PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

Bloomberg News reported that Transport for London (TfL) will stay neutral and let the court decide whether Uber can operate in its biggest European market. Citing that Uber was unfit to hold a license, TfL suspended the company’s operations last November. The App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU), a U.K.-based

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Ant Group has won the nod from China's top security regulators for its Shanghai offering, the last hurdle to clear for the $35 billion dual listing, Reuters reports. Ant, the FinTech backed by China's Alibaba Group, plans to list simultaneously in Hong Kong and Shanghai in the next few weeks, according to sources quoted by Reuters.

Groups 175

Groups Capital Regulation Fintech 175

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

These groups also face a common small- to medium-sized business (SMB) challenge — needing to track every transaction to prove fiscal responsibility to donors and regulators. million tax-exempt groups active in the U.S., The latter prevents these groups and their employees from spending funds inappropriately.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 28, 2020

After a fun day on the green s , we’re excited to learn that L earning Care Group (L CG ) iCare’s Annual Golf Outing raised $143,551 in proceeds! T his year marks Perficient’s 4 th anniversary as a proud sponsor of the event benefiting childcare providers at Learning Care Group in times of need. .

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Abrigo

JANUARY 25, 2022

Change Management Helps Financial Institutions with Digitalization Bank and credit union executives who manage the people side of digital transformation have more success. . Takeaway 3 Seven steps of change management will jump-start the implementation and improve adoption and digital transformation. Not in all cases.

Management 195

Management Software Survey Fintech 195

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The Libra Association has named James Emmett as managing director of Libra Networks, the association’s operating company subsidiary. Emmett previously was the top executive of HSBC Bank plc and Europe, where he was responsible for HSBC's UK Wholesale Bank and operations across Continental Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Bermuda.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Mall owner Simon Property Group has formed a “blank check” company to go on the hunt for “a company or assets with significant growth potential and prospects.” The company added, in a press release , that it has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the goal of raising $300 million for the new entity.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

To do that, and to clear the next hurdle, Whisler said many financial institutions (FIs) still need to “modernize internally to be a 24/7 operation shop.”. One thing is customer service, but the other is liquidity management or cash flow forecasting, and that's new to a lot of organizations.”.

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Operations Payments Industry Management 349

PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Retail and hospitality technology firm NCR Corporation is looking to acquire ATM operator Cardtronics for $39 per share, or about $1.7 Other investors include Blackrock Institutional Trust and Vanguard Group. Cardtronics, based in Houston, Texas, specializes in managing ATMS and self-service financial kiosks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

South African regulators also approved Goldman Sachs for a bank operation license as the firm strives for growth in the most liquid and sophisticated economy on the continent. The filings also indicated that interest income would be spread across operating segments. Last month, it named Jonathan Penkin as head of the local business.

Operations 150

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In today’s top retail news, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has entered into a definitive deal to sell Cost Plus World Market to Kingswood Capital Management, while Authentic Brands is reportedly in discussions with Arcadia Group and Debenhams. It is expected that the business will keep operating as a stand-alone brand.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

With a round led by ACA Investments, comparison shopping platform iPrice Group has notched $10 million in Series B funding. The round also came with participation from Daiwa PI Partners as well as returning investors Asia Growth Fund, Mirae Asset-Naver, and Line Ventures, according to reports. It now purports to bring together over 1.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

It’s the end of a short holiday workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have a deep dive into spend management in addition to news involving the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, as well as data on state tax laws. . As is now old news, a Dec.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

A cybersecurity research team at vpnMentor has discovered that The Pyramid Hotel Group, which manages Marriott and other hotel brands, underwent a data leak exposing vulnerabilities that could potentially be used by criminals, the company said in a report. The company said it contacted the hotel group about the breach.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

moneycorp, has acquired an Australian independent treasury advisory company called the Rochford Group for an undisclosed sum, according to reports. Rochford helps its clients manage how treasury risks affect their balance sheets, cash and profitability. A payments service provider based in the U.K.,

Groups 108

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

Equifax and Gwynn Group announced they are collaborating on an accounts receivable (AR) management solution that can support the entire collections life cycle. The company currently deploys its services to more than 70 million customers across North America. This relationship is very exciting for both organizations.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2018

After news surfaced in May that Golden Gate Capital was considering a merger of Eddie Bauer and Pacific Sunwear of California , the private equity firm has created a new operating company comprised of the two retailers. The group, which is estimated to take in $1.5

Operations 100

Operations Company California Branding 100

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Nordea Bank ABP’s finance chief is leaving amid a broader shakeup of the bank’s management under its new chief executive. The lender said Christopher Rees, the group chief financial officer and head of group finance and treasury, is departing next year and intends to move to the U.K., The Wall Street Journal reported.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

16) that merger talks with TCS Group Holding (Tinkoff) have fallen apart. . TCS Group Holding is the parent company of the Russian lender Tinkoff Bank. “We We were constantly making concessions to Oleg and were eager to keep his role in managing the bank and helping Yandex as well,” Khudaverdyan said.

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Groups Google Capital Fintech 141

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

CIT Group Inc. has debuted a new version of its B2B point-of-sale (POS) lending platform to help enable real-time lending for business purchases, the company said in an announcement. Technology and equipment vendors can be live in a matter of minutes, offering real-time POS lending with little or no integration needed. “As

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Lending Groups Online Technology 151

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

There was such a demand for the classes that Emmanuel Babalola, Binance’s Nigerian business manager, said it’ll hold further classes. There are roughly 4,000 traders in Binance’s Nigerian Telegram group. This is in addition to charges of bank fraud, an unlicensed money transfer operation and conspiracy.

Operations 151

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

In this week's news, we saw Roblox’s plans to go public through a direct listing, consumers’ preferences for a digital-first shopping experience and the rising popularity of quick-response (QR) codes. Digital game platform operator Roblox plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange next month by a direct listing.

Retail 145

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

David Watson, the former managing director and head of cash management for Deutsche Bank in the Americas, as well as the head of global digital cash products, has joined SWIFT as the new strategic relationship director in North America, according to a release. Watson started his position in New York on Monday (Sept.

Management 179

Management America New York Regional 179

PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2020

The group also recently asked for a drop in business rates and rent in relation to its balance sheet restructuring, which could potentially involve a process that would turn 100 million pounds ($122.4 The chain went through two insolvency events in 2019, and it expects the virus to adversely affect trading. million) of debt into equity. “All

Groups 142

Groups Maine Leadership Retail 142

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Europe’s The Restaurant Group (TRG), which operates over 650 restaurants and pubs across the country, is closing 150 eateries, Financial Times reported on Tuesday (Sept. Adding vegan and low-alcohol options to menus and signing up with delivery apps also marks a new direction.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Takeaway 2 The top lending and credit blog posts focused on the benefits of banking technology, interest rate management, and developing risk ratings. They’ve also focused on managing interest rate risk in a rising rate environment. Reduce operating cost while ensuring loan policy consistency.

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Lending Risk Management Community Management 222

PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

Too often, however, the reconciliation becomes an afterthought in the spend management process, and can be even more difficult for a company’s accounting department to address if paper receipts get lost. Those headaches could become a thing of the past, as new solutions integrate spend management solutions directly into company operations.

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Management Cards Tools Resources 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Norwegian banking alliance Eika Group is teaming up with EedenBull , India’s FinTech startup BharatPe notched $15.5 And, to roll out new financial products, the company aims to team up with commercial banks as well as other financial services players.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

Earlier this week, five healthcare firms operating across the U.S. insurance landscape said they’re launching a pilot program that will help boost the management of healthcare provider data. Optum and UnitedHealthcare are part of UnitedHealth Group). The record trail is far-flung and often duplicative.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2020

So, SoftBank has deployed two executives to be a part of the six-member management team Oyo is putting together to help deal with the situation, Bloomberg reported. Gan is a long-term SoftBank vet who has set up joint ventures in Japan before, and Di Ciaccio joined the Vision Fund in 2017 from the Carlyle Group. 3, Bloomberg reported.

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Management Groups Meeting Report 141

PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

National Australia Bank (NAB) has chosen Eedenbull to integrate its payment and spend management technology for SMB customers. NAB will add Eedenbull’s Q Business platform to its offering to help SMBs track and manage spend, as well as to automate compliance controls. Absa Group Collabs With Surecomp. BNL Goes Live With Tink.

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Fintech National Groups Tools 341

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

“Companies are now working to revamp and upgrade their accounts payable (AP) strategies to suit an environment in which financial teams must work remotely and in which cash flow strains are especially likely,” the new Guide states. And operations still using manual accounts payable (AP) methods are really rethinking things. “A

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Management Survey Tools Study 153

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2017

19), Bank of the West revealed news that it is adding new cash management solutions for its commercial banking customers. Bank of the West’s Commercial Banking Group announced the rollout of DirectPay Manager and Remote Cash Capture, two solutions aimed at facilitating cash flow management for corporate clients.

Management 100

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2020

CHAMPS Group Purchasing is partnering with Procurement Partners , which works in procure-to-pay (P2P) solutions, to provide a new service for suppliers, a press release says. Our GPO members are looking for savings that go beyond commodities to operational savings which impact their bottom line,” Wise said, according to the release. “We

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Groups Compliance Software Community 146

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The fund’s chief operating officer, a partner who headed up investor relations, an operating partner and two investing partners have all left the investment operation, Bloomberg reports. Shortly after she was promoted to partner, Carolina Brochado also gave her notice, the news service noted.

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Operations Groups Software Report 144

PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

is looking to buy NSO Group, an Israeli company that sells military-grade technology, for around $1 billion. At the time, an NSO spokesman said that NSO doesn’t operate its systems and requires customers to use them lawfully “for the prevention and investigation of crimes.”. software company Verint Systems, Inc.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

In today’s top news, Uber sells its India food delivery service to Zomato for a stake in the business, and JPMorgan created a $100 billion funding arm to expand investments in emerging markets. The JPMorgan Development Finance Institution will be headed by Faheen Allibhoy, a country manager responsible for JPMorgan’s West African division.

Retail 130

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