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JULY 19, 2017

But the most significant revelation from the company’s earnings call yesterday may be that digital banking allows any bank to become national. Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group is making a significant digital push this quarter, and highlighted a number of areas this is benefiting the bank’s consumer business.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

A ballot measure passed by a sizable majority of California voters to ramp up protections for online privacy could pave the way for similar measures across the country. California is the first state to pass a major online privacy bill, with New York and Washington now considering their own legislation.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

As online shopping powers a forecasted 26 percent year-over-year volume surge on National Returns Day, the United Parcel Service (UPS) foresees shipping 1.9 A 2018 report from the Appriss Retail and National Retail Federation noted that roughly 10 percent of products sold in the U.S. million gifts and other products back to U.S.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Amid the commission caps, and amid the pandemic’s tailwind that has spurred a great digital shift toward food delivery through online channels – might eateries and aggregators be partnering to navigate a post-COVID future? The ability to order food online and the ability to pay for it digitally came in a close second and third, cited by 38.5

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 9, 2020

The agency would first offer “Payments Charter 1.0”, which he likened to a basic national money-transmitter license. Acting Comptroller Brooks noted the OCC would work to ensure alignment with the Federal Reserve on the legal bases allowing Fed access by companies holding this special-purpose charter.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Ukrainian financial institution UKRSIBBANK is collaborating with Sweden-based FinTech upstart Dreams, while Oportun Financial is pursuing a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Plus, N26 is launching a subscription-based online banking suite.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2018

Startup Varo Money has raised $45 million for its plans to become a full-fledged, “national bank,” the startup announced yesterday. The funds will go towards marketing its service as well as for laying “the foundation” to become a bank, company CEO Colin Walsh told TechCrunch.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

This week showed investor interest in B2B FinTech companies in international markets, as a trade finance platform in India and a human resources (HR)/payroll cloud software firm in the U.K. Zenoti said it fuels over 12,000 companies in more than 50 nations. The company has disbursed more than $36.5 landed funding rounds.

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MAY 16, 2019

Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers. The news comes amid yet another online retail cyberattack, this one targeting Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain.

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MAY 27, 2020

Unanswered customer complaints is one common example, particularly for companies that are new to amplifying their online channels. A new category is starting to grow around this area of online reputation management, with Lexus one of the latest brand names to embrace it.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Apple has announced a new initiative that will help its customers support and enjoy America’s national parks. 24 through 31, the company is donating $1 to the National Park Foundation for every purchase made with Apple Pay at any Apple Store, online at apple.com or through the Apple Store app in the U.S.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

Applebee’s has announced that it has partnered with DoorDash for national delivery, the company said in a press release. Customers can order online at Applebees.com as well as the restaurant’s mobile app. The company is offering free delivery through Sept. 1, and every Sunday through football season.

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APRIL 8, 2020

Panera Bread has entered the online grocery business. The company listed its value proposition clearly: secure and clean supply chain, mobile app, contactless delivery, curbside pickup, drive-through and home delivery via Grubhub. For Panera , it provides a revenue stream at a time when restaurant traffic has taken a huge hit.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

In today’s top news, cybersecurity firm FireEye announced that it had been hacked by a suspected nation-state, and PayPal’s iZettle added QR code payments to its POS app in the U.K. Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Suspected Nation-State. Plus, Robinhood is in talks to go public. amid COVID-19 restrictions.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

companies should expect to see a rise in breaches in 2019, “as chronically improving malware will be deployed more aggressively on more fronts.” ” Those cyberattacks cost companies in all areas. According to Robert Ackerman, Jr., Ransomware attacks come in waves, and the next one is due.” ”

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Company reported net sales climbed 31.4 The company reported that all of its geographic areas experienced strong comparable store sales growth, whiles its online shopping sales had “triple-digit percentage growth.”. percent and comparable store sales rose 26.8 percent and 12.5

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

A study of how consumers in different nations value their personal data found that German users of Facebook would want the company to pay them roughly $8 a month for providing their contact data. The Technology Policy Institute (TPI) study is the first that aims to define the value of online privacy and information.

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MAY 5, 2020

a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at grocers, allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase groceries online for the first time, the Wisconsin-based company announced on Tuesday (May 5). brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

29), has Penn National Gaming Inc. Penn National reportedly will spend another $62 million or so over the next three years to increase its stake to 50 percent of Barstool Sports. Penn National reportedly will spend another $62 million or so over the next three years to increase its stake to 50 percent of Barstool Sports.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Power research shows that the number of customers doing their credit applications online has kicked into high gear. Consumers and Banks Both Like Online Auto Loans. Consumers are apparently so glad to dump the back-office haggle between dealer and bank that roughly one-third of car buyers are now doing the loan process online, J.D.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

New York-based online ordering startup Lunchbox has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Coatue and a mix of new and previous investors, according to a press release. The company is also planning strategic new hires and is looking to grab top-tier talent.

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JUNE 8, 2020

United Kingdom officials gave a California software company access to the private personal data of millions of British residents to answer questions around COVID-19, CNBC reported. The NHS has said it allowed Palantir access to sensitive personal data of patients, employees and residents under a deal to help it cope with the pandemic.

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APRIL 12, 2020

Companies don’t have an endless supply of cash, and many have thousands of employees,” Marc Lampkin of the lobbying firm Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber Schreck told the Financial Times (FT) in a Sunday (April 12) report. But the pandemic has driven even more people online to get basic necessities. .

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

However, Dave Gilbert, founder and chief executive officer of SMB alternative lending firm National Funding , said he’s seen a trend of growing traction within the small business community. The company eventually changed those terms to satisfy officials. “Transparency and speed,” said Gilbert.

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MAY 26, 2020

Today, the company announced that it is offering “new digital trade-show tools” beginning in July. The company called its setup a “path forward to a new normal. These tools and online events will introduce a responsible alternative to in-person trade shows, tailored to the present needs of our industry.”.

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JULY 10, 2020

In today’s top news, Marqeta prepares for an IPO, and Punjab National Bank was defrauded $491 million by one of its customers. Punjab National Bank Faces Third Major Fraud In As Many Years. Punjab National Bank shares fell by nearly 6 percent late Thursday (June 9) after it was defrauded of $491 million by one of its customers.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

24) that it enjoyed a 61 percent jump in online sales during its fiscal third quarter ended Oct. Sales at the company’s Old Navy Global unit likewise rose 15 percent, with comparable sales up 17 percent. said Tuesday (Nov. 31 — offsetting a 20 percent fall in in-store sales due to the ongoing pandemic. billion at Q3 2019’s end.

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has announced that it will incorporate RippleNet blockchain into its online banking platform, offering 24-hour wire transfers to Jordan, with more countries being added soon. NBK Direct Remit allows for instantaneous money transfers around the clock. It will cost customers KD 1 ($3.29

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MARCH 12, 2019

Treasury official said a French tax plan targeting American digital companies is discriminatory against American businesses. After a European Union plan for tax reform fell apart, France, along with Britain, Italy and Spain, are moving forward with plans to tax companies like Google and Apple.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

National direct bank CIT Bank is introducing eChecking, a new digital checking account with a wide variety of electronic transfer and payment solutions, the company announced in a press release on Friday (Nov. The new accounts have no monthly fee and offer ATM fee reimbursement of up to $15 a month.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

It said it is striving to protect people’s rights and interests and safeguard national security. Last month, China drafted new antitrust rules for internet companies and pulled the plug on Jack Ma’s double filing.

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MARCH 17, 2020

As more firms worldwide push for workers to hunker down from home in order to fend off the spread of the coronavirus , people are advised to be vigilant of online fraudsters, according to Compliance Week. Companies worldwide are requiring or recommending that employees work off-site as a way to contain the coronavirus.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Amid a change in shopping habits from brick-and-mortar to eCommerce, online spending is expected to reach $124.1 The company also noted that prices for sporting goods could be lower than 13 percent than their 10-month average on Thanksgiving. billion this holiday season — an increase of 14.8 retail websites. retail websites.

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MAY 20, 2019

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has proposed a national development fund to help invest in social issues, digitization of the economy, education and transportation, according to a report by Reuters. Under the new deal, the two companies will extend their current project in the Czech Republic and will enter Slovakia.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Money laundering is a pervasive threat, with the United Nations estimating that up to $2 trillion is laundered each year, equivalent to 5 percent of the global gross domestic product (GDP). Two-thirds of customers also felt that companies’ account security measures were subpar. A study found that almost half of all U.S.

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MARCH 21, 2019

It might not have been inevitable, perhaps, but it was certainly expected: a regulatory backlash concerning the booming trade (both online and in brick-and-mortar stores) of eCigarettes , with their different flavors attractive to younger consumers — including underaged ones. Regulatory Trend. While the FDA decision shows that the U.S.,

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