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More Security In Wake Of Mall Brawls

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A string of major disturbances at malls nationwide on the day after Christmas has led police to increase patrols and malls to ramp up security guard presence — in case consumers needed another reason to avoid physical stores. Some states, including Connecticut and Tennessee, reported multiple incidences. ‘Tis the season to riot.

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Ruby Tuesday Files For Bankruptcy, Will Close 185 Locations

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Under the reorganization, the company said it plans to close 185 locations, which leaves the franchise with 236 operating restaurants. The company said it expects to stay afloat, and that it has “reached an understanding with its secured lenders to support its restructuring.”.

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US Inches Toward Open Banking With CFPB Notice

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The solution, which secured about 20,000 SMBs to pilot the technology in the last year, provides deposit account and payment solutions that aim to compete with traditional banks that, as CEO and Co-founder Eyal Lifshitz described, "nickel-and-dime" businesses. First Horizon Bank Adopts NCR Technology. CFPB Seeks Open Banking Guidance.

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Carvana Stock Falls Short On First Day Of IPO

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Founded in 2012, the Phoenix-based company sells cars through its website and operates automated towers that store cars in U.S. cities, such as Austin and Dallas in Texas and Nashville, Tennessee. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

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The Unattended Path To Car Buying

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A company called Carvana is looking to bring convenience to car-buying with their new branded coin-operated car vending machine, recently opened in Nashville, Tennessee. But, despite those changes, car buying has remained essentially the same process for decades — until now, that is. .

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Keeping Investment Platforms Free From Fraudsters

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George’s company, WellCity, marketed itself as a social media network for the health and wellness marketplace run out of Brentwood, Tennessee. These bad actors often make off with investment funds for personal benefit or funnel them into illegal operations. The right security strategy and partners can make a significant difference.

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What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments

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Think of access to reliable internet service, perhaps, as roughly similar to access to reliable and secure financial services — without both, the larger worlds of payment and commerce can indeed suffer. “In In its FCC application, Amazon said its satellites would operate at altitudes of roughly 370 to 390 miles. communities.

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