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Goldman Gets Green Light To Operate Bank In South Africa

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As Goldman Sachs seeks further expansion in the South African economy, the financial services company joined the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s interest-rate and currency-derivatives market, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Jan. The filings also indicated that interest income would be spread across operating segments.

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Careem Concludes Operations In Sudan

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Less than a year after the ride-hailing company rolled out in Sudan, Careem has concluded its operations in the country, with a planned takeover by Uber on the horizon. The firm started its Sudan operations in September 2018 following the lifting of economic sanctions by the United States in 2017, Reuters reported.

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Bank Innovation Completely Overhauls 2018 Conference Agenda

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In addition to fireside chats, startup demos, and general sessions, Bank Innovation’s 2018 conference has added a pre-conference workshop on how to build an innovation team, added even more time […].

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Nilson Report: U.S. Payment Card Market Tops $6T 

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trillion in spending for goods and services in 2018, The Nilson Report said in a press release Thursday (Sept. percent in 2018, up from 42.5 Conversely, American Express and Mastercard ’s commercial card market dropped. Commercial and consumer cards issued in the U.S. generated $6.13 Commercial card spending is up 11.7

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SIFMA Fintech Conference 2018

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Some important financial technologies are changing the way the world is doing business and that change is now reaching the securities industry. Below are just a few of the sessions surrounding IBM Banking and Financial technologies you won’t want to miss at SIFMA 2018. IBM keynote.

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Deep Dive: Tackling mPOS Solutions’ Security Challenges

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Small and micro merchants that would otherwise have been priced out of the market by traditional, fixed POS systems have seen success with mPOS solutions. Commonplace operations such as food trucks and nonprofits are using these products, as are furniture restoration merchants and even buskers. Security risks and defenses .

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SWIFT: Real-Time Payments Demands Real-Time Security And Compliance

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Security and compliance are also vital components in ensuring that payments are delivered safely and without delay. And to that end, we’ve seen growing engagement and co-operation across the industry.”. The conversation took place against a backdrop of rapid growth in demand for real-time payment systems in some domestic markets.