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MARCH 28, 2019

Citi and the Imperial College Business School have released the latest Digital Money Index, a report that tracks 84 countries and their digital money readiness, Citi said in a news release. percent improvement in the digital money readiness for all countries tracked. The report concluded that there’s been a 5.5

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Global payments startup SumUp announced it has been granted a new electronic money (eMoney) license from the Central Bank of Ireland. The new license from Ireland’s financial services regulator will enable SumUp to offer its services across 26 European countries. The FinTech also has eCurrency licenses in Lithuania and the U.K.

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BankUnderground

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Fragmentation is likely to have wide-ranging implications for the global economy, including increasing the volatility of capital flows and exposing gaps in the global financial safety net (GFSN). It includes countries’ foreign reserves, Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs), central bank swap lines, and IMF lending.

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BankUnderground

AUGUST 12, 2020

Global financial cycles: a long-term affair. Today’s financial system is global: credit and several financial asset classes show booms and busts across countries, sometimes with severe repercussions to the global economy. In this post, we provide a new detailed perspective of global financial cycles.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

Citi has named Shahmir Khaliq as its new head of Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS), according to an internal memo from Paco Ybarra , global head of Citi’s Institutional Clients Group (ICG), which noted that the appointment is effective immediately. He rejoined Citi Pakistan (Banking) in 1995.

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TheGuardian

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

But the banks stopped short of pledging an end to fossil fuel finance, and did not set out firm targets for how much funding they would devote to a green recovery in a declaration signed on Thursday by 450 development banks worldwide. Continue reading.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 20, 2017

In the lead up to 2008, parallel to increasing debt levels, the size of banks rose sharply, especially relative to the size of certain economies. By 2007, bank assets in many developed countries had reached in excess of 100 per cent of gross domestic product (“GDP”). trillion in assets, larger than most countries.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Stablecoins, the virtual currencies which seek price stability, could be the next target for money laundering and terrorist financing, a report found. It noted 25 countries or regions among its members — and virtual asset service providers — have made progress in implementing its standards.

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TheGuardian

JULY 8, 2021

Ahead of a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Venice on Friday, a letter from more than 100 economists said the immediate introduction of a financial transactions tax (FTT) would make economies more resilient and generate much-needed public investment. Continue reading.

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BankBazaar

MARCH 28, 2023

Yes, the big brother of all, the money-minter, the ‘Don Corleone’ of banking institutions in the country, or whatever hype definition that hits you first time. But there are several other interesting lesser-known facts about RBI’s repo rate and how it influences key financial metrics within our country. We bet you already knew that.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

Numerous unicorns were among the hundreds of Chinese tech firms that toppled in 2019 as the economy soured and startups went through piles of cash, The Financial Times (FT) reported on Monday (Jan. Customer acquisition expenses in the country are among the highest in the world. It also owes $230 million to suppliers. “Me

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BankUnderground

JANUARY 12, 2021

Our new model features gross capital flows and offers a fresh perspective on important policy debates, such as the role of current accounts as indicators of financial fragility, the nature of the global saving glut, Triffin’s current account dilemma, and the synchronisation of gross capital inflows and outflows.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

The company has brought in more than $50 million in financing for small companies throughout the country since 2013 by “breaking down the barriers of traditional banking,” according to an announcement. ” The firm said Fulfill by Amazon (FBA) sellers have a “tremendous opportunity” to expand with the online economy.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Solution providers are working to address proper compliance for financial institutions (FIs) and corporations across global markets. 23: The number of countries blacklisted by the European Commission for their AML and counter terrorist financing (CTF) framework decencies. All this, Today In Data.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

The country has reportedly asked for more information from their Russian counterparts as it considers implementing an alternative system in case the country is barred from using SWIFT, which could hurt Venezuela’s already damaged economy. But the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Remittances are a lifeline for many individuals around the world, with workers overseas in developed countries frequently sending money back home to support families in emerging economies. Many FIs, in a practice known as “de-risking,” have stopped or significantly reduced their correspondent relationships with banks in such countries.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders said on Wednesday (July 17) that there were numerous issues that needed to be worked out, regulatory and otherwise, in order for Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra to ever be viable. If Libra is aspiring to be used globally, countries must seek a globally coordinated response,” Kuroda said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

If it takes a year to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and reopen economies, global payments could fall by as much as $108.6 Remittances also help the receiving companies’ external financing. billion this year, according to Asian Development Bank (ADB) economists. Most of the decline stemmed from a $22.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

About a year ago, reports from CNN declared that India’s SMB community had endured a “ terrible year ,” according to one small business owner in the country reflecting on India’s surprise demonetization in 2016. Kaushal noted that this is likely to push SMBs toward alternative financing options.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Maurice Brewster , CEO of Mosaic Global Transportation , said he believes he’s one of them. He has grown from a small group of vintage cars in the San Francisco area to a global, tech-savvy transportation network in four countries with 1,500 cars. He arranged financing for a fleet of town cars the next day, and Mosaic was born.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

PayCore has been pushing to expand globally from its home base in Turkey, having acquired Mastercard Payment Transaction Services Turkey Bili?im which has a footprint that extends to more than 12 countries. The closing of the deal is subject to regulatory approval, the companies noted, with no timeline given. im Hizmetleri A.?.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Now more than ever, people are counting on technology to help them make contactless payments, shop, and manage their finances without leaving the house,” said Sang Ahn, vice president and GM of Samsung Pay’s North America service business, in a statement. But in some emerging economies, NFC is not supported, making MST important. .

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Bobsguide

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Finastra and Visa announce global BaaS offering integrating Visa Direct. The new capability will give Finastra’s bank customers around the world access to cross-border payouts capabilities for small- and medium-sized businesses, and individuals, in multiple currencies and countries. Global Head of PR. T +44 (0)7917 613586.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The rise of the gig economy is inexorable. For the companies that pay these workers, sometimes globally and across currencies, managing accounts payable (AP) processes is quickly becoming a complex endeavor. However, the firm that expands to 12 countries might use its bank to send payments across international wires.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

economy as traveling along a V-shaped recovery , Sheard said, then we’re roughly halfway up the “second leg” of the V.). There's a lot of mutual benefits to countries and companies trading with one another,” he told Webster. Simply put, China is a massive economy that rivals the U.S. If you picture the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2019

As Amit recounted, surveys of CFOs and controllers have consistently noted that AP is the most time-consuming function in finance today. The Ripple Effect And The Gig Economy. In addition, local regulations may govern the particulars of a transaction, said Amit, mandating the types of information that need to be included.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Dubai International Finance Centre ( DIFC ) has announced that Ripple has set up its new headquarters in the Centre, a press release says. 5 meeting, in which Powell said again that the resources to support the economy weren't expended yet. He said it would be more positive with more financial aid.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

A new report from the International Finance Corporation, a part of the World Bank Group, finds correspondent banking relationships are down, an unintended consequence of regulatory reform. 8) said 27 percent of global banks surveyed have reported a drop in the number of correspondent banking relationships.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Amid the headlines detailing the billions of dollars in money laundering done through conduits like Danske Bank and Deutsche Bank, among others, a report shows that the problem is a global one — and that it is getting worse. The Basel report notes that there is no country with a “zero” risk of such illegal activities.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

France and Germany have come up with a compromise for a European Union (EU)-wide digital tax, abandoning a wide-ranging 3 percent tax on revenues generated by ad sales in the digital economy. It has been designed to come into effect in 2021 if a global solution at the OECD is not agreed upon by then.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

It’s a small skiing village in Switzerland that has become synonymous with the World Economic Forum’s signature event that, in better years, has drawn CEOs, celebrities and international political leaders to discuss the macroeconomic trends that will define global business.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

With only days to go before its official launch, Debitum Network is demonstrating its blockchain-powered small business financing solution. Debitum emphasized that it is not looking to compete directly with traditional financial service providers, but rather to enhance the existing small business finance market. last year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The Finance Minister in Germany Olaf Scholz spoke out on Tuesday (Sept. It is anticipated that the cabinet in Germany will come up with a complete blockchain strategy in its ongoing effort to more fully digitize its economy. You have to reject that clearly.”. On Monday (Sept. The bar for regulatory approval will be high.”.

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Cisco

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As climate change and the impacts of the carbon-based economy are becoming a centerstage conundrum across the globe, driving shareholder value is no longer the only goal for financial institutions (FIs). Sustainable finance will play a key role in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2018

Reports in Reuters on Monday (April 16) said CIBAFI’s analysis reinforces concerns that the decline in correspondent banking activity around the world will have a negative impact on small lenders in developing economies. Islamic banks in Southeast Asia added that cash management services were most impacted for them.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The squeeze is not helping the Chinese economy, with small businesses often playing vital roles in connecting China to the global supply chain. National economic policy has China cracking down on its shadow banking market, which has also exacerbated small businesses’ struggle to access financing, analysts said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Guaido is recognized as the leader of the country by most Western countries, including the U.S. which has said Venezuela will need billions in financing from banks that all countries can agree on using to rebuild the embattled country’s economy. and Latin America. IADB’s largest shareholder is the U.S.,

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