Abaca
After $30M Merger, Abaca Says Mission Remains the Same
In the weeks after Arkansas cannabis financial firm Abaca was acquired for that amount by Colorado’s SHF Holdings Inc. late last year, Abaca co-founder Dan Roda says in some ways, very little. read more >
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A Few of My Favorite Things (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Some overlooked but important Arkansas Business stories from the preceding year. read more >
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Abaca Agrees to $30M Acquisition, Will Keep Its Brand and NLR Base
The deal gives the buyer, Colorado-based Safe Harbor Financial, access to more than 300 accounts. read more >
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Abaca Expands Services to California
Cannabis banking firm Abaca of North Little Rock announced it has expanded services to California through a partnership with Pacific Valley Bank of Salinas. The partnership offers a single point […] read more >
Bankers, Fintech to Connect at August Summit
The conference, hosted by the Venture Center of Little Rock, aims to be a networking opportunity and a place for Arkansas fintech companies to showcase their products. read more >
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Abaca Lands $1.35M Investment
The company will use the money to “keep fueling our national expansion,” said CEO Dan Roda. read more >
What’s Neo? A Digital Banking Trend
Neobanks offer digital and nontraditional banking services through an app or platform, with no physical branches. read more >
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Neobanking: Abaca Reads Smoke Signals
Here's how central Arkansas was an incubator at the beginning of marijuana fintech. read more >
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Elasri Fills Vice Chancellor Slot at UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Mohamed O. Elasri has been named associate vice chancellor for research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
Cannabis Banking Firm Abaca Surpasses $2B in Commerce
Growth has come at a blazing pace for the company. read more >
Rolling Those Numbers: Winar Is Arkansas’ Cannabis CPA
Arkansas medical marijuana retailers have generated $190 million in sales since May 2019. Accounting for them is a challenge and an opportunity, professionals say. read more >
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Marijuana Cultivator Turns Down Dispensary Over Cash Policy
Hot Springs dispensary owner Dragan Vicentic's penchant for paying for cannabis in cash, disdaining electronic payments, gives marijuana cultivator reason for blacklisting. read more >
AgHeritage Hires Craig, Pieroni (Movers & Shakers)
Dalton Craig and John David have joined AgHeritage Farm Credit Services in Little Rock as credit analyst trainees. read more >
Baker Advances at Citizens Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Josh Baker has been promoted to city president for Citizens Bank in Hot Springs. read more >
Finding Some Oases Amid Ad Drought
The advertising gods giveth, and they taketh away, particularly these days. read more >
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Laborde, Russell and Williams Join Abaca (Movers & Shakers)
Vince Laborde, Sean Russell and Mara Williams are new members of Abaca, a cannabis financial technology firm based in North Little Rock. read more >
Brian Bauer Leaving Venture Center for Cannabis Fintech Firm Role
Cannabis financial technology firm Abaca Co-founder Brian Bauer is transitioning to a full-time role with Abaca as the chief strategy and revenue officer. read more >
Abaca Fires Up Services for Cannabis Commerce
A North Little Rock enterprise, launched in the Little Rock Technology Park and given flight with venture capital from Colorado, keeps pioneering its way into the burgeoning billions of cannabis commerce. read more >
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Michael’s AC Hotel Score a Last-Minute Success
Elizabeth Michael, a partner in the Bark Bar and a PR veteran in Little Rock, describes how the newly opened AC Hotel in downtown Little Rock came to be her client. read more >
Growbrite Finds a Green Niche, Insuring Mounds of Marijuana
Adam Grimmett’s reason for insuring Arkansas’ new medicinal marijuana industry is personal. An Afghan war veteran, he wants to help ex-service members. read more >
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