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Standard Chartered, Amazon To Offer Installment Payments In UAE

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Payfort , an Amazon company set up in 2013 to help with payments throughout the Arab world, will be offering the new option through its online payment gateway, according to the report. Payfort managing director Omar Soudodi said the offering would help to bolster financial choice.

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Checkout.com Buys Australian Startup Pin Payments

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The purchase allows Checkout access to Australia’s $33 billion eCommerce market and expands the company’s reach in the Asia Pacific region of the globe. Founded in 2013 by Grant Bissett and Dominic Pym, Pin Payments serves more than 12,000 businesses across Australia and New Zealand.

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Does Destination Maternity Chain Bankruptcy Signal Larger Trends?

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“As the retailer has dealt with deteriorating finances and a heavy debt load, it has been facing fortified competition from larger retailers that have the resources to invest in their online businesses,” that report added. billion in 2013, representing a 2.10 percent CAGR since 2017, according to one recent estimate. Larger Trends.

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Thought starter: Top challenges accountants face and actionable ideas to solve them

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His comments are not only applicable to his geographic region, but for sole props and firms across the country. While 2013 enrollment in accounting programs is up, according to the AICPA , Thomas notes that the number of individuals actually taking the CPA exam has plateaued, which may be cause for concern among industry leaders.

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Hacker Tracker: Call Center Scams, Password Reuse Dangers

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government and has been looked into since 2013. The paper noted that since 2013, Americans — many of whom are recent immigrants — have been scammed out of $100 million as a result. “Criminals are now learning about potential targets and using their lack of security parameters to lull them into providing private information.”.

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What Big Tech’s Patents Tell Us About The Future Of Data Security

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For example, Facebook recently disclosed that an unprecedented data breach, discovered on September 25, exposed the social media accounts of up to 90 million users — including login credentials — effectively compromising access to any site that lets users log in with their Facebook account.

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Go-Jek = fintech?

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Not looking to miss out on Southeast Asia’s digital leapfrogging are China’s internet giants, which have rapidly increased their investments in the region over the last two years (with more rumored). At risk are the region’s banks, insurers, and even local startups amid an aggressive land grab by larger players.

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