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US Liquor Sales Rise, But Not Enough To Offset COVID-Related Global Revenue Decline

PYMNTS

By region, Diageo’s Asia sales saw the biggest drop at 16 percent. The company attributed that to the fact that many countries in that region not only shuttered bars and restaurants, but also liquor stores. However, not all regions showed declines: North America bucked the trend and saw its sales rise 2 percent.

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Why Unified Commerce Is Critical For Merchants — And Catnip For Fraudsters

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What we are learning now is that the definition of ‘unified commerce’ is a lot more flexible.”. She said companies such as Authorize.net , the small business offering of CyberSource, have set up resource pages that can help small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) get online and streamline operations through, for example, digital invoicing.

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Drive.ai To Launch Self-Driving Car Pilot In Frisco, Texas

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Today definitely marks a mobility milestone for our entire region. Drive.ai’s self-driving on-demand service will be operated in conjunction with Frisco Transportation Management Association, which is a public-private partnership focused on bringing innovative last-mile transportation options to the city.

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Asia-Pacific’s Anti-Cash Migration Spreads To Corporates

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And while that trend is universal, the Asia-Pacific region is a particular hotbed for mobile FinTech. Those drivers may support the rise in consumer mobile payments, but economic factors in the Asia-Pacific region have also opened doors for B2B mobile payments to gain traction, too. Earlier this month, MC Payment said it raised $3.5

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Row in the Same Direction: Branch Profitability in Practice

Jeff For Banks

This is a tall order because in my experience, branch profitability is not widely calculated, and certainly not widely used in creating the operating discipline needed to deliver to the bank's stakeholders. Instead, it is more common to use easily available metrics that we can draw from our general ledger, core processor, or other systems.

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Movile CEO: Creating LATAMs Mobile Commerce Ecosystem

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Negotiations between Facebook and regulators seem to have stalled on the question of whether or not Facebook actually needs a license to operate in Brazil. The changes that are happening in Brazil and across the region, he noted, aren’t exactly new. There is definitely a chance to push the trend for all who are interested,” he said.

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Motion Pay Teams With UnionPay; uBUCK Inks Letter With Datable

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for a loyalty offering, and cash transactions are still popular in Vietnam when compared to other countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. Coverage includes Motion Pay Technology Inc. ’s s tie-up with UnionPay International to offer quick-response (QR) payments in Canada.