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Germany’s Deutsche Bank Offers A Lifeline To Wirecard Bank

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Deutsche Bank, the Frankfurt-based multinational financial services company, is in talks with regulators to rescue Wirecard Bank, the deposit-taking division of the German payment company that is facing one of the country’s biggest accounting frauds, the Financial Times reported.

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PingPong To Enter Europe Via $113M Investment

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Because of its reputation as a stable political and economic area, as well as a regulatory environment that’s favorable to outsiders, many foreign companies have chosen Luxembourg as an entry point into Europe. According to a report , the Chinese startup PingPong, a FinTech company, will invest €100 million ($113 million) in Luxembourg.

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Takeout Marketplace Just Eat Makes Round Of Layoffs

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On the heels of Just Eat’s merger of customer and restaurant operation teams, Just Eat is shrinking its workforce to get rid of redundancies. The move is part of a reorganization effort, the company said in a statement. At the same time, the company announced Graham Corfield’s appointment to chief operating officer (COO).

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Turkey’s PayCore Snags New Majority Investor Amid Digital Payments Boom

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The closing of the deal is subject to regulatory approval, the companies noted, with no timeline given. Launched in 2001, PayCore notes that more than a million POS terminals in Turkey operate with software developed and provided by the company. im Hizmetleri A.?.,

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DOJ Nearing Decision On Antitrust Suit Against Google

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Supreme Court to announce a bipartisan investigation into whether the company has abused its position in the online advertising market. The state attorneys general are also considering going after the company for privacy lapses by using statutes that bar deceptive practices, according to one source. The two sides settled in 2001.

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Coronavirus Crippling $1.7T Tourism Sector

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Previous travel industry downturns were triggered by the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the SARS pandemic in 2002 and the Iraq war in 2003. We had our ups and downs in the past, but nothing like this,” said Roberto Cassani, 58, president of the Como hotel operators’ association. Nine people have died of the virus in the U.S.;

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Solve This Problem with Your Strategic Horizon

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Strategy Is About Choices – Blockbuster If your strategic plan operates under the common theory “more but better,” then you likely have more strategic risk than you know. Few companies were more innovative. The company decided to keep its business model and incrementally amend its product line up. Do you remember them?