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September Johannesburg Summit on Launching Successful Commercial Indoor Farming in Africa and Its Cities
South Africa will play host to the inaugural Urban Agri Summit 2017 in Johannesburg this September 7-8. The two-day event will bring together stakeholders from the Vertical Farming, Greenhouse and Control Environment Agriculture sectors to discuss Launching Successful Commercial Indoor farming for... - June 14, 2017 - Magenta Global Pte Ltd
SolidTrust Pay Announces Support for the International Day of Family Remittances on June 16
SolidTrust Pay recently announced their support for the International Day of Family Remittances. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of he United Nations, and 176 governments around the world have declared June 16th the International Day of Family... - June 10, 2017 - SolidTrust Pay
Whitefish Credit Union Receives Two Gold Awards from the Marketing Association of Credit Unions
Whitefish Credit Union received two Gold awards from the Marketing Association of Credit Unions (MAC), which recognizes exceptional marketing within the credit union industry. The MAC Awards have been recognizing the best of the best in marketing achievements in the credit union industry since... - June 10, 2017 - Whitefish Credit Union
Ferratum Bank Partners with Innovative Assessments to Promote Financial Inclusion
Ferratum Bank p.l.c. has signed a partnership agreement with Innovative Assessments International, Ltd. that will promote greater financial inclusion by helping extend more credit to Ferratum’s clients. - June 05, 2017 - Innovative Assessments
Mars National Bancorp, Inc. Elects New Board Officers
Mars National Bancorp elected new board officers to fill the vacated positions of Dallas C. Hipple (retiring as Chairman) and R. Bruce Mensch (retiring as Secretary). Janet L. van Buskirk Balentine was elected Chairman. Board member J. Jay Their was elected Vice Chairman. In addition, Michael J. Kirk, was elected Secretary. - June 03, 2017 - Mars Bank
Quisk Begins Deployment of Blockchain Technology
The Addition of Blockchain Distributed Ledger Improves Data Security and Integrity for Merchant Settlement, Core Banking Reconciliation,and Cross Border Remittances for Quisk’s Financial Institution Customers Quisk,Inc., headquartered in Silicon Valley and provider of a secure digitized cash... - June 03, 2017 - Quisk, Inc.
Cornerstone Financial Corporation Completes 10 - 1 Reverse Stock Split
Cornerstone Financial Corporation (OTC “CFIC” and “CFICD”), the holding company for Cornerstone Bank, announced that effective today, the company finalized a 10 - 1 Reverse Stock Split. As a result, the Company’s stockholders will receive one new share of the... - May 31, 2017 - Cornerstone Financial Corp
Your Next Big Adventure Awaits on MyLittleAdventure.com
MyLittleAdventure.com is the online ticketing platform that shows over 150,000 unique, cool and hidden things to do and see in the world on one easy-to-use platform. Pulling in over 150,000 exciting attractions and adventures from over 175 countries in 14 languages, this revolutionary travel... - May 29, 2017 - OpenLedger
Georgia Banks’ Earnings Up 6.2 Percent in First Quarter
Georgia’s 181 FDIC-insured financial institutions earned $764 million during the first quarter of this year, up 6.2 percent over the same period in 2016. Loan growth was modest at 2.4 percent, and deposits were up 4.2 percent. Capital levels remained good, as well. Also of note from the... - May 27, 2017 - Georgia Bankers Association
Moneyto Ltd Introduces a Single Tariff for Online Transfers to Europe and the CIS
Moneyto has reduced fee for online transfers at most popular directions: online transfers are now even more profitable. Now the fee for transfers to Europe, the CIS and Georgia is only 0,49%, min. 1 pound. Moneyto transfers can be paid out in one of many payout locations in Europe and the CIS:... - May 26, 2017 - Moneyto
Louisiana’s ASI Federal Credit Union Moves Its ATM Fleet to Dolphin Debit
ATM outsourcing is a growing trend among financial institutions, especially credit unions. - May 25, 2017 - Dolphin Debit
Security Card Services Signs Eight New Bank Partners During Q1 2017
Security Card Services, the largest provider of technology enabled payment processing solutions that sells to community and regional banks only, added eight new bank partners in the first quarter of 2017. The new bank partners are as follows: -First National Bank of Scotia -South Central... - May 19, 2017 - Security Card Services
SAFE Federal Credit Union Names Jennifer Michaels VP of Risk Management
SAFE Federal Credit Union has named Jennifer Michaels its Vice President of risk management, a new position at the credit union. Michaels is a lawyer who most recently served as general counsel and compliance director at Park Community Credit Union in Kentucky. At SAFE, she oversees information... - May 19, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
Telindus and IntellectEU Have Developed SmartMatch, a Blockchain-Based Solution Enabling the Reconciliation, Matching and Resolution of Transactions
Telindus and IntellectEU will make a live demo of the SmartMatch at the Hyperledger Mini Summit during Consensus 2017 in New York on May 22nd-24th 2017. - May 18, 2017 - IntellectEU
Dolphin Debit’s Gary Walston Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Gulf Coast Area Finalist
Gary Walston is an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in 2017. - May 18, 2017 - Dolphin Debit
Capital Prepaid Services and 401Play Offer the BlazePays Vacation Savings Card
401Play makes it easy for employees to save for vacation. - May 17, 2017 - Capital Prepaid Services
iNEMSOFT CLASSONE® Endpoint Manager 5.1 Now Rated “Avaya Compliant”
The CLASSONE Endpoint Manager promotes uninterrupted service delivery to customers by simplifying management of IP and SIP phones, soft phones and gateways across multiple communication servers around the globe. - May 15, 2017 - iNEMSOFT
Cornerstone Bank, Moorestown, New Jersey Announces Termination of Regulatory Order
Announcement of Lifting of Regulatory Order - May 12, 2017 - Cornerstone Financial Corp
Dolphin Debit Names Christy Nusz VP and Regional Sales Manager
Nusz will help Dolphin expand its services to credit unions and banks in the West and Midwest. - May 11, 2017 - Dolphin Debit
Cornerstone Financial Corporation Announces 10 - 1 Reverse Stock Split
CFIC is announcing a reverse stock split. - May 10, 2017 - Cornerstone Financial Corp
Moneyto Transfers Are Now Available in Portugal
Moneyto Ltd is opening new directions for its customers. Now it's available to send money to Portugal using the online service. Receivers can pick up their transfers in any of payout locations of Moneyto partner. It takes less than 5 minutes to make an online transfer using your Mastercard or VISA... - May 08, 2017 - Moneyto
Mars National Bancorp, Inc. Announces New Board of Directors
Shareholders of Mars National Bancorp elected three new board members along with seven incumbent directors at the annual meeting held April 18, 2017. The three new directors elected were Michael K. Bechtold, Executive Vice President of Brayman Construction Corporation; Gregory B. Mensch, Executive... - May 05, 2017 - Mars Bank
Michael Baker Named Executive VP at SAFE Federal Credit Union
Michael Baker, who has worked at SAFE Federal Credit Union for more than 16 years, has been named SAFE’s executive vice president. Baker, most recently vice president of operations, now oversees a broad range of the growing credit union’s services and operations. Baker joined SAFE as... - May 04, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
Moneyto Ltd Awarded "The Best Online Money Transfer System to Moldova"
Moneyto Ltd has been awarded "The best online money transfer system to Moldova" by International Association of Money Transfer Networks during the International conference on payment systems, money transfers and innovations "Future Bank Conference 2016" held on 2-3 December 2016... - May 03, 2017 - Moneyto
RTC Finance Offers Educational Resources for New Traders
RTC Finance believes that online financial trading should be accessible to everyone. There is nothing mysterious about online trading, and RTC is building a library of video tutorials and written training guides to orient newcomers to the online markets. RTC Finance, a new leader in the online... - May 03, 2017 - RTC Finance
Moneyto Ltd Acquired Rights to Unistream Money Transfer Brand in EU
Moneyto Ltd has partnered with Unistream money transfer network and acquired the rights to use Unistream Money Transfer brand name in the European Union. The new partnership allows Moneyto customers to do fast as well as near real-time transfers to their families and friends in Eastern Europe and CIS countries, including Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia. - May 01, 2017 - Moneyto
Whitefish Credit Union Receives Diamond Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Marketing and Business Development
Whitefish Credit Union received three Diamond Awards from the Credit Union National Association, which recognizes outstanding marketing, branding, and business development achievements in the credit union industry. The Diamond Award is the pinnacle of credit union marketing and business... - April 20, 2017 - Whitefish Credit Union
SAFE Federal Credit Union Names Darrell Merkel President and CEO
Darrell Merkel takes the reins at Safe Federal Credit Union in Sumter, South Carolina. - April 19, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
Sabine FCU Caps Long Relationship with Dolphin Debit, Moving All Its ATMs to Dolphin
Houston-based Dolphin Debit takes over management of credit union's ATMs. - April 13, 2017 - Dolphin Debit
Private Bank of Buckhead Adds Seasoned Financial Pro Joe Polofsky to Lending Team
Private Bank of Buckhead, which includes Private Bank of Decatur and PrivatePlus Mortgage, has named Joe Polofsky as a Vice President and Relationship Manager. He was previously a Vice President and Mortgage Banker with PrivatePlus. “Joe is professional, experienced, knowledgeable and very... - April 06, 2017 - Private Bank of Buckhead
ISMG Launches 2017 Global Summit Series with Event in San Francisco
Information Security Media Group, the leading media provider to the information security community, launched its global summit series for 2017 with a March 28-29 Fraud & Breach Prevention Summit in San Francisco. Senior information security practitioners and leading technology providers... - April 06, 2017 - Information Security Media Group
Creative SAFE Federal Credit Union Mortgage Marketing Campaign Wins Diamond Award
The Dog's Home campaign emphasized home shopping from a dog’s perspective. - April 05, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
OpenLedger Supports Apptrade Crowdsale with $100,000 USD Boost
OpenLedger’s Apptrade (www.apptrade.io), the platform creating "Kickstarter for Apps on the Blockchain," has received a $100,000 USD boost from OpenLedger ApS, the world's first blockchain powered conglomerate. Powered by the digital token APPX, Apptrade creates portfolios, or... - April 02, 2017 - OpenLedger
21 Area Students Receive Scholarships from SAFE Federal Credit Union
SAFE Federal Credit Union is giving scholarships to 21 college-bound students from all over South Carolina’s Midlands region. - March 25, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
SAFE Federal Credit Union Announces Results of Board of Directors Election
Paul Holder, Kay Oldhouser Davis, and Melinda Carr were elected to the SAFE FCU board. Results of the election were announced during the SAFE annual meeting. - March 23, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
Capital Services Achieves Substantial Growth in 2016, Meeting New Market Challenges
Capital Services accounts were up 17 percent over 2015, ending 2016 on a strong note. - March 23, 2017 - Capital Services
Groundbreaking Crypto Start-Up, Internet of Coins, Launch Fundraiser on OpenLedger DC
Internet of Coins (www.coinstorm.net) will launch their fundraiser on the OpenLedger Decentralized Conglomerate (DC) on March 21st 2017, in celebration of the first day of spring. Essentially a wallet, Internet of Coins is a secure way to store cryptocurrencies and smart contracts, and trade them... - March 13, 2017 - OpenLedger
OBITS Now Listed on Livecoin Exchange
OBITS, the official digital token of the OpenLedger Decentralized Conglomerate (DC), began its entry into the major exchanges with its debut on Livecoin, one of the best-known altcoin exchanges. - March 13, 2017 - OpenLedger
Apptrade Token Crowdsale Successfully Launched
OpenLedger’s Apptrade (www.apptrade.io), the platform creating "Kickstarter for Apps on the Blockchain," launched its Initial Token Offering (ITO) attracting interest from all over the world. Powered by the digital token APPX, Apptrade creates portfolios, or groups, of apps, where... - March 13, 2017 - OpenLedger
RTC Finance Arrives in the Online Forex Marketplace
RTC Finance is a newcomer to online forex trading, and aims to bring a positive presence to the marketplace. With a cutting edge web trading platform, trading in commodities and CFDs in addition to the major currencies, and a commitment to quick and accurate customer service, RTC Finance is raising... - March 13, 2017 - RTC Finance
Atlanta Tech Village Based Trust Stamp Has Partnered with a Leading Central & Eastern Europe Software Company to Operate an Innovative FinTech & Blockchain Incubator
Trust Stamp an Atlanta Tech Village based FinTech company has partnered with 10Clouds, a leading software development company in Central and Eastern Europe to operate "Finnovation," a new FinTech, Blockchain and Digital Identity focused innovation incubator. - March 08, 2017 - Trust Stamp
Georgia Bank Earnings Up 4.8 Percent During 2016
Earnings hit $3 billion mark, loans up 6 percent, deposits up 5 percent - March 03, 2017 - Georgia Bankers Association
Mobile Dustless-Blasting Companies Clean Up Profits with Wise Business Plans
Owners and operators of mobile blasting units are now partnering with Wise Business Plans in order to gain funding for equipment and expansion options. - March 01, 2017 - Wise Business Plans
Francesco Gadaleta, PhD Joins Abe as CDO
Francesco will lead the development of Abe's conversational AI platform as part of the company's ongoing mission to bring artificial intelligence to financial services. - February 28, 2017 - Abe
Abe Releases Linc, a White-Label Money Management Chatbot for Banks
Linc is an AI-powered virtual financial assistant that enables banks to engage their customers on leading messaging platforms. - February 28, 2017 - Abe
Local Interest Magazines Spread the News with Wise Business Plans
Magazine publishers, editors and entrepreneurs are now turning to Wise Business Plans for updated market analysis options and cutting-edge trends data. - February 27, 2017 - Wise Business Plans
Massachusetts Loss Mitigation Education Event: How to Close Your Short Sales
Maryann Little and Nick Aalerud of Short Sale Mitigation, LLC have been invited by the Northeast Association of Realtors to present on Short Sales in the 2017 year. This is a 2 MA CE class. - February 20, 2017 - Massachusetts Loss Mitigation
SAFE Federal Credit Union Names Jim Rasmus Its VP of Human Resources
Jim Rasmus joined the South Carolina credit union, SAFE Federal, as its VP of HR. - February 16, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
Mars National Bank Sponsors Free First Time Homebuyer Event Attendees to Learn About Grants Towards Down Payments
Mars National Bank is sponsoring a First Time Homebuyer Event on Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 9:00am - Noon at the DoubleTree Cranberry 910 Sheraton Drive, Mars, Pennsylvania, 16046. - February 15, 2017 - Mars Bank
Hospitality Entrepreneurs Showcase Profits with Wise Business Plans
Wise Business Plans has begun partnering with accommodation companies to access and catalog pertinent data leading to increased profits and long term business stability. - February 15, 2017 - Wise Business Plans