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A Merchant’s How-To For Managing The Contactless Payments Surge And SCA Requirements

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The rise of online and contactless transactions in the European Union, for example, has meant that many merchants are making the bulk of their sales away from brick-and-mortar stores. SMBs are finalizing and accepting large volumes of online and contactless transactions as a growing number of consumers turn to these methods.

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Deep Dive: Why The Pandemic Is Pushing MENA Regulators To Upgrade Open Banking, Privacy Laws

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Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. Consumers’ changing views are prompting MENA financial authorities to reexamine how their present regulations handle online privacy.

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Koble Reflects On What Trade Disputes Mean For B2B Matchmaking

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Understanding who one is doing business with is the first step to mitigating a myriad of risks, including non-compliance, non-payment, violated contracts and more. It’s not surprising, then, that for many businesses, the in-person networking events are more popular than online networking platforms.

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

Gonzobanker

Thankfully, there was still a smartphone and social media to commiserate. 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. Payments: Still Hot for Teacher (Wait, Song or Not, Can We Still Say That?).

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Thought starter: Top challenges accountants face and actionable ideas to solve them

Abrigo

His comments are not only applicable to his geographic region, but for sole props and firms across the country. In both the public and private sectors of the industry, many accountants see continually changing rules as burdensome, and seek out their state associations for direction on best practices to ensure compliance.

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As GDPR Looms, DPAs Prepare To Uphold Lawful Data Handling

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Its effects will likely have far-reaching consequences, too, for both EU-based companies and those that operate outside the region. That might involve a meeting where the firm’s IT officials or owners are informed of their business’ non-compliance. Even with the deadline looming, many businesses are seemingly unprepared. In the U.S.,

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Why Africa Is eCommerce’s Next Great Frontier

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The ingredients for a revolution in payments across the region, fueled by demographics and technology, seem to be there. You can imagine how all of these factors will come together to drive eCommerce across the region.”. No one wants to wait to download a heavy file before you can place an order online.

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