PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Visa President Ryan McInerney said that beyond the core card business there remains the opportunity to “capture new flows of money using our expanding network of networks.” McInerney also pointed to government to consumer (G2C), which is a “more nascent” market, with presence in government benefits and tax refunds. B2B Potential.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

regional bank executives were gearing up for a bumper year, according to Bloomberg. Crediting lower taxes, thanks to the end of the year tax reform bill passed by Congress, regional bank executives saw a sudden and notable pick up in both commercial loan demand and a big jump in spending on credit and debit cards.

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BankBazaar

JUNE 23, 2019

If you own a vehicle, you will know how important an RC book/card is. Today, you will receive your RC copy in the form of a Smart Card. So, it is impossible for anyone to fool the policeman with the wrong smart card, except if he doesn’t know how to read! But, what do you do if you lose the original smart card of your vehicle?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

tax laws had on other firms recently reporting results, Mastercard put up numbers Thursday (Feb. Excluding the aforementioned tax impact, earnings per share came in at $1.14, two pennies better than Wall Street expectations. billion Mastercard and Maestro-branded cards issued globally as of year-end. Absent the same impact U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Twenty-two percent of Americans have reported being targeted by pandemic-related fraud, for example, such as schemes involving fake personal protective equipment (PPE) merchants or fraudsters impersonating tax officials.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

Expense management is scaling globally, literally, as Chrome River is opening an office in the Asia-Pacific region. Roy told PYMNTS that the region has specific payments and expense management considerations that extend, for example, to Australia’s goods and services tax.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Late last month the company announced it was expanding its partnership with Visa to include five new regions in 24 markets including Canada, Japan, Singapore and the U.S. As part of the newly expanded partnership, Revolut will primarily issue Visa-branded cards in the global expansion. banking licence.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

“With the development of innovative payment technology and commercial applications, UnionPay International is accelerating building up its innovative payment technology and service capacity, and promoting the digitalization of its card-based business, to support the development of mobile payment,” Jianbo said.

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Abrigo

JULY 15, 2015

The transition from compliance to consulting makes sense: tax season is just that, a “season,” and nearly 60 percent of respondents to a Sageworks survey indicated they saw an increase in total revenue by adding financial services to their accounting practice. Loans for small businesses are another avenue that you can advise clients to use.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Drivers can take out cash advances on their paychecks to make work-related transactions, and they are allowed to have $200 of their weekly wages delivered in advance to business spending cards. There are no additional costs when using the cards for fuel-related expenses, though other purchases are subject to transaction fees.

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Qudos Bank

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Centrelink services, such as JobSeeker payments or Low Income Health Care Cards for those from a lower-income background. Government schemes and grants that offer low deposit rates for eligible home buyers, including the Family Home Guarantee (FHG), the First Home Guarantee (FHBG), and the Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee (RFHBG).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The card networks and nationally licensed banks working across state lines would violate the RICO anti-money laundering laws if they attempted to move the payment. It is also the only tool that they can use for paying their staff, contractors, bills and taxes because they can’t get banking service.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

The implication is millennials have taken on more debt — right into a period when debt is becoming increasingly tougher to shoulder especially with, say, credit cards, where debt can have variable interest rates. The tax applies to roughly 30 companies operating in the country, and opens the door for other taxes mandated in other countries.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2018

A digital fiat currency and government-issued mobile money platform could transform the Sub-Saharan African economy, according to nanopay CEO Laurence Cooke , who recently visited East Africa to explore opportunities in the region and has returned with some key insights.

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Accenture

APRIL 21, 2017

Banks can evolve as regional or global champions using virtual accounts (including through white labelling to other banks) to provide account and other value-added services remotely across borders. Strategic growth objectives for transaction banks can be enabled using virtual cash management, allowing increased client acquisition.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

In fact any kind of spending has a nice ring, but revenge spending was a phenomenon seen as Wuhan and other Chinese regions came out of the coronavirus funk. Yes, consumers got back to the malls and some long queues were seen at regional favorites like Nike. It has a nice ring for retailers battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Regional Trends. For instance, in mature APAC markets, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are driving digitization of B2B payments through increased use of digital invoices, virtual cards and cloud-based financial management and accounting solutions. percent between 2015 and 2020 — significantly lower than the 11.2

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

And New England isn’t the only place enjoying the autumn chill as it sets in — although we are perhaps enjoying it more colorfully with the region’s famed foliage. Gift Cards’ New Unfavorable Fans. In fact, they have favored brands, with iTunes and Google Play cards popular favorites. locations at its peak.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The offering focuses on secure B2B payments and ensuring that companies are in sync with regulatory and compliance mandates in each new region they enter. As Hiddes noted, supply chain management also includes tax issues, which can be knotty ones for companies dealing with new countries. To that end, ModusLink Corp.,

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Bank Innovation

MAY 11, 2017

rehabilitation and growth has lagged behind the rest of the world, youth unemployment in the region continues to grow, political unrest is destabilising the continent, the progressive socio-economic pledge of Europe is being challenged and vitally, Europe has failed to develop any new corporate global powers for the digital age.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 19, 2020

As with any global or regional disaster, illicit actors are taking advantage of the increased pool of possible victims. Card Fraud. Card Fraud. The COVID-19 impact is real, as is the associated isolation, anxiety, and sometimes grief. COVID-19-related fraud schemes are escalating at an alarming rate. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

Brazil and Mexico — the total amount in cash payments for the region was $3 trillion in 2015, with weighted average cash use at 14 percent of GDP, with an estimated increase, annually, of 4 percent through 2020 in absolute dollars but a decline in percentage of GDP by 1.2 Turning to the Americas — defined as the U.S., do not accept cash.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Data-driven efforts aided by technology have been able to match the best cost of capital to the right borrowers, he said, and in the aforementioned 39 percent growth in the custom loan activity, he said that local community and regional banks are looking for higher quality borrowers. “At

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

Expectations can differ from region to region regarding timing of payments, taxes, currencies, regulatory differences – and we look at all of those variables.”. An example of a regional nuance is our Brazilian market.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Then, bad grades came in right as summer party season kicked off, mom and dad took away the car and credit card, and the Venmo transfers came to a screeching halt. First, there was the drama leading up to the breakup with the rich hottie. Thankfully, there was still a smartphone and social media to commiserate.

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Abrigo

MARCH 3, 2021

Fraudulent, altered, counterfeit, or stolen EIP checks, Automated Clearing House (ACH) deposits, and prepaid debit cards. The individuals named on the checks reside outside the geographic region of the account holder. Treasury check or deposits related to a prepaid debit card linked to the same address (e.g.,

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Qudos Bank

JULY 2, 2023

Centrelink services, such as JobSeeker payments or Low Income Health Care Cards for those from a lower-income background. Government schemes and grants that offer low deposit rates for eligible home buyers, including the Family Home Guarantee (FHG), the First Home Guarantee (FHBG), and the Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee (RFHBG).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

The decision to pare back operations in Africa — where the company will sell off much of its 62 percent ownership in publicly traded Barclays Africa — represents what The New York Times said was a step back from one of the key pillars of Barclays’ long-term strategy, right in lockstep with credit cards and investment banking.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

While some countries are struggling more than others, Emailage found that every region is facing new challenges in the wake of EMV going online. Fraudsters are getting more sophisticated, and boots on the ground are needed to address unique issues in each region.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

However, as they extend to other regions — such as Latin America — they soon learn that payments structures and processes can shift dramatically from country to country, and each may have radically different regulations when it comes to dealing with how people get paid.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

But banks, credit unions and card networks shy away from that industry, despite its revenue potential, due to concerns about federal regulatory punishment. The speakers told stories of violent armed robberies, money laundering and tax evasion, among other negative impacts of a cash-based industry. Cash Dangers.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 19, 2020

As with any global or regional disaster, illicit actors are taking advantage of the increased pool of possible victims. Card Fraud. The COVID-19 impact is real, as is the associated isolation, anxiety, and sometimes grief. COVID-19-related fraud schemes are escalating at an alarming rate. Learn More. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

million and management said that various agreements in the EMEA region had been repriced and extended, which impacted revenues. percent on the week, where the quarter got a boost from its tax refund related businesses and prepaid cards saw growth as well. The Street had expected $13.5

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Similar to its rival Mastercard, Visa announced results for the quarter that ended in December of last year (the company’s fiscal first quarter) that — once tax impacts from recently passed legislation are factored out — topped expectations. The Middle East and Central Europe regions led worldwide growth, up 19 percent. Revenue was $4.9

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In Norway, banking group Eika Group announced an investment in and collaboration with EedenBull in an effort to help traditional financial institutions in the region strengthen financial services to business clients. Alliance Bank Taps Into Ephesoft Data Capture.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

Demonetization was launched in India in an effort to crack down on the nation’s underground economy, boost tax revenues and encourage the transition to a digital banking infrastructure. trillion in cash in 2016 , far more than any other nation in the region. percent by 2021. India spent $1.5 A Growing Competitor For Cash.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Both of these schemes are difficult for card processors to detect because illicit transactions are mixed in with legitimate ones, and it is almost impossible to distinguish between the two. This means individual transactions are unlikely to pop up on regulators’ or tax officials’ radar, thus keeping the operations under wraps.

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