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Massachusetts Regulators To Crack Down On Robinhood

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Robinhood has come under the watchful eye of regulators — this time in Massachusetts. The complaint is from the office of William Galvin, Massachusetts secretary of state. Robinhood has opened up financial markets for a new generation of people who were previously excluded,” the spokeswoman said. “We

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Robinhood May Sell Shares Directly To Users If It IPOs

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16, Massachusetts securities regulators filed a complaint against Robinhood alleging that the company aggressively marketed to inexperienced investors and failed to implement controls to protect them, violating state laws and regulations. Last May, Robinhood hired former SEC Commissioner Dan Gallaher as its chief legal officer.

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Interview: Gary Johnson on How COVID-19 Can Power the Electric Vehicle Market

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For example, some states, such as California and Massachusetts, plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by the year 2035. There are also some other things that should be communicated to consumers. The government has regulations for greenhouse gas emissions, and companies have carbon-neutral goals.

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Gas Payment Solution PayByCar Launches In Massachusetts

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We chose the MetroWest area to launch this new technology — and Westborough, MA specifically — because the community matches our target market demography. Those with E-ZPass can register for PayByCar to easily pay for their gas at the Route 9 Alltown Mobil via their E-ZPass transponders and payment methods on file. “We

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MainStreetEXPO.com Aims To Help Small Merchants With New Platform

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Registration is open for small merchants at MainStreetEXPO.com , a website created to assist local companies with selling to a larger market, according to a Friday (Oct. The website was created to provide a simpler, more cost-effective method for small merchants to market to the country through the web. "We 2) announcement.

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Fed Sees Possible Path To ‘Direct Issuance’ Of Digital Dollars

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And as PYMNTS has previously reported , the Boston Federal Reserve has been working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to explore tech infrastructure. The Fed, of course, is hardly alone in mulling digital fiat currencies.

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Coinbase Files With SEC For 2021 IPO

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This makes Coinbase the first major bitcoin company to go for the public markets, WSJ reported. WSJ reported that investors include Paul Tudor Jones and Stanley Druckenmiller, and companies such as Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., It is the largest crypto exchange in the U.S.

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