PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The National Restaurant Association ’s initial 2020 outlook was bright, as it projected sales just shy of $900 billion. Social distancing guidelines, stay-at-home orders and mandated dining room closures around the U.S. Lessons For 2021 And Beyond.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

The new brick-and-mortar branch is located in Jaipur and the backers say they hope to add 14 more in January 2021 and 100 more in other areas over the next two years.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The company says it’s the first national bridal retailer to make this move, and the program’s unique design will earn points for the retailer among its brides as well as its business partners. We’re constantly reading reviews from customers, seeing what people are saying online, and even communicating with our brides during the weekend.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 31, 2023

Beneficial ownership registry The AMLA was signed into effect in January 2021, paving the way for the first major BSA reform since the PATRIOT Act and encouraging a culture of compliance. billion to fraud in 2021, a 70% increase over the prior year. However, the regulatory movement since then has been slow. That represents nearly 2.8

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said the new European Democracy Action Plan aims to fight online disinformation that could influence elections in EU countries. Von der Leyen also said the EU will earmark €150 billion (approximately $176 billion) from a COVID-19 support fund toward online investments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

PayPal announced recently that its 350 million users could deposit bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in their accounts and spend it at 26 million merchants beginning in 2021. Department of Justice said in a report that rogue nations and other risks loom as exchanges are lightly (or not at all) regulated for cryptocurrency trading.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Building trust in your institution has a lot to do with technology, from implementing strong data security practices to humanizing your online customer interactions. In early 2021, a customer approached a teller at Kennebec Savings Bank in Augusta, Maine, and asked to withdraw $20,000. Use social media to build trust.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 26, 2022

The Advisory provides some statistics on the pervasiveness of EFE and notes that financial institutions filed 72,000 SARs related to EFE in 2021 – an increase of 10,000 SARs over filings in 2020. Further, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates that the dollar value of suspicious transactions linked to EFE has increased from $2.6

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South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

At around $75 per year for unique visitors, it’s multiple times more expensive to service customers compared to other alternatives such as online, mobile, or phone. What used to take $160 million in deposits to break even back in early 2021 now takes closer to $40 million.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. For example, as reported by Forbes, auditor Grant Thornton wrote that “management believes” it can meet its financial obligations through February 2021. Wall Street is a tough master, especially for eCommerce companies.

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Social Assurance

OCTOBER 13, 2021

And we too, at Social Assurance. To some, it was a much-needed time off the platform; for others, it was a marketing apocalypse, giving some the unfathomable insight to a marketing world without social media. Still, any social media strategy has got to start with a good content strategy. With over 2.7B

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Expect more cost-driven MOEs in 2021! John Beale , longtime CIO of City National Bank. For more than 20 years, John has helped City National grow its niched commercial and private banking businesses with strategic technologies. Chris’ public posts including his playbook for dealing with COVID-19 were gobbled up on social media.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. Paul wrote the “ Online Banking for Dummies ” book in the late ’80s. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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FICO

MAY 19, 2021

As pressure on the bottom line persists in 2021, it pays to put more focus on first-party fraud and take decisive action now. Whether an online bank or a telco financing costly devices, these organizations all face similar challenges in fraud prevention. Note: This post is an update of a post originally published in May 2021.

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Lex Sokolin

MARCH 31, 2021

whether they are countries, companies, or online communities. The idea of social collapse and blockchain rebirth generates attention, outrage, and speculation. The building of software and primitives happens in the open, with auditable code and soap opera personalities feuding on social media. The NFT world?—?and

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2020

In the wake of the outbreak, everything from doctors appointments to schooling to workouts went online. Education: Technology and online content make the classroom optional. Online courses & content. Retail: Shopping goes even more online as grocery joins the e-commerce revolution. Online grocery. 3D printing.

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FICO

MAY 19, 2021

As pressure on the bottom line persists in 2021, it pays to put more focus on first-party fraud and take decisive action now. Whether an online bank or a telco financing costly devices, these organizations all face similar challenges. Why First-Party Fraud Can Be Easily Missed. Common Types of First-Party Fraud.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Over 1M millennial women are becoming mothers every year, meaning Gen Y now makes up the majority of annual births in the United States, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Online platforms like Hipcamp and Campsy have emerged to help campers book unique lodging experiences like yurts, treehouses, and caves.

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