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Wall Street In Talks To Allow Remote Trading
Wall Street In Talks To Allow Remote Trading
March 09, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Banks on Wall Street are talking to regulators about waiving rules regarding brokers working remotely while the coronavirus makes its way through New York, according...

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Badi Rolls Out AI Room Booking App In NY
Badi Rolls Out AI Room Booking App In NY
February 26, 2020  |  Real Estate

As it joins the bevy of firms aiming to change the home rentals market, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered long-term room rental app Badi has rolled out...

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New York Leads US In Bank Branch Closures
New York Leads US In Bank Branch Closures
February 19, 2020  |  Banking

Banks across the U.S. are closing branches, but the New York area is seeing more closures than most, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (Feb. 19). The...

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New York To Let T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Go Forward
New York To Let T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Go Forward
February 17, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The merger of cell phone giants T-Mobile and Sprint won’t face a challenge from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who said Sunday (Feb. 16)...

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SHOWFIELDS To Open Second Store In Miami
SHOWFIELDS To Open Second Store In Miami
February 12, 2020  |  Retail

Retail store SHOWFIELDS will open a new location in Miami this year, its second, according to a press release. SHOWFIELDS, branding itself as a “next-generation”...

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Bond Lands $15M To Enable Quick Delivery For eComm Firms
Bond Lands $15M To Enable Quick Delivery For eComm Firms
January 29, 2020  |  Delivery

New York startup Bond, formed in 2019, has raised $15 million in a funding round from contributors Lightspeed Venture Partners, MizMaa Ventures and TLV Partners,...

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CFPB’s 2020: Drawing A Bead On Abusive Practices — And States’ Activities
CFPB’s 2020: Drawing A Bead On Abusive Practices — And States’ Activities
January 27, 2020  |  CFPB

For the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 2020 may be a landmark year. There’s the looming question over the agency’s very constitutionality, recent definitions of...

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Former CFPB Dep. Director Named Dept Of Financial Services Advisor
Former CFPB Dep. Director Named Dept Of Financial Services Advisor
January 15, 2020  |  Personnel

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has announced that Leandra English, the former deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has...

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NY Labor Department Finds Payroll Card Regulation Victory
NY Labor Department Finds Payroll Card Regulation Victory
January 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Payroll cards have faced quite a bit of controversy in recent years. While the tool can bridge under-banked employees to a digital, efficient and timely...

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