BankUnderground

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Some have said that companies have increased their profits over that period: so-called ‘greedflation’. We use published company accounts for thousands of large listed companies to look for signs of increased profits in the data. Companies in the euro area are in a similar position. Why look at large companies?

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Blockchain is increasingly being separated from cryptocurrency, with an eye toward disparate use cases — some done at the national level. The move by Germany would follow at least some initial forays into exploring blockchain use from regions as far-flung as Britain and Singapore. Bonds And Trade Finance Via Blockchain.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

Mastercard announced it has made a deal with Artajasa Pembayaran Elektronis, an Indonesia-based payment switching company, to work together on the country’s gateway apparatus for payments, according to Reuters. The deal was given the green light by the country’s central bank in July, and will cover the processing of debit card operations.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) payments firm MoneyGram has teamed up with foreign exchange and global money transfer company LuLu Money , MoneyGram announced on Tuesday (Jan. He added that the firm sees this as marking “a new era for digital money transfers and remittances” in the Asia-Pacific region and the world.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

When we analyze the same size/ROA relationship using banks’ efficiency ratios, it is not surprising that community banks (under $10B in asset size) have, on average, a 5% higher efficiency ratio than regional banks ($10B to $50B in asset size) as shown in the graph below. Larger loans have lower credit risk, all else equal.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 5, 2024

When we analyze the same size/ROA relationship using banks’ efficiency ratios, it is not surprising that community banks (under $10B in asset size) have, on average, a 5% higher efficiency ratio than regional banks ($10B to $50B in asset size) as shown in the graph below. Larger loans have lower credit risk, all else equal.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2020

But the company wrote in the document that under the system, users could “hold digital currency with the same denomination as the local physical currency (e.g., $100 A central entity may be a central bank which regulates a monetary supply,” the company wrote. “A Visa did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the filing.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Roughly 7,000 multinational corporations have made Singapore a home base for their headquarters, making it the fifth ranked country in the world for company headquarter density.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The chairman of a European industry trade group has warned the uneven rollout of 5G wireless technology could hurt companies. The ERT is composed of 55 of the region’s largest industrial and technological companies who have combined annual revenues of more than 2 trillion euros ($2.4 In a tweet Friday (Sept.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Its investment in Latin America this year will target eCommerce, healthcare, FinTech and other industries, as it looks at about 650 firms in the region. SoftBank has so far earmarked $100 million to $150 million to fund 17 companies and two venture capital firms. . “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

As startups such as DadeSystems , FitPay and Jewel Paymentech expand across devices and functions, Tipalti , AvidXchange and Emailage announce new growth for their local, national and global footprints. It also saves the company from allocating resources to batch data entry at the end of the day or consolidating deposits from remote accounts.

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MAY 1, 2017

Costco shares saw a spike in value mid-week in the last week of April trading, rising above $178 as the company announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend on Costco common stock. The startup will also be looking to invest in marketing, which the company says it has yet to do. expansion prospects.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

Cambridge Global Payments , a FLEETCOR company working on cross-border payments, has partnered with enterprise blockchain solution Ripple on a cross-border payment solution for B2B customers, according to a press release. The firm has also worked with the National Bank of Fujairah PJSC (NBF) in order to enable them.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

A growing number of nations are looking to develop digital versions of their currencies, and now there might be regional initiatives taking shape to target the U.S. Starbucks and roughly 19 other companies are already trying out the currency through a pilot program launched by the People’s Bank of China.

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JULY 31, 2019

Together, the firms are developing a platform to enable faster, more secure cross-border corporate payments that would allow companies to more seamlessly move funds to beneficiaries and banks to directly share payment data with each other without the need for intermediaries.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The remittance firm said it has grown its real-time digital payout abilities in a move that encompasses billions of bank accounts in 100 nations. Visa has wrapped up its acquisition of YellowPepper, the Latin American FinTech, in the first arrangement of its kind by the financial company in the region.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Since partnering two years ago, Visa and NovoPayment have advanced digital payments across the region. The companies worked together to enable multi-functional apps and also accelerated the rollout of the real-time payments solution Visa Direct.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

22 Reuter’s report citing a company newsletter. Grab counts Softbank among its biggest investors and has evolved from a ride-hail startup in 2012 to a multi-faceted tech company that was last valued at $14 billion. But as the region recovers, businesses like Grab are starting to recuperate.

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American Banker

JUNE 30, 2016

The $126 billion-asset holding company for Regions Bank said Jeremy King, who had been support manager for private wealth, is now executive vice president of wealth management strategy and effectiveness for Regions Wealth Management.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Guevarra didn't provide the names of the companies under investigation, though he said he expected it to be done before the year's end. billion was missing from its accounts, the once-touted payments company said the money was being held in two Philippines banks, which turned out not to be true.

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MARCH 17, 2020

Grab already has a program called Grab Ventures Velocity which supports 15 regional startups. IMDA Chief Industry Development Officer Howie Lau said IMDA is always trying to find new business opportunities for local tech companies in the region. “We

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MARCH 12, 2020

Modell’s Sporting Goods has filed for bankruptcy and will shutter all its stores, the company said on Wednesday (March 11). With a longtime presence in New York and surrounding suburbs, Modell’s has 153 stores mostly located in the northeast region. Bankruptcy Court in Newark, N.J.

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APRIL 26, 2020

JPMorgan ended discussions regarding an additional credit line for Germany’s BASF, which is the biggest chemical company in the world, according to sources engaged in the transaction. This heavily influences risk management and regional exposure, which comes at the expense of clients abroad.”. billion) backed by the state.

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JULY 16, 2020

In a surprise win for privacy advocates, the European Court of Justice has ruled companies will face restrictions on storing information about European Union (EU) residents on U.S. The top court of the 28-nation bloc ruled the transfer of personal data to platforms in the U.S. servers, The Wall Street Journal reported. Alphabet Inc.’s

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APRIL 16, 2019

Among the most recent headlines, in Asia this past week, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the National Bank of Cambodia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), that Business Times said will boost partnerships on FinTech and financial services innovation. The banks have also agreed to share data on emerging markets.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

technology by “any means necessary” and that there are about 1,000 related investigations currently ongoing in the country, through its 56 regional offices, according to a report by Reuters. . High-profile targets like the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab and the Department of Energy’s National Laboratory were mentioned in the indictment.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Plus, First Horizon National Corp. The companies said they intend to “jointly design and create a next-generation digital wealth management platform.” Tennessee-based regional financial services company First Horizon National Corp. Tennessee-based regional financial services company First Horizon National Corp.

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MARCH 18, 2020

The bank plans to donate $2 million to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund run by the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO). Amazon will also be donating money to help with the crisis, and it’s one of the only companies seeing growth during the pandemic, according to a report by TechCrunch.

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TheGuardian

MARCH 17, 2023

Shares in Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second largest bank, fell 8% on Friday despite securing a £45bn emergency loan from the Swiss National Bank just days earlier to shore up its liquidity after a week of panic. Continue reading.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Razorpay Co-founder and CEO Harshil Mathur said the company is working with Visa on a new corporate card, according to YourStory. The goal of the partnership is to provide "relief and stability" for small to medium-sized business (SMB) owners, the companies said in the post. Razorpay, Visa Team for SMB Corporate Cards.

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APRIL 6, 2020

Based on information from six nations, with the inclusion of the U.K., Mastercard said, per the report, that it did not agree that the arrangement could negatively impact Britain or a European Union nation. The company said in a statement, “We have been working with the European Commission in order to expedite this process.”.

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Perficient

MARCH 3, 2021

La Puerta is available to MiHC’s partner schools, with plans to scale access regionally and nationally over time. At Perficient, we believe that the best companies are ones that invest in the professional growth of every colleague while embracing their individual backgrounds, voices, and perspectives. Learn More.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

If the European Union (EU) gets its way, the 27-nation bloc will have the power to split or force the sale of giant technology companies that threaten smaller rivals and their customers. Breton said regulators in Brussels are preparing a list of activities that tech companies would be required to eliminate.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

Kaspersky revealed that the malware, known as FinSpy or FinFisher, is a product usually sold to nation states and law enforcement agencies for surveillance. It appears that the hackers are targeting Middle Eastern politicians and United Nations officials in the region, opposition bloggers and activists, and regional news correspondents.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

“With the additional capability to provide bridge, warehouse and retained lease and residual equity credit facilities to the entire market, BankFinancial can now provide virtually every lease, loan and deposit product and service needed by independent equipment leasing companies,” said Slagle. “I BankFinancial Corp.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. In fact, by 2030, the National Restaurant Association expects that technology could completely change the face of dining.

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JUNE 17, 2020

Last year, the company converted Souq’s website in the United Arab Emirates to an Amazon-branded one, amazon.ae. The United Nations said in January that it had evidence of bin Salman’s involvement in that plot, which Saudi Arabia called “absurd,” according to Reuters.

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