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OCTOBER 16, 2020

A managed security services provider h as also con cluded a $53 million Series B round to help accelerate research and development of its cloud security technology, among other uses. Venture capital funding landed at accounts payable (AP) and cybersecurity technology firms, among other innovators that raised money this week.

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JULY 3, 2017

As subsets of financial markets, capital markets are integral parts in producing monetary output in economies globally, through which debt or equity-backed securities are bought and sold. Capital Markets are.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

small business market (SMB) will reach $9 trillion by 2020, but also notes that 80 percent of SMBs still use paper checks to make payments. A majority (55 percent) of corporate professionals identified real-time payments as their top B2B payment service priority, according to the Real-Time Payments Innovation Playbook.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

Consumers also show continued interest in debit even as they adopt newer payment instruments, and a 2019 report found that 61 percent of mobile wallet users linked debit cards. Financial institutions (FIs) cannot simply expect the popularity of debit to persist unaided, however, and must continue to innovate to keep fraud rates at a minimum.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

IoT providers have hit an innovation streak in recent years, utilizing increasingly sophisticated technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and data tools like machine learning (ML) to rapidly expand the world of connected things. All of this will be accomplished with an emphasis on security and user safety. Tatsis said.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

Adhering to Payments Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) is an unavoidable requirement for any and all eTailers that accept card payments, but a surprising number of firms are not up to speed on these standards. The need for digital security has never been more paramount than during the COVID-19 crisis.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

s Google is expanding its reach into the home-security business by buying a $450 million stake in ADT, the Florida-based provider of security and smart-home solutions. 3) that it’s entered into a long-term partnership with ADT to create what the companies are calling the next generation of smart-home security offerings.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

The deals sometimes concerned big players, including “some of the largest and most innovative companies in the world (e.g. That includes new Chief Financial Officer Amaury Dauge , previously of Qontigo and Euronext , and new Chief Marketing Officer Varun Kohli , a seasoned Silicon Valley veteran. And meanwhile, 35.7

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JANUARY 14, 2019

PayPal appointed Allison Johnson , a marketing veteran with over two decades of experience in her field, as the company’s new executive VP and chief marketing officer (CMO) on Monday (Jan. She’ll work in the company headquarters in San Jose and will report directly to CEO Dan Schulman. 14), according to a release by the company.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Ant, which is backed by Alibaba, plans to list on both the Hong Kong market and on Shanghai's STAR Market in the next few weeks. Ma has criticized the financial and regulatory system in the past, saying they “stifle innovation,” according to Reuters. The reason for the raise was a boost in demand, according to unnamed sources.

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JULY 10, 2020

Telehealth services, in particular, are growing more common, with one New York state hospital reporting that 85 percent of its outpatient visits are be­ing conducted via telehealth systems. How HealthTap Meets Flexible Telehealth, Data Security Demands. About The Tracker.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

They will need to continue innovating these processes to stay on top of shifting B2B trends worldwide. It also examines what tools companies can tap to make these payments swiftly and securely. trillion reported in 2019. BoxFox On Why Order-To-Cash Innovation Is Key For Businesses Expanding Globally.

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JULY 1, 2020

have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting supply chains, decreasing demand, and causing overall market anxiety,” said Paulo de Bolle , global director of IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, in a statement. The International Finance Corp. (

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APRIL 16, 2020

CNBC reported that the company is paying around $400 million. As a Zoom competitor, BlueJeans touts its security, high quality and wide range of customers, from smaller organizations to multinational customers. BlueJeans said it is “one of the market-leading video conference and collaboration tools” for businesses.

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JULY 22, 2019

Retail trends and innovation can come from unlikely places, and that seems to be the case now when it comes to pets and CBD, two hot areas of commerce that are intersecting. According to a Bloomberg report , the use of CBD — which is derived from hemp but which does not get users intoxicated — is finding it ways into use for pets.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Signal is exploring the idea of adding cryptocurrency payments into its messaging app by integrating MobileCoin , a cryptocurrency supported by the Stellar blockchain, Platformer reported. MobileCoin complements the privacy-focused app in that it is “more resistant to surveillance,” according to a 2017 Wired report.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Amid great technological change, health and beauty retailers are developing strategies to drive innovation. And many retailers are heeding the call: According to the PYMNTS Retail Innovation Readiness Index , 60 percent of health and beauty merchants are focusing on innovation. About the same share — or 60.9

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Much of what commercial card innovators seek to address is a massive pain point for adoption: supplier acceptance. However, in this week’s Commercial Card Innovation roundup, it wasn’t the point of friction that technology firms were addressing. Check out the latest in corporate card innovation below.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Coverage includes Norway ’s Vipps selection of Inside Secure to provide security for contactless payments. In Norway, Vipps has selected Inside Secure to help secure its contactless payment capabilities, according to reports. The collaboration will extend protection to both mobile phone and card payments.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Security/Biometric Payments With the widespread popularity of digital payments continuing to grow, security remains at the forefront of concern for payment companies and their vendor partners. To use this offering, cardholders enrolled a fingerprint to have securely stored on their card. billion of economic output.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Two individuals from Russia who were recently sanctioned by the Treasury Department purportedly put into place copycat websites for cryptocurrency exchanges that that tricked people into providing login information, CoinDesk reported. But they have grown in popularity in markets that are not stable.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Whether embracing development and adoption of new payment rails or developing solutions for legacy versions, the latest in payments innovation is all about speed – even for corporate payments. Finance reported last week. B2B Faster Payments Predicted for High Growth. that adopts faster payment rails this year.

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JULY 1, 2020

have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting supply chains, decreasing demand, and causing overall market anxiety,” said Paulo de Bolle , global director of IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, in a statement. The International Finance Corp. (

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

That’s according to the Sage Payments Landscape report on U.S. Sage, which is a market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payments software, released the results of the sixth annual report focused on the current and future payment trends. Sage’s new report polled both U.S. small and medium businesses.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Companies seeking to hold initial public offerings (IPOs) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) no longer will be required to let investment banks buy and sell the first shares to hit the market, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Tuesday (Dec. 22), FT reported. Until today.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Money laundering and similar forms of fraud have become more concerning for FIs as reports of cybercrime circulate globally. Part of the problem is that money laundering controls are easier for fraudsters to anticipate than security measures for other cybercrimes. security standards from those in markets like Europe.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

A Citibank senior analyst predicted that bitcoin could reach $318,000 by December 2021 in a report written for Citibank’s institutional clients, according to CoinDesk. Thomas Fitzpatrick’s report was leaked on Twitter Friday (Nov. All we know is that price is likely to continue going up.”. Meanwhile, Binance on Monday (Nov.

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MAY 13, 2019

Small and micro merchants that would otherwise have been priced out of the market by traditional, fixed POS systems have seen success with mPOS solutions. Trust issues have only become more pressing as the global mPOS market grows, reaching a value of $170 million, according to a Global Mobile POS Market 2019 report.

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MARCH 18, 2019

A new study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that trading in pirated and counterfeit goods has risen significantly, according to a report in the Financial Times. The increase has the effect of stifling a global economy driven by innovation and new ideas. That’s an increase of 3.3

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

According to recently released reports , fraudsters are continuously targeting big U.S. Now, security providers and financial institutions (FIs) are working to stop them from impacting banks’ assets and customers by turning to new, emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). trillion a year.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Thanks to smartphones equipped with facial and fingerprint recognition for security, many consumers now have up close and personal experience with newer forms of digital ID. Innovations — some more fantastical than others — keep emerging, though. Biometrics isn’t as sci-fi as it once was. Vein recognition? Voice patterns?

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MARCH 26, 2018

and Australia are strengthening an existing collaborative agreement to promote FinTech innovation, according to reports in Mondo Visione. The regulators will also continue to facilitate communication to support one another’s Innovation Hubs, reports noted. Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Australian Treasurer.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

The offering was to be powered by an automotive commerce platform for connected cars called Xevo Market and would allow diners to use the touchscreen on their vehicles to place their orders. The joint report also noted that 28 percent of food and beverage industry respondents had chargeback rates ranging from 0.5 Rowe Price Group.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

While there has been some innovation in wage payment mechanisms as more employers shift away from the paper check toward direct deposit and payroll cards, little has changed about the timing of those payments. consumers living from paycheck to paycheck, according to PYMNTS’ latest Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic report.

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MAY 2, 2019

With efforts to bring convenience to its guests through mobile technology, Dunkin’ Brands reported first-quarter results that beat analysts’ top-line and bottom-line earnings estimates. As a result, the company can be faster to market and more flexible with its digital initiatives. In addition, Hoffmann reported the company saw 5.5

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

The new regulations, if adopted after a comment period, would require banks and some other institutions to obtain and report the identities of parties engaging in certain digital transactions, including payments involving what are called "unhosted wallets" – effectively secret bank accounts that hold cryptocurrency.

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