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Event Horizon: Conference And Trade Show Business Eyes Resurgence

PYMNTS

there may be green shoots budding, or at least on the horizon, for the business event space. Not just parties and social events, but trade shows and conventions where companies across any number of verticals congregate to network, announce new product offerings and even size up the competition. consumers conducted on Nov.

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Regional Banks Guide Corporates To Future-Proof Accounts Payable

PYMNTS

As an event that few anticipated, the pandemic was a painful reminder that developing a thorough business continuity plan is vital to the survival of many firms. In this regard, regional banks may have a leg-up on some larger FIs to offer what Sigovitch described is a localized, “high-touch” approach to customer service.

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Coronavirus Closes Tokyo Disneyland, Large events Banned In Switzerland

PYMNTS

In Switzerland , the government has banned any events that draw over 1,000 people in its own attempt to stymie the spread of the virus. Large-scale events involving more than 1,000 people are to be banned. The mandate affects places like concert halls, carnivals and sporting events, but it doesn’t apply to train stations or malls.

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This Weekend’s $25B Shopping Event

PYMNTS

By even their own accounts , their aims were much more modest – they were just looking for some kind of marketing event to draw attention to its new online marketplace, Tmall. Layered on top of the celebratory atmosphere were 50 percent discounts among the handful of participating merchants, who at first had to be cajoled into the event.

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Regions’ Duggirala to present at Banking Automation Summit

BankInovation

Regions Bank’s enterprise chief operations and technology officer, Amala Duggirala, will take the virtual stage at the Banking Automation Summit to discuss best practices for automation project implementation. Register for the event here. The live presentation will take place 2:45 EST on Monday, Nov.

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What post-pandemic business travel teaches us about the new normal

Accenture

Last week, I was lucky enough to spend time at the Regions Tradition golf tournament in Alabama with our good friends from Regions Bank. The event went off without a hitch and was a welcome re-entry into travel in a safe, vaccinated, face-to-face environment. The event was great—and thought-provoking for me, as it was one….

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New Fears Over China’s Regional Banks As EY Quits

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China’s community banks are raising new fears over the health of the industry after auditor Ernst & Young resigned from its work with regional bank Bank of Jinzhou. Reports said the decision for EY to quit is the latest event to raise concerns over China’s community banking sector.

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