South State Correspondent

JULY 24, 2024

There have been many a banker who has said they want to offer a high-yield account because the “higher interest expense is just like paying marketing costs.” However, the majority of customers require a referral, a marketing effort and a sales effort to bring them in the door. Not bad, but not great.

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BankInovation

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Bank’s investment in digitalization has enabled it to reach beyond its branch network as it plans to expand to seven new markets. The $668 billion bank is expanding to Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New York, Texas and Tennessee, according to its presentation at the BancAnalyst Association of Boston Conference on Thursday.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Denver-based InBank will expand into Georgia and Arizona, part of a wider plan to seize market share and build what one executive called a top-tier SBA lender.

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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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MAY 1, 2020

One such player is Arizona Federal Credit Union (Arizona FCU), which is working to offer improved access to its 130,000 member-owners. Many CUs are doubling down on their efforts to digitize their services in a secure manner.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The combined company, to be led by Metromile CEO Dan Preston , will have a pro forma market capitalization of approximately $1.3 Metromile launched in 2016 and is currently available in eight states, including California, New York, Washington, Pennsylvania and Arizona. Morgan Securities, Wells Fargo and Northland Capital Markets.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Homebuilders in America received so many orders for houses last month that the market experienced a January surge it hasn’t seen in years, according to a report by Bloomberg. Consumer confidence, job growth, strength in the stock market and a dip in mortgage rates can all be credited for the bump, said Rick Palacios Jr.,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

Specifically, the rollout will embrace 10 additional stores across Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina and Washington State. The eCommerce giant said that with the expansion, the program will reach roughly half of Whole Foods Market locations by this week.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Our office continues to aggressively monitor this market to protect fair competition for consumers, authors, and other eBook retailers,” Mr. Tong said in a statement, per WSJ. Amazon had a 76 percent market share of all eBooks sold in the U.S. in September, according to Codex Group data, per the WSJ.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2018

Brands’ Pizza Hut is bringing beer delivery to approximately 100 of its restaurants in California and Arizona. The new rollout will include cities such as Tucson, Prescott and Winslow in Arizona, and Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Sacramento and Santa Barbara in California. As it stands, over 1,700 Pizza Hut locations in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Trading FinTech Robinhood Markets Inc. In August, Robinhood Markets unveiled a $200 million Series G fundraising, bringing its valuation to $11.2 For seven years, the team at Robinhood has been focused on enabling more access to the markets for more people,” the company said in a statement at the time.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Arizona, which launched a “sandbox” earlier this year, said last week that there is a new participant in that FinTech-driven initiative. As has been reported, in the sandbox model, FinTech firms have two years to bring services to new markets and test them out, in a limited way and with an eye on wide adoption. Here In The States.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Opening hubs in new markets presents a tremendous opportunity for CarLotz to gain ground in large and attractive regions of the country where the Company’s business model can make a real difference for car buyers and sellers,” CarLotz CEO and Co-Founder Michael Bor said in the announcement. 11) announcement. 8, CarLotz, Inc.

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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. We operate 102 stores in Houston , an energetic market that embraces digital and technology advancement.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Prime members in more than 2,000 locations can also receive unlimited free, two-hour delivery from Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market on orders of $35 or more. Amazon Fresh, a new physical retail concept from Amazon, is setting up shop in four locations in the Chicago market, the Chicago Tribune reported.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

ATM portfolio management tools and services firm Payment Alliance International (PAI) has acquired Arizona-based ATM operator Eclipse Cash Systems for an undisclosed sum. PAI provides scale, as well as industry-leading portfolio management tools for our market partners. PAI has had a busy summer.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Homebuilders in America received so many orders for houses last month that the market experienced a January surge it hasn’t seen in years, according to a report by Bloomberg. Consumer confidence, job growth, strength in the stock market and a dip in mortgage rates can all be credited for the bump, said Rick Palacios Jr.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Pizza Hut has begun testing beer delivery at its Arizona locations, according to Tuesday reports from CNBC. Yes, Phoenix is the new Peoria, according to Stacy Lynn Bourgeois, director of brand marketing for Pizza Hut. Wine delivery is slated for availability in January. percent in 2016.

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JULY 7, 2020

The number of intensive care unit beds in Arizona reached 89 percent capacity on Monday. But on Monday (July 6), Victoria Fernandez, chief market strategist at Texas-based Crossmark Global Investments , said those numbers failed to capture the fallout from surging coronavirus cases. Last week, the nation’s economy added a record 4.8

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MAY 26, 2017

Boston-based eCommerce alcohol delivery startup Drizly has announced its next location in Phoenix, Arizona. Drizly’s SVP of new business and co-founder, Justin Robinson, commented on the company’s entry into the Phoenix market in its press release.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

9), its second-largest housing market in the nation, GeekWire reported. Available in 22 markets, Zillow is planning 2020 expansions to Cincinnati, Ohio; Jacksonville, Florida; Oklahoma City and Tucson, Arizona. . Zillow Offers launched in Los Angeles and Orange County on Monday (Dec.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

In addition, according to the study, affordability will be key, which will be a benefit for mid-sized markets. The market is still years away from reaching an adequate supply of homes to meet today’s demand from buyers. The broad price moderation will continue to offer opportunities in mid-sized markets in the Midwest and South.”.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Uber Freight is finally launching its autonomous truck deliveries, with the first hauls driven in tandem with both human drivers and self-driving trucks being completed in Arizona. In August, the company announced it was expanding Uber Freight into new markets across the country, as well as introducing personalized load matching.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

This isn’t Amazon’s first attempt at breaking into the luxury fashion market – the retail giant originally started trying in 2012, but was not successful. Amazon is creating a $100 million marketing campaign and is also constructing a large warehouse in Arizona. Part of the problem the eCommerce brand’s image.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

With the addition of ATG, Aurora will have an incredibly strong team and technology, a clear path to several markets, and the resources to deliver," he said, according to the release, adding the company will be able to "deliver the self-driving products necessary to make transportation and logistics safer, more accessible, and less expensive.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

In May, Uber Freight launched its autonomous truck deliveries , with the first hauls driven in tandem with both human drivers and self-driving trucks completed in Arizona. In August, the company announced it was expanding Uber Freight into new markets across the country, as well as introducing personalized load matching.

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JUNE 23, 2019

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said that he welcomes Facebook ’s entry into the cryptocurrency market. Byrne predicted that security tokens will reduce friction in capital markets while also improving price discovery. This partnership opens the door for massive expansion of bitcoin access to new markets around the globe.”.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 23, 2023

This data is critical for pricing, capital allocation, and marketing. As can be seen, Arizona and Texas have the largest increases in credit risk, while Minnesota and Maine are the most stable. In terms of absolute probabilities of default, Arizona, Texas, and Georgia are the three riskiest states in terms of likelihood of default.

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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.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

Robinhood Markets Inc., the two-year-old New York-based global investment firm that deploys capital in public and private markets. “For For seven years, the team at Robinhood has been focused on enabling more access to the markets for more people,” the company said in a statement. The investor is D1 Capital Partners L.P.,

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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

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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AUGUST 26, 2019

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has granted the first “banking and securities licenses” to two blockchain companies: SEBA Crypto AG and Sygnum AG. states: Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Arizona and Montana. The exchange is already live in California, Washington and Illinois.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

A California judge ruled that cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has to deal with a negligence lawsuit from people who purchased bitcoin cash (BCH) following a listing that was allegedly fumbled on the exchange during the 2017 bull market, Coindesk reported on Wednesday (Aug. 19-21, 2017. Sellers can refile if additional evidence is discovered.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Philadelphia-based goPuff, which bills itself as a kind of catch-all service for helping customers with various everyday shopping needs, is hoping to use the announcement to enter into the California market, the blog post stated.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

PayPal will be the first left shoulder sponsor of the Phoenix Mercury, and will join local sponsor Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort on the front of the jersey. Enthusiasm for these types of pair-ups in the market, however, has been a bit more muted. But again, it’s a way for brands to connect with a sports market.”

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