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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. increase, while the San Antonio metro, up 19.4%, ranked 12th. Those in south central Texas, which includes San Antonio, supported an estimated 211,000 jobs and contributed nearly $25.2 By Mindy Charski.

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eScooter Startup Lime Exits 12 Markets, Fires 14 Pct. Of Staff

PYMNTS

Lime is striving to reach profitability in 2020 and is laying off about 14 percent of its workforce — roughly 100 people — and ceasing operations in 12 markets, according to reports on Thursday (Jan. These market closures have an effect not just on riders, but on our whole Lime community. More global markets planned for this month.

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Amazon Plans Whole Foods Expansions In Closed Sears Stores

PYMNTS

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. Grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market is now available in 22 cities.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. The real estate market is enticing to more than just new homeowners or investors. Real estate market AML risks Real estate is a proven, traditional, and well-established marketplace.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

PYMNTS

This year we expect another year of market-leading growth. Noting that existing Carvana markets grew by 84 percent, he said, “The company’s four oldest markets each more than three years old grew by 50 percent and our oldest cohort of Atlanta grew by 18 percent. New Markets. In 2019, we increased GPU by $750.

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Majority Of Consumers Want Digital Coupons, Rewards From Grocers

PYMNTS

The grocer has brought curbside pickup to cities such as San Antonio, Waco and Houston, while rolling out delivery from Shipt and Instacart. With features like digital coupons and mobile apps, local and regional grocery chains like H-E-B can expand their markets to many more states beyond the reach of their brick-and-mortar locations.

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The Incredibly Unexpected World Of Leap Year Commerce

PYMNTS

Russia lacks any clever sayings, but there is a widespread national belief that leap years are associated with bad weather in general – and an increased likelihood of being struck by lightning in particular. Bored in San Antonio? Head over to the zoo, where leap babies get free admission. Bored anywhere else?