PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The latest research from the Q3 2016 PYMNTS.com Global Cash Index™ is in, and when compared to its Eastern European neighbors, Lithuania leads the way in total cash spending as a share of its GDP, also known as the cash share of the wallet. The level of income also influences the usage of cash,” Karpavičius said.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Borrowers receive PawnHero cards that link to their mobile accounts, which are credited once the transaction is complete. The cards can then be used as debit cards at ATMs. One regional target in sight is South Asia — the region is estimated by the World Bank Group to the highest percentage of unbanked customers worldwide.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. According to issuer Goldman Sachs , they have opened up about $10 billion in credit lines in just over month for the Apple Card. Of that $10 billion, Apple Card?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Some of the highest activity has been reported in Europe, with a recent report finding that 90 percent of the region’s banks have been sanctioned for money laundering in the past decade. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates the market for global money laundering is worth approximately $2 trillion per year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), over 800,000 Chinese students pursued education abroad in 2016 – and that number is forecasted to rise. Chinese nationals took an estimated 500,000 outbound medical trips in 2016, a fivefold increase from the previous year.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2016

As of Monday (April 18), Singapore is the latest country to enter the international Apple Pay family, and the move marks the second East Asian nation to bring the payments platform within its borders. “The use of contactless card payments is increasing in Singapore, and consumers are comfortable with using it.

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NCR

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The boom in mobile payments in China was recently illustrated by figures that revealed the value of payments in the nation is some 50 times higher than that of the US. trillion in 2016. According to the Financial Times , the value of third-party mobile payments in China tripled to $5.5

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

DraftKings ’ chief international officer, Jeffrey Haas, recently spoke with PYMNTS about the challenges involved in introducing fantasy sports to new markets, and which sports generate the most interest in different global regions. percent between 2016 and 2020. in early 2016, and has since launched in several other global markets.

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American Banker

JANUARY 9, 2017

Late-payment rates on bank-issued credit cards and auto loans rose during the third quarter of 2016 to their highest levels in more than two years, according to a new report.

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William Mills

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

William Mills Agency will be live blogging at Finovate Fall 2016. Demo: Customer Insight Dashboard for Regional Manager who can view their forward looking metrics such as customer attrition and look forward several quarters. You can look at life events such as marriage, credit card, new job, etc. All options are possible.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Regional banking force KeyCorp disclosed a massive fraud that could potentially cost as much as $90 million – according to reporting out of CNBC last week. The hack reportedly happened at the end of June at Bulgaria’s tax agency – the National Revenue Agency (NRA). Starting with. KeyBank’s Costly Payroll Fraud Problem .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2018

By offering QR-based digital payments, smaller retailers can achieve these goals and create greater customer stickiness with little to no investment beyond the phone they already have,” said Jorn Lambert, EVP, Digital Channels and Regions, Mastercard. In spring 2018, participating U.S. In spring 2018, participating U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2016

The world of mobile payments news this week started out in the one region of the world that doesn’t often make much news when it comes to what U.S. In Schulman’s remarks about Cuba, he also shared that Xoom would soon be coming to Cuba in order to make remittances between the two nations faster and cheaper.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2016

The Asia-Pacific region undoubtedly led the way, with India securing the largest investment of the week (alternative SME lending) and other deals reaching Australia and China in the logistics, cross-border payments and SaaS segments. Check out our breakdown of all the deals below. ” Alternative Lending.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

Amazon Cash is not unlike PayPal’s My Cash Card or Payment Source’s Loadhub service , both of which work to open up eCommerce options to under- and unbanked populations, as well as to accommodate the ‘digitally nervous’ — consumers who would, if given the choice, prefer not to pay online.

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NCR

JUNE 14, 2016

S&T Bank was founded in 1902 with a single location in Indiana, Pennsylvania and now provides a full range of financial services to families and businesses throughout the region, with locations across Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York. The promotion is part of an ongoing effort to swipe out hunger in the region.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Since 2015-2016, we have observed a shift downwards in the relationship between repayment odds (defined as the number of on-time payers for every one defaulter) at a given FICO® Score in the U.S. Will 2019 be the year that the nearly decade-long positive trend in average national FICO score finally levels off?

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

What words describe 2016 GonzoBankers? We hope you enjoy our take on the good, the bad and the bigly of 2016. . The 2016 Headline That Will Give You a Headache – “Wells Fargo CEO Says the Ethics Hotline Was Mostly Ethical.” Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? THE BANKING AWARDS.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Swipe fees alone are a $90B-a-year business for banks, card networks like Visa, and payment processors like Stripe. The company announced it would pass on the special card savings Amazon gets from card networks (because of the volume of purchases they can guarantee) to retailers that adopt Amazon Pay. Amazon Cash.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

What words describe 2016 GonzoBankers? We hope you enjoy our take on the good, the bad and the bigly of 2016. . The 2016 Headline That Will Give You a Headache – “Wells Fargo CEO Says the Ethics Hotline Was Mostly Ethical.” Or the need to take market share in a slowest growth region? THE BANKING AWARDS.

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

New inspirations, fresh experiences await at ICBA’s national convention. It’s Community Banking LIVE 2016 in New Orleans. ICBA’s national convention offers an educational lineup this year of more than 60 workshops and networking sessions. State/Regional Partners Reception*. Monday, March 7. Concurrent Workshops.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

That’s nearly a billion dollars in funding, comparing favorably with the 45 percent logged in 2016. The slowdown in new businesses being founded in the 1980s and 90s was largely quarantined to certain segments – especially retail, where corner stores and regional brands were falling to larger national chains.

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American Banker

JANUARY 5, 2017

2016 was very good to these financial services executives, who succeeded where others failed, sold their businesses for large sums, felt the love of regulators or could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

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Bankelele

JULY 15, 2015

Acumen: regional fellows program is a one-year, fully funded leadership development program designed to equip East Africa, India and Pakistan’s next generation of social leaders with the tools needed to unlock their full potential and drive positive change. The application for the 2016 group runs through July 31, 2015.The

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CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

The university was granted a patent around “hallucinating facial features” — a method to help law enforcement agencies identify masked suspects by reconstructing a full face when only the periocular region of the face is captured. Tracking these changes could better position hospital staff to more effectively monitor and treat patients.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

National currency and central banks were of their time. As I wrote recently, the Bank of England could provide accounts for all citizens, along with payment cards and Internet access and so on. In the current year seigniorage will be in the region of only 500 million or so. I’m writing a book about this at the moment.)

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Proponents in the government and private sectors note that the wide use of facial recognition technology — particularly when paired with India’s national biometric ID system — is critical to both the Indian economy’s entry into the modern digital era of financial services and commerce and protecting citizen and national security.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 12, 2016

TechCrunch recently reported that in 2015 and the first half of 2016, fintech accounted for 21% of all VC funding in Southeast Asia. Xero ( F11 ) partnered with a large bank in Southeast Asia , UOB, to launch its first direct bank feeds in the region. Investors have been bullish on the tech scene in Asia for some time.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

The convenience of credit cards and slimming consumer wallets may suggest that hard cash is slipping away as a preferred method of payment. In Germany — where, until recently, about 50 percent of eCommerce transactions were paid for by Cash on Delivery (CoD) — consumers are also continuing to choose cash over credit cards. The result?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Kelly also highlighted a number of new solutions that leverage Visa’s card rails and that are getting traction. and CEMEA regions. billion acquisition and subsequent integration of Visa Europe , a topic that Kelly acknowledged has been top of mind for many since the deal was announced in November of 2015 and closed in June of 2016.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Furman, in his speech, said that an Economist report published in 2016 showed that the top four companies in more than 40 percent of the 900 industries they examined controlled more than a third of the market. Economists increasingly point to a concentration of businesses now across just about every sector.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Mention “mobile payments,” and many people might immediately answer that they 1) pay with smartphones or other devices but 2) spend much more time bellying up to the register and paying with physical cards or cash. Therein lies a conundrum.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In 2016, chatbots were all the rage. There are many reasons why chat didn’t take off in 2016. In 2016, virtually all of the world’s biggest tech companies were announcing competing chatbot projects. CEO Satya Nadella proclaimed that “bots are the new apps” in March 2016. The chatbot movement gains momentum.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Over the course of the last five years, the QR code-based mobile payment has almost entirely displaced cash in the country, leapfrogging credit and debit cards in a single bound. As nations worldwide have been working to push toward a cashless standard, QR has turned out to be a remarkable applicable technology to that end.

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inspected a Theranos laboratory in 2015 and released a letter in January 2016 stating that it violated several clinical standards. Once the darling of the London startup scene, mobile payments company Powa Technologies crashed and burned in spectacular fashion in the spring of 2016.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In 2016, Mexico’s predilection for cash outpaced that of neighboring nations with a cash share of 26.1 PYMNTS found Mexico has a low rate of ATMs, bank branches and POS systems per 100,000 people compared to other nations. In 2016, the nation’s cash share of GDP stood at 26.1 percent) and the U.S. About the Index.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 20, 2017

Game Changing Companies 2016. The company’s instant remittance transfer service enables customers to overcome challenges that have historically held back cross-border money flows in the region, such as opaque foreign exchange rates, hidden fees, and extended delivery timelines. Total Disclosed Funding: $274.4M. Sparrow Mobile.

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