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Keep Knocking, Facebook: China Might Let You In

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By many standards, Facebook is the undisputed king of social media with its 1.8 In an attempt to continue its momentum, the social media giant has faced an uphill battle against one of the largest countries in the world, China. billion active users, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Social Commerce And Livestreaming Attract Big Brands In Southeast Asia

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Overall, the number of live-sales in the region increased nearly 67 percent, thanks to the heaviest usage among shoppers in Singapore and Thailand. Social commerce is growing rapidly, and every day social media companies are adding new capabilities to support this growth. During the pandemic, sellers became very active.”

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The eCase For Liberating $190B In Rental Security Deposits

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Around the world, banks and FinTech firms are addressing challenges associated with enabling fund disbursements in real time — and some markets are developing real-time networks faster than others. In other markets, the growth of instant and mobile payments is breeding more competition by the day. Around the Disbursements World.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio. 8) Deposit Impact of Social Media: SVB’s customer base and followers were highly active on Twitter and other social media properties.

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Facebook Gears Up For Payments In India

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Amid the data privacy -related headlines that have been dominating Facebook ’s existence as of late, the company is carrying through with its efforts to expand in India, where the social media giant is moving into payments. The platform, then, would underscore commitment to the market there, with its 2.1 billion users.

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Taking China’s eCommerce Lessons On The Road

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And while enthusiasm for expanding opportunities to access the Chinese market and its billion-plus consumers is as avid as it’s ever been — as evidenced by last week’s announcement of PayPal and UnionPay’s global payments partnership — the bigger commerce story has expanded beyond China in the last few years.

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Report: Helping Online Merchants Comply With The Middle East’s New Payments Regs

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One area where the pandemic may significantly impact emerging data protection and open banking rules is the Middle East and North African region (MENA). The ongoing pandemic has caused many regulators in the MENA region to examine the digital and open banking infrastructure they have in place. Around The Data Protection World.

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