PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

However, Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, executive director of the UAE’s National Electronic Security Authority, told CNBC that the country has been working with big tech platforms, especially Facebook-owned WhatsApp, on national security initiatives. This is what we know and understand from the telecommunication authority here in the UAE.”.

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JUNE 17, 2020

The website is a re-branding of Middle Eastern eCommerce site Souq.com , which was acquired by Amazon in 2017, PYMNTS reported. The United Nations said in January that it had evidence of bin Salman’s involvement in that plot, which Saudi Arabia called “absurd,” according to Reuters.

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MARCH 16, 2018

JD Finance’s fundraising began in 2017 and could become finalized in the weeks to come, people familiar with the deal told CNBC. Potential investors in the round are said to include the Qiyuan National New Industry Venture Capital Guidance Fund, COFCO and China Merchants Group. billion — in equity. Additionally, in Dec. percent.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

In 2017, Ghana introduced GhanaPost GPS and Nigeria partnered with What3Words. Although the number of adults with bank accounts has been steadily rising and is up 7 points since 2012, African countries – especially in the sub-Saharan and West African regions – are trailing the rest of the world. Nigeria is even lower at 44 percent.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2017

Reasons for the cash preference in Asia are plentiful, with one being that consumers in the region do not yet clearly understand how different payment systems work, though they understand cash thoroughly, PayPal’s Rohan Mahadevan told CNBC. Once they try it, he noted, they may transition away from using cash.

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William Mills

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Major trade shows occur throughout the year, and it can be overwhelming to keep track of them all, which is why William Mills Agency has compiled its 2017 Trade Show Directory, which can be downloaded here. One is the 6th annual Bank Innovation 2017 , March 6-7 in San Jose, Calif., But don’t always focus on the biggest trade events.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2017

For the first time in two years, China’s economy has accelerated, which the National Bureau of Statistics said was sparked by transport, deliveries and eateries. The National Bureau of Statistics noted that carriers, warehousing and delivery output rose 9.9 percent in Q4 from a year earlier. percent in December from 5.7

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

A 2015 Harvard Business Review study found that emotional connection is twice as valuable as customer satisfaction, and a 2017 Capgemini report concluded that emotional ties can drive a 5% increase in annual revenue. I’m headed to Memphis to meet with our state and regional partners, and then I’ll be engaging with the team at CRA Partners.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Regional banking firm KeyCorp disclosed a massive instance of fraud on Tuesday (July 16) that could potentially cost $90 million, according to a report by CNBC. Shares fell on the news. In a K-8 filing, KeyCorp, which is based in Cleveland, said the fraud involved a “business customer” and that it was discovered “on or about” July 9.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

On Friday (March 8), the world will recognize International Women’s Day — celebrated globally since 1975, when it was adopted as a holiday by the United Nations. According to Fortune , the average deal size for women-led businesses in 2017 was roughly $5 million, while male-led firms averaged around $12 million.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

The national payment gateway system was launched in December of 2017 to ensure that every debit card transaction in the country was handled using Indonesian technology. The deal was given the green light by the country’s central bank in July, and will cover the processing of debit card operations.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

In its Financial Complexity Index 2017 report, TMF Group examined 94 jurisdictions in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, Asia Pacific and Africa, diving into how various regulations change and how those changes might affect corporate finance. Top Challenge Areas.

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MAY 5, 2017

in Q1 2017. The Index predicts that by Q1 2017 establishment growth will remain stable at 2.1 percent, with the Mountain region leading the way with a 3.6 Geographically, the Mountain region saw the highest improvement with a 3.7 percent by Q1 2017. points, has since been picking up steam. It rose to 117.6

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The companies are also encouraging other regional banks in Japan to participate as the country’s cross-border eCommerce volumes increase. trillion worth of B2C eCommerce with Japan by 2021, a 70 percent increase from 2017 volumes. Reports said the U.S. will account for $10.9

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MARCH 19, 2019

percent from the end of 2017 and hitting its lowest level since 2016. Michael Taylor, Moody’s chief credit officer for the Asia-Pacific region, expects those defaults to rise again in 2o19. The government is trying to help by instructing the nation’s state-run banks to offer more loans to private firms. trillion ($9.1

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2019

Digital fraud is particularly threatening in Southeast Asia, despite the fact that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) eCommerce market is projected to exceed $200 billion in value by 2025. Account takeovers (ATOs), identity theft and phishing were found to be the most common methods of attack in this region.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

We see a lot of opportunities in those new regions. Vietnam and India were the first markets we entered, and we have seen faster than expected growth in those regions, which gives us a lot of faith in the future growth yet to come,” Ning noted. That is particularly apparent in the market for freelance technical services.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

As reported from Daily News Egypt , a consortium of banks in the region expects a number of FIs, including those in Egypt, to embrace FinTech. Singapore Business Review also said that funding for FinTechs in Singapore reached nearly a billion dollars in 2017.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

as there is in the rest of the world,” said Stephanie Martz, senior vice president and general counsel of the National Retail Federation (NRF) , the world’s largest retail trade association. Europe was the first region to adopt EMV technology, and sees a transaction rate of more than 99 percent. comes in dead last, however, as only 59.2

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

The new center will bring 1,500 jobs to the region when it opens in 2017. would not effect Amazon’s investment plans in nation. Reports are emerging today that Amazon will indeed construct a new warehousing and distribution center in Tilbury, a coastal southeastern English city. Amazon’s new U.K.

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NCR

OCTOBER 17, 2017

South-east Asia could soon witness some major changes in its regional payments infrastructure, as a result of two key markets – Singapore and Thailand – looking into the possibility of connecting their national digital payment platforms. million) in transfers. Image credit: iStock/ipopba.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

citizens’ data or national security. attention on Europe, with the desire to gain a post, or perhaps outpost, in payments processing in the region. Adyen operates in the Netherlands, which means that it has roots in the region. Regulatory concerns have hinged on whether there is, may be, or could be risk to U.S.

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NCR

DECEMBER 8, 2017

According to the 2017 edition of the study, the likes of China and India will be among the biggest drivers of non-cash payments in the coming years. With the potential for tens or hundreds of millions of new consumers to get on board with this technology, these nations could lead the way for innovative payments technology for years to come.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

millennial small business owners expect revenue to increase in 2018 , a whopping 30 percent greater than the national average of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) overall, according to Bank of America’s latest Business Advantage Small Business Owner Report , released last week.

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BankUnderground

JANUARY 26, 2023

Changes in the UK housing market trends since the start of the pandemic To analyse trends in the housing markets during the pandemic, we examine differences in growth rates of housing prices across different regions of the UK, as well as across different types of housing (such as flats versus detached, semi-detached or terraced houses).

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MAY 12, 2016

What the initiative will entail includes: the digitization of school fees and national health care claim payments, providing an online payment gateway for Rwanda Online, contributing to the creation of a common mobile banking platform, and contributing to the effective management of spending activities across borders.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that key executives who have left the company include the national sales and distribution chief, the head of commercial channels and mid-market business and the head of telecom carrier sales. In all of 2017 it sold 3.2

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

Thirty-four years have passed since SMB optimism was this high , according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). percent increase in shares at mid-cap regional banks and a 12.1 percent between March 2017 and March 2018, the report noted; mid-market regional banks saw loan portfolios increase by 15.7

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The former Soviet Union republic may be known for manufacturing tractors, but the region has its eye on becoming Eastern Europe’s Silicon Valley. This week, our Tech Center Roundup heads to Belarus to see how the nation has become one of the largest and most established places in Europe for information technology outsourcing.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

China’s renminbi (RMB) is one global currency that is pushing its international standing, but new data from SWIFT released earlier this month found 2017 was a mixed year for the currency. Research released by Atradius last October predicted the nation’s economic growth to slow. RMB usage made up 1.61

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In Mercado’s home nation of Brazil, he describes the last eight months as a “fundamental transformation” in a conversation with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. I mean, throughout the Latin American region that has happened, but it has been massive in Brazil. Brazil at the beginning of last year was a different Brazil, for sure,” he said. “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Even more unsettling is the fact that the risk appears to be growing: over 40 percent of companies have higher scores than they did in the last report issued in 2017. There is no quantification of how much money is actually flowing through money-laundering activities and across different nations. What Must Be Done.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2017

No doubt Alibaba has a strong hold on the national market in China. Its international consumer platforms AliExpress and Lazada saw a combined 83 million annual active buyers for the fiscal year ending March 2017. The region’s internet economy is projected to become a $278 billion market by 2025.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

In fact, the number of mobile wallets in India grew by 433 percent between 2015 and 2017. trillion in cash in 2016 , far more than any other nation in the region. India’s cash usage was 3 percent in 2016 and is expected to drop slightly to 46.2 percent by 2021. India spent $1.5 A Growing Competitor For Cash.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 19, 2019

China and Hong Kong have been no exception to the trend: fintech companies in the region raised a record $26B in 2018, and exits in the sector have been elevated over the past few years. Since 2017, 15 fintech companies based in China or Hong Kong have exited via an IPO or M&A deal valued at $1B+. Data is as of 12/19/2019.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2018

21 of 2017. As he stated, the EPC aims to bring SCT Inst to a progressively wider geographical scope of countries, ultimately reaching 34 nations, as laid out in plans disclosed last year. “On Last year, the European Payments Council (EPC) launched the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) scheme, which officially debuted on Nov.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2017

Online fraud is down 34 percent, overall, at the end of Q1 2017 versus a year ago. Take India and Asia, where the Global Cash Index analysis of that region shows that spending with tangible currency will grow by 7.5 economy, and April’s strong performance follows anemic results in early 2017 that slowed GDP growth to a measly 1.2

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