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dlocal CEO: Helping Global Merchants Tap Emerging-Market Opportunities

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consumers in these geographies are quickly opening up lucrative possibilities for global merchants thanks to the availability of lower-cost smartphones and wireless broadband, the ongoing adoption of eCommerce and the move on the part of many countries to innovative their national payments infrastructure.

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Why B2B Payments Innovation Is Key To China’s Global Standing

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But China is also pressing for payments innovation, SWIFT noted, as industry players like Alibaba promote digital payments and more China-based financial institutions (FIs) join SWIFT’s global payment innovation (gpi) initiative. Research released by Atradius last October predicted the nation’s economic growth to slow.

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Governments Fuel Blockchain’s Global Proliferation

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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.”. Singapore stepped onto the global stage as a world leader in blockchain innovation in recent months. United States.

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It’s Dreadful Being a Buyer of Bank Technology

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For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. This technical friction causes initiatives to slow and allows less room for innovators to deliver new value. Tech companies trying to support a bank stack have no easy task.

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Navigating The Overstuffed Weight Loss Market

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And by the granular numbers, the picture looks even worse: Obesity among women has more than doubled in some regions over the last decade-and-a-half. But for entrepreneurs and innovators, a $2 trillion problem can also double as an opportunity – and the business of helping consumers lose weight is looking incredibly fit these days.

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The Case for Improving Work for People with Disabilities Goes Way Beyond Compliance

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A new study from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) found that, according to the 2015 US government’s definition of disability , a significant portion of the white-collar workforce has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity: 30% of a nationally representative survey of 3,570 white-collar employees.

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How To Live Forever In The Financial Services Space

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Innovation can sometimes be seen as a solution looking for a problem, but it’s time to stop thinking of technology as bells and whistles and start looking at it as a necessary element of doing business for a changing consumer base – and up against a changing landscape of challenges and threats. How do you manage security and risk?

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