PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Chaves also said the company will earmark a percentage of the proceeds to accelerate financial inclusion in the region. billion; first-quarter revenue in 2020 went up 38 percent to $652 million. Its digital ecosystem operates as an integrated regional platform that enables businesses and individuals to trade products and services.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

According to the results, banks argue that innovation, not just regulation, is behind the wheel of progress. The results are a bit more varied across the Asia-Pacific region, however, which influences how these FIs invest in innovation. Optimism Up. North American banks are among the most optimistic, EY found. Cybersecurity.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

million for the quarter, but Bottomline remained confident in growing revenues for FY 2020 thanks to new customer sign-ons that have yet to go live. We had notable customer wins across our banking and business payments platforms as customers continued to choose Bottomline for innovative and highly secure business payments solutions.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2019

That could create problems … considering Apple is widely expected to skip 5G this year and instead release its first 5G phone in the fall of 2020. These are just the very early gold rush days for 5G, but it’s clear that healthcare innovation and payments will be impacted by the technology. 5G Payments Impact. percent until 2013.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Ayoub Jemail has been assigned the role of general manager of business development for the region, the company stated in the announcement on its website. FinTech across the Middle East is also set to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 30 percent, and expected to raise over $2 billion in venture capital funding by 2020.".

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The honey-based fermented beverage (sometimes called “honey wine” though dedicated mead drinkers affirm that mead is a fundamentally different drink than wine) has been something of a niche or regional favorite for the last five or so centuries. . But the 21st century has seen something of a mead renaissance.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Lockdowns have been re-introduced in some regions, recovery is uneven and companies are facing more business uncertainty," the company said. Together with our customers and partners we will co-innovate and reinvent how businesses run in a digital world. Software giant SAP on Sunday (Oct. billion euros ($7.7

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Despite a challenging 2020, we have shown our mettle, turning challenges into growth opportunities with agility and constant innovation,” Klook Co-Founder and CEO Ethan Lin said in the release.

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Bobsguide

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Through focused, innovative products, services, and a redefined operating model, BDB has been stimulating and driving entrepreneurial activity in the country. TCS BaNCS will enable BDB to launch new innovative products faster.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The deal is expected to close in January of 2020. This transaction brings together Uber’s global leadership and technical expertise with Careem’s regional technology infrastructure and proven ability to develop innovative local solutions,” Uber said in a statement to the news outlet. Uber paid $3.1 billion to take ownership.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The deal comes after a number of years of formidable expansion and innovation for the vision company that AEA Investors bought in 2016, according to the announcement. Innovation is at the heart of the strategy and differentiation as a trailblazing direct-to-consumer brand, according to the announcement.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 22, 2017

The unit surveyed 200 global banking executives to investigate the challenges retail banks face in the years to 2020. “This year is marked by a sharp regional divergence about which rules […]. Regulation is still shaping banks’ strategic thinking, says a new study by The Economist Intelligence Unit.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Determining how to bridge that awareness divide and build out instant payments at speed might require these entities to look outside of their own markets, such as toward regions like the Nordics where instant payment solutions and usage has been s teadily gaining ground. Ninety percent of U.S. Ninety percent of U.S.

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FICO

JANUARY 8, 2020

“ It’s like déjà vu all over again ,” is one of my favorite Yogi Berra-isms, and as I look across the domain spaces served by FICO to write my 2020 predictions, it’s definitely déjà vu all over again. This regulatory pressure is happening in other regions as well. by Doug Clare.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

Jumia is reportedly viewed as an innovator in eCommerce in sub-Saharan Africa. The geographic region is behind the globe because of hurdles like inconsistent addresses and links to the web that are not strong. I would rather grow the market than just try to take everything,” the executive said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

We have deep dives on Main Street’s digital shift, ATM innovation and PPP loans. The pandemic has sped up the digital roadmap for everyone in financial services, providing for more innovation in the last few months than had been seen during several years. Innovating The ATM Beyond Cash. Retailing 2020: Five Things To Watch.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

economy had moderate gains in the pandemic year of 2020. Fed Report: 2020 Closes Out With Slight Economic Uptick. 13) that the American economy registered moderate gains in the pandemic year of 2020, after wrapping up one of the most dismal economic fallouts of all time. Marqeta Teams With Goldman Sachs To Power Marcus Checking.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

Thanks to the creativity and innovation of developers like you, the App Store has become much more than the world’s safest marketplace. It currently allows developers to connect with people from 155 countries and regions. The App Store has generated $155 billion in earnings from developers, Apple said, and that’s from sales alone.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Despite the pandemic, venture capital dollars are flowing freely to nascent firms in Asia that are tackling the need for contactless interactions and platforms that match supply and demand — setting the stage for innovation on the other side of the public health crisis. Many of them are government, corporate or university led, Dixon said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

The project will be approximately 10,000 square feet and for an unidentified regional grocer. Regional distribution centers for supermarket firms usually can be 600,000 square feet or larger. The firm foresees having up to six smaller fulfillment centers in different phases of construction for supermarkets in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Redspire CEO Billy Lyle , who is also the engagement lead with Virgin Money, said 2020 has been a unique year and that substantial digital transformation "has taken place in months rather than in years.”. The fund was created to help spark competition as part of an agreement between the U.K.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Stc has 4 million customers and “an established regional brand in a fast-growing digital wallet market,” today's release states. As for its own digital business, Western Union added that in the third quarter of 2020, digital revenue increased 45 percent year over year and represented 321 percent of the company's consumer-based revenue.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The Airwallex Borderless Card is being debuted in Australia after being introduced at the innovation festival Pause Fest 2020 taking place in Melbourne Feb. Later in 2020, the card will roll out in other locations, including the U.K. and Hong Kong. This feature is expected to launch by the end of the first quarter of this year.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

Financing is also part of the new wave of innovation in this area. The company has teamed up with Regions Bank to provide the possibility of virtual loans to consumers in Texas, the South and the Midwest. The ways people search for and purchase a vehicle continue to change,” said Tom Lazenby, auto lending manager for Regions Bank.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In a letter to finance ministers and G20 central banks, Quarles said they’re in danger of falling further behind as the digital payments sector grows and innovates. He sent the letter ahead of the 2020 IIF G20 Conference happening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this weekend, Feb.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

According to research from solutions provider iKala , social commerce orders in the first half of 2020 more than doubled, while gross merchandise value (GMV) grew three-fold compared to 2019. Overall, the number of live-sales in the region increased nearly 67 percent, thanks to the heaviest usage among shoppers in Singapore and Thailand.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Our recent webinar — The State of Fintech Q2 2020: Funding Rebound Reveals the Next Leg of Fintech Innovation — highlighted key fintech trends and deals from the second quarter of 2020, including the rise of embedded fintech applications and demand for digital banking services. Free Download: State of Fintech q2’20.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

“Migrating to cloud- and AI-based solutions could help FIs handle growing calls for faster banking tools during the COVID-19 pandemic, and recent trends show they are beginning to do so,” according to PYMNTS’ June 2020 Digital Banks And The Power Of The Cloud Tracker® done in collaboration with NuoDB. Cloudy, With A Chance of Innovation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

This week’s look at the latest bank-FinTech tie-ups shows Banking-as-a-Service and other FinTech players embracing smaller regional and community banks to elevate small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and corporate banking offerings. For more community banks, the latter strategy can fast-track digitization initiatives. payment schemes.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

The following is an excerpt from How 35 Execs Are Powering The Great Digital Shift Of 2020 (And Beyond) , contributed by Simon Barker, CEO at Conferma Pay. Accelerating the Speed of Innovation. Once a sleepy backwater of the payments world, the speed of corporate payment innovation is quickly reaching parity with the consumer world.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

Open banking is often associated with the European Union (EU) almost by default as the region pushes the envelope further on regulation than anywhere, partly to encourage — but also to keep up with — imaginative FinTech innovators going to market throughout the Eurozone. Similarities To The EU.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

Regulators are looking to PSD2 as a blueprint as they seek to innovate the way they treat online consumer data, privacy and security in their own regions. The EU is no longer the only region looking to upgrade its data and financial protection legislation. and Turkey. and Turkey. Around the Data Protection and Security World.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

We are excited to introduce popshelf from a position of strength, further highlighting our innovative spirit and building on our proven track record of store format innovation,” Dollar General Chief Executive Officer Todd Vasos said in the announcement. “We

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

A PYMNTS staffer recently placing a digital order from New England regional grocery chain Big Y noticed a surprising change to the supermarket’s online options. By autumn 2020, consumers' propensity for grocery shopping online was growing faster than their propensity for either retail shopping online or ordering food online.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

One area where the pandemic may significantly impact emerging data protection and open banking rules is the Middle East and North African region (MENA). The ongoing pandemic has caused many regulators in the MENA region to examine the digital and open banking infrastructure they have in place. Around The Data Protection World.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Before Q2 2020, Uber was the innovator that launched the concept of a digitally backed ridesharing business with a growing side hustle in the world of delivery. billion during Q2 2020, a decline from Q2 2019’s net loss of $5.24 And Uber has shifted its strategy to get with the rapidly changing times. Uber’s show loss of $1.02

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

Just last week, the Nordic region — an area that includes Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland — took real-time payments up a level through an initiative led by the P27 Nordic Payments Platform , which is owned by Danske Bank, Handelsbanken, Nordea, OP Financial Group, SEB and Swedbank. Regional Change. Business Investment.

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