PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

After the holiday season comes tax season — everyone’s favorite time — but at least the payment of taxes, along with the tax refund process, promises to become even more digital this year. And digital payers are striving to win more business from tax filers this year. Rise of Quicker Payments. New Products.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

UK Regulations to Create New Digital Markets Unit. antitrust regulators are creating a Digital Markets Unit that will be given the duty to enforce rules applicable to Big Tech firms. That new division will fall under the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Apple Faces $12M Fine Over iPhone Marketing.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) submitted recommendations to policymakers this week, urging clarity and simplification in how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impacts small business (SMBs) accounting rules. The letter outlined eight recommendations for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

China is aiming to boost the economy by tax cuts and infrastructure spending in the billions of dollars range. percent growth the country reported in 2018. He said there are planned cuts of the taxes and fees businesses face of close to 2 trillion yuan or $298.3 According to the report, the tax cuts are deeper than the 1.3

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Digital disbursements are appearing in unexpected markets , such as sports betting platforms and boatsharing sites. Data: 700 million: The number of active annual Alipay users exceeded this figure in 2018. taxpayers who received federal tax refunds via direct deposit as of May 2018. million: The number of U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

this year, driven largely by tax reform. The IBBA, along with M&A Source and the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project, announced their research on Monday (Feb. Small business owners seeking to sell their business in 2018 have cause to be bullish,” said Warren Burkholder, CBI, president of advisory group NEVRG, Inc.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

As of early 2018, U.S. Crediting lower taxes, thanks to the end of the year tax reform bill passed by Congress, regional bank executives saw a sudden and notable pick up in both commercial loan demand and a big jump in spending on credit and debit cards. BB&T is expecting to see loan growth between 2 to 4 percent in 2018.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In addition, taxes generated by the industry grew by nearly 8 percent last year. And the state’s marijuana taxes, including licenses and fees from dispensaries, were more than $266.5 million in 2018 — up nearly 8 percent from $247 million in 2017. million in 2018 — up nearly 8 percent from $247 million in 2017.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2017

A new survey from Citizens Bank explores how mid-market CFOs in the U.S. are anticipating new technologies and market trends for the year to come, with these professionals signaling interest in real-time and electronic payments. In an announcement Thursday (Dec. In an announcement Thursday (Dec. ” .

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Gonzobanker

MAY 14, 2018

Financial Brand Forum , an exponentially growing event now in its fifth year – targeted at the morphing worlds of financial marketing, sales and service – is a well-oiled machine with several coats of highly buffed wax. Marketing automation provider Marquis and its clients were talking up execution capabilities from its recent DocuMatix.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

sales tax obligations via the company’s sales tax application programming interface (API). Wayfair last year, many online retailers now have to collect sales tax in additional states. ” “ Quill creates rather than resolves market distortions,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority decision. .”

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

payroll services market saw consolidation this week with Asure Software announcing Tuesday (July 3) that it acquired USA Payroll. Furthermore, USA Payroll provides customers with payroll and tax services, timekeeping, third-party administration and other back-office services. The tool helps businesses mitigate payroll compliance risk.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2018

trillion in January 2018, setting a new record. It looks like the tax situation in Seattle may be getting a bit stickier: Seattle’s city council has approved a new tax for the city’s biggest companies, including Amazon, to combat a housing crisis impacting the city’s working class. Balances of the industry surpassed $1.03

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

While entrepreneurs continue to reflect record-level optimism, their top concerns are increasingly including the tight labor market and the importance of retaining staff in such a climate. “And that’s the way the market economy works, for better or worse.” How did small businesses fare in job growth last month?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2018

s financial services market is expanding, with FinTechs — dubbed challenger banks — rivaling traditional financial institutions (FIs). The solution provides automated accounting and tax management for its entrepreneur clients. The accounting functionality will be rolled out throughout 2018,” the executive added.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

In an interview with PYMNTS, Liz Armbruester, senior vice president of Global Compliance at Avalara , said 2019 represented a watershed year for tax compliance as states embraced the economic nexus model and passed marketplace facilitator laws. Imposing state taxes on out-of-state sellers is now the new normal, she said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The consolidated net loss after taxes for OYO came to $335 million this past year, up considerably from the near $50 million loss in the year prior, according to business intelligence firm Tofler. OYO expanded heavily into China in 2018 and 2019, making that country its second-largest market behind India.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

which has been long-dormant, benign and perhaps even forgotten about as a factor in the markets. Broadly speaking, inflation eats at real returns on investments and elsewhere, nibbling at purchasing power and at corporate margins as costs rise — tax cuts notwithstanding. All eyes are currently on inflation in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

eCommerce sales tax laws are having unintended consequences in the tobacco industry. State governments began rolling out economic nexus laws after 2018’s South Dakota vs. Wayfair ruling. percent tax on each imported premium cigar, limited to a maximum of about $0.40 in 2017 had a 52.75

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

The Dresden Public Prosecutor’s Office, State Criminal Police Office in Saxony and Leipzig Tax Investigation Department confiscated the Bitcoin and will be used as damage reparation by the public prosecutor. The illicit activity makes up 1 percent of Bitcoin transactions, double from 2018, PYMNTS reported in January.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2018

This may be the first sign of tax reform seeping into the small business labor market,” the executive said in a statement. “As As small business owners begin to realize the benefits of tax reform, they will likely translate to better wages and more jobs. Economists had previously expected 210,000 jobs to be added.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Canadian VC-backed companies saw funding drop 13% in H1 2019 compared to H1 2018. The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. Startups headquartered in Ontario dominate the table, with over 40 fintech companies from this market map headquartered in the Greater Toronto Area. Navigating the Canadian fintech market map.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Ant Financial , the Chinese FinTech giant and an affiliate of Alibaba Group , posted an earnings pre-tax loss of 2.4 The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ), citing Ant, reported that the company had a pre-tax profit of 5.3 Earlier in 2018, Ant became the most valuable tech startup after raising $14 billion investors in China, the U.S.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The 2018 Fintech 250 have raised approximately $53B in aggregate funding across 947 deals since 2013, and includes startups at different investment stages of development, from early-stage (seed/Series A) companies to well-funded unicorns. The market map below categorizes the Fintech 250 companies based on core area of focus.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Italian consumers are embracing a new government program aimed at boosting retail sales while tamping down on tax evasion that allows buyers to receive a 10% refund on card payments made in stores. By offering the incentive, they hope to cut down on black market deals and fraud, according to The Financial Times.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

percent, and wages in the private sector went up almost 3 percent from a year before, which is the smallest gain since July 2018. With all the bright spots, wage growth “remains the one aspect of the job market that hasn’t fully recovered during the decade since the Great Recession ,” he said. Last year, employers added 2.11

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

As China increasingly becomes a market economy, the government is becoming more concerned about improper conduct in the marketplace. In 2018, millions of Chinese travelers were banned from buying airline tickets because of outstanding social credit offenses. million times last year for offenses such as unpaid taxes and fines.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Analysts anticipate additional government reforms in 2020 could help improve stock markets, however. billion in 2018. 2019 has been the worst year from an IPO market perspective,” said Sandip Khetan, a partner at consultancy EY. According to data from Refinitiv, funds secured through Indian IPOs dropped to $2.8 billion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

With the tax cut in the rear window, the growth in the U.S. The slowdown in growth was partly due to a lack of stimulus from President Donald Trump’s tax cuts at the end of 2017. With concerns that the economy is heading toward a recession , the stock market has been on a roller coaster ride. For all of 2018, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

billion merger deal with Switzerland’s tourism shopping tax refund company Global Blue , earning it a listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the companies announced Thursday (Jan. Global Blue runs airport kiosks and storefronts that enable shoppers to get sales tax refunds when they return home.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Uber ’s Q3 2018 financial results show that the company’s net losses increased 32 percent to $939 million quarter over quarter. On an earnings before interest, depreciation, taxes and amortization basis (EBIDTA), Uber’s losses came to $527 million, up about 21 percent quarter over quarter, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island), chairman of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, has asked each of the company’s executives to testify before completing its investigation and crafting reforms that would regulate the digital market. Pichai testified in 2018 over charges that Google is politically biased in its treatment of content.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Food delivery company Deliveroo saw huge revenue growth in 2018, but its losses also grew as it expanded and poured money into new areas and ventures in the highly competitive food delivery market. million in 2018, up from £106m a year before. percent to £232 million, up from £199 million in 2017.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

but both sides had to give up on it in early 2018 because the deal didn’t get approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. While business at Ant Financial has been booming, the company posted an rare earnings pre-tax loss of 2.4 That compares with a pre-tax profit of 5.3 payments company WorldFirst.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Consumers and microbusinesses now get an average of two disbursements each year, excluding tax disbursements from local, state and federal governments. 1: Instant disbursements as a percentage of all non-tax disbursements in the U.S. percent as of 2018. Fast Fact No. are growing — but slowly. percent in 2019 and 9.5

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 27, 2019

Never Satisfied The markets never seem to be satisfied. The Federal Reserve recently took heed of market and economic messages, ending its tightening campaign and beginning its “patience” campaign. The markets hardly seemed satisfied with these two moves as they began building in rate cuts. The impact of the tax cuts has faded.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2018

tax reform, and strong economic growth around the globe is also benefitting these players. This week’s B2B Data Digest examines the numbers released by the institutions for Q1 2018, highlighting the role corporate and wholesale banking operations did (or did not do) to support an overall impressive quarter. JPMorgan Chase.

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