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Swipely – the creator of a platform that helps local merchants accept payments and understand customers – has completed a $12 million Series B round of financing led by Shasta Ventures.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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Customers Bancorp Inc., parent company of Customers Bank, has increased its previously announced offering of $75 million of common stock to $90 million, the bank announced Wednesday.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd. announced Tuesday that it was opening the KLR Emerging Business Center in its North Main offices to help lend support and guidance to startups and emerging businesses in the Ocean State.
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By PBN Staff
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, the recipient of the biggest banking bailout in the world, will eliminate more jobs and close additional branches before its restructuring is complete, Chairman Philip Hampton said.
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By Gavin Finch |
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TD Bank has chosen a banking industry veteran to take over its Rhode Island and Boston metro south market. Kevin F. Malone has been named TD Bank market president for Boston, southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual of New England has been named the new title sponsor for the UnitedHealthcare Newport Marathon, taking over for Lincoln-based Amica Mutual Insurance Co., which held the title sponsorship position since 2009.
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By PBN Staff
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Chairman and CEO of RBS Citizens Financial Group Inc. Ellen Alemany will retire Oct. 1 after more than five years with the Providence-based group, according to a press release from the parent company, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC.
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By Rhonda Miller |
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc named Nathan Bostock as finance director to replace Bruce Van Saun, who is moving to run Citizens Financial Group Inc. as the British lender prepares to sell a stake in the U.S. division.
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By Gavin Finch |
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A judge narrowed a $1 billion lawsuit by the U.S. against Bank of America Corp. over mortgages the bank and its Countrywide unit sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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By Bob Van Voris |
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Bank of America Corp.’s traders posted gains every business day during the first quarter as Morgan Stanley’s lost money in eight sessions, double the rate a year earlier.
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By Michael J. Moore and Hugh Son |