Who are these five billion alpha dreamers around the world? are they globally connected, mostly silent and invisible among billions of people around the world? How did they slowly come together to form the “most informed bloc” of global audiences that has ever existed in human history? What are their …
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COSTA MESA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bridge Bank today announced that its Technology Banking Group has secured a $5 million monthly recurring revenue (MRR) line of credit for Tourmo, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mobility company based in San Diego that helps companies optimize mobile workforce operations. Tourmo plans to use the line of …
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You will need to think differently, use new examples and create frameworks to maximize today’s flexible and rapidly growing business sector. It can be difficult either way as people claim fame and businesses change. Randall Castillo Ortegaan entrepreneur and global trade specialist from Costa Rica, shares his knowledge on how …
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The nowadays vegan meat startup is taking off after closing an oversubscribed $7 million seed investment. The round was led by Stray Dog Capital with participation from Standard Meat Company, a fourth-generation meat processing and packaging company in business since 1935. The startup plans to use the funding to accelerate …
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As the majority of Ukrainians seek refuge in Poland, the Tyler Sister Cities organization is lending a hand to help Jelenia Góra. Jelenia Góra, a city in southwestern Poland, has so far hosted 2,000 refugees, said the city’s mayor, Jerzy Łużniak. A sister city to Tyler since 1993, Jelenia Góra …
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I came across two books recently, both of which have dissemination at heart. They’re written by former stars of radio and that trendy thing called TV, and great fun reads. Bill Diehl’s “50 Years of Gossipy Celebrities” provides personal, behind-the-scenes insight into the celebrities and stars Diehl has interviewed throughout …
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This article is an on-site version of our The Week Ahead newsletter. Register here to receive the newsletter directly in your inbox every Sunday Hello and welcome to the working week. Groundhog Day is approaching. I know. Have we ever escaped it since the pandemic hit? This week’s headlines certainly …
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The following trust deeds were registered with the Pitt County Deeds Registry from December 9 through December 15: John W. Buck IV, Sharonda M. Buck to State Employees’ Credit Union $225,000 Lloyd D. Pitman, Janaya C. Pitman to State Employees’ Credit Union $186,500 Betty S. Fields to State Employees Credit …
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Band Nikhil Nainan January 17 (Reuters) – A few Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Monday as Chinese data signaled the economic fallout from COVID-19 restrictions, prompting further monetary easing, while South Korean stocks fell more than 1% ahead of a highly anticipated mega-IPO. Although China’s fourth-quarter gross domestic product …
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GIGLIO PORTO, Italy – The winding granite rocks of the Tuscan island of Giglio lay bare in the winter sun, no longer hidden by the sinister cruise liner that ran aground in the turquoise waters of this marine sanctuary ten years ago. Few of the approximately 500 residents of the …
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Median-priced single-family homes were less affordable in the fourth quarter compared to historical averages in 77% of the counties nationwide that ATTOM analyzed for its report on housing affordability in the United States for the fourth quarter of 2021. That’s an increase of 39% of counties in the fourth quarter …
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FOOTHILL RANCH, California, 23 December 2021 / PRNewswire / – Celebrate the season, loan deposit, the nation’s second-largest non-bank retail lender, helped the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast bring vacation magic to life for more than 1,000 children as the title sponsor of the flagship event of …
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(Price update) SHANGHAI, Oct.22 (Reuters) – Shares of China and Hong Kong rose on Friday, led by real estate stocks, as China Evergrande Group unexpectedly provided funds for the bond interest payment, while Comments from the banking regulator also supported the real estate market. Evergrande has provided funds to pay …
Read More »True Cost of Fraud Study Reveals Costs of Fraud 3.75 times the value of the transaction lost for every fraudulent transaction in Mexico
MEXICO, October 21, 2021 / PRNewswire / – LexisNexis Risk Solutions has released its 2021 True Cost of Fraud ™ report in Latin America. The study is a comprehensive survey of 454 risk and fraud executives in retail / e-commerce, financial services and lending, including 90 companies from Mexico. Each …
Read More »China channels Bernanke with confidence Evergrande is contained
(October 18): For months before the 2008 financial crisis, the banking heavyweights of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the subprime mortgage turmoil would be “contained.” This phrase is now making a comeback in Beijing, as regulators try to reassure markets that the world’s second-largest economy can weather the China …
Read More »Westlake partners with Nova Credit to attract new borrowers
Esipov Hancock Park-based Westlake Financial Services is stepping up its push into the auto loan market. The financial services company, which hit the one million auto loan accounts milestone in early August, now works with Nova Credit Inc., a San Francisco-based fintech that helps immigrants build credit to buy a …
Read More »Timeshare victims die waiting for justice
The disclosures are yet another blow to the mediator, who pledged to improve wait times earlier this month after being criticized for a drastic drop in productivity. Fiona Smith, 65, of Lincoln, was one of many timeshare victims invited to free vacations at Diamond, Club la Costa and Azure resorts. …
Read More »A second chance for global development
GENEVA – Second chances are not common in this world, but they are happening now. The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the responsiveness of governments and the resilience of economic systems around the world, and has altered social behavior and personal habits in ways previously unthinkable. There were also reasons for …
Read More »Redwood Trust Announces RWT Horizons Investment in Innovative Platform Focused on Digitizing the Due Diligence Process, Canopy | State
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Read More »Sri Lanka’s central bank keeps rates stable, but remains cautious about inflation
MUMBAI: Sri Lanka’s central bank kept interest rates stable on Thursday, October 14, as it sought to continue supporting the economic recovery after the rate hike in August, but said it would take action necessary to contain inflationary pressures. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) left the permanent deposit …
Read More »Warning Australia as UN talks tackle biodiversity crisis ahead of Glasgow climate summit
Loading A coalition of around 70 countries co-chaired by Costa Rica and France – known as the High ambition coalition – championed a global campaign to stop and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, including supporting a goal of conserving or protecting at least 30% of the world’s land, and the …
Read More »Costa Coffee launches BURT – a blockchain-based reusable cup program
British coffeehouse chain Costa Coffee announced yesterday (September 29) the launch of a new blockchain-compatible reusable cup loan program. The project is to be tested in 14 of its stores in Glasgow and is expected to last six months. The program has been dubbed BURT (short for Borrow, Use, Reuse …
Read More »NOW tapping into director duo Blinkink for the animation spot
TopCashback, a cashback shopping site, has unveiled a new TV spot featuring a cute hummingbird character with the company logo on it. The campaign was the first created in partnership with NOW, a creative agency hired by TopCashback in May 2021. With suggestive “hmmmmms” and sweet expressions, the hummingbird gives …
Read More »Contra Costa Transportation Authority receives $ 400,000 to develop program to fight climate change
WALNUT CREEK, CA – The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) has received $ 400,000 to develop a Vehicle Mileage Mitigation (VMT) framework that will ultimately help Contra Costa County fight climate change. The more kilometers vehicles travel, the more greenhouse gases and air pollution are emitted into the atmosphere. The …
Read More »B2B Marketplace Tazah Announces Raised $ 2 Million In Pre-Seed Funding To Fix Farm-To-Retail Supply Chain
LAHOR: Tazah, a B2B agrotech marketplace connecting farmers directly to retail fruit and vegetable vendors, announced the raising of $ 2 million in pre-seed funding to repair the broken and inefficient agricultural supply chain that is increasing fruit and vegetable prices and leads to post-harvest waste. The pre-seed round was …
Read More »SUMMARY OF MICROFINANCE PAPER: “FinTech and Financial Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean”, by Dmitry Gershenson et al, published by the International Monetary Fund
This The article examines financial technology (fintech) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), in particular: (1) whether fintech can increase financial inclusion; and (2) best practices for governments looking to use fintech to do so. Among the challenges, there are low levels of financial inclusion are associated with “institutional …
Read More »Baseball-Yankees and Red Sox set to renew rivalry in wildcard clash
Band Steve Keating TORONTO, October 3 (Reuters) – The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox had spectacular late-inning wins to end Major League Baseball’s regular season on Sunday, setting up a wildcard showdown between longtime rivals. The final day of a 162-game six-month marathon began with four teams – …
Read More »As a father of 11, Alex Oliveira has a message for Niko Price entering UFC Vegas 38: “Get a vasectomy”
Alex Oliveira has an unusual message for Niko Price ahead of their welterweight drop later tonight (Saturday, October 2, 2021) at UFC Vegas 38 Live ESPN + from inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. This message is to get a vasectomy. INHABIT! Stream UFC Vegas 38 on ESPN …
Read More »China’s Belt and Road Initiative loses momentum
Announced in 2013, the One Belt and One Road initiative is an ambitious infrastructure project aimed at connecting more than 100 countries via a sea route and a route to China. After taking giant strides, the project, popularly known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is now losing momentum, …
Read More »The increase in transaction volume favors sellers in the net rental investment market, according to the InterFace panel
Kidder Mathews recently arranged the sale of this net leased commercial property occupied by Valvoline in Costa Mesa, California. Assets like this that house critical retailers continue to perform particularly well in a market that nationally continues to see growing investment demand. NEW YORK CITY – As more players enter …
Read More »MeridianLink Congratulates Clients on Ranking in Prestigious Forbes 2021 List of Best U.S. Financial Institutions
COSTA MESA, Calif .– (COMMERCIAL THREAD) –MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), a cloud-based technology company that enables banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, specialist loan providers, and consumer information agencies (CRAs) to streamline taking decision and loan origination, as well as credit reporting and background check workflows, congratulate its banking and credit …
Read More »Manufacturing in China unexpectedly decreases, services offer support
BEIJING: Chinese factories’ activity unexpectedly contracted in September due to greater restrictions on electricity consumption and high input prices, while services resumed their expansion as epidemics of COVID-19 was receding, offering some relief to the world’s second-largest economy. The official manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 49.6 in September from …
Read More »Madonna Bolano Joins Tech CU Board of Directors
Receive instant alerts for news on your actions. Claim your 1-week free trial for StreetInsider Premium here. SAN JOSE, Calif., September 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Technical CU (Technology Credit Union) today announced the appointment of Madonna Bolano to its Board of Directors. Madonna joined Tech CU’s Board of Directors …
Read More »MeridianLink TazWorks ™ Announces Immediate Availability of Recurring Background Checks
COSTA MESA, Calif .– (COMMERCIAL THREAD) –MeridianLink, Inc. (NYSE: MLNK), announced today TazWorks, its leading technology platform for independent background check professionals, has launched a new feature that makes it easy to set up recurring background checks in the platform’s robust background check software. The new functionality gives HR managers …
Read More »Obama gives Democrats pep talk with Biden agenda in limbo: the note
TAKE it with Rick klein He’s been there before, with a lot of the same players by his side, and wants to see his group return. With that in mind, former President Barack Obama is providing rhetorical support for President Joe Biden’s agenda – a program he believes the nation …
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