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Bonus episode: understanding pay and labour market tightness

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But bonuses could be really important to understand labour market tightness – a topic of much interest at the moment. A frequently used measure of pay by the Bank of England is Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) regular pay for the private sector , published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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Banco BASE Taps Volante For Payments; Azimo Receives Dutch Central Bank License

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Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. for international and domestic payments. to provide systems for international and domestic payments, according to an announcement from Volante. Coverage includes Mexico ‘s Banco BASE selecting Volante Technologies Inc. Outside the U.K.,

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First New Community Bank In Decades Headed To US Market

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. “After a decade of community bank consolidation, without a single new bank charter, we see a generational opportunity to bring true community banking — and unparalleled customer service — back to the Greater Washington region, arguably the best banking market in the nation,” stated Vision Bank, according to reports.

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Learning Lessons In International Education Payments

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million who did so in 2001. In a recent interview with PYMNTS, Carter discussed how students and families handle the challenges they face — and how the university works to take some of the pain points out of the payment process. International Payment Plans. Researchers have found that roughly 4.7 Managing International Money.

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In Praise Of The Selfie And The Commerce It Drives

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National Selfie Day has passed into the history books once again. The founding hero of National Selfie Day — not that he receives his full recognition among the selfie masses — is a U.S. The form is popping up all over the commerce and payments industries. We are now in the golden age of the selfie.

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CFPB Cracks Down On Deceptive Lender Who Targeted 9/11 First Responders

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In a press release , the government watchdog contended the company and two individuals lied about loan offerings to consumers who were awaiting payment from settlements in legal cases or from victim-compensation funds. Our proposed order seeks to knock these parties out of this business altogether, and impose penalties on them.”.

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SMBs Ramp Up Legal Fight Against New Virgin Money Owner CYBG

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The complaint alleges mistreatment of small business borrowers between 2001 and 2012. Separate reports in The National noted that RGL first announced last year that it was looking to raise funds from Augusta Ventures to initiate legal action against both Clydesdale and NAB in relation to tailored business loans.

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