PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

Projects funded through Facebook’s Local News Accelerator program have led to new digital and email subscribers, plus an estimated $5 million value boost across the 14 participating newspapers, a news outlet reported on Thursday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

It’s the end of another work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to catch you up on the latest news. 21) after a report was leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and BuzzFeed News. Massachusetts-based accounts payable (AP) automation technology firm MineralTree Inc. Time on Tuesday (Sept.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The parent companies of Cape Cod 5 and Fidelity Bank have agreed to combine under a multibank holding company called Mutual Bancorp. The bank units would keep their current names and operate independently but pool resources to improve efficiency.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

Amazon’s technology has helped Rhode Island launch programs efficiently, state officials told the news service. Nobody who tried to certify in Rhode Island yesterday got a busy signal,” Scott Jensen, director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor department, told the news service after the new call system was launched last month.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

We chose the MetroWest area to launch this new technology — and Westborough, MA specifically — because the community matches our target market demography. A first-in-the-nation payment solution that allows drivers to purchase gas from their cars without taking out cash, a credit card or a mobile app has launched in Westborough, MA.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

16, Massachusetts securities regulators filed a complaint against Robinhood alleging that the company aggressively marketed to inexperienced investors and failed to implement controls to protect them, violating state laws and regulations.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

And the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything — and that you start off December right, with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have a deep dive on accounts payable (AP) automation, analysis on “Google Checking” and news on the T-Mobile data breach. Silicon Valley Braces As VCs Pump The Brakes.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, on the other hand, experienced the most acute declines. However, Edgerton noted that states currently experiencing a jump in new infections have other factors in common besides higher spending on dining out. On Wednesday (June 24), the country experienced the highest day for new cases.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2018

MetLife was charged with making false statements to investors on Monday (June 25) by the securities regulator in Massachusetts. In February, MetLife said it would increase the reserves by $510 million, Reuters reported, noting the impacted retirees who live both in and out of Massachusetts number around 13,500.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In today’s top payments news, more than half of the 3,114 counties in the United States lost bank branches from 2012 to 2017. Among the nonprofits working to feed local communities this holiday season is the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), which offers food services to 190 cities and towns in the eastern Massachusetts region.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In June, six former eBay employees were charged with cyberstalking a Massachusetts couple who publish a newsletter that company executives viewed as critical of the California-based eCommerce corporation. Calls and emails to the six defendants’ attorney were not returned, the news outlet reported.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In today’s top news, GoCardless raised $95 million in a funding round, and BarkBox plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Massachusetts Suing Robinhood, Alleging Failure To Protect Investors. Massachusetts regulators filed a complaint against Robinhood on Wednesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2017

states — $22 million to Massachusetts and $2.87 I think the scope of the settlement and the kind of relief we’re getting could be used as a model for other jurisdictions,” Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey told Bloomberg News , adding that $16 million of the total will go to consumers. “I

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The website is now being piloted with retailers from Montana, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Massachusetts and Maryland. The news comes as PYMNTS has found that one out of four small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) doubt they will weather COVID-19, and only four out of 10 are confident they will.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

There was good news for unemployed workers in the $2.3 The surge of applicants has forced some states to hire more staff, expand calling hours and ease the filing process, the news service reported. “The Massachusetts may be one of the rare exceptions. trillion stimulus bill the president signed late last month.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The 350,000-square-foot facility will be located in Westborough, Massachusetts, which is 35 miles west of Boston. The new facility will be in addition to the Amazon Robotics site in North Reading, Massachusetts. Massachusetts Gov.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The technology “will help government agencies, healthcare organizations, businesses, nonprofits and educational institutions more rapidly, safely and efficiently deploy and manage their vaccine programs,” the company said in a news release.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

BinDawood Holding is planning to offer an initial public offering (IPO) of its supermarket division by the end of July, in what would be the first Middle Eastern share sale since the COVID-19 pandemic, Bloomberg News reported. The deal has not been finalized and the terms and timing could still change, anonymous sources told the news service.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

.” Battles over the status of Uber and Lyft drivers have been raging in California and Massachusetts. In other unemployment news , the U.S. California state attorneys plan to ask a judge to order Uber and Lyft to classify their ride-hailing drivers as employees rather than contractors, Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Amazon has opened its first physical store in Massachusetts. Located at the Natick Mall in Natick, Massachusetts, the 4-star store is the fifth physical location nationwide for the eCommerce giant. Every product in the stores are rated 4 stars and above, is a top seller or is new and trending on Amazon’s online platform.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Since the week ending March 20, more than 55 million individuals have filed for new unemployment insurance claims. During the week ending Oct. The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

When added to the nearly $51 million issued in state benefits, the agency provided a total of $140 million in unemployment benefits last weekend, Lamont told the news service. In Massachusetts, the federal money began going out on April 9. “We

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American Banker

JULY 30, 2020

Democrats Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Brian Schatz of Hawaii have sent a letter to CEO Charlie Scharf demanding a response to news reports that the bank has been placing borrowers into forbearance plans without their consent.

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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

MARCH 28, 2018

In hedge fund news, Morgan Creek acquired Full Tilt Capital LLC two months after that firm decided to dedicate a fund to crypto businesses, Bloomberg reported. In seed funding news, Spring Labs notched $14.75 Bitcoin was trading at $7,770.44 as of 10:41 p.m., according to CoinDesk. million in funding, CoinDesk reported. SparkCo, Inc.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

To provide a used automotive purchasing and selling experience to new geographies, CarLotz, Inc. The news comes on the heels of its announcement that it would become a public company through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), according to a Monday (Jan. unveiled intentions to launch a countrywide hub network.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

A former eBay communications chief and veteran public relations executive was involved in a campaign to cyberstalk and harass a Massachusetts couple behind a newsletter critical of the online retailer, according to a Bloomberg report. Attorney Andrew Lelling said Monday (June 15) at a news conference in Boston, according to CBS Boston. “To

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

As they gear up to restart their economies amid the pandemic, states from New York to Massachusetts are planning phased reopenings. Governor Karyn Polito unveiled required workplace safety standards for when “phased reopening begins.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

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) The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. and Alaska (6.1). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2018

Amazon , announced news on Tuesday (May 1) that it will expand its Boston Tech Hub, creating 2,000 new tech jobs in fields including machine learning, speech science, cloud computing and robotics engineering. To meet the new job creations, Amazon said it will expand 430,000 square feet in WS Development’s Seaport project — a 7.6

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

As Massachusetts began its second phase of reopening, allowing outdoor dining, only this week, the city’s Licensing Board has fast-tracked more than 200 permits , including many in the North End for the first time. . Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has said t he next phase of the reopening will include opening dining rooms.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Reuters reported news that Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced the settlement of the lawsuit on Thursday, which is the result of a probe that predated her office’s adoption of regulations in 2016 to govern daily fantasy sports. DraftKings and FanDuel will pay a combined $2.6

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

For example, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts is not changing its tuition and fees, despite having all courses conducted remotely, per the report. For example, reports CNBC , Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts requires students taking in-person classes to be tested for COVID-19.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

In today’s top news, California lawmakers propose a financial watchdog at the state level, and Germany launches an antitrust investigation into Amazon. 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

MAY 2, 2018

After hackers stole data from the computer system of a Massachusetts school system, they offered to return the information in return for a $10,000 bitcoin payment. The Superintendent of Leominster Public Schools, Paula Deacon, was surprised to learn of the extortion demand and contacted police, ABC News reported. “I

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Jimmy Buffett and The Coral Reefer Band are making new dates for stops on their Slack Tide Tour, according to an announcement. The concert at Charlotte, North Carolina’s PNC Music Pavilion has been rescheduled to April 24, 2021 and the concert at the Boston, Massachusetts Xfinity Center has been rescheduled for Aug.

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American Banker

APRIL 19, 2023

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