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Convenience chain Jacksons Food Stores adds bitcoin ATMs

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The Bitcoin Depot ATMs will be installed in every state where the convenience chain operates — Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, California, Washington and Arizona.

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Revolut Likely To Apply For US Bank Charter

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billion as of a funding round from last February, and the company is one of the new kinds of financial institutions operating in the digital realms and seeking to become a traditional institution. Revolut's bank charter will be with California, but it will allow the bank to operate anywhere in the U.S., Revolut is valued at $5.5

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Supermarkets Hoard Staples For Holidays, COVID Resurgence

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Associated Food Stores , a Salt Lake City, Utah-based cooperative that supplies supermarkets, said it has started to build what it’s calling “pandemic pallets” of sanitizing products so its warehouses will be fully stocked, Darin Peirce, vice president of Retail Operations, told WSJ. “We

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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. The deal is $1.273 billion in cash and approximately 10.8 million shares of Rent-A-Center common stock currently valued at $377 million. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2021. .

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FTC Refunds $12M To Consumer Victims Of Bogus Online Trial Memberships

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The FTC alleged the Utah-based company operated deceptive trial memberships and bogus government grant and money-making schemes in 2010. A federal jury in Utah convicted Johnson and Ryan Riddle of making false statements to a bank on multiple I Works merchant account applications.

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California Dept. of Business Oversight launches “true lender” investigation of auto title lender’s partnership with Utah bank

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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.

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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

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Operating a platform that helps organizations manage their documents, eFileCabinet recently announced $11.5 Operating a platform that helps organizations manage their documents, eFileCabinet recently announced $11.5 FundingXchange targets small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with its solution to connect firms to capital.

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