Prepaid Tech buys WorkStride to boost customer engagement
Payments Dive
JULY 12, 2022
The Birmingham, Alabama-based fintech says there is room to grow in the $8 trillion market for business-to-business payment software services.
Fighting Truth and Mythology: Educating Black Patients About COVID-19
Perficient
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Many Black Americans are either the descendants of or are very aware of those who were part of the Tuskegee experiment , where, from 1932 to 1972, 600 low-income African American men in Tuskegee, Alabama, many of whom had syphilis, were tracked by the U.S. government without their awareness.
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PNC Eyes Buying US Unit Of Spain's BBVA, Report Says
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
The acquisition could have the effect of boosting PNC's presence in the southeast and west where the markets are growing quickly, according to WSJ. BBVA bought Alabama's Compass Bancshares in 2007 and has around $100 billion in assets in the U.S., including branches around the Sunbelt with a large presence in Texas. according to WSJ.
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Chase Plans Expansion In Top US Markets In 2019
PYMNTS
MARCH 13, 2019
Chase has announced it is expanding its retail footprint into nine of the top American markets, as well as opening dozens of new locations in the greater Washington, D.C Chase said it will also open branches in locations close to major universities in Auburn, Alabama and Lincoln, Nebraska. area, Philadelphia and Boston.
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ALDI Plans 70 New Store Openings In Expansion Push
PYMNTS
JULY 21, 2020
The value grocery chain also said it intended to come into the greater Phoenix market and continue to support Gulf Coast store growth with a new Alabama distribution center, according to a Tuesday (July 21) announcement. As it stands, the company operates 180 retail locations in Florida as well as Alabama.
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Bank OZK Exits Alabama Market Through Branch Sales
Banking Exchange
JULY 6, 2020
billion banking giant has agreed to sell two branches to M&M Bank and 22nd State Bank, while PA-based Community Bank is closing two premises Management Feature M&A Feature3 Community Banking.
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Bank-FinTech Collaboration Tackles SMB Finance Friction
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
With a focus on its corporate customers, Progress Bank , which operates in Alabama and Florida has tapped data and financial management technology company Sensibill to integrate its digital receipt management capabilities. Progress Bank Taps Sensibill For Digital Receipts.
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CFPB Rolls Out Innovation Regulator Network
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
The network will also advance “regulatory certainty” for innovators and stay abreast of changes in the market while helping reduce fraud, discrimination and deception. Inaugural members of ACFIN include state attorneys general of Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah.
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JPMorgan Chase to triple its branch footprint in Alabama
American Banker
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
The $4 trillion-asset company is looking to grow its deposit franchise by building a presence in new markets. The 24-branch addition in Alabama is its latest part of that push.
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United in Alabama to enter new market with bank acquisition
American Banker
MARCH 16, 2021
The company will pay $29 million for Town-Country National Bank in Camden, Ala., which will operate as its own subsidiary after the deal closes. ]].
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Publix Debuts Personalized Membership Program With Mobile Payment
PYMNTS
MARCH 11, 2020
“We’re always looking for ways to create a more convenient and rewarding shopping experience for our customers that delivers more of what matters to them,” Mark Irby, Publix vice president of Marketing, said in the announcement.
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Amazon, Whole Foods, ALDI Open Grocery Stores Despite Pandemic
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 20, 2020
Amazon Fresh, a new physical retail concept from Amazon, is setting up shop in four locations in the Chicago market, the Chicago Tribune reported. Furthermore, Whole Foods Market lists new store openings In Sherman Oaks, California; Sunnyvale, California and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Gold’s Gym Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
PYMNTS
MAY 5, 2020
Louis, Alabama and Colorado Springs markets. The closings were extended because they are not considered an essential business. In April, Gold’s announced on its Facebook page that it was permanently closing 30 gyms, mainly in the St. Along with the announcement, Zeitsiff said no other locations would be shuttered.
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Google Data Practices Under EU Antitrust Scrutiny
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 1, 2019
In September, 50 attorneys general announced that they were launching an investigation into whether Google has abused its position in the online advertising market. Both Alabama and California are not participating in the probe.
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US Jobless Claims At 1.4M For Second Week
PYMNTS
JULY 30, 2020
Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com, said the virus spread and economic rollbacks in the weeks since do not bode well for the labor market in the weeks and months ahead. economy’s backslide as some states dealt with a resurgence in coronavirus cases and re-closed businesses.
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Scotiabank: Why Banks Need To Rethink Personalization
PYMNTS
JULY 22, 2020
Experts predict that the market will reach $10.87 This change in operations could remain after the end of the crisis, according to Stephen Griffin, senior vice president at Alabama-based Regions Bank , as it has two major benefits over the status quo. The global digital banking platform industry generated $3.95
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Old School, New School: TCU Pairs AI And Outreach To Personalize Members’ Experiences
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Evidence suggests that one of the most effective ways they can continue to engage their member bases is to roll out personalized services, such as financial management and budgeting tools, card management options and targeted marketing initiatives.
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Google’s Acquisition Of Data Firm Triggers UK Watchdog Probe
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 18, 2019
watchdog Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is questioning Google’s purchase of the analytics firm Looker Data Sciences and is launching an initial investigation, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Tuesday (Dec. billion takeover of Looker Data Sciences would result in less competition in the British market.
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Google Antitrust Probe Widens To Include Search, Android
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
In September, 50 attorneys general announced that they were launching an investigation into whether Google has abused its position in the online advertising market. Both Alabama and California are not participating in the probe.
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Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Renter Security Deposits
PYMNTS
JANUARY 19, 2020
New York, Ohio, and Virginia lawmakers all have introduced security deposit-focused legislation designed to help renters in markets often without designated, affordable and low-income housing. Alabama, Connecticut, and New Hampshire representatives say they will follow suit this year with a similar legislative approach.
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Target Wants To Ramp Up Shipt Deliveries In The New Year
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Target currently provides same-day service for in about 200 markets through 46 states. When Target first started with Shipt about a year ago, the service was only available in about 70 markets. Now, with the new year just days away, Target has revealed some of its plans for the future with Shipt, according to reports.
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Mall Vacancies At Highest Level In Eight Years
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Reis data indicates that the proportion of units sitting empty in some cities – with the inclusion of Birmingham, Alabama and Indianapolis, Indiana – is roughly four times higher than San Francisco, the Financial Times reported. Some geographies are coping with the upheaval in retail better than others, as vacancies in U.S.
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Smart Cities? Sure, But Not Without Big Roles For Payments
PYMNTS
MARCH 28, 2019
That includes Birmingham, Alabama , where city leaders are touting “smart” utility payment options – a program that basically means giving consumers many more places to settle their power bills, including common retail locations. billion by 2023.”. Parking Growth.
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How Food Delivery Platforms Can Move Beyond Big City Takeout
PYMNTS
MARCH 20, 2018
But he realized that there was something lacking in small markets like his at the time — big food delivery players such as Grubhub. Then he moved to another smaller market — Lake Charles, Louisiana — and realized there was a potential for food delivery outside big cities. In all, he identified 422 cities as potential markets.
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Shipt Gets $20 Million In Funding To Challenge Amazon, Google
PYMNTS
JULY 28, 2016
million in Series A funding that the company plans to use to expand into new markets and further compete with well-heeled online food delivery giants, like Amazon, Google and Instacart. Founded and based in Birmingham, Alabama, Shipt launched in Nov.
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BofA eyes seven new markets, including New Orleans and Milwaukee
American Banker
JUNE 13, 2023
Bank of America is also planning to expand into Madison, Wisconsin; Boise, Idaho; and Birmingham, Alabama, a company executive said. The goal is to find growth opportunities that don't require operating a large number of branches, the executive indicated.
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Atlanta Fed Warns Recovery Could Stall As Outbreaks Surge
PYMNTS
JULY 7, 2020
Other states including Alabama, California, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas also reported record numbers of hospitalizations, the newspaper reported. Hospitals across the Sun Belt continue to be filled with new coronavirus patients, The Washington Post reported. Last week, the nation’s economy added a record 4.8
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Dollar General Introduces 'popshelf' Store Concept
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 9, 2020
Plans are in place to have roughly 30 locations in different markets before the conclusion of fiscal year 2021. The company also plans to break ground on a new Loxley, Alabama distribution hub and regional headquarters in 2021.
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Easing Recurring Collections For Tech-Averse SMBs
PYMNTS
MARCH 17, 2020
Striking a balance between simplicity and agile technology has been a struggle for many payments firms looking to meet the collections needs of SMBs in areas beyond the biggest urban markets, Polancich recently told PYMNTS in an interview. As they make this shift, what’s key to collecting payment is simplicity, he said.
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OnDeck Channels Accountants For SME Funding
PYMNTS
JUNE 27, 2016
While the tool initially launched in March , reports said OnDeck expanded this aspect of its operations this month across Kentucky, Florida and Alabama. Reports Thursday (June 23) said OnDeck has launched its Accountant Advisor Program , a service that helps professionals accountants arrange financing for their SME clients.
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How Financial Institutions Focus on Customers Is Key
Abrigo
AUGUST 26, 2019
Panelists will be Jill Hudson, Vice President & Operations Officer at Vision Bank in Ada, Oklahoma, Brandon McBay, Senior Vice President at Southern States Bank in Anniston, Alabama, and Laura Broderick, Chief Marketing Officer at Abrigo. Alison Trapp, Abrigo’s Director of Client Education, will moderate the discussion.
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BofA to enter new markets in Nebraska, Alabama and Ohio
American Banker
JUNE 27, 2023
The moves are part of an ongoing strategy to enter new markets even as the bank reduces its total branch count. Bank of America says it will extend its branch footprint to Omaha, Dayton and Huntsville.
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Chapter 11 Watch: Takata, A Hanjin Update And Are Chico’s, Lands’ End Next Up?
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 14, 2016
Well, it now appears that none of those closings will be in Alabama, as Alabama.com reported this week that the restaurant chain has no plans to close any of its 24 Alabama Logan’s Roadhouse locations. Such a filing, according to WSJ , would clear the path for an outside investor. Takata said in a statement on Tuesday (Oct.
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Texas AG-Led Google Probe Taps Former Microsoft Attorney
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Alabama and California are not part of the probe. The focus of the probe will be on whether Google had abused its position in the online advertising market. “I The three were hired following the Sept. 9 announcement that state attorneys general from 48 states, Washington, D.C.
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Google’s Rough Day: State AGs Unveil Antitrust Probe
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
The focus of the probe will be on whether the company has abused its position in the online advertising market. “I Absent from the roster is Alabama and California. In terms of optics, a verifiable crowd gathered on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. This investigation is not a lawsuit,” Paxton said.
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5 Bank Marketing Lessons From Collegiate Athletic Recruiting
Long Lasting Ideas
APRIL 1, 2016
And college football is such a part of the cultural footprint in America that the Super Tuesday presidential primaries are also known as the SEC primaries, not because of the Securities and Exchange Commission, but because Super Tuesday covers the states Southeastern Conference schools call home, like Texas and Alabama.
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Online Grocery Ordering Coming To SNAP Recipients
PYMNTS
APRIL 18, 2019
The pilot itself will also extend beyond New York’s borders: Alabama, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington are all slated for tests. Earlier this year, when food stamps were handed out early as a response to the government shutdown , their effects were felt powerfully in the market.
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Regions keeps costs in check as loan growth proves elusive
American Banker
JANUARY 17, 2025
The Alabama-based regional bank reported stronger earnings on a bump in capital markets fee revenue and lower expenses, but its total loans declined and its charge-offs increased. It expects only modest loan growth this year.
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48 State AGs Gearing Up For Antitrust Push On Google?
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
“Antitrust enforcers cannot turn a blind eye to the serious competition questions that digital markets have raised,” said Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim at an antitrust conference on Friday. Supreme Court, said they would look into whether the company has abused its position in the online advertising market.
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Commercial Credit Trends – Where to Tread Carefully
South State Correspondent
MAY 23, 2023
This data is critical for pricing, capital allocation, and marketing. Regarding volatility, Alabama is projected to have the most significant variability in credit, while Connecticut is expected to have the most minor variability. Once again, it is time to play more defense. When you write a blog, your work is there for all to see.
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Regions helped in third quarter by capital markets and wealth growth
American Banker
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The Birmingham, Alabama-based company joined a number of other institutions reporting sizable increases in investment banking-related revenues. It's also forecasting an uptick in spread income throughout the remainder of 2024 and into 2025.
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As GDPR Entrenches, Some Regulators Seek Exemptions
PYMNTS
JULY 2, 2018
As noted last week, some regulators, spanning the United Kingdom, North America and Asia, are seeking those exemptions as they contend that the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) could stymie cross-border law enforcement actions that focus on fraud and manipulations of markets.
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Avant Brings SaaS Lending Tech To Banks
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Avant’s consumer-facing product is devised as a digital alternative to that market. The time has come, though, for that business line to step out and start building a real identity in the market all its own, according to Goldstein. A Better Option For Banks.
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Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
And, because all cannabis industry tax returns are in paper form, they are also nine times more expensive to process than the electronic returns filed by most other businesses, according to Julie Hill, a law professor at the University of Alabama and an expert on banking regulations and the legal marijuana industry. billion seen last year.
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