Bank Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2018

Startup Varo Money has raised $45 million for its plans to become a full-fledged, “national bank,” the startup announced yesterday. The funds will go towards marketing its service as well as for laying “the foundation” to become a bank, company CEO Colin Walsh told TechCrunch.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

With claims that the company aimed to coerce music venues into using its Ticketmaster subsidiary, the Justice Department is reportedly gearing up to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. The merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation brought together two of the music industry’s most formidable forces.

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National Report Marketing Security 130

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Figure Pay, he said, with the ability to scan QR codes at checkout, is predicated on the concept of using a blockchain payment rail in lieu of interchange as the network is built out — and across a swath of merchants as large as Walmart and small as localized farmers’ markets (in a type of “barbell” approach) upon initial launch early next year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Live Nation Entertainment reached a deal with the government, resolving concerns that the company had violated a 2010 antitrust settlement. The agreement — which was set to expire in 2020 — bars Live Nation from forcing venues to use Ticketmaster when they want to book tours, as well as retaliating when a venue uses another ticketing service.

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National Training Industry Security 130

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

On Friday (July 31), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Varo Bank has been granted its full-service national bank charter. As a new national bank, Varo joins the world’s most respected system of financial institutions and has the opportunity to become a household name as many other national banks have become.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

government over the use of nationalism by the government in India to promote a domestic payments network there. ” Modi has said that using RuPay is akin to offering a service to the nation, given the fees associated with the use stay in India. Mastercard reportedly has lodged a protest with the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Launching into an emerging market can be a risky move for any global business. While spend in developing markets isn’t typically as high as, say, in the U.S., While spend in developing markets isn’t typically as high as, say, in the U.S., The Emerging Market Opportunity.

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Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Fidelity National Information Services promised bigger profit margins this year from its newly reconfigured business focused on banking and capital markets.

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National Capital Marketing 221

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

has sought a national bank charter from the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC), which will let it meet “promises of efficiency, affordability and financial inclusion,” according to a Friday (Nov. Financial services firm Figure Technologies, Inc. 6) announcement.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2022

On August 10, 2022, Director Rohit Chopra delivered remarks at the 2022 National Association of Attorneys General Presidential Summit in Des Moines, Iowa on the topic of consumer protection in the digital world. He noted that the Act can be enforced by state attorneys general. A complete copy of his remarks can be found here.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

They have provided critical support for those developing markets during the pandemic and will continue their importance after the pandemic is in the rearview mirror, a report by Oxford Economics , commissioned by Western Union , has found. increase in final gross domestic product (GDP) in the recipient country.

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Payments Dive

JANUARY 23, 2018

The company behind the banking industry's mobile P2P effort had to think outside the box to get the service's core tenants across in three TV commercials.

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National Marketing Mobile Industry 207

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In today’s top news, cybersecurity firm FireEye announced that it had been hacked by a suspected nation-state, and PayPal’s iZettle added QR code payments to its POS app in the U.K. Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Suspected Nation-State. Plus, Robinhood is in talks to go public. amid COVID-19 restrictions. businesses.

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National Payments Tools Resources 204

PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Apple has announced a new initiative that will help its customers support and enjoy America’s national parks. 24 through 31, the company is donating $1 to the National Park Foundation for every purchase made with Apple Pay at any Apple Store, online at apple.com or through the Apple Store app in the U.S.

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Jeff For Banks

MARCH 21, 2024

Our lives changed forever from this whole experience of the government’s declaration of a national emergency, leading to forced shutdowns of businesses and schools, mandated mask wearing, forcing 6-foot distances between people, travel restrictions, fear mongering with case and death counts, and forced vaccines/boosters. Here's a rant.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

To enable continued innovation and growth in the digital economy, the Business Roundtable is asking Congress to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy law that establishes a national privacy framework and strengthens protections for consumers. to come up with a national privacy law had hit a wall. companies.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

There are many forms of nationalism. Ethnic nationalism. Cultural nationalism. Now comes cryptocurrency nationalism? If we want the market to mature and the participants to evolve … you want anti-money laundering and proper know your customer [KYC],” he said. I’m not saying they are embracing crypto.

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Payments Dive

JUNE 17, 2022

"The Visa-Mastercard duopoly controls about 80% of the market share, allowing them to raise fees indiscriminately and with no formidable opposition," contends Doug Kantor, general counsel for the National Association of Convenience Stores.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Many of the biggest points of friction that emerged in the spring could be solved through technology, according to Anne Miller , executive director at Project N95 , a new nonprofit described as the "National Critical Equipment Clearinghouse.". According to Miller, there are three categories of buyers in the PPE market. once again.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

63 percent of small businesses applied for a working capital loan last year, data from S&P Global Market Intelligence recently found. However, Dave Gilbert, founder and chief executive officer of SMB alternative lending firm National Funding , said he’s seen a trend of growing traction within the small business community.

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National Regulation Capital Industry 167

PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

Payments company Square has partnered with the Washington Nationals and Levy Restaurants to let fans order concession menu items right from their seats, according to reports. Alan Gottlieb, chief operating officer at Lerner Sports Group, said it was important for Nationals fans to get the most out of their ballpark experience.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Community bank Patriot National has hit a regulatory roadblock in its plans to launch a Small Business Administrative platform, but reports in American Banker on Thursday (March 13) said the financial institution remains undeterred by the challenge. Hana is one of the largest SBA lenders, facilitating $96.6

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National Community Bank Metro Lending 139

CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

On November 17, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced in a blog post that it is in seeking to build a new data set that “will allow for a more robust understanding of market trends” in the auto market. trillion nationally) are on pace to surpass student loans as the second-largest debt category in 2023.

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SWBC's LenderHub

JULY 19, 2021

Rather suddenly, the markets have begun to put less focus on current economic developments such as the surging price of just about everything and continued signs of strong economic growth, and more toward pessimism on the future as COVID cases across the nation are skyrocketing again.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

Citigroup is gearing up to launch a digital consumer bank that will be national in scope and will arrive within the next three years. The CFO said the bank won’t start marketing a national digital bank until it can provide services via mobile phones and computers for customers, who have increasingly gone digital.

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National Digital Banking Conference Texas 135

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

16), the National Restaurant Association offered up seven public policy tenets that – in collaboration with delivery aggregators – are being billed as a “framework” for the delivery industry. With data sharing, to boot. To that end, as reported on Wednesday (Dec.

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American Banker

MARCH 7, 2024

To serve an increasingly online audience, POS Nation has acquired agriculture e-commerce platform GrazeCart, an example of vendors joining forces to adapt to shifts in the agriculture industry.

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Marketing National Examples Payments 78

South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

One of the lessons that was driven home at the recent American Banker Small Business Banking Conference in Nashville was the difference in marketing between large national banks and community banks, particularly deposit marketing. The data would indicate not marketing to a new customer is a mistake.

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Marketing Regional National Nashville 195

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Kohl’s has rolled out its new Kohl’s Rewards loyalty program throughout the country after a successful pilot in multiple markets, according to a Tuesday (Sept. Kohl’s said it has been testing Kohl’s Rewards in 13 markets and the initiative has garnered a “strong customer response.” 8) announcement.

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National Retail Marketing Report 136

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Not every product launches smoothly (RIP Fire Phone ), not every new endeavor delivers (Amazon’s flirtations with offering a travel platform ended abruptly) and not every new market immediately yields. Amazon still has mountains to climb, even as the market is softening toward them. Amazon is the biggest winner.”.

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Marketing Survey Online New York 237

PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

To provide single-serve frozen products in retail stores, Purple Carrot has rolled out its completely plant-based meals at most Whole Food Market locations throughout the nation in the frozen food section.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

The appointed organizer for the initiative, SFB Technologies, tapped the Algorand protocol because of its scalability, speed, security and its “ability to effectively implement required compliance controls and the transaction finality needed for a national currency.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

National direct bank CIT Bank is introducing eChecking, a new digital checking account with a wide variety of electronic transfer and payment solutions, the company announced in a press release on Friday (Nov. The new accounts have no monthly fee and offer ATM fee reimbursement of up to $15 a month. checking account. .

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Fintech dLocal is expanding its API-based payments service into Nigeria and South Africa, two nations with different levels of digital payments adoption.

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National Marketing Fintech Payments 62

PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

dollars (USD) through PayPal in addition to other payment methods, the KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange said that USD support has been added to its P2P Fiat Market, according to an announcement. Now, our P2P Fiat Market supports … the 5 mainstream fiat currencies. 1 place at 63.21 percent, per Coinhills data.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2017

First National Bank and Trust Company is planning the launch of a digital small business lending portal and has tapped a partner to create the solution. In its announcement, First National Bank alluded to the rise of alternative and marketplace lenders, many of which have changed the way small businesses apply for and receive financing. “We

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National Lending Online Mobile 108

Payments Dive

JULY 7, 2020

The rapid integration of the global payments market means that local payment methods will no longer be seen as an alternative payment method for multi-national payment processors and merchants, but the norm.

Payments 443

Payments National Marketing 443