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GPS Capital Markets For Sale, Sources Say

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Corporate foreign exchange brokerage GPS Capital Markets is reportedly up for sale, unnamed sources told PE Hub. As of last year, the company employed 63 people, reports said, citing Utah Business data. As of last year, the company employed 63 people, reports said, citing Utah Business data.

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Here is The Math Behind the High-Yield Account

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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. The economics look something like the below.

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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

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Venture capital appears to be picking back up in the B2B technology startup community. This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability. FundingXchange.

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Amazon Plans Whole Foods Expansions In Closed Sears Stores

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For example, Whole Foods managers went to a site in Utah that used to be a Kmart. Right now, Whole Foods has about 470 stores around the nation – which isn’t much considering the proliferation of Walmart and Kroger stores, but it now has the capital to expand into previously unreachable areas, like Montana.

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Corporate Cards Flex Their Rewards Muscles To Support Business Growth

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With businesses large and small increasingly turning their attention toward recovery efforts, the commercial credit card market is exploring ways to help their corporate card holders. Divvy, based in Utah, offers businesses an integrated spend management platform connected with a corporate card offering.

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Data, Business Intelligence And Security Lead B2B Funding

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In a venture capital slowdown, any investment round is a win. Focused on mitigating third-party risk for B2B buyers and suppliers, Utah-based Whistic recently announced a $12 million Series A investment round, FinNSMEs reported. million in fresh investment for the industry. PYMNTS rounds up the latest deals below.

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Non-farm Payrolls Rose By 312,000 In December

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Even amid declines in the financial markets, employers in the United States brought more jobs into the economy in December at the quickest cadence in months. That decrease brings the unemployment rate to its lowest point in 18 years, it was reported in June, and the change indicated a tightening labor market.