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MAY 19, 2020

The $43 billion deal was one of a series of payment mergers in 2019 that were designed to combine bank technology and merchant acquiring across multiple markets and industries while warding off ascendant fintechs offering fast access to digital payments and working capital.

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The Paypers

JULY 6, 2018

(The Paypers) Ascend Money , Southeast Asia’s fintech company, transacted a total payment volume of USD 5 billion across Southeast Asia in 2017, delivering 400% year-on-year growth compared to 2016.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Moody’s is moving a bit closer to the world of small business lending. The company, which provides data and business intelligence solutions, like credit ratings and research for the financial world, said Thursday (Feb. 25) that it reached a deal to acquire a share of Finagraph.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

(The Paypers) Ant Financial has partnered fintech company Ascend Money to expand a mobile payments services platform in Thailand and support its growth in SE Asia.

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The Paypers

MAY 28, 2018

(The Paypers) Ascend Money has been selected by Red Hat Solutions to enable and accelerate electronic payments across Southeast Asia.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Banking leaders were honored and offered motivating wisdom for women to ascend the corporate leadership ranks at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking Gala this year.

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The Paypers

JUNE 21, 2016

(The Paypers) Ant Financial , Alibaba’s financial services affiliate, is planning to buy a 20% stake in Ascend Money , an online payment provider based in Thailand.

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American Banker

JANUARY 23, 2023

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

In this month’s Feature Story, PYMNTS talked to Jason Powers , senior vice president of administration for Ascend Federal Credit Union , about how the CU protects its ITMs with physical anti-skimming devices and behind-the-scenes digital analytics. Deep Dive: Keeping Digital-First Banking Secure With AI, Biometrics.

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JULY 21, 2020

TrueMoney, which operates under the Ascend Money name, is a joint venture of the C.P. “We are continuously adapting our operations and business to offer customers the best service and experience … the launch of our service with TrueMoney enables customers to now access money transfer services at more locations across the country.”.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020

BITBOX, however, did not ascend to a spot among the top 100 exchanges, peaking at 120. As a result, Line began its own exchange, BITBOX, that enabled Link currency users in areas challenged by regulations to engage in trades with the cryptocurrency.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2018

Last December, another payroll company, Ascender, announced its own plans to float on the ASX. Based in Australia, Ascender is the largest payroll software firm both in Australia and New Zealand, and its ASX float could lead to a market value surpassing $191 million. It’s why we have succeeded.”. At the time, the firm secured $76.6

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

And in some cases, like surcharging for credit card fees, it is a backward and forward evolution, depending on whose definition of “consumer good” is ascendant at the moment. In some places, it is happening by technological advances, like the quickly expanding world of contactless payments. 74 percent: Share of U.K. 39 percent: Share of U.K.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2020

Alternative and digital payments will remain ascendant – and virtual cards and mobile wallets will likely see a wholesale embrace rather than incremental adoption. One thing is certain: The seismic shifts have shone a spotlight on the fact that cash (and even plastic cards) has seen – and will continue to see – dwindling use.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

In August’s Digital-First Banking Tracker, Jason Powers, senior vice president at Ascend Federal Credit Union, explains how behavioral analytics at the ITM help keep fraudsters away. Several publishers – including The New York Times and CNBC – petitioned Apple’s CEO Tim Cook to offer a commission structure similar to the one given to Amazon.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

One FI deploying ITMs on a wide scale is Tennessee-based Ascend Federal Credit Union , which first began this initiative in 2014. FIs like Ascend rely on a number of approaches to help secure ITMs and limit their services to legitimate customers, including physical security safeguards and behind-the-scenes fraud analysis systems.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Another FinTech company looking to serve the underserved segments of Southeast Asian economies is Ascend Money , which recently shared that it now serves 20 million customers across the region but has a goal to reach 100 million by 2020. “We

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

AvidPay will be integrated into BankTEL’s ASCEND solution for enhanced accounts payable functionality as well as fixed assets, and prepaid and accruals, for banking customers to promote automation while maintaining compliance, the companies said in the announcement.

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

During the recent Episerver Ascend conference we were able to see a preview of what exactly Spire looks like for business users, and well, it’s really, really cool. Here are some reasons why: Improves Upgradability on the Front-End.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Michael Goulder will be ascending to to senior VP of inventory management and supply chain. More changes are coming at the top of Jo-Ann Fabric — mostly with an eye for bolstering inventory and supply chain management.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

This inaugural edition of the PYMNTS Gig Economy Tracker® looks not only at the humanity behind the stats, but also examines how FIs and others are catering to a huge, ascendant workforce whose impact is only now becoming clear. Stories of gig workers hounding clients for past-due invoices (and getting burned) are baked into gig work lore.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

Chinese mobile payment has long surpassed developed countries such as Europe and the United States, and the corporate financial services sector is still in the ascendant,” said Ray Chua, a partner at Ribbit Capital. Lan said the company has a workforce of roughly 260 employees, with 10 percent being research and development staff.

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The Paypers

AUGUST 13, 2020

AscendantFX Capital have become members of the SWIFT network, and more specifically the Global Payment Initiative.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

After struggling for a decade in the era of Amazon ascendance, Barnes & Noble will be going private, care of a private equity firm, Elliott Management, that is buying it for $683 million. But the stock price — currently sitting at around $6.50 — has still fallen quite far from its 2006 peak of around $30.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

Ascendant said in an announcement that its participation will enhance its existing aPay payment platform as well as its API capabilities, wielding gpi to elevate transaction tracking within its own solution. .” AscendantFX Eyes Payment Tracking With gpi.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

Last December, Australia’s Ascender announced plans to float on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to raise $76.6 The company saw $750.5 million in total revenues in 2017, up 6.6 percent from 2016; its net losses hit $10.5 million last year, compared to $93 million in losses recorded in 2016. million on the ASX too.

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The Paypers

MAY 26, 2020

Ascendant has revealed the release of its newest cross-border payments product dubbed Payee Intel.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2017

Silverman is new to the role — last month he ascended from Etsy’s board to replace Chad Dickerson. Silverman is a seasoned CEO — he has previously been the chief executive at Skype and Evite.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) selling has taken wing with the ascendance of eCommerce to retail’s throne. What was once a small but meaningful constituency — online shoppers — suddenly seem to be holding all the cards.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Symantec’s security software often comes bundled with personal computers — a fine strategy in the pre-mobile age, but one that has been less productive in recent years as the use of mobile devices has become ascendent. Norton remains profitable, but its sales are falling.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Coolidge ascended to the presidency from vice president in 1923, when Warren Harding passed away suddenly. But there is credible evidence that the actions of Coolidge successors likely caused and extended the Great Depression.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2016

The Yogitech acquisition also dovetails nicely with another startup Intel recently brought on board: drone manufacturer Ascending Technologies , which hangs it hat on real-time software that allows self-navigating drones to map and avoid obstacles in their paths.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Pinterest’s ascendancy and status as a safe haven for brands marks a stark contrast to what AdWeek referred to as Facebook’s summer of widespread boycotts related to its failure to curb hate speech on the platform. Less Controversial Than Facebook .

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2016

Then there’s the newly ascendant prime minister Theresa May, who is charged with carrying out the mandates of the Brexit vote itself. case hinges on a few bones of contention, tied chiefly to the “royal prerogative,” wherein executive authority is wielded by ministers so that they can govern, The Journal noted, on the behalf of the monarchy.

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JULY 7, 2020

That change in consumer behavior had a lot to do with the market crash of 2008 and differing ideas about financial security, especially between ascendant millennials and cohorts with less collective spending clout.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

Earlier this summer, it plunked down money to acquire a 20 percent piece of Ascend Money, which is an online payment provider in Thailand. This isn’t the first deal Ant Financial Services has struck in Europe, as the Alibaba affiliate looks to succeed in what many have called ambitious expansion plans.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Warner Bros, HBO Max Team To Debut 2021 Films With Streaming Ascendant, Hollywood Faces Layoffs Movie Chain AMC Says It Could Go Broke By Year’s End. Read More On Movies: Warner Bros. Just Broke The Movie Business – Can Theaters Rebuild It?

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