Florida weighs cashless ban
Payments Dive
JANUARY 5, 2024
Lawmakers in the state are considering legislation that would require merchants to accept cash payments.
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Payments Dive
JANUARY 5, 2024
Lawmakers in the state are considering legislation that would require merchants to accept cash payments.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2023
The Federal Trade Commision and Florida had sued the company for using deceptive tactics to prevent consumers from disputing credit card charges.
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PYMNTS
MAY 5, 2020
Retail reopening events continued to draw light foot traffic on Monday, as Florida joined Texas in allowing non-essential stores to reopen. Florida granted permission for stores to reopen Monday (May 4), the first phase of a return from the coronavirus lockdown. Meanwhile the digital shift momentum continues to draw new infrastructure.
PYMNTS
JUNE 14, 2019
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that allows autonomous cars to operate on the roads without requiring a human being to be behind the wheel, according to reports. Florida is now the third state to pass such a law, behind Texas and Michigan. The company tests vehicles in Lake Okeechobee, on a closed-off rural road.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 14, 2021
Scuttlebutt is circulating that Florida — among the first states to open COVID-19 vaccines to anyone over 65 — is getting a rush of medical tourists seeking vaccinations, the Associated Press reported on Thursday (Jan. They get medical care in Florida. We are seeing lines all across the state of Florida. The state has seen 1.5
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
Anthony Fauci , the government's top expert on infectious diseases, isn't a fan of Florida's recent lifting of nearly all remaining coronavirus restrictions. According to Forbes , Fauci said that Gov.
Bank Innovation
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Cities in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and […]. Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston all have thriving fintech communities, and are definitely worth a trip for the invested fintech entrepreneur, but the U.S. is already seeing a cluster of other fintech hubs emerge.
ATM Marketplace
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In a move that is sure to please owners of Bitcoin ATMs, Florida legislators have voted to clarify the state's position on cryptocurrency sales. This means that soon, crypto assets can be bought and sold between two parties in the Sunshine State without fear of regulatory repercussions.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 7, 2020
In Florida, nine defendants have been charged in the U.S District Court for the Southern District of Florida with wire and bank fraud and conspiracy for seeking $24 million in forgivable PPP loans. Mckenzie, 38, of Miami Gardens, Florida; Andre M. The defendants include Damion O.
Perficient
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Her proudest achievement is the Kathryn Krickstein Pressel MammoVan, a mobile van that provides early breast cancer detection services and breast health education to women throughout South Florida. An Interview with LPGA Pro Morgan Pressel.
Bank Innovation
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Attorneys for users who are suing the beleaguered online brokerage company asked a federal judge in Florida to order Robinhood to […]. Robinhood Financial Inc.,
Bank Innovation
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You might have seen Ripple’s news yesterday, but turns out that is not the only big development in blockchain this week—it’s now exploring the final frontier. Yep, that’s right: blockchain in space. If you don’t know, Ripple raised $55 million in funding yesterday, as well as adding seven new banks Read More.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 25, 2020
But this week, the people of Florida have an unusual rejoinder. Yet that was the situation on the ground this week in Florida , where an unexpected cold snap caused a truly unusual natural phenomenon – and a very unexpected commerce opportunity. We can report, however, that the good people of Florida are extremely inventive.
Bank Innovation
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— was acquired by Flagship, a Florida-based community bank, for $175 million. “We Community banks can also play the fintech game. BankMobile — the digital bank, formerly a division of Customers Bancorp Inc. We are an independent bank,” said Luvleen Sidhu, BankMobile’s co-founder, regarding the acquisition. “We
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Discount supermarket retailer Save A Lot unveiled the sale of 51 retail locations run by the company in the Tampa, Florida market to existing Save A Lot Retail Partner licensee Fresh Encounter. The latter company will keep running the retail locations with the Save A Lot name, according to a Monday (Dec. 28) press release.
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 2, 2018
A Florida bank known for its growing number of acquisitions, explains how robotics processing automation (RPA) has aided in their growth strategy. Seacoast Bank headquartered in central-Florida, with $5.9 billion in assets, has acquired eight banks in the last four years.
American Banker
AUGUST 30, 2023
Innovations Financial Credit Union is purchasing First National Bank Northwest Florida, taking the place of Harvesters Credit Union, which terminated its 2022 deal to acquire the bank.
CFPB Monitor
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Florida SB 146, a bill that would add a “Predatory loan prevention” section to the Florida Consumer Finance Act has been introduced in the Florida Senate, seeking to curb bank-model lending programs and codify a “true lender” analysis with language similar to legislation enacted in Minnesota and other states within the past three years.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 13, 2020
Val Demmings (D-Florida) on Google’s 2007 acquisition of DoubleClick and its 2017 decision to merge DoubleClick’s data with user account data. Chairman David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island) asked Pichai if Google has evolved from a turnstile to the rest of the web to a walled garden that increasingly keeps users within its sites.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claims that a Florida digital currency trader purportedly bilked customers out of $6.8 million, CoinDesk reported. The agency claimed that the defendant scammed investors between January 2018 and January 2019 as he purported to never finish a trading day with losses.
South State Correspondent
MAY 22, 2019
Hosted at the Ritz Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida, this is our flagship conference that gives banks the opportunity to meet our team, hear new ideas and to exchange thoughts with some of the best bankers in our industry.
PYMNTS
JUNE 24, 2020
At the news conference, Cuomo called out several states with surging infection rates whose residents would be included in the quarantine should they travel to the Tri-State area, including Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Utah and Texas.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
With the approval in Alabama, CORO is now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play store to residents in 13 states: Florida, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Alaska, Delaware, Idaho, Montana, Massachusetts, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington State and Wisconsin. App users can trade in U.S.
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2020
That’s compared to one out of every 16 in Florida, and one out of every 14 in Texas, the data found. In Florida, for example, there has been mass dissatisfaction with an unemployment website that has not been letting many people even complete their claim forms. ” He appointed a new official to look over the matter.
ATM Marketplace
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This year’s Self-Service and Innovation Summit, hosted by Networld Media Group in Tampa, Florida from December 9-11 will culminate with “Thought leader roundtable: Executive predictions,” a panel dedicated to helping decipher fact from fiction and providing practical advice for building your business.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 12, 2021
And in Florida, state and local officials in 18 counties last month broke up a ring that allegedly stole nearly $85,000 of easy-to-resell items like baby formula, diapers, and energy drinks from Publix, Winn Dixie, and Walmart — typically taking $350 to $900 worth of goods at a time. A Growing Problem.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Apple has lost its copyright claim against a Florida company, Corellium , that makes "virtual iPhones" used by security researchers to test for vulnerabilities in its systems, Bloomberg reported. Apple said the other company copied its operating system and graphical user interface, along with other aspects of the iPhone, Bloomberg reported.
PYMNTS
JUNE 25, 2020
Disney may have thought reopening Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida next month was a good idea. But as of Wednesday (June 23), more than 7,000 people had signed a petition to postpone the scheduled resumption of operations on July 11 as the number of COVID-19 cases is rising, Reuters reported.
PYMNTS
MARCH 20, 2020
The deluge of college students that flood into Florida each year for spring break is such a regular occurrence that they’ve become something of a seasonal indicator. The grass turns green, the birds return, the daffodils bloom – and the best and brightest of America’s universities take body shots on Florida beaches.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 29, 2020
17 were in Massachusetts (+5,442), Kansas (+3,010), Virginia (+2,255), Texas (+616) and Minnesota (+493), while the largest decreases were in California (-16,207), New York (-11,495), Georgia (-9,274), Florida (-7,834) and Michigan (-7,774). During the week ending Oct. The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct.
PYMNTS
APRIL 27, 2020
and the United Parcel Service ( UPS ) will deliver prescription medications by drone to a Florida retirement community starting in May, the companies announced in a press release Monday (April 27). The first stop by the Matternet ’s M2 drone system is The Villages in Central Florida. CVS Health Corp.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 8, 2020
26 were in Maryland (3,619), Illinois (3,414) where layoffs in retail and healthcare fueled the number of applications, New Jersey (2,504), Michigan (2,358) and Massachusetts (1,886), while the largest decreases were in Texas (7,075), Florida (6,655), Georgia (5,895), New York (5,112) and Oregon (2,317).
ABA Community Banking
DECEMBER 3, 2024
United Community Banks in Greenville, South Carolina, has agreed to buy ANB Holdings in Oakland Park, Florida. The post United Community in South Carolina to buy ANB Holdings in Florida appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.
PYMNTS
APRIL 22, 2020
Founded in London in 1971 and based in Florida, Hard Rock operates hotels, casinos and restaurants in 76 countries, according to the Hard Rock website. We’re planning on that taking a year.”. Allen said even after shuttered casinos, hotels and cafes reopen, he doesn’t expect customers to fill seats and beds. “If
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 28, 2020
concluded its previously announced purchase of ShopRunner, while Save A Lot unveiled the sale of 51 stores run by the company in the Tampa, Florida market to Fresh Encounter. Save A Lot, the discount grocery retailer, revealed the sale of 51 stores operated by the firm in the Tampa, Florida market to Fresh Encounter.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 27, 2020
Anthony Hucker, CEO of Southeastern Grocers , a Jacksonville, Florida-based supermarket chain, told WSJ he placed orders for holiday hams and turkeys in June, July and August long before he typically does. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported suppliers and grocers are heeding warnings from some health experts who say the U.S.
ABA Community Banking
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
EverBank in Jacksonville, Florida, agreed to buy Sterling Bank and Trust in Southfield, Michigan, in an all-stock deal valued at $261 million. The post EverBank in Florida to acquire Michigan bank appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.
ABA Community Banking
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Banesco USA Cali Garcia-Velez discusses how he and his team are growing a Latino banking franchise in South Florida. The post Podcast: How a Latin American banking franchise is growing in South Florida appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.
PYMNTS
JULY 23, 2020
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 4 were in Florida (65,890), Georgia (33,292), California (20,123), Washington (16,116) and Indiana (6,258). DOL said Florida was severely impacted by COVID-19.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 1, 2021
In other news, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a nonstop social media cheerleader for the notion of building a high-tech ecosystem in South Florida, publicly embraced exploring using cryptocurrency to store some government financial reserves and blockchain to secure processes such as online voting. AMBCrypto reported Wednesday (Dec.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 5, 2020
The five most targeted states by the scams include the ones with the biggest populations: California, Florida, New York, Texas and Pennsylvania. These states accounted for one third of more than 150,000 instances of COVID-related fraud reported nationally by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since mid-March.
PYMNTS
JUNE 26, 2020
reporting a record 40,000 new cases on Thursday, with reports of hospitals in the South and West now facing capacity issues and governors in Florida and Texas moving to halt, at least temporarily, their reopening plans. A renewed spike in coronavirus infections also offered another sobering note, with the U.S.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Innovations Federal Credit Union of Panama City, Florida, for one, is helping members get back on their feet by offering a hurricane assistance loan program and waiving fees. As residents rebuild their lives, local credit unions (CUs) are stepping up to help them address immediate financial needs. Fixing Communications, Reopening Branches.
American Banker
MAY 27, 2022
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