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Private Label Retail Credit Card Delinquencies At Highest Rate Since 2011

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percent, according to Equifax ’s latest National Consumer Credit Trends Report. Currently, they are at their highest level since the early part of 2011. The severe delinquency rate on private label retail credit cards jumped 57 basis points from March of last year and stands at 4.65 billion are up 0.8

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Today In Payments: Apple Parts Maker Foxconn Back To Work In China; Two Chinese Nationals Laundered $100M In Crypto

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In today’s top news, Apple manufacturer and supplier Foxconn has returned to production, the Department of Justice charged two Chinese nationals with laundering over $100 million in cryptocurrency, and TurboTax’s deal to buy Credit Karma has sparked antitrust concerns. Two Chinese Nationals Charged With Laundering $100M In Crypto.

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Lessons Learned From the Fourth United States Bank Failure of 2023

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Heartland Tri-State began operations in 1985 under the name First National Bank of Elkhart. In 2011, Hanes put together a local investment group that purchased the bank from its former holding company, and he became President and CEO of the new bank. He was promoted to President and CEO in 2008.

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Barclays Shuts Down Online Banking Services on Easter Weekend

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bank said it will be switching off access to 24 million customers as the bank restructures itself as required by national regulation. These changes were established by the Bank of England in 2011, and is referred […]. Barclays customers across Europe will not be able to use their mobile banking app this weekend. The major U.K.

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Swedish Payment Company iZettle Raises $47 Million in Funding

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The round was led by venture capital firm Dawn and The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund. Established in 2011, iZettle enables small business merchants across Europe and Latin America to accept card payments. Swedish payment company iZettle today announced it raised €40 million ($47.05 million) in funding to accelerate growth.

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India Brings Charges In Punjab National Bank Fraud Case

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India’s main investigative agency in the country, has filed charges in the Punjab National Bank fraud case against Nirav Modi, the jewelry retail owner, and his uncle Mehul Choksi, as well as senior executives at the state-run lender.

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How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’

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Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Between 2011 and 2015, the government allocated $16 billion to help accelerate Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise landscape. With an estimated population of just 5.47

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