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Tencent, UnionPay Agree On QR Code Standard To Streamline Mobile Payments

PYMNTS

Regional rival Alipay interacts with its customers with a similar, but not integrated software system. Tencent and UnionPay will also work together to develop a compatible way to utilize facial recognition technology in their respective mobile payment systems. The collaboration also increases options for consumers.

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UnionPay’s Chip Card Tech To Be Adopted In Six Asian Countries

PYMNTS

In a press release , UnionPay said this marks a new breakthrough in the “Going Global” of China’s financial technology standards. According to the company, UnionPay cards are now accepted in 160 countries and regions and issued in 40 countries and regions. This agreement signing is of great significance.

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Does Anyone Outside PR Firms Think Surveys Are Newsworthy?

Tech and Finance

I publish occasionally at the Articulate Communications blog on issues of financial technology, banking and associated public relations and marketing topics. Regional change is driven by changing customer behaviour and demands according to 55% of banking survey respondents. June 12 Temenos. – 28.3%

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Finovate Fall 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

Now showing how Avoka can integrate with a ton of apps in a matter of days with your company’s brand. Quickly integrating a variety of solutions is a huge problem facing financial institutions. Franchises – Americas greatest brands” They have a list view function where investors can investigate franchises near and far.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Bank) – Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. and Summit Financial Group, Inc.

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The Modular Future

Banking 2020

For just about every other constituency, from regional banks to individual accountants, the landscape is wide open. In that sense, it’s not just the financial services industry that’s now modular; the entire future is. It will cost billions, and it will bring is less business than before, but it’s vital.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Benson Porter, Boeing Employees CreditUnion – Porter led BECU through an amazing streak of growth in the Pacific Northwest, all while building an innovative, stakeholder-driven brand respected nationally. Goes to Allison Netzer and Liz High for their provocative tome, Think Like a Brand, Not a Bank. The Authors of the Year Award.

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