PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Wayfair case that allowed states and individual cities to launch tax policies aimed at remote sellers and marketplaces is still reverberating in 2019 and will likely affect online retail in 2020. In Q3 2019, 14 states started collected online sales tax and 11 more followed in October. eBay Makes a Deal. A recent survey of U.S.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that Europe is likely entering into the “acute” phase of the COVID-19 pandemic as nations scramble to quell the latest surge in infections. During 2020, at least 26 million people in Europe were reported to have contracted the illness, resulting in more than 580,000 deaths, CNBC added.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

Such identity solutions were once exclusively the domain of wealthy, technologically advanced nations, but are spreading to countries like Nigeria and Sierra Leone, which have recently begun harnessing digital channels. Government-issued digital identities are not just the realm of sovereign nations. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2020

Thierry Breton, the European Union’s (EU) commissioner for internal market and services, said the 27-nation bloc is facing its most difficult challenge since it was founded in 1993, and stated that its nations should be a top priority for bailouts, the Associated Press reported. It could take 1.5 trillion euros (1.63

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2016

Rohit Arora, cofounder and chief executive officer of Biz2Credit, told PYMNTS that, given the wide berth occupied by SMEs in India, across a plethora of verticals, the initial demand would most likely come from the regional big cities in the country and the small businesses within those cities — most likely entrenched in services and technology.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The move comes as part of a larger targeting of Southeast Asian markets, according to TechCrunch , starting with beginning selected regional services in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. Southeast Asia certainly has the population Amazon seeks in its international investments: The region is home to over 600 million consumers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

A conflict between Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman didn’t derail the eCommerce giant’s launch of its new website in Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported. The website is a re-branding of Middle Eastern eCommerce site Souq.com , which was acquired by Amazon in 2017, PYMNTS reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. In fact, by 2030, the National Restaurant Association expects that technology could completely change the face of dining.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Dimon’s comments come at a time of aggressive growth and gains by numerous digitally native startups that have modernized and streamlined online banking and payments for the masses. billion people – will likely be using online and mobile banking services by 2024. We've got to do more of it.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

The purchase is said to be in line with Sea’s aim to expand its position as a FinTech trailblazer throughout the region. As it stands, PSCU works with CUs throughout the nation and helps with more than 5.4 Plus, Vietnam’s MoMo has notched $100 million from a collection of six investors. and PT Danadipa Artha Indonesia.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

These reports include information on the what age group is the most active eCommerce shoppers and the most frequent obstacles merchants encounter when they are engaged in cross-border trade. A survey by KPMG International of over 18,000 online shoppers found Generation X does the most online shopping worldwide compared to other age groups.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

According to a news report from Reuters , cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab discovered the issue after a group it was tracking, BlackOasis, used it to plant malicious software on computers before connecting them back to servers in Switzerland, Bulgaria and the Netherlands. It urged its users to fix the problem as soon as possible.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2017

Developments in cross-border payments solutions are opening borders and removing obstacles between nations and SMBs that engage in international trade. million online shoppers. As more cross-border payments solutions become available, companies of all sizes are finding it easier to compete in the global marketplace.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Another 42 percent said their pay has been cut, researchers reported. There’s no question that millennials have been laid off at a higher rate because of the pandemic,” Jessica Lautz, vice president of demographics and behavioral insights at the National Association of Realtors (NAR), told PYMNTS. While existing home sales fell 8.5

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Abrigo

AUGUST 22, 2019

Due to the heightened knowledge and expertise required for BSA officers, their training requires resources beyond reading periodicals and online articles and/or completing general staff training,” the Minneapolis Fed’s newsletter said. One option that makes it easy for BSA officers to complete required training is to attend regional meetings.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

If the European Union (EU) gets its way, the 27-nation bloc will have the power to split or force the sale of giant technology companies that threaten smaller rivals and their customers. But he added such action would only be used in extreme cases.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

As reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday (Sept. And yet, overall spending across the luxury industry could shrink by as much as 45 percent through 2020, as other regions and countries – Europe and the U.S. As reported in this space last week, the country saw retail sales increase for the first time since the pandemic took root.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Norway celebrated this week as it reopened its borders to the rest of the Nordic region. Nordby’s 110 shops and restaurants were built near the border to attract shoppers from Oslo and southern Norway with big discounts and offers of cut-price meat, cheese and sweets, the news outlet reported. .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

Reuters , citing Reis, the real estate research firm, reported the vacancy rate in 28 of the 77 metro areas increased during the first three months of 2019. On the regional front, Reis said the vacancy rate at regional malls increased 0.3 percent to 832,000 square feet during the first quarter, reported Reuters.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

As reported by AltFi , the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has said that the sector represents a “new” growth engine. The reports state that the FinTech firms in that country “should take the approach of [Chinese president] Xi Jinping’s socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the guide.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2016

As a region, Asia has seen $4.5 billion come into its financial startups from investors across a variety of stripes, which is quadruple the investment activity of a year ago, Reuters reported. That means the region is becoming a sweet spot for FinTech investment. The global investment activity in the space stood at $19.1

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

Indian online grocery delivery company Milkbasket has acquired online grocery distributor PSR Supply Chain, according to reports. PSR Supply Chain serves customers in east Bengaluru and has more than 4,000 registered customers with a reported annual turnaround of more than ?2.5 crore ($364,700).

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

He said that while small banks, credit unions (CUs) and regional players deeply fear being swept aside by the great digitalization wave that the pandemic has set off, their concerns aren’t actually unique to the financial industry’s smaller end. Instead, FIs must go digital in the ways consumers are seeking.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The region’s internet economy is projected to become a $278 billion market by 2025 , with immense growth expected in all online sectors, but especially in mobile payments as companies across the region invest more in digital infrastructure. The country had a mobile penetration rate of 148 percent in 2014.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

Against that backdrop, South China Morning Post reported that cosmetics sales in the country rebounded last month. The publication reported that sales of cosmetics plummeted as much as 80 percent in February, as estimated by Jefferies Analyst Anne Ling. There are a few ways to read that statement, and the data that come with it.

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Trends Retail Data Regional 152

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Cross-border online commerce — awash with opportunities to claim new customers and, of course, grow top lines — should quicken the collective pulse of U.S. A recent report from PPRO , titled “Is U.S. To capitalize on that aforementioned eCommerce growth in emerging markets and log sales in those regions, U.S. companies.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

Google is getting into the grocery delivery market, with NBC News reporting that it is testing a same-day delivery service that will bring food and other online orders to consumers’ doorsteps. After all, the more people spend online, the more likely they are to use its search engine or one of its services.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

According to recent reports, more consumers are picking up their smartphones when it comes time to satisfy their hunger. This is a notable increase from 2015, when just 11 percent reported using mobile order-ahead offerings. percent nationally over the past six months, and ticket sizes have increased by 2.7

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Use portfolio risk management tools, which make it easier to continue supporting local and national economies prudently. Retail and multi-family CRE opportunities Similarly, retail CRE has been painted as too risky because of online sellers’ growth. Certainly, one asset class, the regional mall, is quite dead,” Kirby said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

To that end, and in terms of the data announced by the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales grew by 9.4 Drilling into the data, NAR said that each of the four regions tracked showed month-over-month and year-over-year growth. Home sales in that region were up more than 40 percent. million units.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

Latin America is often considered to be the world leader in electronic invoicing thanks to government mandates, but the Asia Pacific region is quickly gaining steam in its eInvoicing efforts, too. on the benefits of an eInvoicing mandate, noting that it would address the nation’s current tax challenges. On Monday (Aug.

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Regional Taxes System Guidelines 108

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Both Moo and Linke will report to Jimmy Lee, the Asia Pacific head. With his extensive management experience and relevant market expertise, he is perfectly positioned to lead our important new Sub-Region,” he added. Moo will replace Torsten Linke, who was appointed the head of global India and developed markets.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

To that end, in Southeast Asia, a number of countries, including Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, are looking to regulatory actions that will levy more taxes on marquee tech names, such as Google, as they do business in that region. Reuters noted this past week that such approaches would take place through a unified effort.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In fact, he says, expense reporting and accounting management has always had to be capable of supporting international corporate spend. where there is still a lag in recognizing the value of online accounting.” “No one wants to think about doing an expense report.” And in contrast to the U.K.,

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Abrigo

JANUARY 22, 2015

According to a recent survey from four Federal Reserve Banks, small regional and community banks have the highest approval rate for small business loans. Small regional and community banks had a much higher approval rate (90 percent) for those firms classified as “Growers.”

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Alex Jimenez

APRIL 7, 2024

Some reported that they were de-prioritizing digital transformation in favor of cost-cutting. In my estimation, digital leaders consist of the national banks, particularly Chase and Bank of America, a small number of regionals and community banks, and a few credit unions. And so, the gap widens.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

With so many companies giving their employees Election Day off, it could be an opportunity for a one-day sales event both online and in-store. 28), which is supported by American Express nationally. It’s also an area where the big six or other retailers won’t play this year, focusing instead on regional and national media.

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