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Rent-A-Center Acquires Acima For Virtual Lease-To-Own Platform

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Founded in 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Acima operates in over 15,000 retail partner locations and eCommerce platforms. Upon the closing of the transaction, the current Acima management team will report to Preferred Dynamix Executive Vice President Jason Hogg , and the combined business will be reported in the Preferred Lease segment.

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Here is The Math Behind the High-Yield Account

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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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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

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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. Operating a platform that helps organizations manage their documents, eFileCabinet recently announced $11.5

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Freezes Crypto Firm?s Assets, Alleging It Stole $12M From Investors; Hong Kong: 39 Pct Of New FinTechs There Are Blockchain Firms; Coinbase Eyes Selling Blockchain Analytics To IRS, DEA

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The defendant in the case is Utah resident Daniel F. Rodriguez of Utah and Jean Paul Ramirez Rico of Colombia — are alleged to have lied to investors and misappropriated funds. The group managed to get $12 million from 2,000 investors, Coindesk reports.

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Mixed Performance For Payments Stocks

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The mobile payments firm announced plans last week to open up a physical branch in Utah, to be called Square Financial Services. The brick-and-mortar Square operation is slated to offer loans and also traditional deposit accounts to small businesses (SMBs). Mastercard also saw its stock rise for the week, by 3.5

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Data, Business Intelligence And Security Lead B2B Funding

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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. The company offers businesses a platform to manage their third-party partners, connecting users to its Trust Catalog of corporate profiles. million fundraise.

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B2B FinTech Bucks The VC Slump

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The Israel-based company focuses on providing enterprises with blockchain-powered, decentralized payment platforms, and operates its COTI Pay solution, enabling companies to white label digital wallets. Supply chain management technology startup Specright secured $8.8 Reports did not indicate how COTI plans to use the funding.

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