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PingPong To Enter Europe Via $113M Investment

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PingPong collects payments from exporters selling through eCommerce platforms like Amazon , Newegg and Shopee, and the clearance of potential regulatory roadblocks is an important part of its business. Earlier this year , Luxembourg passed a bill to amend an existing securities law so that it includes blockchain.

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No Pain, No Gain? GDPR, PSD2 And The New Payments Reality

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Last year brought the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline, Europe’s attempt to boost online privacy and security for consumers — a law that just resulted in a $57 million fine against Google , which was accused of not doing enough to gain the consent of users when collecting data meant for targeted advertising. 3D Secure 2.0

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Five at Five: Amazon’s Holiday Season

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Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. and China, local Chinese vendors operating in Yiwu International Trade City are upbeat about 2019. The Securities and Exchange Commission and various state regulators have been investigating more than 90 cryptocurrency cases in which investors lost money.

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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. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Tuesday (Sept.

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B2B FinTechs Diversify Funding Strategies With M&A, IPOs

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Funding Xchange secured $10.3 With a focus on integration with payment and accounting platforms, the startup said it will also continue to connect with a broader array of data sources to bolster small to medium-sized business (SMB) loan underwriting for its partners, which include banks and other lenders. Also in the U.K.,

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In Praise Of The Selfie And The Commerce It Drives

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Granted, he had to sit motionless for up to 15 minutes, according to estimates, but he got the job done and secured his place in history (or, least, earned a page on Wikipedia). The form is popping up all over the commerce and payments industries. astronaut and still-living tough guy Buzz Aldrin took his own self-portrait.

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A Decline in Personal Savings

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As of October, the US ranked 32 nd according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data. By the 1990’s, improvements in technology and further changes to securities regulations made it easier for corporate customers to access financial markets directly. Recall the NINJA loans (No Income, No Job, Apply).

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