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provide free electronic payments within-network, powerful integrated banking capabilities, and automated compliance. I started my professional career in finance, at an investment banking firm but quickly launched my own venture capital fund. The cannabis industry suffers from inefficient, overpriced, banking and transactional services.
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Cannabis owners have a hard enough time finding banks and payroll companies and insurance,” said Boyd. After years of licenses being held up in the courts, many cannabis business owners can’t get funding to pay for their build-outs or can’t find a bank that will let them open an account.”
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