Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Banking veteran Keith Costello cofounded Locality Bank, where he serves as president and CEO, to champion for south Florida small businesses financially affected by the pandemic. Costello has also held senior roles at Bank of Florida, City National Bank and Nations Bank during his 30-year banking career. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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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. One month after the hurricane made landfall, recovery efforts remain a tall task, said Innovations CEO David Southall.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 24, 2017

that operates within Florida and Alabama, announced in April, and should allow for a greater capacity for […]. USAmeriBank is now live on financial service firm Finastra’s payment hub, which will enable the regional bank to implement new payment services and rails.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Established in 1935, Jacksonville, Florida-based JAXFCU prides itself on its low-cost products, competitive rates and high quality of service, and strives to provide financial education to help its members make the most of their money.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

It was only (relatively) recently that B2B payments finally secured significant attention and investment from innovators. Heistand, while Florida Funders, Loeb.nyc, Zach Coelius, Mobile Financial Partners and angel investors also participated in the funding.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The pandemic has cost more than 300,000 lives in the United States alone, and it has also challenged many institutions — such as credit unions (CUs) — that were never designed to operate on a primarily remote basis. Coast Capital On The Innovations Driving CUs’ Digital-First Future.

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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. AIB's receivables financing operations in the U.K. Progress Bank Taps Sensibill For Digital Receipts.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

Amazon continues to make strides in its innovative eCommerce business. The retail giant has shared news that it will be opening a robotics-based warehouse in South Florida in 2018. The 850,000-square-foot facility will be staffed by robots, with 1,000 human workers handling operations.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2019

Convenience store operator 7-Eleven is launching beer and cider delivery in select U.S. Louis, Missouri; and Tampa, Florida. We’re always looking to innovate and disrupt,” Singh said. Customers can place their beer orders via the 7Now app. Worth, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami-Ft. How can they move in and out faster?”.

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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. New acquisition, sales, marketing, support and management costs drive up the operating cost overtime further hurting profit.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Cashless payments firm USA Technologies (USAT) is expanding its partnership with amusement kiosk operator National Entertainment Network (NEN) to bring expanded cashless payment options to more vending machines and devices, the companies announced in a press release on Friday (Nov. and Puerto Rico.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Show is an annual three-day event for hospitality professionals to network, source, purchase and learn about new industry trends to follow, how to increase profits and how to ramp up their restaurant or lodging business to engage and serve customers in innovative ways. 11 through Oct.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

This efficiency can streamline access for operators as well as residents. “In In the smart city environment, [stakeholders] want to attract people to those cities [and] provide new and innovative services,” Butaney noted. Recent Cisco projects have focused on bus systems in British Columbia and smart pedestrian safety in Florida.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida introduced a $100 billion program under the Small Business Administration (SBA) 7a program to extend long-term, inexpensive loans to small businesses. Before Q2 2020, Uber was the innovator that launched a digitally backed ridesharing business with a side hustle in the world of delivery.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 16, 2016

It will reach Texas, Florida and New York in the next 10 to 12 months, according to the company, which claims that, in less than three Read More. Millennials hate credit — but a new service called Lenny is out to change that. Lenny is meant for mobile (of course) and launched today in California.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The second hearing focused on innovation and competitive impact on the tech space, and panelists included executives from Apple , Amazon and Google. 8), the AGs focused on Facebook include Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Iowa and the District of Columbia. At this writing (Sunday, Sept.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 21, 2016

In the latest and most dramatic example of Stripe’s new business, look no farther than 90 miles off the Florida coast. International payments were something a weakness for payment processor Stripe, but the launch of Stripe Atlas has changed that. Stripe offers global companies the ability to incorporate on U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The February Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker® explores the latest digital ordering developments, including new digital ordering milestones for Starbucks, the expansion of mobile order-ahead into new areas like groceries and innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-based fraud prevention solutions that could shake up the field.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

The $55 million center, expected to become operational in 2021, will measure up to 375,000 square feet and is expected to generate up to 400 new jobs. Kroger is excited to enter Florida to redefine the customer experience through our industry-leading partnership with Ocado,” said Rodney McMullen, Kroger’s chairman and CEO.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

Bypass Mobile is an innovator in the point-of sale (POS) systems arena, and the acquisition will help to power “the next generation of omni-commerce capabilities from Fiserv, enabling enterprise businesses to deliver a seamless customer experience that spans physical and digital channels,” the release said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

restaurants have permanently shuttered operations, and more than 110,000 anticipated closing their doors in April, according to recent estimates from the National Restaurant Association. Many eateries are thus reimagining their operations to offer guests touch-free ordering and payment experiences. Approximately 30,000 U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

In places that had reopened such as Texas, Florida and California, it could be enough to close them permanently. But the second round of closing could be the death blow of many of the same small operations. The resurgence of the COVID-19 has delivered a crippling blow to many small businesses, The New York Times reported.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

In Florida, Ohio, Georgia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California and Connecticut, local government rulings have allowed such new tactics to flourish. In the future, eating out may include a wealth of more outside dining options, and could see restaurants sectioning off parts of parking lots to help more diners feel safe.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

The paperwork and delays that employee expenses generate can strain any business’s operations. Barry Floyd, the firm’s chief financial officer, told PYMNTS in a recent interview that the company was particularly busy during 2016 and 2017, when Hurricanes Matthew and Irma hit the company’s home state of Florida.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2018

The news comes as Amazon said it would be opening a robotics-based warehouse in South Florida in 2018. The 850,000-square-foot facility will be staffed by robots, with 1,000 human workers handling operations. Amazon hopes this new warehouse will help bolster same-day delivery to Amazon customers in the Tampa, Florida, area.

Tampa 112

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Other credit unions are rolling out innovative digital offerings that target younger consumers, who have become a key demographic for CUs as their membership bases grow older. The ongoing pandemic is pushing credit unions to reexamine their operations, however, especially as branch-based banking continues to face restrictions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

FIS has partnered with The Clearing House (TCH), the operator of the nation’s payments system infrastructure to provide instant settlements to small to mid-sized banks and credit unions (CUs) and their customers. It examines what adoption means for merchants and payment providers.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

The city had a population of 270,934 in 2015, making it the 73rd largest city in the United States and the fourth largest in Florida. Neil Dufva, CEO of Crunchy Logistics , a tech design company that specializes in innovative customer connections, told PYMNTS that Orlando is on its way to tech superstar status.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Sainsbury’s , in one case, unveiled a new c-store format in London called On The Go to deliver “big innovation in small spaces for local shoppers” and used data to create the Mansion House store to meet the needs of busy city workers. 30 of last year, with the inclusion of Florida’s Dadeland Mall and Boston’s Copley Place.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The company operates a business verification platform allowing corporate customers, including B2B buyers and suppliers, to verify their business partners and mitigate risk. Detected operates a platform that uses data points to confirm a business's identity, location and other metrics that are continually updated.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

The companies began testing the drones last year in Florida using Verizon’s 4G network and now plan to test them on Verizon’s new 5G Ultra Wideband network. “We We will need the ability to manage and support multiple drones, flying simultaneously, dispatched from a centralized location, operating in a secure and safe environment.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Investors backed a range of B2B FinTechs this week operating in areas including accounting, cross-border payments, virtual cards, expense management, cybersecurity and more. million in seed funding, Back Office, based in Florida, plans to enhance the technology behind its small business accounting automation tool.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2016

Come July 27, customers in the Orlando area will be eligible to get their drink on courtesy of Shipt and partnering retailer ABC Fine Wine & Spirits , which operates 150 locations across Florida. It’s a partnership that’s been a long time in the making for Shipt, said Community Manager Anne Adams. “As

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

The needs of children are a driving force for online and mobile innovation and disruption. Already it has operated a pop-up experience in the Los Angeles areas, Schlumberger told PYMNTS, with more such efforts planned for other locations. Entrepreneurs often start companies stemming from their personal experiences.

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2018

digital operations head Edward Achtner said that the bank has been eyeing such efforts as partnerships. The Openlink solution will support operations tied to managing Euro-denominated investment portfolios, decentralized management of the ECB foreign reserves and policy-driven asset purchase programs. During the discussion, HSBC U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In a conference call with analysts, Walgreens Boots Alliance Co-Chief Operating Officer Alexander Gourlay noted that its pharmacy business has exhibited a particularly strong performance: “In the last year, we filled the highest number of prescriptions in Walgreens history,” Gourlay said. on Thursday (Oct. He also noted that 22.5

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Checkers and Rally’s operated as independent chains — both serving menu items such as hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches and seasoned fries — until the former acquired the latter in 1999. The Tampa, Florida-based chain was publicly held until 2017, when it was purchased by Oak Hill Capital Partners for $525 million.

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