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BT is right to ignore distractions and get on with digging for Britain | Nils Pratley

TheGuardian

That tentative proposal always smacked of a management obsessing about the short-term share price and fretting too much about possible takeover bids. The capital expenditure splurge, which had been making investors nervous, will now peak at £4.8bn in 2023, rather than £5bn.

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Consumer Credit Update for 2Q 2023

South State Correspondent

These are cash flow management tools that send a signal of future problems. We should see a slight increase in production in 2025 and 2026 driven by lower rates. Banks are currently reducing indirect auto financing growth and are managed by greater holdback and fewer exceptions. Capital rotation is to HELOCs and away from autos.

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Recap of Money 20/20 USA 2023 and 10 Banking Thoughts

South State Correspondent

As can be seen, the conference largely revolved around payments, artificial intelligence, fintech partnerships/management, regulation, and fraud/identity in its various forms. Generative AI: Traditional AI was ever-present in touted solutions regarding fraud, risk management, and the customer experience. Maybe a topic for next year?

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Why Communication Is Key To Faster Construction Payments

PYMNTS

According to Danielle Sandoval, group product manager, invoicing and payments at construction management software company Procore Technologies, payment times can reach as high as 120 days in this industry, often linked to the sluggishness of paper invoice processing.

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What does the rise in the inflation mean for financial stability?

BankUnderground

There is also a risk of higher loan defaults eroding banks’ equity capital, which could lead banks to tighten lending conditions. However, this effect is small in our model given the size of banks’ capital buffers. This is akin to the concept of ‘value-at-risk’ used in financial risk management.

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Is India’s ATM Disappearing Act A Digital Payments Boon?

PYMNTS

Chalk it up to “unviability of operations” in the wake of new regulatory guidelines, mandating upgrades that focus on the actual management of the physical cash at those machines. That comes as eCommerce is slated to be worth as much as $200 billion by 2026 , according to Morgan Stanley estimates, growing at 30 percent, compounded annually.

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Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax

PYMNTS

The tax may be a case for the government to boost its own coffers on eCommerce, anticipated to be worth as much as $200 billion annually by 2026, as estimated by the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) late last year. The impression may be that the tax amounts to a “papercut,” but it “could impact working capital of small businesses.”.

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