PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

“In this day and age, it is very important for community financial institutions to be able to compete with their main new competitors — challenger banks and national banks — and have access to the same technology that can be deployed in weeks, not years,” said Agora Services Founder and CEO Arcady Lapiro in a statement.

North Carolina 193

North Carolina Fintech Technology Community 193

PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2019

The National Institutes of Standards and Technology sponsored the study, which was performed by RTI International of North Carolina, Ars Technica reported. Following about 30 days of an outage, the study posits that functionality would fall into a range of 0 percent to 60 percent of operating levels that are normal.

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Study North Carolina Google National 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Carrboro, North Carolina-based chain has used its technology-first strategy to get, keep and grow its customer base – even while its stores were shut down early in the pandemic. Despite its 37 -state footprint, Werder noted that Fleet Feet thinks of itself as both a national brand and a community retailer.

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Technology Retail North Carolina National 131

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Scoro said it plans to use the funding to expand its operations in the U.S. The company focuses on the professional and creative service spaces, and its platform allows streamlined operations across a range of processes, from sales to billing. Features include project management, reporting, quoting, billing and calendaring.

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Software Capital North Carolina San Francisco 158

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

Supermarket chains dominated a list of hottest retailers in 2015, according to information released by the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) STORES magazine. These companies make a compelling bid for the value-oriented shopper with national brand name product offerings, convenience and an improved in-store experience,” Reda said.

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Retail North Carolina Branding Washington 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Policymakers may have simply shifted operating firms from one industry to another, having no real effect on market conduct,” Ramirez writes. While the number of payday lenders in Ohio plummeted, the number of pawnbrokers increased by 97 percent.

Ohio 151

Ohio Lending Iowa South Dakota 151

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Under the terms of the deal, FreshDirect will keep its brand name, be supervised by a seven-member board and continue its independent operations in New York City. The funds, according to the firm, will go toward expanding the online grocery business nationally. Online grocer Farmstead has announced that it has picked up $7.9

District of Columbia 142

District of Columbia North Carolina Retail Online 142

American Banker

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

First National Bank of Pennsylvania, a unit of FNB Corp., ran into trouble in connection with North Carolina operations it acquired from Yadkin Financial in 2017.

North Carolina 28

North Carolina Pennsylvania National Operations 28

CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Joe Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, stated: CarMax led the industry in recall transparency by sharing vehicle specific recall information in-store and online to ensure our customers know about open recalls prior to purchase.

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Rhode Island West Virginia South Carolina North Carolina 78

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. The Holy Crap Operational Risk Award – goes to the growing threat of ransomware with bank technology vendors. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024.

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Fintech Community Regional Technology 192

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Thereafter, “using its existing lending operations and personnel, LoanMart commenced ‘marketing’ and ‘servicing’ auto title loans purportedly made by CCBank, a small Utah-chartered bank operating out of Provo, Utah.” The DOB indicated that such loans have interest rates greater than 90 percent.

Utah 78

Utah California FDIC West Virginia 78

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Both of the nation’s mega-retail players have spent the week strategizing how to strike a balance between three goals — protecting their thousands of employees, serving their massive customer bases and keeping supply chains operating at as close to normal as imaginable given the highly abnormal circumstances.

North Carolina 130

North Carolina Retail Nevada Tennessee 130

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It offers personal and business services to the Maine market, and sports a national lending platform which purchases and originates commercial loans, mostly secured by real estate, and SBA loans, on a nationwide basis. Its national lending program represents all but a small percentage of its entire loan portfolio. Well done! #4

Las Vegas 70

Las Vegas Lending Community Bank North Carolina 70

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The program is expected to be operational at all 3,100 Walmart grocery locations by the end of 2019 — Walmart first began developing the program in 2017. The Walmart Health center expands upon the service menu that Walmart offers at the 19 Care Clinics it already operates. “We percent of the market in the U.S., compared to Amazon’s 1.9

Retail 136

Retail Online Georgia North Carolina 136

CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

Chi Chi Wu, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA. Dion Kidd Johnson, President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer, Western Bank, Alamogordo, NM. Cal Ratcliff, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, Bank of North Carolina, High Point, NC. Community Bank Advisory Council Members.

San Antonio 60

San Antonio Kansas City Groups CA 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The workplace a millennial will most confuse with Silicon Valley – Live Oak Bank in North Carolina. Niche Payments Acquisition Award – Goes to City National Bank for its acquisition of FilmTrak. Might be time to. No surprise that there is also a high energy level. It’s game on.

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

MyBankTracker

APRIL 13, 2021

Though most large carriers, like Allstate, Progressive, State Farm and Geico, can provide coverage in just about any state across the nation, some companies operate in only a handful of states. For example, despite being one of the top car insurance companies in several states, Auto-Owners Insurance operates in only 26 states.

New Hampshire 52

New Hampshire Michigan Florida Policies 52

MyBankTracker

MARCH 11, 2021

The member-owned organization has many operating companies that include property and casualty insurance, life insurance and annuities, investments, banking, and shopping and discounts. USAA homeowners insurance also has standard coverage you’d expect from a national insurance carrier. Homeowners insurance overview.

San Antonio 52

San Antonio Policies Taxes North Carolina 52

CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

VR has also helped businesses across industries keep operations running. But due to uncertainties about the duration of economic instability — as well as ongoing national conversations about student debt — an increasing number of people have been turning to online courses, bootcamps, and trainings instead.

Industry 101

Industry Technology Online Video 101

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 17, 2017

What makes the nCino Bank Operating System the cloud banking solution of choice for a growing number of financial institutions (including “more than 130 FIs of all asset classes and from multiple countries” in the words of nCino CMO Jonathan Rowe)? Headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. Company Facts.

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System Operations North Carolina Compliance 14

Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 17, 2017

What makes the nCino Bank Operating System the cloud banking solution of choice for a growing number of financial institutions (including “more than 130 FIs of all asset classes and from multiple countries” in the words of nCino CMO Jonathan Rowe)? Headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina. Company Facts.

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System Operations North Carolina Compliance 13

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The bank was founded in 2006 and operates 19 full-service branch locations in multi-ethnic communities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia. SVB operates through 30 offices in the USA, Canada, UK, Israel, Germany, Denmark, India, Hong Kong, and China. MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. Well done! #5.

Capital 78

Capital Texas Metro North Carolina 78

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Over a year of research, development and beta testing, Shopkick Grocery was found to increase consumer basket sizes to $59 in grocery, drugstore and retail spend per trip versus the $32 national average. Lidl already operates in 27 countries worldwide with around 10,000 locations to its name. The grocery chain has opened a U.S.

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social media Virginia South Carolina North Carolina 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

But in Raleigh, North Carolina, a father-and-son team from the home water and heating industry are upending the bitcoin mining industry, according to CoinDesk. Jason Gantt and his father, Vernon, operate two bitcoin mines out of their respective homes and are in the process of constructing a third. It’s just not that old, is it?

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Bitcoin Conference New Hampshire blockchain 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

Once the 24 competitors (tributes) get to the games, they then battle to the death for a national audience that is required by law to watch the games. Despite the familial connections, the two chains are owned and operated entirely separately. Cracking logistics is critical for Walmart to compete head-to-head with Amazon on this front.

Branding 101

Branding Florida Retail Online 101

CFPB Monitor

MAY 3, 2021

The True Lender rule clarifies when, under existing law, a national bank is the “true lender” that makes a loan in the context of an arrangement between the bank and a non-bank entity that facilitates or services the loan.

North Carolina 60

North Carolina Lending National District of Columbia 60

PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

The proposed law would essentially offer financial institutions a safe harbor situation when it came to operating accounts for legal cannabis providers and the vendors that serve them. One that involves the movement of money tied to a drug still illegal on the national level has its complications.

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US North Carolina California Colorado 165