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OCTOBER 7, 2020

“Japan, the third-largest economy in the world, is an important market in our global growth strategy as we continue to see encouraging signs of recovery across the region amidst the new normal. EMQ already operates in Japan.

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JUNE 15, 2020

Walmart reported a 74 percent surge in online revenue during the first quarter of 2020 as coronavirus lockdown measures took hold across the country, with grocery items helping lead the charge. In January, Walmart dispensed with cashiers at its Neighborhood Market store in Coral Way, Fla.

Arkansas 280

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JANUARY 25, 2021

UPS is pulling out of the domestic trucking market to focus on the escalating small package delivery business. billion in 2020 revenue. TFI, which includes truckload, less-than-truckload and logistics operations, reportedly generated revenue of approximately $4.1 UPS CEO Carol Tomé said in a press release on Monday (Jan.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Businesses are digitizing more rapidly these days, often tapping into new overseas markets and expansion opportunities created by COVID-19. They are also exhibiting increasingly robust cross-border payments capabilities, with a focus on simplicity and ease of operations internationally. Getting a Piece of $19 Trillion.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

PayPal announced that it has launched domestic operations in India, which means it will be taking on China’s Alibaba-backed Paytm , the country’s leading digital payments firm. One reason for the cash preference is that consumers in the region do not yet clearly understand how different payment systems work.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Our execution was strong, we continued to accelerate our strategic initiatives, and all of our regions were in growth.”. Organic net revenue expanded in all four of the global company’s regions, according to management. However, he noted that conditions vary, and some markets remain challenged. The company reported $2.3

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

Well, that is where things get a little bit confusing, Arjun Kakkar, vice president of Strategy and Operations at Ekata , told PYMNTS in a recent interview. And if we’re being realistic, he said, there is really no end in sight to that confusion, at least in the immediate future, because there are so many nuances per region.

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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. Since Day One, Klook has been working closely with our merchants, both big and small, to identify common pain points that we can solve together.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The deal is expected to close in January of 2020. Although the startup will be a wholly-owned Uber subsidiary, Careem will continue to operate under its own brand, the news outlet reported. million drivers, and operates in more than 100 cities across 14 countries from Morocco to Pakistan. Uber paid $3.1

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JANUARY 27, 2020

grocery market at approximately 3.5 With the expansion, food retailers are feverously working to adapt their operations as they take on the jobs shoppers once did such as selecting groceries and bringing them to their houses. The project will be approximately 10,000 square feet and for an unidentified regional grocer.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

As it begins a new period of growth, ALDI intends to open over 70 new retail locations by the conclusion of 2020. The value grocery chain also said it intended to come into the greater Phoenix market and continue to support Gulf Coast store growth with a new Alabama distribution center, according to a Tuesday (July 21) announcement.

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MARCH 3, 2020

The British accounting software company Sage is offloading its operations in Brazil in a deal estimated to be valued at £1 million, plus deferred consideration of up to £9 million, according to reports on Tuesday (March 3). The sale is expected to close by September 2020. assets for $100.3 million.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

regional banks. The combined company will operate under the Huntington name. The delay could have been motivated by several different reasons, all leading back to a hot — and crowded — IPO market this year. REPORT: Connected at Home: The Devices That Got Consumers Through 2020. Affirm Delays IPO Until Q1 2021.

Payments 180

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Treasury’s difficulties getting relief money to individuals, has renewed calls for the government to accelerate its FedNow national real-time payments network, still not expected to be operational until at least 2023. The Fed’s Failure. But the plight of American SMBs and consumers seems more pressing at the moment. Problem No.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

But according to a new report from EY, it would be unfair to say that regulation is the only driving force behind large banks’ changing market strategies. In its Global Banking Outlook 2018 survey , EY assessed 221 financial institutions across 29 markets. Optimism Up. North American banks are among the most optimistic, EY found.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

challenger bank B-North has tapped two FinTechs to power its small business lending and banking operations. B-North described this kind of integration across all three firms as “a market first.”. B-North unlocks real benefits by harnessing the best technologies and combining them with our unique regional origination approach. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

It would make sense that the supermarket business might be immune from the cross-currents of retailing in 2020. Three regional players in the organic food retail business — where Whole Foods and parent Amazon rule — have declared bankruptcy over the past month. While regional players struggle, interlopers continue to strengthen.

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JULY 1, 2020

That estimate comes from market intelligence company GlobalData, which predicts that total spending in the region will dip to $60.3 billion in 2020, compared to $62.4 This will bring some relief to luxury retailers, as they can now open their stores and resume operations.”. percent this year, a fall of $2.1

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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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JULY 22, 2020

FinTech apps, for example, saw a 72 percent increase in usage in the first quarter of 2020 alone. Experts predict that the market will reach $10.87 Not only can bank customers better plan their days around their bank visit, but it also helps bank staff more efficiently plan their daily operations as well.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

The license bid is “an opportunity for us to impact an underserved segment,” said Mi Li, ADVANCE.AI’s chief marketing officer. Winners will be announced in mid-2020. Research companies predict for the digital lending market in Southeast Asia to more than quadruple to $110 billion in the next five years.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The move comes as part of a larger targeting of Southeast Asian markets, according to TechCrunch , starting with beginning selected regional services in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. Southeast Asia certainly has the population Amazon seeks in its international investments: The region is home to over 600 million consumers.

Regional 148

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The kitchen and dining space are provided in addition to utility management, marketing assistance and financial support. The move is part of the company’s 2020 expansion strategy. 2019 was about expansion and becoming consumers’ most preferred service,” said Lim Kell Jay, regional head of GrabFood. “In

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2019

B-North wants to disrupt the £154 billion UK business lending market. Founded in 2018, B-North is looking to obtain its banking license in the first quarter of 2020. Mambu and nCino will themselves collaborate directly to integrate each other’s services for B-North, which the startup has called “a market first.”.

Lending 131

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

DoorDash will start out delivering in Melbourne’s central business district and inner suburbs and expand to the rest of the country by the end of 2020, the company said in a blog post. . North America’s biggest food delivery service was launched in 2013 and operates in more than 4,000 U.S. cities as well as in Canada.

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JULY 1, 2020

Or that, on average, 15 percent of an FI’s annual operating costs go toward maintaining core banking systems that are outmoded? Cloud-based systems] can handle greater volumes of data and allow banks to test innovative new tools before bringing them to market. It’s true, but not for long.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

To bring its fashions to new markets, Zara plans to roll out a global online platform. With the launch, the retailer will expand its efforts to 106 new markets, Chain Store Age reported. The new markets include many areas of Africa, such as Cameroon, Tanzania and Senegal. The full online catalog will be operational by 2020.

Online 129

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The conversation came against a backdrop where the number of fundraising deals in the Southeast Asian region were higher in 2020, as measured through the second quarter — more than 60 percent higher over the second quarter of last year, in fact, to 184 deals as measured by DealStreetAsia.

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PopularBank

OCTOBER 28, 2020

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – October 28, 2020 – Popular, Inc. The branch closures, which are expected to be completed simultaneously by January 29, 2021, are projected to reduce annual operating expenses by approximately $13 million. million are expected to be recognized in the fourth quarter of 2020. million, of which $23.1

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JUNE 8, 2020

“I look forward to working with the Paytronix team to bring its industry-leading innovation, including contactless ordering for table service … to markets around the globe,” said Porter. Paytronix clearly delivers value to the market by enabling operators to drive incremental sales and deliver safer environments for staff and guests.”.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Clearly there's regional saturation, which leads to consolidation.”. These are $100 billion market cap companies that are sitting in the middle of the payments supply chain.”. But fast-forward to 2020, and the world is a very different place. And from that trust comes a powerful position in the market. “As

Innovation 306

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Bain Capital Ventures: 2020 Is B2B Payments’ Breakout Year. Bain Capital Ventures’ partner Matt Harris told PYMNTS that 2020 marked the tipping point for commercial payments. “I I think in terms of market recognition, 2020 was the breakout year — [and] in terms of commercial adoption, 2021 will be more like it,” Harris said.

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Technology Apple Payments Capital 161

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

According to a press release , Synovus said that with the addition of FCB, they will become a top five regional bank by deposits in the Southeast region, with pro forma $36 billion in deposits and $44 billion in assets. Following the closing, FCB will merge with Synovus Bank and operate under the Synovus brands.

Florida 100

Florida Community Bank Regional Community 100

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

The digital compression of 2020 has drawn a wide range of speculation. I mean, throughout the Latin American region that has happened, but it has been massive in Brazil. We saw market research a couple of weeks ago that indicates the market evolved about 10 years in eight weeks in terms of increase in penetration.

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Lending Data Marketing Regional 220

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JANUARY 2, 2020

The funding will be used to introduce B-North’s regional “Lending Pods” across Manchester in the second quarter of 2020. Mambu and nCino will collaborate directly to integrate each other’s services for B-North, which the startup has called “a market first.”.

Lending 131

Lending Regional Study Fintech 131

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

A challenge, as highlighted in a recent WEF report , is not evenly met in all regions of the globe. Several government donors have reprogrammed their aid budgets to fund immediate and urgent health priorities and humanitarian assistance in 2020, leaving SMBs without a place to look. And they’re working.”.

Community 234

Community Industry US Regional 234

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Physical Retail Stumbles Into 2020 . In fact, some experts are looking at the picture in 2020 to get a bit darker before it gets light. The early days of 2020 have seen foot traffic fall, again in line with the trends of the last few years. We expect many companies — and many sizable companies — to announce closures.”.

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