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Small Banks Vow To Protect Regulations Keeping Retailers And Tech Giants Off Their Turf
Small Banks Vow To Protect Regulations Keeping Retailers And Tech Giants Off Their Turf
November 09, 2017  |  Regulation

Small banks do not want to compete with the Amazons and Walmarts of the world when it comes to offering financial services for clients. As...

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Square Supersizes Square Register
Square Supersizes Square Register
October 31, 2017  |  POS Innovation

Square is rolling out a point-of-sale (POS) device for larger merchants, according to a press release. Priced at $999, the company says its Square Register solution...

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Why The ICBA Doesn’t Want Square To Be A Bank
Why The ICBA Doesn’t Want Square To Be A Bank
October 17, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

Despite the fact that they are currently being hotly pursued by technologists, the Industrial Loan Charter (ILC) is not exactly a new idea. The concept – originally...

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Banking Trade Group Doesn’t Want Square To Be A Bank
Banking Trade Group Doesn’t Want Square To Be A Bank
October 11, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the trade group for community banks, is calling on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deny a...

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Despite Natural Disasters And Late Payments, SMBs Remain Encouraged
Despite Natural Disasters And Late Payments, SMBs Remain Encouraged
October 09, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A hurricane-sized hiccup in U.S. small business hiring, a generational gap in SMB optimism and a slew of stubborn U.K. small firms: These are a...

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Square Takes $25M Stake In Eventbrite
Square Takes $25M Stake In Eventbrite
September 29, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Square, the payment processing company, has partnered with Eventbrite, the event ticketing service, and will make an investment in the company. According to news from Bloomberg,...

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Mixed Performance For Payments Stocks
Mixed Performance For Payments Stocks
September 11, 2017  |  Stock Index

Payments stocks were rather evenly dispersed across winners and declining issues this past week, shortened as it was for Labor Day. Square was the biggest...

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The Explanations Edition: Equifax, Apple and Square
The Explanations Edition: Equifax, Apple and Square
September 11, 2017  |  Data Dive

All eyes were on the sky last week, as most of the Southeastern United States braced for Hurricane Irma. And, as post-Harvey rebuilding assessments are ongoing...

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Square Makes Its Big Move On Banking
Square Makes Its Big Move On Banking
September 07, 2017  |  Banking

It seems Square is interested in becoming something more like a bank. According to WSJ reports, Square intends to submit an application later today (Sept....

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