Financial technology company Green Check Verified, which has an office in North Haven, has launched a marketplace to help cannabis-related businesses identify service providers to meet their financial and business needs, including banking, lending, insurance, human resources, payroll and cash logistics.
Banking trade groups, including the Connecticut Bankers Association, have asked Congress to include marijuana banking legislation as part of a larger bill to provide funding for U.S. manufacturing and technology initiatives.
A New Haven-based company specializing in cannabis banking compliance has added a consulting service to help financial institutions launch cannabis banking.
Cynthia Merkle joined the Connecticut banking world only six and a half years ago, but she’s already had some notable accomplishments as Union Savings Bank’s first woman president and CEO. Last month, she became the first woman chair in the 120-year history of the Connecticut Bankers Association.
