely it’s a response to a pervasive trend in banking and financial markets: customers want faster, more personalized experiences, not just transactions. Better yet for these companies, they are unburdened by assets such as brick and mortar retail branches, allowing them to operate on very thin margins.

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CB Insights

JULY 1, 2018

Startups headquartered in the Toronto metro area dominate the table, with over 40 tech companies featured. Kindred Systems builds software that provides machines with goals and the means to learn to better achieve them and has secured $44M in funding. Marketing Tech: These companies provide technology-driven marketing solutions.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

By leveraging the mobile phone and existing platforms, such as the Apple and Android mobile operating systems and the payments rails, the cloud, a variety of technologies like GPS and apps like Maps in 2009, Uber’s platform is totally transforming the transportation sector. This is Uber’s ignition strategy for new markets today, as well.)

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

State Bank of Texas, led by president Sushil Patel (center), has a niche working with hospitality customers like Reena and Arun Patel, who own and operate a La Quinta hotel in Dallas. The bank also helped hotel operators obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Photo: R.J. billion-asset, family-owned community bank.

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