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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

To that end, Bloomberg reported at least some financial regulators from the European Union say there need to be strict controls governing central bank digital currencies in place — and Libra (among other private efforts) may present a threat to financial stability. Central bank digital coins on the Continent – but plenty of room for cash.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

The BIS report issued this week that focuses on “foundational principles” defines a CBDC as “a digital payment instrument, denominated in the national unit of account, that is a direct liability of the central bank.”. Beyond that, national efforts are piecemeal. Fed, the Swiss National Bank and others.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

1-8 saw an increase in local spending and online foreign sales as the COVID-19 pandemic prevented millions from traveling overseas, CNBC reported Monday (Oct. Boston Consulting Group in September has estimated that the demand for luxury goods could underpin a spending boost on the order of 30 percent as the Chinese economy rebounds.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

As reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday (Sept. 22), Boston Consulting Group has estimated that that demand for luxury items could underpin a spending boost on the order of 30 percent as the Chinese economy rebounds. As reported in this space last week, the country saw retail sales increase for the first time since the pandemic took root.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative SARS-CoV-2 test results.”. 5 that, “The number of consumers who report missing the physical store shopping experience have dropped by 20 percent since April. We’ve had it.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

The recently released report by the Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) offers a general framework for digital currencies. The pandemic, no surprise, has spurred the shift, especially in the retail space, where the share of respondents who reported switching to online transactions was up 28 points since March.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Square, for example, said in its latest earnings report that revenue from bitcoin trading came to $1.6 As reported, the company also said bought $50 million of bitcoin to hold on its balance sheet. “Staking a claim on bitcoin trading can pay off,” we wrote in this space recently.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 3, 2017

The CFPB has issued its March 2017 complaint report that highlights credit card complaints. The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Massachusetts and the Boston metro area. In the February 2017 complaint report , payday loans also showed the greatest percentage decrease based on a three-month average.

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Abrigo

JUNE 27, 2023

According to the National Association of Realtors, there were more than 106,000 real estate brokerage firms in the United States. Reporting Since the real estate industry was exempted from AML requirements in 2002, the onus has been on financial institutions to identify and report suspicious or fraudulent activity.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 3, 2017

The CFPB has issued its March 2017 complaint report that highlights credit card complaints. The report also highlights complaints from consumers in Massachusetts and the Boston metro area. In the February 2017 complaint report , payday loans also showed the greatest percentage decrease based on a three-month average.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

But he noted that Sidewalk would “struggle to match 5G’s national coverage.” It has been well-reported that nascent 5G deployments are currently underway, and Amazon itself announced plans last month to launch 5G server sites in Silicon Valley and Boston for commercial use in tandem with Verizon.

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MARCH 18, 2019

Shares in Euro payments tech companies rose on Monday (March 18) after news of the Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) takeover of Worldpay, a London-based payment processing company, according to a report by Reuters. FIS paid $35 billion for Worldpay and other companies’ shares floated up on the news. billion as of 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

As reported by Cointelegraph Thursday (Sept. But: The bank is keeping an eye on the experiences and progress of other nations, and still is researching its own technological and “policy implications” of wholesale forms of CBDC. One key reason: the New Payments Platform is doing just fine.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

After successful test runs in Boston, Philadelphia and Tampa, the CVS membership program CarePass will expand nationally with free delivery for an annual fee, CNBC reported on Monday (Aug. Membership is $5 per month or $48 a year, which allows users to access free two-day delivery of store products and prescriptions.

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JULY 19, 2020

As of the middle of June, the Treasury Department had issued nearly $270 billion worth of stimulus payments to some 160 million people, the Times reported. Congress approved a $600 weekly benefit to be added to the state’s jobless benefit. They still think that they can pull out of it somehow.”.

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JUNE 6, 2019

June brings colorful, high-energy LGBTQ Pride Month celebrations to cities across the nation. Skirting Cash Shortages at Boston Pride. Boston’s pride celebration is one of the season’s biggest events for Mandy Roberge, the owner and artist behind Wicked Good Henna. Her needs are relatively simple.

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MARCH 15, 2018

The two firms have jointly announced the rollout of mobile voice ordering via Google Assistant, according to recent reports. Dunkin’ Donuts claims “America runs on Dunkin,’” but in reality, this new feature probably won’t change the national landscape. The program is supposedly compatible with iOS and Android devices.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The latest figures from the National Restaurant Association paint a promising picture for the U.S. Quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Boston Market is among the restaurant brands making their first forays into loyalty rewards. restaurant market. Overall, restaurant sales are on track to reach $863 billion by the end of the year.

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APRIL 8, 2016

As reported by The New York Times , Chief of FINMA Mark Branson, in an interview with Reuters , said: “What we’ve seen too often in the cases we’ve investigated is plausibility checks by banks that aren’t thorough enough.” The nation itself is among the biggest drawing grounds for offshore wealth deposits.

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MARCH 9, 2017

FBI Director James Comey discussed cybersecurity issues at a Boston College cybersecurity conference this week, highlighting that Americans should let go of their expectations of “absolute privacy.”. spy practices back in 2013, CNN reported. “If

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APRIL 20, 2018

The app had operations in Boston, Chicago, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. TechCrunch reported the price, originally said to be $100 million, ended being about $90 million in stock. Square purchased Caviar , a food delivery service, for an undisclosed amount in 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

According to NIH studies , those who report poor sleep in middle age often experience symptoms of dementia or Alzheimer’s later in life. But somehow, we are a nation of chronically under-rested people. Boston Med has offered Sleepio since 2016. The third problem is still under investigation, but is quite concerning.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

According to a report by The Washington Post , the data, which Uber loaded onto a public website, reveals the time it takes to travel between different cities around the country at different times. As vehicles move within a city, we’re collecting this constant stream of data,” Salzberg said in the report.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

Its products are sold in over 400 Sephora stores and some Urban Outfitters stores, among those of other merchants, Vogue Business reported. The beauty brand has also launched pop-up shops in cities like Miami, Austin, London, and Boston. The brand will also take over tables at the front of the store.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2017

So when Chinese citizen Guo Shushi’s stomach cancer was incurable in China and quickly killing him — Guo, with the help of a company that specializes in helping Chinese customers seek medical treatment abroad, was in Dana Farber in Boston being treated with an immunotherapy drug not currently available in China.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As of fall 2020, a third of consumers report that they are very or extremely likely to select a merchant based on the availability of suitable digital, touchless offerings. The number of consumers who report missing the physical shopping experience has dropped by 20 percent since April. between March 1 and Sept.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 6, 2019

Blanco discussed the organization’s active approach toward addressing the top financial threats to our financial system, our national security, and our communities and families. Each day, FinCEN creates a “Flash Report” that is distributed to law enforcement and regulatory partners. This has helped U.S.

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MAY 4, 2016

TechCrunch reported that Uber has been quietly testing a new platform called Uber Offers, where riders are incentivized to shop at merchants through in-app prompts in exchange for credits eligible for use on the ride-hailing service. However, this week marks Uber Offers’ first national rollout, and the timing couldn’t be better.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

In the latest Mobile Point-of-Sale Tracker , PYMNTS reports on how mPOS solutions are entering new markets around the globe, and how players in the space are working to make sure they also become more secure as they become increasingly popular. Adopting mPOS for a Smoother Commute.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

In a 2016 report, India’s YES BANK highlighted the flourishing digital FinServ space for businesses. A new report commissioned by SWIFT , with research conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), is urging corporate banks in India to take action. billion on FIs’ balance sheets, Reuters reports found , a 4.5

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. The 350,000-square-foot facility is planned for Westborough, Massachusetts, a community roughly 35 miles west of Boston. Amazon’s Big Robotics Investment .

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JANUARY 25, 2019

The move isn’t unprecedented: In 2017, it was reported that Target would start to carry Casper -branded mattresses and bedding through Target.com and that Casper accessories would be available in brick-and-mortar stores. 22) before reportedly extending the service into Boston and New York, among other cities. now support Apple Pay.

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APRIL 13, 2016

” First off, it pays to note that, despite the national pastime that is complaining about airports and air travel, average domestic fares are lower today than they have been in more than half a decade. Spirit takes a hit in the complaint category because people don’t really know much about them,” Headley told The Boston Globe.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

While it was reported that home buying was at its all-time low at a mere 62.9 This may be due to the fact that major cities throughout the country, like Boston and New York City, are seeing significant rental price surges. percent, millennials (who are in part to blame for this) aren’t the main contributing factor.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

You can see it in the quarterly earnings reports this year of just about every publicly traded company and among the list of companies that have either gone public one way or the other or have filed S-1s because they plan to do so soon. According to a national study conducted by PYMNTS of 2,683 consumers on Nov. 23-25, 2020.

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DECEMBER 19, 2018

Sports teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and the Boston Celtics, also invested. “We As of today, Freeletics claims it has over 31 million users in 160 nations around the world, and that it is Europe’s most used fitness and personal coaching app.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Reports from Associated Press last week put faces on the struggle of late small business payments. SMEs like New Hampshire-based TSR Hockey told reporters they’re waiting two or three months to get paid from their corporate clients, up from a previous one-month wait just a year ago. National Slowdown.

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