PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Alloy’s Julieann Thurlow, CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank, said, “Community banks play a special role in the lives of our customers, but we don’t have the same IT and innovation budgets as the big banks to capitalize on that relationship.” Here In The States. In the United States, sandboxes are grabbing a bit of headline space.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In August 2018, Arizona began accepting applications for its regulatory sandbox that “enables a participant to obtain limited access to Arizona’s market to test innovative financial products or services without first obtaining full state licensure or other authorization that otherwise may be required.” and Sweetbridge NFP, Ltd.,

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Abrigo

JANUARY 30, 2024

The ThinkBIG 2024 conference is June 3-6 in Phoenix, Arizona, and with 99% of last year’s attendees saying they would recommend the conference to others, Abrigo expects another large crowd. Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced architecture and the amenities of the Waldorf Astoria resort make the Arizona Biltmore a desert oasis.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Beginning in July 2017, additional Fabletics locations will open in Scottsdale, Arizona; Cerritos, San Jose, San Francisco and San Diego, California and Paramus, New Jersey. Less is more,” Dustin Netral, SVP of operations for Fabletics, said in a press release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Consumers waited on financial institutions (FIs) to innovate in an odd relationship that put business needs before customers’ needs. Arizona-based FI consulting firm Cornerstone Advisors noted that just three major banks have 47 percent of the accounting and payment services sector’s $11 billion.”. It was all on their timetable.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

And rising to meet the nation’s rising need for mead are Jeff and Jen Herbert, who 10 years ago started on the path to being one of America’s premier mead makers — a journey that as of last year saw their business, Arizona-based Superstition Meadery , bring in $2.7 million in revenue.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

That vehicle also made headlines for being the first one to drive on public roads in three different states: California, Texas and Arizona. The post noted that during the pandemic, self-driving cars can help reduce the spread of the virus. Last year, Nuro announced it was working with Walmart on a pilot for autonomous grocery delivery.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

Arizona Federal Credit Union , for one, is taking data-driven approach to understanding members’ pain points by proactively solving problems via journey mapping and service blueprinting techniques, said Dana Vas Nunes, senior vice president of member services for the CU in a recent interview with PYMNTS.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

We talk with Evan Daniels, Fintech Counsel in the Arizona Attorney General’s office, about Arizona’s first-in-the-nation Fintech sandbox and how it is being used to drive innovation in consumer financial services. To listen and subscribe to the podcast, click here.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

Domino’s Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Kevin Vasconi said in the announcement, “We are always looking for new ways to innovate and evolve the delivery experience for our customers.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2019

“We’ve seen firsthand in Arizona how enthusiastic customers are about getting their Kroger groceries delivered by a Nuro self-driving vehicle ,” said Nuro Co-founder Dave Ferguson in the press release.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2016

And like Walgreens is now painfully aware, sometimes the mad dash to gobble up innovative startup partners can lead merchants down a dark path. It may have been a long time coming, but Walgreens has, as of Sunday (June 12), officially announced that its operating partnership with Theranos Wellness Centers has been torn up and tossed aside.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 3, 2019

Our guest for this week’s podcast is Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation. The Office has taken over the Bureau’s work that was formerly done under Project Catalyst, the initiative launched by the CFPB in 2012 for facilitating innovation in consumer financial products and services.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

Income sharing is not a common method of financing as of 2019 — though, as of late, it has begun to get much more interest from investors and innovators, particularly in the context of student loan financing. However, Align can also charge high rates, particularly if a consumer’s income goes up a lot during that five year period.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

At Uber, we recognize Canada’s commitment to innovation and the vibrancy of Toronto’s tech ecosystem,” Khosrowshahi said in a statement given to the Toronto Star. “We We want to support the innovation coming out of this great, diverse region.”. The new engineering hub — the company’s eighth outside of the U.S. —

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South State Correspondent

JULY 24, 2024

If you bank in a fast-growing state such as Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, Florida, or South Carolina, population and business formation growth result in lower acquisition costs. Customers rarely walk into your branch or through digital doors, ready to move the business to you. Occasionally, due to geographic location, that happens.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The new states enjoying these perks now include Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Utah. This unique offering helps customers better protect their homes, and provides our independent agents with an innovative way to differentiate themselves in the marketplace.”.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Scottdale, Arizona was chillier than normal this week, but that didn’t prevent bankers from having heated discussions about 2023 at this year’s Acquired or Be Acquired conference, hosted by Bank Director. Business Experience Catches Consumer In past years digital innovation discussions tended to focus on consumer-focused players (e.g.,

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 9, 2020

The CFPB and Utah AG’s Office have announced that they will hold the first joint office hours as part of the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN). The joint office hours will be held on January 30, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

POSaBIT, based in Seattle, already manages millions of transactions for over 120 dispensaries across Washington, California, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and Oklahoma. Even though legal marijuana industry keeps gaining traction — according to one official state estimate, the market in California alone will reach at least $5.1

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

In addition to New York, the program is now available for SNAP recipients in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Oregon and Washington. Eight additional states, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, Vermont and the District of Columbia, are slated to be added in June.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

And at the same time, if you overregulate, you sort of tamp down that creativity and you discourage the innovation.”. While the Dodd-Frank Act allows the CFPB to implement ways to foster innovation, the agency’s efforts have largely been seen as inadequate. But the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

According to both PayPal and the team, the new jersey badge partnership speaks to their shared values, particularly around inclusion, collaboration, innovation and opportunity. “We The Phoenix Mercury was the first team in the WNBA to sign a sponsor patch deal.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Lauderdale, Florida; New York, New York; Norfolk-Portsmouth, Virginia; Orlando-Daytona, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; San Antonio, Texas; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Seattle-Tacoma, Washington; St. We’re always looking to innovate and disrupt,” Singh said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

We are excited to introduce popshelf from a position of strength, further highlighting our innovative spirit and building on our proven track record of store format innovation,” Dollar General Chief Executive Officer Todd Vasos said in the announcement. “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2019

That report goes on to say that Udelv “will provide H-E-B with one of its Newton second-generation autonomous delivery vehicles, which are already in service in trials in the Bay Area, Arizona and Houston, providing deliveries on behalf of some of Udelv’s other clients, which include Walmart, among others.”. Kroger Push.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Other players in the burgeoning EV/AV sector include China’s Li Automotive, Arizona-based Nikola and Canada’s ElectraMeccanica, which was founded in 2015.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Paul Watkins, Director of the CFPB’s Office of Innovation, joined Ballard Spahr partners Alan Kaplinsky and James Kim yesterday for a discussion of the CFPB’s final innovation policies. Companies are encouraged to informally contact the Office of Innovation to discuss potential applications.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

Others, like Arizona, Alabama and Nebraska, which have begun reopening in a controlled capacity, haven’t seen as steep a decline, OpenTable reported. The states hit harder by the virus, like New York and New Jersey in the continental northeast, have been seeing worse declines in restaurants.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2023

Scottsdale Community Bank is the first new community bank in Arizona in 14 years, and it already has the capacity to make more than $100 million in loans. We are changing the face of business banking in Arizona by combining cutting-edge fintech technology with true relationship banking.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

Xevo plans to show the in-vehicle experience in person at the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Phoenix, Arizona at the beginning of April. Digital Innovations. Last April, the company unveiled Domino’s Hotspots to let customers receive delivery orders in places that don’t have ordinary addresses such as sports fields or parks.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Yet the move comes as IKEA has curtailed its planned new stores, having canceled planned locations in North Carolina, Arizona and Tennessee amid a shift to eCommerce. In other news, two Safeway stores in Arizona now have artificial intelligence-powered medical clinics via an Akos Med Clinic partnership. restaurants.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 7, 2018

On August 3, 2018, Arizona began accepting applications for its regulatory sandbox that “enables a participant to obtain limited access to Arizona’s market to test innovative financial products or services without first obtaining full state licensure or other authorization that otherwise may be required.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

Last week, Arizona took its place as the first state in the United States to unveil a regulatory sandbox to bring blockchain and cryptocurrency-driven new products into that state. The sandbox takes effect this year and will be overseen by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office. International Innovation, With a UK Focus.

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BankInovation

JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2023, financial institutions continued to look to third-party vendors for innovative solutions to enhance their offerings. based bank and fintech advisory company Cornerstone Advisors of Arizona said U.S. A December report by Scottdale, Ariz.-based

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

Waymo has a technical center in Chandler, Arizona, where it began running tests in 2016. Waymo’s decision to choose Miami as a testing platform for its cutting-edge technology speaks to our city’s position as a dynamic hub for innovation,” he said. “As Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said he is glad Waymo chose the city for testing.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

It may sound like a silly feature, but it’s one customers actually like — as it apparently makes working with the Arizona-based startup a bit more memorable. The startup has also added some cute features, like having shoppers insert a novelty coin to start the machine and get their test car delivered.

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