PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Twenty-two percent of Americans have reported being targeted by pandemic-related fraud, for example, such as schemes involving fake personal protective equipment (PPE) merchants or fraudsters impersonating tax officials.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

Expense management is scaling globally, literally, as Chrome River is opening an office in the Asia-Pacific region. Roy told PYMNTS that the region has specific payments and expense management considerations that extend, for example, to Australia’s goods and services tax.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Late last month the company announced it was expanding its partnership with Visa to include five new regions in 24 markets including Canada, Japan, Singapore and the U.S. As part of the newly expanded partnership, Revolut will primarily issue Visa-branded cards in the global expansion. banking licence.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

“With the development of innovative payment technology and commercial applications, UnionPay International is accelerating building up its innovative payment technology and service capacity, and promoting the digitalization of its card-based business, to support the development of mobile payment,” Jianbo said.

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Abrigo

JULY 15, 2015

The transition from compliance to consulting makes sense: tax season is just that, a “season,” and nearly 60 percent of respondents to a Sageworks survey indicated they saw an increase in total revenue by adding financial services to their accounting practice. Loans for small businesses are another avenue that you can advise clients to use.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Drivers can take out cash advances on their paychecks to make work-related transactions, and they are allowed to have $200 of their weekly wages delivered in advance to business spending cards. There are no additional costs when using the cards for fuel-related expenses, though other purchases are subject to transaction fees.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

The implication is millennials have taken on more debt — right into a period when debt is becoming increasingly tougher to shoulder especially with, say, credit cards, where debt can have variable interest rates. The tax applies to roughly 30 companies operating in the country, and opens the door for other taxes mandated in other countries.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2018

A digital fiat currency and government-issued mobile money platform could transform the Sub-Saharan African economy, according to nanopay CEO Laurence Cooke , who recently visited East Africa to explore opportunities in the region and has returned with some key insights.

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Accenture

APRIL 21, 2017

Banks can evolve as regional or global champions using virtual accounts (including through white labelling to other banks) to provide account and other value-added services remotely across borders. Strategic growth objectives for transaction banks can be enabled using virtual cash management, allowing increased client acquisition.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

In fact any kind of spending has a nice ring, but revenge spending was a phenomenon seen as Wuhan and other Chinese regions came out of the coronavirus funk. Yes, consumers got back to the malls and some long queues were seen at regional favorites like Nike. It has a nice ring for retailers battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Regional Trends. For instance, in mature APAC markets, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are driving digitization of B2B payments through increased use of digital invoices, virtual cards and cloud-based financial management and accounting solutions. percent between 2015 and 2020 — significantly lower than the 11.2

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

And New England isn’t the only place enjoying the autumn chill as it sets in — although we are perhaps enjoying it more colorfully with the region’s famed foliage. Gift Cards’ New Unfavorable Fans. In fact, they have favored brands, with iTunes and Google Play cards popular favorites. locations at its peak.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 11, 2017

rehabilitation and growth has lagged behind the rest of the world, youth unemployment in the region continues to grow, political unrest is destabilising the continent, the progressive socio-economic pledge of Europe is being challenged and vitally, Europe has failed to develop any new corporate global powers for the digital age.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 19, 2020

As with any global or regional disaster, illicit actors are taking advantage of the increased pool of possible victims. Card Fraud. Card Fraud. The COVID-19 impact is real, as is the associated isolation, anxiety, and sometimes grief. COVID-19-related fraud schemes are escalating at an alarming rate. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

Brazil and Mexico — the total amount in cash payments for the region was $3 trillion in 2015, with weighted average cash use at 14 percent of GDP, with an estimated increase, annually, of 4 percent through 2020 in absolute dollars but a decline in percentage of GDP by 1.2 Turning to the Americas — defined as the U.S., do not accept cash.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Data-driven efforts aided by technology have been able to match the best cost of capital to the right borrowers, he said, and in the aforementioned 39 percent growth in the custom loan activity, he said that local community and regional banks are looking for higher quality borrowers. “At

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

Expectations can differ from region to region regarding timing of payments, taxes, currencies, regulatory differences – and we look at all of those variables.”. An example of a regional nuance is our Brazilian market.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Then, bad grades came in right as summer party season kicked off, mom and dad took away the car and credit card, and the Venmo transfers came to a screeching halt. First, there was the drama leading up to the breakup with the rich hottie. Thankfully, there was still a smartphone and social media to commiserate.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

The decision to pare back operations in Africa — where the company will sell off much of its 62 percent ownership in publicly traded Barclays Africa — represents what The New York Times said was a step back from one of the key pillars of Barclays’ long-term strategy, right in lockstep with credit cards and investment banking.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

While some countries are struggling more than others, Emailage found that every region is facing new challenges in the wake of EMV going online. Fraudsters are getting more sophisticated, and boots on the ground are needed to address unique issues in each region.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 19, 2020

As with any global or regional disaster, illicit actors are taking advantage of the increased pool of possible victims. Card Fraud. The COVID-19 impact is real, as is the associated isolation, anxiety, and sometimes grief. COVID-19-related fraud schemes are escalating at an alarming rate. Learn More. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

million and management said that various agreements in the EMEA region had been repriced and extended, which impacted revenues. percent on the week, where the quarter got a boost from its tax refund related businesses and prepaid cards saw growth as well. The Street had expected $13.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

In Norway, banking group Eika Group announced an investment in and collaboration with EedenBull in an effort to help traditional financial institutions in the region strengthen financial services to business clients. Alliance Bank Taps Into Ephesoft Data Capture.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

Demonetization was launched in India in an effort to crack down on the nation’s underground economy, boost tax revenues and encourage the transition to a digital banking infrastructure. trillion in cash in 2016 , far more than any other nation in the region. percent by 2021. India spent $1.5 A Growing Competitor For Cash.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Both of these schemes are difficult for card processors to detect because illicit transactions are mixed in with legitimate ones, and it is almost impossible to distinguish between the two. This means individual transactions are unlikely to pop up on regulators’ or tax officials’ radar, thus keeping the operations under wraps.

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Qudos Bank

MARCH 10, 2021

Plus, if you haven’t done so already, you could consider linking your card in the Qantas Card Companion. The Card Companion is a digital tool to track the points earned on your Qantas Points earning credit card, access offers and more. . Qudos Bank home loans and credit cards are subject to approval.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Virtual card issuance. Business lending and corporate cards. Fraud prevention tools. Supporting merchant partner growth. Growing the internet economy.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

For businesses with between 20 and 99 employees, credit cards remain their top financing source, while bank loans are more commonly reserved for firms with between 100 and 500 employees. In this effort, the platform is turning to regional and national economic development organizations to promote education on both sides.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2018

Nationwide, transit agencies, with their vast populations of riders, are in the process of upgrading or planning to revamp their fare collection systems with contactless technology that will allow commuters to pay for rides in real time with contactless bank-issued credit and debit cards.”. But contactless comes with its own controversies.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Virtual cards and straight-through processing (STP) are poised to get more attention from buyers and suppliers as the pandemic recedes. Suppliers, he said, have traditionally been less amenable to commercial card payments, but are increasingly starting to accommodate buyers’ payment preferences.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Regional banking force KeyCorp disclosed a massive fraud that could potentially cost as much as $90 million – according to reporting out of CNBC last week. The hack reportedly happened at the end of June at Bulgaria’s tax agency – the National Revenue Agency (NRA). Starting with. KeyBank’s Costly Payroll Fraud Problem .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

For Chinese consumers, the partnership will allow any UnionPay consumer to link their card credentials to a PayPal wallet — and start transactions with PayPal’s 24 million merchants worldwide. That is a lot more than the card networks have right now.”. It depends a little on how this plays out.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2017

The call center employees would then demand immediate payment from scam victims to cover bogus taxes that were never paid and owed. The victim would send the iTunes card codes to the scammers, which gave them access to the money.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

The Series D funding will be used to accelerate growth in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, the company announced, while it will also explore entering new markets that include Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. ScaleFactor positions itself as a machine learning-powered SMB financial management solution.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. With Venmo charging 100-150bp less that the card networks, merchants will aggressively follow Amazon. Has to be M-O-E. Bank Merger of the Year. So which merger was the best in 2021?

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Insights on Business

JULY 20, 2017

This solution became an overnight success and turned into a form of payment that is now accepted by the most merchants in the bank’s region. The bank also exposed APIs directly to the merchants so that they could submit payments at a fraction of the cost that they had with traditional card-based payment schemes.

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MyBankTracker

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Through a series of mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations, the ACSC is now an AAA-affiliated insurer and, as the name suggests, serves customers in the Southern California region. It’s worth noting that AAA insurance is a collection of branded products, services, and programs spread across several different companies and regions.

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