Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 3, 2017

Starting in 2017 former Microsoft executive Jeremy Korst will be the man driving the message at tax compliance innovator and FinDEVr alum , Avalara. The Seattle-based company announced this week that Korst will join Avalara as its new chief marketing officer and executive vice president.

Marketing 15

Marketing Seattle Taxes Pennsylvania 15

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Jeff Bezos missed a major marketing opportunity there (as if Amazon needs it). Others are offering standard fare such as tax credits — although even that can’t be viewed as “standard” in this race. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. How is the race to be Amazon’s second home city not a reality show? Who doesn’t love sandwiches?

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Puerto Rico Tucson El Paso Georgia 109

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 1, 2015

These pre-tax profit ratios are a percent of average branch deposits, and excludes indirect branch operating expense such as Deposit Operations and IT, and overhead such as Executive and Finance. Imagine holding branch managers accountable for increasing deposit and loan spreads, and generating direct pre-tax profits.

Pennsylvania 60

Pennsylvania Community Bank Community Taxes 60

Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

billion in assets, had 87 full-time equivalent employees, and accounted for two-thirds of the town's tax revenue. The Bank's Rise McConnell came to the bank in 1977 from McKeesport, Pennsylvania. The government guarantee allowed for a secondary market in these loans. Clearly, blue-suit regulators stood out. Nationwide lending!

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National West Virginia Virginia Pennsylvania 78

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2017

Low-income consumers are far more likely to find it difficult to secure mainstream credit sources and are thus much more likely to make use of high-cost alternative credit sources when financial emergencies hit, often in the form of a payday, title, tax refund anticipation or installment loan. And that’s just accessing money itself.

Online 100

Online Chicago New York Mississippi 100

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 13, 2018

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. My method was to search for the best banks based on total return to shareholders over the past five years.

Oregon 101

Oregon Ohio California Community Bank 101

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2015

I had year-end tax planning, charitable contributions, and an upcoming holiday trip to fund. I doubt there is anybody in Pennsylvania, where my branch is located, that weighed in on that decision. Community banks continue to be market-share challenged against my and other SIFIs. Then the nerve was struck.

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Community Community Bank Pennsylvania Policies 60

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Wayfair’s case enabled cities and states to pass economic nexus laws that require out-of-state sellers to collect and remit taxes on local residents’ sales, and it permitted these jurisdictions to implement marketplace facilitator laws necessitating that eCommerce platforms collect and remit taxes on third-party merchants’ sales. .

South Dakota 105

South Dakota Taxes Retail Arizona 105

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In a deal that aimed to open the Chinese coal markets, US heavy-equipment behemoth Caterpillar paid $677M in 2012 to acquire ERA Mining Machinery Ltd. The Chinese coal market is one of the biggest in the world and this deal looked like easy money. a leading producer of hydraulic coal-mine roof supports in China. Google and Motorola.

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Google Software Innovation Company 76

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Teamed up with WooCommerce to help online merchants manage sales taxes. Announced sales-tax accuracy guarantee. Enlisted to Marketo for new marketing solutions. Launched new Common Reporting Standard solution for tax residency identification and due diligence. Unveiled new tax utility service. BehavioSec ( FD15 ).

San Francisco 18

San Francisco Taxes Lending Colorado 18

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

According to news from Reuters , strong business investment and tightening labor market conditions likely mean the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month. Core capital goods shipments have been increasing since February, partly due to expectations that Republicans will push through hefty corporate tax cuts.

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Taxes New York Pennsylvania Capital 134

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2018

PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. Goes to Greg Smith, retiring CEO of Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union. GonzoBanker of the Year – Mid-Size Banks. We hope we see you on the green boys!

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Fintech Conference Innovation Community 105

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

The invoices span 10 cities as far-flung as El Paso, Texas and Erie, Pennsylvania. Separately, government mandates for eInvoicing to battle late payments and boost tax revenues are picking up steam. Some of those debts go back to 2016, according to the reports. The bills are owed to various fire and police departments.

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El Paso Payments Pennsylvania Ohio 115

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2017

While Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of 3 million, it was the collective votes of the roughly 110,000 people in the working class counties in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin who turned those blue states, red — and put President Donald J. In 2015, 50 percent of the tax filers in the U.S. presidential election.

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Innovation Payments Taxes Policies 100