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MENA Region Holds Regulatory Clues For Merchants

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Confident risk analysis can seem hard to come by when the world goes off its commercial axis, as it has been this year. Consumers in the MENA region have been flocking to online channels since the pandemic’s onset and businesses have followed suit by deploying new digital payment capabilities and offerings,” the Guide states.

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FinTechs Take A Regional Approach To SMB COVID-19 Relief

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The market will be watching closely whether financial institutions (FIs) are able to address some of the biggest headaches from the first round of PPP loans, namely an influx of applications that can overwhelm lenders’ systems. LendingTree. The companies said their initiative is geared toward enabling community FIs a competitive edge.

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How To Do Better Against National Bank Lending Competition

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Understanding the competitive banking landscape helps community banks set proper pricing, respond to rival marketing, and compete more effectively. Traditionally, community banks would compare their financial performance and health to similar-sized banks in their region.

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Tight Job Market Continues SMB Squeeze: Paychex

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Small businesses continue to struggle amid a tight labor market in the U.S., increase in average hourly wages at small businesses, the company found, but according to IHS Markit Chief Regional Economist James Diffley, the key takeaway is the pressure that a difficult jobs market puts on the small business community.

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Real Estate Market Bounces Back With 1.2 Pct Jump In Pending Home Sales

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percent and pending home sales rose nationwide in all regions compared to 2018. regions — Midwest, South, and Northeast — saw negligible changes in month-over-month contract activity. . homeowners are staying in their homes longer, keeping much-needed inventory off the real estate market, which caused an earlier slip in home sales.

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How A Local Lens For Risk Analysis Can Fight Global Money Laundering And Fraud

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Payment processors expanding their operations into new industries and markets have their work cut out for them, however. Using the large data flows that international payment processing sees can give you great local and regional and international forewarning of behaviors. Attuning To New Markets .

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A Regional Approach To Global SME Trade

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But FedEx Business Insights also found that intra-regional exporting is a major force behind SME growth today, perhaps serving as a stepping stone for small businesses that may have their sights set on global growth ahead.

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