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Breaking Batch (Payments): BNP Paribas On APIs And Making B2B Payments Faster

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Recent surveys have found that many bankers and small business (SMB) owners are unaware of how to use business-to-business (B2B) APIs securely and optimally. Cloud financial management provider Sage Intacct is one company seeking to leverage APIs to better serve SMBs. One-third of U.K. Around The B2B API World.

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Visa, Currencycloud Team To Offer Cross-Border And Travel Payment Services

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In a press release, the two companies said the agreement meshes with Visa’s stated goal to make secure digital payments possible at home and when people are traveling. It will also offer customers the ability to better manage travel abroad via improved visibility and control of money.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Bob Hickok.

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APIs Help FIs Keep Pace With B2B Clients’ Faster Payment Needs

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The benefits of APIs for instant payments [are] huge,” said Charlotte Hausemer, vice president of innovation and product management for trade and treasury solutions at BNP Paribas. Faster payments allow firms to unlock improved invoicing terms and just-in-time stock management in addition to receiving their funds quickly.

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Gig Economy Money Laundering Shows Corporates’ KYC, AML Struggles

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” Indeed, researchers have found evidence that companies are struggling to manage the growing weight of KYC, anti-money laundering (AML) and other financial regulatory compliance demands. ”

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How auction design can make a difference: the case of the Bank’s Indexed Long-Term Repo Facility

BankUnderground

Julia Giese and Charlotte Grace In response to the global financial crisis, the Bank of England (BoE) began using Product-Mix Auctions (PMA) to provide liquidity insurance to financial institutions. Second, any RPA is simply setting a fixed spread between loans secured by collateral assets with different liquidity levels.

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Stepping Into 21st Century Hospitality With Apartments And Technology

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It has units in cities such as Charlotte, Tampa, Milwaukee and Columbus. When it comes to partnerships, the company works with multifamily property management companies. Beyond Frontdesk, Mint House aims to deliver a hotel-like experience that is trusted and secure as well as built on a suite of amenities powered by technology.