PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

have resulted in a delay for legislation that is now in draft form, which would include a provision to tax larger tech firms that derive sales from the region. The bill has proposed a 2 percent tax on revenues for firms as diverse as Facebook and Amazon.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, the United States is halting tariffs on French products, while the Cyberspace Administration of China is considering a revamp of internet oversight regulations. billion of French products in response to that nation’s revenue tax on Big Tech firms.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

Tax and accounting compliance can be an overwhelmingly monumental task as companies expand their geographic footprint. Analysts agree that a company should work with partners, advisors and technologies that can help them manage their compliance demand across borders. There are also an “extremely high number” of tax rules.

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PYMNTS

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. “On

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

Craftmakers, according to the regulation, must sell as well as manufacture, with the retail side of the business-boosting commerce in mixed-use districts. The new regulations encourage interaction with the public by also mandating that the artisan businesses offer attractions such as tours and classes. and San Francisco. Starting Jan.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In Europe, the continued evolution of data policies and regulation now point toward a single market across the Continent. As reported mid week, the European Commission is planning a single European market for data , in hopes that by pooling talent, the region can compete with Big Tech in Silicon Valley and China.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

The move illustrates Amazon’s aggressive push to expand in the country, despite stiff competition from companies like Walmart, and stringent regulations in the country regarding foreign eCommerce sites. The company’s next headquarters is being built in Arlington, Virginia. The campus building has more than 2.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Plus, HM Treasury is seeking input on the challenges that the sharing economy brings for value-added tax (VAT). the cloud payments and financial messaging company, is speeding up market convergence for the Santiago (Chile) Exchange (Bolsa de Santiago). “As Canada, Europe and U.K. Canada, U.K. Volante Technologies Inc.,

Payments 178

Payments Google Technology Taxes 178

PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2019

The CBA said it will look to include smaller and mid-sized banks on the platform, with eventual additions of tax agencies and customs activities to the platform. Separately, the South Korean government has been eyeing tax breaks for blockchain in a move that looks to bring innovation to the region.

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blockchain Taxes Security Survey 206

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Online gambling companies appear to be weathering the pandemic better than their brick-and-mortar cousins, but an environment in which gambling occurs online requires payments to shift as well. This year was expected to be lucrative for online sports betting as it is the first since those regulations were created. Casinos in the U.S.

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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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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

Nordea, the biggest bank in the Nordic region, is being accused of handling millions of dollars in suspicious transactions for several years. Yle is part of a group of media companies that joined forces to look into money laundering in the Baltics tied to Russia.

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2018

The town, whose economy was once focused on heavy industry and agriculture, is now home to a myriad of companies in the crypto space. He cited “Zug’s high quality of life, openness, pro-business mindset and favorable tax structure” as factors that make the city attractive to people from around the world.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Small business owners have a lot on their plates today and, depending on who one asks, top concerns range from taxes to late invoice payments. In fact, 45 percent said they are concerned about taxes, making this topic an even greater worry for SMB owners than cash flow management (42 percent) and keeping up with technology (32 percent).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A regional government in Russia is now working with state-backed VEB, reports in CoinDesk said this week, as authorities explore how to use blockchain “to improve the quality of management decisions.”. Ubin was first announced in 2016 with the central bank launching a partnership with blockchain company R3.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This growth has created major opportunities in the payments space, and companies like Stripe — the payments unicorn valued at a masive $35B — are hungry to capitalize on them. Today, it works with companies in over 120 countries spanning every industry, company size, and business model. Broadly enabling online commerce.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

companies aren’t necessarily forced to ditch paper invoices and go digital. company looking to do work abroad, it means you can’t ignore these various regulations, either. companies to go digital. In the U.S., Still, U.S. And if you’re a U.S. Otherwise, Waugh noted, businesses could be hit hard.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Money launderers deploy numerous schemes — including transaction laundering and launching front companies — to process and hide their funds from payment providers and law enforcement officials, but payments processors are responding with new technologies that hunt down and report their deeds. How Payment Providers Stop Money Laundering.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Banks and thrifts hold half of all outstanding CRE debt through the second quarter, with insurance companies accounting for 12% and commercial mortgage-backed securities holding 14%, according to Trepp. Certainly, one asset class, the regional mall, is quite dead,” Kirby said. The impact is not consistent.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The region is also home to an active and fast-growing startup scene. Brussels the third wealthiest region in terms of GDP per capita due to this number being twice as high as the European average. The city was ranked as a strong innovator by the latest edition of the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS 2016). environment. “The

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission issued scores – the tallies varied depending on where you got the news, but The Wall Street Journal estimated “dozens” – of requests for information and subpoenas from companies who have dipped, or are dipping, corporate toes in the initial coin offerings pool. And yet: How and why to regulate?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Parliament also passed protection for whistleblowers who bring crimes like tax evasion to light. The reforms, while proactive, have been criticized for not being enough to stop the numerous scandals plaguing banks in the region. Legislators also passed new rules increasing the powers of EU financial supervisors.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

Oh, and the company is also cutting its dividend – something no one on Wall Street likes to see. The Tuesday news takes place as the company brings a new leader, James E. Staley, on board. Staley took the reins as CEO at the end of last year. And there could be some legal issues afoot, too.

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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. They may pretend to be the IRS and tell people they cannot use other payment methods because of their delinquent tax status,” according to the FTC. Some major U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Regional Trends. Emerging Asia is seeing ongoing traction for payment cards in the corporate sphere as companies turn to commercial cards for more secure supplier payments. percent through 2020, led by growing global trade as B2B payment volumes in the region rise. percent between 2015 and 2020 — significantly lower than the 11.2

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

With old rules evolving into new ones, geographic boundaries and their own set of regulations are just some of the many complexities that add friction to the process of international business. Bullock discussed the compliance challenges of various payment scheme regulations that cross-border merchants often need to confront.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

companies is indeed slated to decline this year, overall, businesses continue to promote an agenda of international growth. Raimundo Diaz, head of Americas at TMF Group, and Jason Gerlis, regional director of North America at TMF Group, both chatted with PYMNTS about the findings in the report. Juggling Corporate Finance Pressures.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

The concerns may be surprising, considering how many CFOs in these regions are cash-rich. According to EIU and Deutsche, these professionals also cite heightened financial regulations as having a significant impact on their professional lives, with 40 percent expecting their workload to increase as a result.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

Companies are staying private longer, lengthening initial public offering (IPO) cycles and lowering benefits for the average investor, MainVest Co-founder Nick Mathews told PYMNTS in a recent interview. . Last week, small business accounting company ScaleFactor released a new survey on how SMBs access capital. Localizing Capital.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2017

Due to complexity and regulation, it has taken finance a little longer than other industries to evolve into an interoperable and open industry model. Open finance is a story about innovation through interoperability and interoperability has become a major industrial force in modern economics.

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Insights on Business

JULY 20, 2017

Regulations, such as Payment Services Directive (PSD2), are forcing banks to “open up”, enabling customers to easily share data with third parties. The emergence of financial technology (fintech) and the push of regulators for more competition are disaggregating and open this closed value chain. Examples of open banking in practice.

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BankUnderground

JUNE 8, 2022

There is a lively debate about whether and how capital regulations for banks and insurers should be adjusted in response to climate change. First, these measures are likely to be directly influenced by the market reaction to regulators’ actions. Marco Bardoscia, Benjamin Guin and Misa Tanaka.

Capital 103

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Nothing seems to put a bounce in a banker’s step more than a tax break and regulatory relief, and this bountiful energy was radiating at Bank Director’s annual “mecca” for bank M&A in Phoenix last week – Acquire or be Acquired. For those in the know – simply AOBA. The chatter at AOBA centered on three important topics: #1: The Breaks.

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Taxes Video Analytics Arkansas 75

Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2018

ICBA’s incredible members, staff, state and regional partners, leadership bankers and, of course, the inimitable Cam Fine have given strength and momentum to our association and to the community banking industry more broadly.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio. Many banks will park this liquidity in cash or short-term securities in an attempt to get ahead of higher required capital ratios that are likely forthcoming from regulators.

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Abrigo

MARCH 3, 2021

Inappropriate seizer of EIP: A private company that may have control over a person’s finances seizes a person’s EIP for wage garnishments or debt collection and does not return the inappropriately seized payments. The individuals named on the checks reside outside the geographic region of the account holder. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

It may seem like global expansion for the expense management company, but according to CEO David Barrett, it’s simply a reflection of the already globalized operation of the company. Today, Expensify announces it’s opening doors in Australia, just six months after the company made a similar move to open offices in the U.K.

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