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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. As of 2014, the mobile phone penetration rate in Singapore was 148 percent. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. With an estimated population of just 5.47

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National Trends Win Big With B2B Investors

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The roundup of this week’s venture capital investments in B2B startups offers some insight into the geographical differences in how this space is developing. did land on the board this week, thanks to one industry that has garnered particular attention in the nation. But the U.S. Find out what that sector is in our roundup below.

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Changes To Business Lending Underway At India’s PSU Banks

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For decades, public sector undertaking (PSU) banks have largely been responsible for handling the working capital loans that many firms need for daily operations. PSUs calculate a borrower’s working capital requirements by looking at the difference between assets and liabilities. Assets don’t help companies to repay loans.

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Misinvoicing Costing Nations Billions, Warns UNCTAD

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For others, however, entire national economies can be affected. According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), that’s exactly what’s happening in some developing nations, in which invoice errors across Africa and South America are leading to the loss of up to two-thirds of commodity export value.

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Banks Push Back On Possible Banking Charters For Big Techs Like Amazon And Facebook

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House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We FDIC), the states and the courts.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2014 Edition

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capital appreciation and dividends. Open Bank (OTCQB: OPBK) Open Bank commenced operations in 2005 as First Standard Bank in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles. The lion''s share of their growth, profitability, and capital have come since their re-branding to Open Bank in 2010. Congratulations to them. Well done! #3.

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Why The Biggest US Retailer Will Stick To Stamps

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billion in revenue and cost $5 billion to operate. However, the report notes that the USPS may not have the expertise or capital to enter those markets. The United Kingdom’s postal retail operator has arranged with retail banks to enable customers to access their banking services. The idea is not without international precedent.

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