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Top 5 Emerging Fintech Hotspots in 2018 [Page 1]

Bank Innovation

The number of financial technology companies is on a rise, and every year many of these new companies as well as established ones choose to situate themselves in cities that are not San Francisco or New York. In some cases, the establishment of one powerful player in a region automatically turns a place into a […].

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Silicon Valley’s Plaid Heads to the U.K., Undeterred by Brexit

Bank Innovation

a region it believes could eventually match the U.S. Founded in 2012, San Francisco-based Plaid helps customers and banks transmit data back and forth. Fintech startup Plaid Inc. is expanding its footprint into the U.K., in terms of revenue, despite political uncertainty.

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Google Testing Same-Day Delivery In San Francisco

PYMNTS

According to the report, the service — dubbed Google Shopping Express — is being tested with a small number of consumers in San Francisco and suburbs around it. NBC News reported that national, regional and local merchants are testing Google Shopping Express with big-name retailers including Target and Walgreens.

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Remote Tech Employees Face Pay Cuts In San Fran

PYMNTS

than in San Francisco. The top federal pay location is San Francisco. The lowest-paying regions for G15-grade workers are in the Southwest and Midwest and make around $127,000. “The cost of living usually falls more than the paycheck,” Brian Kropp , research chief of the human-resources practice at Gartner Inc.,

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GOP senator says research by San Francisco Fed is 'mission creep'

American Banker

warned the regional Federal Reserve bank that its papers about environmental, social and corporate governance policies hurt its ability to stay neutral on partisan issues. ]]. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.,

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Why Goodwill Regions Are Tapping Into Digital Marketplaces

PYMNTS

To bring their merchandise in front of millions of shoppers through eCommerce, several Goodwill regions are teaming with mobile marketplace OfferUp. More than 100 Goodwill store locations ranging from New York to San Francisco are uploading products like collectibles, clothing and furniture to the platform to drive in-store and online sales.

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Uber Inks First Deal To Manage Public Transit

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Uber — or Uber’s software, to be exact — will soon be managing public transportation for Marin County in the San Francisco Bay area, the Financial Times (FT) reported. With ridesharing having taken a hit from the pandemic, Uber is pushing into a new sector: public transportation.