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Missouri’s Cash Tax Payment Ban Proposal Irks Cannabis Firms

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The state of Missouri is reportedly considering a ban on cash tax payments, a move that has raised concerns for local legal marijuana businesses that are struggling to obtain banking services and relying on cash to remain in operation. On a national level, the U.S.

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Apple Pay’s Latitudinal Reach

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Apple Pay is now supported by 22 banks after adding The Co-operative Bank and Metro Bank earlier this month, and Apple Pay is now available in the U.K. City National Bank of Colorado City. First Bank of Missouri. First Community National Bank. First National Bank (IA). First National Bank (MN). and the U.S.

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Young Consumers Love to “Buy Now, Pay Later” – Here’s What to Know About the Explosive Fintech Trend

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Since Square purchased Afterpay, customers can get an Afterpay card to use with participating retailers that operate with Square, which lets customers use Afterpay for in-store purchases. Pay in 4 is not currently available for residents of Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, or any US Territories.

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BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions

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He and an accomplice operated from Nigeria, targeting the U.S., In terms of data illuminating larger trends, the National Cyber Security Alliance found that roughly 50 percent of smaller firms have been victim of a cyberattack. New Zealand and a number of other countries. The scams netted an alleged $25 million from 2014 to 2016. “In

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When QSRs Think Really Outside The Box In The Innovation Race

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The drive-thru window, for example, first met the market in 1947 when it was introduced to the world by Sheldon “Red” Chaney, operator of Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri. The concept was invented by a Guatemalan McDonald’s franchise operator, Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño, in the mid-70s.

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Vigilant Eyeshades

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Missouri Bank sharpens focus on trimming expenses. When John Zimmer took over as president of HNB National Bank in Hannibal, Mo., After Zimmer’s first year personally scrutinizing all expenses, HNB National had eliminated $402,000 in costs. John Zimmer, HNB National Bank. By Ed Avis. Zimmer says. “It Culture change.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2014 Edition

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Open Bank (OTCQB: OPBK) Open Bank commenced operations in 2005 as First Standard Bank in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles. It supports the claim by highlighting its efficiency ratio is in the top 2% of UBPR peers, and its operating expenses as a percent of average assets are in the top 12% of peer banks. Congratulations to them.