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FDIC Head Nominee Would Speed Up Issuing ILC Licenses
FDIC Head Nominee Would Speed Up Issuing ILC Licenses
January 24, 2018  |  Regulation

Jelena McWilliams, nominated by President Donald Trump to head the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), said Tuesday (Jan. 23) that she would investigate the “hold-up”...

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Square Lets Customers Buy Bitcoin
Square Lets Customers Buy Bitcoin
November 16, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Square, the digital payment company, is getting into bitcoin by reportedly letting some of its customers purchase the cryptocurrency. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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GoDaddy And Square Recast SMB Payments
GoDaddy And Square Recast SMB Payments
November 16, 2017  |  eCommerce

As the web hosting provider of choice for literally millions of small- and medium-sized businesses, GoDaddy faces the same challenge that all players face when serving the...

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Square’s Services And Payments Volumes Are Sizzling – So Why Are Investors Skeptical?
Square’s Services And Payments Volumes Are Sizzling – So Why Are Investors Skeptical?
November 09, 2017  |  Earnings

Square continued its 2017 run of earnings strength with the release of its latest quarterly results on Wednesday (Nov. 8), notching growth in both payments...

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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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