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How Big Tech And FinTech Are Trying to Save Main Street SMBs

PYMNTS

Most businesses have been hit hard by the global pandemic, but perhaps no segment has been more crippled or left with a future more uncertain than the Main Street local establishments that rely on daily sales for traffic. Also looking to give Main Street merchants an easier way to set up digital shop online is OfferUp.

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Bank Product Profitability and Productivity

South State Correspondent

Not All Bank Products Are the Same One of the main findings of the study is that the liability side drives most of the cross-sectional variation of bank value. The takeaway is that banks interested in increasing their market-to-book ratio should consider allocating more resources and capital to deposit products and deposit marketing.

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How GDPR Is Testing The Homesharing Market

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Regulators want to have a greater stake in the way sharing platforms operate. As data security and transparency become greater concerns across a number of markets, some services are already working to confront the challenges. Around the Payments and the Platform Economy.

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Cisco On The Future Of Safe And Smart Cities

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In the February Intelligence of Things Tracker , PYMNTS examines how connecting devices can promote efficiency, optimized operations and streamlined organizational structures — but doing so can also create favorable data breach conditions for fraudsters. Cisco Uses IoT Security To Build Smart Cities. About The Tracker .

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PSD2 Creates Turbulence For Travel Operators

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PSD2 may have a greater effect on payments, even outside the EU, as consumers all over the globe are clamoring for more data security. In the past, typically retailers — not just travel companies — had to make a choice really between frictionless [payments] and security,” he said. What’s N ew In PSD2. Eighty percent of U.S.

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Bitcoin Daily: Signal Messaging App Testing Crypto Payments; Gemini Adds 20 Tokens To Exchange; SIA, WizKey Partner For Credit Market Based On Blockchain

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In other news, European FinTech SIA is partnering with WizKey to create a platform to allow credit negotiations on blockchain for banks, financial operators and funds, according to a press release.

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Connected Vehicle Security Takes A Spot In The Front Seat

PYMNTS

It’s hardly news that consumers (along with regulators and politicians) are becoming increasingly focused on privacy and online security. According to one estimate, “about 50 million internet-connected cars operate on U.S. And, as PYMNTS has documented , one of the main questions there is who is really responsible for IoT security.

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