PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

To enable continued innovation and growth in the digital economy, the Business Roundtable is asking Congress to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy law that establishes a national privacy framework and strengthens protections for consumers. The news comes after reports surfaced in June that efforts from lawmakers in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

First National Bank of Omaha announced that it is not renewing a contract with the National Rifle Association (NRA) to offer customers an NRA-branded Visa card. “The NRA supports efforts to prevent those who are in danger to themselves or others from getting access to firearms,” the group said in a statement.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

The restaurant industry, hit hard by the effects of the coronavirus, has lost $120 billion in the first three months of the pandemic, reported the National Restaurant Association. The organization said its research indicated the industry’s losses are likely to keep rising and will total about $240 billion by year’s end.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In July, news surfaced that Flywire joined forces with China’s global education industry association BOSSA to bring its cross-border payment offerings to additional Chinese students traveling to other nations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

The gloves are off in the retail landlord leasing battle, with Simon Property Group now suing mall tenants who aren’t paying their rent. Last month, Simon Property Group filed a similar lawsuit against Brooks Brothers seeking $8.7 Stern likes what Ingka Group, operator of IKEA stores, is doing. million in missed rent payments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

Social media has been full of news of anti-maskers wrecking displays – and weeks ago, even attacking a store clerk because of regulations requiring them to mask up inside stores. Now there’s the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) asking for help with mandating mask guidance regulations to protect store personnel.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

European FinTech company Unifiedpost Group has unveiled the acquisitions of BanqUP, AKTI and 21 Grams. The firm says that it continues to build out its “one-stop-shop platform” and grows its activities from 15 to 20 European nations with the transactions, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 23) announcement.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

There will also be a significant increase in nation-state attacks, infecting routers and networks connected to storage devices worldwide, while terrorist-related groups will work to carry out cyberattacks on cities through Crimeware-as-a-Service (CaaS). ” However, it’s not all bad news.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

The group, which represents brands including Clorox and Colgate-Palmolive, among others, wants the Justice Department to stop merchants from heavily increasing prices on key coronavirus prevention supplies, such as masks and hand sanitizer, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

As online shopping powers a forecasted 26 percent year-over-year volume surge on National Returns Day, the United Parcel Service (UPS) foresees shipping 1.9 In some categories, the return rate is near 50 percent due to inconsistent sizing across brands, per IHL Group Founder and President Greg Buzek.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Marking its first fall in quarterly sales in half a decade, LaCroix sparkling water maker National Beverage Corp. We are truly sorry for these results,” said National Beverage Corp. Maxim Group Analyst Anthony Vendetti noted that the drop in sales was in part due to the suit’s negative publicity, even if the claims don’t have merit.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

The world of payments has provided a new leader to the National Urban League. Tim Murphy, general counsel for Mastercard , has become the 22nd chairman of the civil rights and urban advocacy group, according to a statement from the payment card network. which focuses on managed healthcare.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2021

Bus operator National Express reported a 185 percent increase in bookings for spring and summer trips compared with bookings made during the same period in 2020. Among the figures noted by the Financial Times: Saga said bookings made during the first two weeks of January were twice those made during the first two weeks of September.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Internet Association, a group that represents Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google , among other technology and internet companies, said on Tuesday (Sept. that are more modern, but urged lawmakers to approach the issue nationally. 11) that it supports data privacy rules in the U.S.

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National Data Company California 128

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The PYMNTS Weekender is here to catch you up on the latest news at the end of another busy work week. Millennials and Gen Z are among the groups that are most likely to have received instant payments. NEW DATA: Five Payments Innovations for Winning the Digital-First Shopper. Millennials Drive More to Faster Payments .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

The London-based trade group for Europe’s ePayments community is waiting for the European Banking Authority , the European Union (EU) banking regulator, to provide the 27-nation bloc with an update on Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). Vendorcom wants answers.

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Groups Regulation Fraud Security 131

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

The announcement, first published on the Ministry’s website in December, is reportedly a move to fight corruption, according CoinDesk, citing Russian news site Forklog. In other news, in an attack on Indian cryptocurrency exchange BuyUCoin , hacker group ShinyHunters leaked the private information of over 325,000 users, Inc42 reported.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2017

Created in 2017, the API Standardization Industry Group has begun developing an application program interface (API) standardization “playbook” to help enhance support for payments and the business needs of financial institutions, companies, FinTechs and other industry stakeholders and participants.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

Payments company Square has partnered with the Washington Nationals and Levy Restaurants to let fans order concession menu items right from their seats, according to reports. Alan Gottlieb, chief operating officer at Lerner Sports Group, said it was important for Nationals fans to get the most out of their ballpark experience.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2019

prosecutors have charged a Chinese national for his alleged involvement in the 2015 data breach at health insurance company Anthem , which led to the theft of 78.8 million records. businesses. Benczkowski said in a press release. These defendants allegedly attacked U.S.

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National Data Indianapolis Fraud 115

Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Banco Santander has also dropped out of the R3 CEV Blockchain Group. This news follows yesterday’s news that Goldman Sachs, one of the group’s original founders, chose not to renew its membership or invest further in the consortium.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes The National Bank of Kuwait ’s rollout of SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi) services with the help of ACI Worldwide. The company’s electronic banking services platform, UCPB Connect, is said to facilitate the fund transfer service.

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National Innovation Customer Experience Payments 122

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

Credit union (CU) and bank trade groups are locked in another battle, this time arguing about oversight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Jim Nussle, president and CEO of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), recently requested that all CU supervision be handled by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

But before you really sink into your fun and relaxation, allow the latest edition of the PYMNTS Weekender to catch you up on the all the big news from the past seven days. There is that and much more in this new PYMNTS Weekender. And now comes along another bit of news that further drives home that point.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

The National Health Service (NHS) provided Palantir Technologies with volumes of personal information including contact details, gender, race, occupation, health conditions, criminal offenses and religious and political affiliations, according to the 37-page contract that was published online.

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National Software Google Big Data 130

PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

With more financial institutions (FIs) turning to external third-party FinTechs to strengthen their small- to medium-sized business (SMB) and corporate offerings, the collaboration model is proliferating across national borders. National Australia Bank Chooses Eedenbull. Absa Group Collabs With Surecomp. BNL Goes Live With Tink.

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Fintech National Groups Tools 341

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection announced late last week it settled with the National Credit Adjusters , a private company, as well as its chief executive and part owner Bradley Hochstein. While Security Group said it disagreed with the CFPB, it agreed to pay the fine so that it could close the matter.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

The National Payments Corp. India’s digital payments market is expected to hit $1 trillion by 2023, according to a report by Credit Suisse Group AG. Indians love WhatsApp and will love the convenience of transacting through the app,” Prabhu Ram, head of the Industry Intelligence Group at CMR, said in May. “I

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

New York Venture Bank, a new financial institution (FI) created by big names in the financial services industry, has applied for a national bank charter. FDIC), the news report noted the new bank will begin with $100 million in capital. According to a Wednesday (Nov. and John Flemming, Carpenter & Co.’s

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

according to CryptoNews, citing data from The Havana Consulting Group and Tech. In other news, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced Thursday (Dec. In other news, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced Thursday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

These interactions must give consumers the impression that they are still transacting with the same bank regardless of which channel they have chosen to use, said Eric Schuppenhauer , president of consumer lending and national banking at Citizens Financial Group.

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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. Group Effort for Central Banks and Digital Currencies? Also, Amazon leads the pack in Europe’s expanding smart home market.

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Retail Groups Payments Innovation 130

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Sterling Bancorp announced that it has launched its new Innovation Finance Group , and has tapped veteran technology bankers John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to lead it. Before joining Sterling, Hoesley was at CIBC Bank USA with Josh Roberts, where the two established the Innovation Banking group in 2014.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The hacking of internet-linked devices has been a growing security concern in recent years — car hacking, in particular — and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), along with the FBI, announced in March that vehicles were “increasingly vulnerable” to hacking. million Fiat Chrysler automobiles in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Australian digital identity management technology firm Identitii is joining a group of the nation’s largest banks to boost efficiency of digitizing data exchange for its financial institution customers. The tool deploys blockchain technology to enhance the movement of information via banks’ existing infrastructures.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, China’s Ant Group is mulling the creation of a new consumer loan unit, while the British financial watchdog Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned that the pandemic could flatline financial services companies. from new and current backers, according to a report in local media.

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Survey Payments Groups Data 172

American Banker

AUGUST 1, 2023

The governing bodies of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions and the Credit Union National Association have unanimously approved a merger agreement. Members are expected to vote on the deal later this month.

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