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AirBnB Blocks Under Age 25 From Booking In Canada After Toronto Violence

PYMNTS

To prevent so-called “party house” violence, Airbnb has begun restricting some bookings in Canada from renters under the age of 25. The move comes after several bookings off the popular rental service have ended in violence; the most recent incident was last week in Toronto that left three dead.

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How GDPR Is Testing The Homesharing Market

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Regulators want to have a greater stake in the way sharing platforms operate. As data security and transparency become greater concerns across a number of markets, some services are already working to confront the challenges. Around the Payments and the Platform Economy.

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Bank Product Profitability and Productivity

South State Correspondent

The takeaway is that banks interested in increasing their market-to-book ratio should consider allocating more resources and capital to deposit products and deposit marketing. Loans, by contrast, usually drive 75% of total asset productivity but only impact market-to-book changes by 8%. The answer is – most likely.

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Bitcoin Daily: Travala.com Combines With TravelbyBit; France Tests Blockchain-Operational Digital Euro

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Travala.com CEO Juan Otero said in the announcement, “We couldn’t be more excited to join forces with TravelbyBit, which is backed by Binance and have constantly been achieving and pushing crypto adoption by providing blockchain-based online travel booking services.” Meanwhile, Luno, a digital currency platform backed by Naspers Ltd.,

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Arming SMBs With T&E Tech That Flexes With The Market

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Everybody wants to know what the future of corporate travel will look like in a post-pandemic market. There are several key pain points for SMBs when it comes to booking and paying for business travel that have existed long before the pandemic hit. Keeping Spend In Check. The first, said Sikora, is in SMBs’ lack of buying power.

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Careem Concludes Operations In Sudan

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Less than a year after the ride-hailing company rolled out in Sudan, Careem has concluded its operations in the country, with a planned takeover by Uber on the horizon. The firm started its Sudan operations in September 2018 following the lifting of economic sanctions by the United States in 2017, Reuters reported. ” In a U.S.

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Can fintechs enhance your bank’s marketing campaign?

Independent Banker

Kathy Strasser of IncredibleBank is evaluating marketing campaign management platforms. We asked several banking leaders how they’ve employed fintech to ramp up their marketing campaigns, hone their analytic strategies and gain new patrons in the process. Their ability to market and add banking functionality … is a natural fit.”.

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