PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2020

than in San Francisco. The top federal pay location is San Francisco. The lowest-paying regions for G15-grade workers are in the Southwest and Midwest and make around $127,000. “The cost of living usually falls more than the paycheck,” Brian Kropp , research chief of the human-resources practice at Gartner Inc.,

San Francisco 208

San Francisco Los Angeles Baltimore Nashville 208

American Banker

JANUARY 12, 2024

The San Francisco-based bank warned for months that charge-offs were likely to start rising as some office-related loans went bad. It began to happen in the fourth quarter, which could be an omen for regional banks that have larger concentrations in the office sector.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Regional Lending 60

PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

To bring their merchandise in front of millions of shoppers through eCommerce, several Goodwill regions are teaming with mobile marketplace OfferUp. More than 100 Goodwill store locations ranging from New York to San Francisco are uploading products like collectibles, clothing and furniture to the platform to drive in-store and online sales.

Regional 145

Regional San Antonio San Francisco New York 145

BankInovation

APRIL 21, 2022

Tech spend is on the rise at regional banks as smaller institutions look to differentiate themselves in a crowded digital banking marketplace. First Republic Bank San Francisco-based First Republic Bank completed a core conversion during Q1, which bank executives last week called the largest technology project in its history.

San Francisco 98

San Francisco Regional Digital Banking System 98

PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2018

Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, is reportedly being tapped to replace the retiring president of the New York Fed, but at least one watchdog has problem with that. The Federal Reserve in San Francisco is in charge of supervising the financial institution.

San Francisco 115

San Francisco Los Angeles New York Risk Management 115

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

On September 21, 2018, the CFPB announced that it will be relocating its southeast regional office from Washington, D.C. that will be surrendered after the southeast regional team is moved to Atlanta. The plan for a southeast regional office has been in the works since 2016. to Atlanta, Georgia in late 2019.

Atlanta 60

Atlanta Regional San Francisco Washington 60

BankInovation

MAY 25, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — Regional banks and credit unions should redefine what it means to be a “community” financial institution when considering new technologies to tap into underserved customer groups. “I love the idea of changing the way we think about community banks from, instead of the community that’s near us, is there a niche community of customers (..)

Community Bank 52

Community Bank Community San Francisco Regional 52

TheGuardian

MARCH 20, 2023

The US bank may need to raise more funds despite a $30bn rescue last week Shares in First Republic Bank dropped more than 17% on Monday, after reports the San Francisco-based bank may need to raise more funds despite a $30bn (£24bn) rescue last week.

San Francisco 73

San Francisco Regional US Report 73

BankInovation

APRIL 28, 2023

First Republic Bank shares fell as much as 54% in extended New York trading on speculation that it would be seized by regulators, as regional US lenders are pressured by deposit drains and weakening investments.

San Francisco 52

San Francisco FDIC New York Regional 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

Uber — or Uber’s software, to be exact — will soon be managing public transportation for Marin County in the San Francisco Bay area, the Financial Times (FT) reported. With ridesharing having taken a hit from the pandemic, Uber is pushing into a new sector: public transportation.

Management 232

Management San Francisco Regional US 232

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Only the southern region of the U.S. saw encouraging expansion, “although each region achieved year-over-year gains in pending home sales transactions,” the announcement stated. The PHSI measures signed contracts for existing one-family residences. percent higher than in October of last year. . NAR represents over 1.4

Las Vegas 160

Las Vegas Los Angeles San Francisco Nevada 160

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

According to a Fintech Finance report, Gottschalk will be based in San Francisco and will focus on strengthening the fund via investment opportunities in the region. Gottschalk comes to Santander InnoVentures from Blumberg Capital where he was principal for seven years based in San Francisco.

America 161

America San Francisco Fintech Capital 161

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Our partnership with Jack Henry helps us bring Plaid Exchange to hundreds of regional and community banks, and helps ensure millions of people can access digital finance apps and services no matter where they choose to bank, invest and manage their money,” Karvounis added.

Fintech 198

Fintech San Francisco Community Bank Regional 198

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Tencent is a global technology company based in Shenzhen, China, and Dragoneer is an investment firm based in San Francisco. Farfetch, a luxury technology platform, has raised $250 million from Tencent and Dragoneer through the sale of convertible senior notes, according to a release.

San Francisco 228

San Francisco Leadership Technology Branding 228

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

Payments startup Stripe has announced that it’s opening up an office in Mexico City to take advantage of opportunities for growth in the Latin American region , according to a report by CNBC. Stripe was started in San Francisco, and it competes with Square and Adyen to help businesses facilitate payments over the internet.

America 165

America San Francisco Regional Capital 165

PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

GoodData, a San Francisco-based analytics company, announced an investment and strategic partnership with Visa Inc. , one of the world’s largest digital payment providers. Terms of the deal were not revealed. The companies said they will develop data products to improve the lives of consumers and companies.

Data 186

Data San Francisco Analytics Meeting 186

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Onward launched in March in the San Francisco Bay Area, offering round-trip, door-to-door rides for older adults who can no longer drive. So far, Onward has completed more than 500 trips in the San Francisco Bay Area. Onward revealed that it has raised $1.5 The minute you can’t do that, it’s sad and scary,” Lewis said.

San Francisco 116

San Francisco Training Regional Capital 116

PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

The San Francisco-based division of Square Inc., Being a sole proprietor is always challenging, but coronavirus amplified that exponentially, as it meant you were one person alone trying to figure out how to adapt and survive,” said Carolyn Hart, a San Francisco massage practice owner, in a statement. “It

Capital 141

Capital San Francisco New Jersey Massachusetts 141

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Tapping into Chicago’s rich history and incredible potential, we’ll be investing $200 million annually in the region, through headcount, real estate investment and other expenses to support Uber’s local operations,” Lior Ron, head of Uber Freight, wrote in a blog post.

Chicago 109

Chicago San Francisco Regional Innovation 109

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Uber Money teams are also located in Palo Alto, Amsterdam, New York and San Francisco tech centers, Livemint reported. In a move that bolsters its financial technology presence in India, Uber has put an Uber Money team into place in Hyderabad.

San Francisco 186

San Francisco Fintech Analytics New York 186

PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

Just when we thought we were catching up, this overwhelmed the system again,” said Pradeep Elankumaran, founder of San Francisco Bay area delivery service Farmstead. Walmart has seen grocery delivery outages in places like Tennessee, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia, among other regions.

Meeting 140

Meeting North Carolina San Francisco US 140

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Visitors can browse by location or query for restaurants in the region, according to reports. The Kriegers said that they were “no longer going out because of COVID-19 (San Francisco is under a ‘shelter in place’ ordinance), so we started buying gift cards to help support our favorite cafes and restaurants during this unpredictable time.”

Cards 159

Cards San Francisco Maine Regional 159

PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

this seemingly high-tech format is being adopted (and adapted) by smaller, regional stores without Amazon-sized budgets. Another regional grocer, H-E-B, has begun piloting a scan-and-go solution, which lets customers scan products with their smartphones during their shopping trip, bag them and pay via generated QR code before leaving.

San Francisco 128

San Francisco Retail Minnesota Regional 128

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The San Francisco-based company said it will use the money to expand its roster of employees and move into new regions. Chipper Cash has a lot of competition in the region, including M-Pesa in Kenya, a FinTech that has tens of millions of users.

Fintech 130

Fintech San Francisco Marketing Montana 130

PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2019

Payments startup Stripe announced earlier in August that it was planning to open an office in Mexico City to take advantage of opportunities for growth in the Latin American region. Stripe Chief Business Officer Billy Alvarado said that the activity in the region made the move an easy choice. With a valuation of $22.5

Cards 116

Cards San Francisco Regional Capital 116

Payments Source

JUNE 20, 2017

It's a San Francisco-based organization that doesn't have a large presence in the region, and even on its home turf Wikimedia generally doesn't collect frequent payments from consumers. When Wikimedia tries to collect payments in Latin America, it's a mixing two unusual activities.

San Francisco 69

San Francisco Regional America Payments 69

PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

In the marketing arena, Lyft will be focusing on regional teams now, rather than state-by-state teams as it had previously. The company recently introduced a new car rental program in Los Angeles and San Francisco that will work similarly to a traditional rental company. Lyft isn’t the only company to see setbacks.

Los Angeles 131

Los Angeles Marketing San Francisco New York 131

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The company, which is based in San Francisco and has offices in Ghana and Kenya, will give people in Nigeria access to its peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service through a partnership with payment gateway company Paystack. Nigeria is no stranger to tech company expansion.

Fintech 130

Fintech San Francisco United States Google 130

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

While the platform has predominately been used in individual pilot cases, Ajay Sharma, HSBC’s regional head of global trade and receivables finance for Asia-Pacific, said it is getting closer to full proposition. “We NDIP, a collaboration between the United Nations and San Francisco-based nonprofit Kiva , is being rolled out in two phases.

blockchain 144

blockchain System San Francisco National 144

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Founded in 2009, the San Francisco-based company has already received more than $400 million in total venture capital funding from investors including GV, Madrona Venture Group and actor Ashton Kutcher.

San Francisco 125

San Francisco United States User Experience Regional 125

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2016

These new cities will join the AmazonFresh family cities/regions of Northern Virginia, Boston, Baltimore, London, Seattle, New York, Philadelphia, Stamford, Trenton, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose and Stockton. Amazon announced yesterday (Oct.

San Diego 100

San Diego San Jose Los Angeles San Francisco 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Every region of the country saw home prices rise, while three of the four had sales hikes. This week, Drew Uher , CEO of HomeLight , the San Francisco-based real estate referral company, told PYMNTS that home sales have surged due to record-low mortgage rates and a radical re-centering of people’s housing priorities.

San Francisco 142

San Francisco National Regional Marketing 142

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Its founders, three sisters from San Francisco, turned down Mark Cuban’s $30 million offer to buy the startup in 2015. Coffee Meets Bagel has recently set up operations in Seattle — its first office outside San Francisco — and used WeWork space for that. The company has reportedly raised $23.4

Innovation 122

Innovation San Francisco Seattle Meeting 122

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

And Visa has worked with the New York Giants, New York Jets, and San Francisco 49ers to provide grants of $60,000 overall to help Black-owned SMBs in the New York and Santa Clara, California, regions that have been affected by the pandemic, the announcement stated.

Tampa 211

Tampa San Francisco New York Miami 211

PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

According to an announcement from public-private partnership Toronto Finance International (TFI) in March, FinTech investment in the Toronto region arrived at $221 million and 25 deals last year, up from $24 million and eight deals in 2013. Funding rounds and exits have followed suit.”

Innovation 192

Innovation Fintech San Francisco New York 192

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Deputy Managing Director of MAS Jacqueline Loh said the relationship demonstrates a FinTech that may extend to other countries in the ASEAN region. Bowman remarked at an event, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, that the Fed could foster collaborative action between those smaller banks and FinTech firms. “I

Fintech 211

Fintech San Francisco National Innovation 211

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

We want to support the innovation coming out of this great, diverse region.”. Not only has the company faced opposition to its service, and struggles with regulation in numerous big cities around the globe, including Vancouver, but it’s also facing tougher competition in the region from its rival Lyft. We like what we see.

Arizona 105

Arizona San Francisco Regional Innovation 105