PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

The nationwide chain — which operates about 1,470 retail stores selling pet supplies and professional services like veterinary care — is changing its name to Petco Health and Wellness in conjunction with the listing. This IPO marks Petco’s third foray into the public markets following filings in 1994 and 2000. million new customers.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Together, Bitfinex and Tether manipulated a market that, by design, is supposed to be decentralized,” states the lawsuit. And the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced that they have signed an operational agreement on the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Switzerland.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

It also aims to enable banks, mobile money operators and other providers to connect with one another at a low cost. TerraPay was launched in 2015. We believe in our mission to address financial inclusion by making real-time national, regional and global payments accessible to everyone,” said Ambar Sur, founder and CEO of TerraPay. “Led

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The bank, First National Bank of Keystone, was $1.1 In 2015, nearly sixteen years to the day of the failure, the last defendant, Terry Church, was released from prison. She effectively ran the bank and its operations. The government guarantee allowed for a secondary market in these loans. And Church was released in 2015.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

The corporate treasurer at the multinational corporation is facing a particularly fierce global market today. Corporate hedging, key for businesses that need to minimize exposure to forex risk, is critical for a company doing cross-border operations. The FX Market Has Changed. All of that impacts the FX market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

This brings the total amount raised since the business’ 2015 founding to approximately $488 million, according to reports. According to the report, Glovo figures that it’s only the second privately held company in the nation to reach that level of valuation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The nation’s anti-monopoly authority opened a probe into whether Apple is abusing its dominant position in the market, an investigation sparked by complaints that Apple’s operating system had declined Kaspersky Lab’s parental control app Safe Kids.

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Perficient

MAY 27, 2022

Since 2014, New York has only allowed crypto companies to operate in the state if they obtain a BitLicense, and even then, licensed companies are limited in the types of digital assets they can sell. For instance, Coinbase can only offer about half the coins available on its platform to New York customers.

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Bobsguide

JULY 28, 2022

As of June 2022, over 1,600 companies listed on the Prime Market of the TSE participate in the Platform, representing 87% of the companies in that market or 98% by market capitalization. After almost 18 years, the Platform has become a key part of the infrastructure of Japan’s capital markets.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Co-founder and CEO Pravin Agarwala of BetterPlace asserted that more than 60,000 workers have been onboarded since its 2015 launch, and more than 1,000 large employers are using the service. Airbnb on Payments, User Friction and Security Challenges in a Global Market. Read these and the rest of the latest headlines in the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

MIR, the payment system the Central Bank of Russia created in 2015, is accepted by Russian companies but is also gaining acceptance among international companies that have operations in the country, noted RT. Russia launched MIR after the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

Ploof has been with PSCU since 2015; her most recent position was as a regional vice president of account management. Before coming to PSCU , she worked with Covera Card Services, moving up the leadership ladder for 14 years and reaching the title of chief operating officer before the company was acquired.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The nation’s anti-monopoly authority opened a probe into whether Apple is abusing its dominant position in the market, an investigation sparked by complaints that Apple’s operating system had declined Kaspersky Lab’s parental control app Safe Kids.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

According to the new PYMNTS Order To Eat Tracker , the volume of mobile app orders rocketed 130 percent from 2016 to 2018, and the overall mobile order market value is set to reach $38 billion by 2020. DoorDash has been offering group orders on its site since 2015 and on its app since 2017. The projected share of U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

Supermarket chains dominated a list of hottest retailers in 2015, according to information released by the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) STORES magazine. 1, which is based on sales growth in 2015 over 2014 of both public and privately held retail companies by U.S. billion in 2015, after placing 57th on the list in 2014.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

National department store chain Kohl’s recently released its fourth-quarter financial earnings for 2016. billion in 2015. We will also extend our efforts on improving our speed to market across all of our proprietary brands into all apparel areas and home.”. billion in 2015. percent to $6.21 billion compared to $6.39

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Daniel Galindo, pictured, and Doug Schaeffer of Woodforest National Bank helped involve the community bank in providing funding for and access to affordable housing. Name: Woodforest National Bank. Doug Schaeffer, Woodforest National Bank. Doug Schaeffer, Woodforest National Bank. By Aileen McDonough. Assets: $9 billion.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2017

The Germany-based company specializes in online receivables auctions, facilitating the selling of national and international trade receivables, reports said. Advancements in technology will significantly change the trade finance market,” said Deutsche Bank Head of Global Transaction Banking, Germany, Michael Spiegel in a statement.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

A wide range of biometric solutions are being used to develop national identification systems around the world. The following Deep Dive examines the potential use cases for biometrics in national identification systems and the security pitfalls they could encounter. . A reported 3.6 Digitizing government services .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

backed out of a nuclear deal struck in 2015 that aimed to stop Iran’s missile and nuclear programs. A number of prominent voices in Europe — among them Germany’s finance minister — have called for a parallel payments system that would operate, presumably, beyond the scope of U.S. SWIFT said the decision was a “regrettable” one.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Given their roles, accountants have unique insight into trends among their own small business clients, and they can probably provide an idea of how firms generally fared in 2015 based on conversations and recent engagements. Within major sectors, small companies also produced healthy sales growth during 2015, along with flat-to-wider margins.”

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2016

.” Those investments include new product and service offerings, entering into new markets, investing in new partnerships and international expansion. More small business owners this year also expect to hire new staff compared with 2015, and more small business owners also expect to invest in operational technology.

National 100

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

National Small Business Week is this week in the U.S., But analysts from Bank of America, Square, Navcom and the National Association for the Self-Employed warn that challenges for some SMBs have reached new heights, too. and global stock markets are also top concerns among entrepreneurs surveyed by the bank.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

The nation’s Australian Taxation Office (ATO) warned Monday (Aug. For the 2015-16 tax year, the ATO said the small business tax gap stood at 12.5 According to reports, small business tax gaps in other markets around the world can range from 9 percent to as high as 30 percent. reported Monday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2017

On the delivery end, Darkstore has partnered with a spread of startups and local and national courier and major shipping companies to then ship out same-day. Darkstore already operates in San Francisco, Phoenix and New York City. Darkstore has grown its order volume 120 percent month-over-month, founder Lee Hnetinka told TechCrunch.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The appeal of the global market for both eCommerce buyers and sellers needs little explanation or introduction. To make that connection happen, of course, a payment has to be possible, and enabling those payments to happen across borders is what PingPong was founded to do in 2015. Creating the Local Global Market.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said, according to reports, “Any person offering an ICO or operating a digital asset exchange without SC’s approval may be punished, on conviction, with imprisonment not exceeding 10 years and fine not exceeding 10 million Malaysian ringgits.” million between 2015 and 2017 through the Finnish bitcoin exchange.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 26, 2015

This is the sentiment of several high-profile executives regarding the National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) stance on examination cycles for credit unions. Read more about recent exam experiences; download the 2015 Sageworks Bank & Credit Union Exam Survey findings.). “… it’s not 2008.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

digital loyalty service for SME retailers and eateries, is raising £500,000 in funding to support ongoing growth and establishing operations in the U.S. In a press release , Loyalzoo said it will use the investment to focus on executing its go-to-market strategy and pipeline, growing U.S. presence and establishing a team in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Since last year, when Canada legalized recreational pot in full, the nation became a kind of country-sized lab for how that new business would play out. That market could reach as much as $5.1 The C$54 million number is higher than the original estimate of C$43 million, illustrating the potential of the market. Payments Warning.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2017

A new report from the state-backed British Business Bank (BBB), however, suggests alternative lenders are becoming an increasingly important part of its operations in a different way, highlighting how the lines between alternative finance (AltFin) and traditional finance continue to blur. businesses.”. As the U.K. There is no doubt that U.K.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Getting the week off with a bit of a bang, it looks like some European payments power players are joining up to take on the market. billion in 2015. Germany is one of the largest e-commerce markets in the world, and we are delighted to have strengthened our position here with this acquisition.”. Klarna was last valued at $2.25

Marketing 100

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

For airlines and hotels, catering to customers from around the world means dealing with a long list of complications, including accepting payments in a host of local currencies, complying with national and international regulations, and finding ways to afford or offset the high price of processing fees.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 9, 2016

According to the 2015 Colloquy Customer Loyalty Census, the average American household maintains memberships in 29 loyalty programs (1). All successful rewards programs require marketing support. The most successful programs employ entire marketing teams to strategize and execute. 2015, February 9). By Tylee Suarez.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2017

Supermarket operator Albertsons is reportedly eyeing a merger with natural and organic grocery store Sprouts Farmers Market. The organic grocer hit $986 million in net sales for Q4, up 6 percent over the same period in 2015. The supermarket chain reported comparable sales up 0.7 percent in 2016, driven by a 0.4

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2017

The market cap sat at just over $407.5 First up, Amazon continues to grow its presence in the Indian market. Currently, Amazon hopes to take advantage of recently loosened restrictions on foreign retailers in India by expanding its online grocery venture into the nation of some 1.3 percent from Friday’s close.

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Millennials New York City Retail Online 100

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

Asia Pacific’s alternative finance market has more than doubled between 2015 and 2016, now worth $245.2 Moving forward, blockchain will be an instrumental innovation to continue FinTech’s disruption of the trade finance market, the DMCC said. billion, researchers found. Interestingly, in the U.S.,

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