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2016 IB Social Media Leaders

Independent Banker

Congratulations to the Top 2016 IB Social Media Leaders. Independent Banker ® magazine recognizes three community banks who have conducted creative, engaging and impactful social media campaigns. Each year for the past four years, Busey Bank has celebrated National Volunteer Month in April with a two-part campaign.

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Human smuggling: New FinCEN alert puts financial institutions on guard

Abrigo

national priorities. . Human smuggling is the facilitation, for financial or other material gains, of irregular entry into a country where the migrant is not a national or resident, according to the United Nations. How human smugglers operate. Takeaway 1 The southwest border is a hotbed for human smuggling.

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New Facebook Shops Feature Streamlines Social Commerce

PYMNTS

To enable businesses to more easily list their merchandise on its social media platforms, Facebook has unveiled Facebook Shops. The social media company had allowed companies to list items on Instagram and Facebook in the past.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Europe Plans To Release Drafts Of Digital Regulation Legislation; UN Initiative To Tax Big Tech In Developing Nations Gains Momentum

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UN Committee Indicates Support For Initiative To Tax Big Tech In Developing Nations. The United Nation’s Tax Committee of Experts has indicated support for an initiative to assist developing nations in taxing Big Tech, Bloomberg Tax reported on Wednesday (Oct. The committee voted 12-10 Friday (Oct. and Facebook Inc. each month.

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Walmart Plans First Social Commerce Livestream On TikTok

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Retail giant Walmart is teaming up with the social media platform TikTok to offer shoppable product offerings directly within the app’s chat window. said in a blog post. . said in a blog post. . operations. operations after the Trump administration threatened to ban the Chinese app. 18) at 8 p.m.

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Report: Twitter In Talks To Buy TikTok

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operations took an unexpected turn over the weekend. is still seen as front-runner, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Twitter has held preliminary talks with the popular Chinese app that allows users to craft and post short videos to combine the two mega social media platforms. operations are worth.

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Inside China’s Effort To Marry Digital ID With Mobile Payments

PYMNTS

As China strives to take its national ID program further into the digital realm, some of the country’s leading online firms are applying payment features to that effort. Consumers who want to use Alipay must provide their real names and national ID card numbers. A national rollout is ongoing, according to reports.

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