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Social media becomes more of a mobile commerce tool worldwide

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Michelle Evans, digital consumer manager for Euromonitor International, examines the impact social media platforms have on commerce, specifically in the Asia-Pacific region.

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A Merchant’s How-To For Managing The Contactless Payments Surge And SCA Requirements

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) recently submitted a draft decision on whether social media site Twitter violated the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) standards with its data collection methods. Such transactions have been popular in the U.K. however, notably SCA.

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Standard Chartered, Amazon To Offer Installment Payments In UAE

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Payfort managing director Omar Soudodi said the offering would help to bolster financial choice. "We Sethu Ramaswamy , regional head of Products and Segments for Africa and Middle East at Standard Chartered, noted the increasing popularity of greater flexibility and convenience in the region. store," he said in the report.

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WeTrade Platform's Nasdaq Transfer From OTC Could Raise $121 Million

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Our goal is to provide technical and auto-billing management services for 100 million micro-business online stores in China through big data analytics, machine learning mechanisms, social network recommendations and multi-channel data analysis,” the company said in its filing.

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All Eyes Are on Bank Deposit and Liquidity Risks

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The historic deposit runs on several niched regional banks have woken up bankers and their investors, regulators and policymakers to the threats that liquidity flows place on the entire industry. Bank leaders are working overtime to defend their performance and relevancy. trillion or 5.5%

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Twitter Chat: How to Handle a Social Media Crisis

William Mills

But with the sharp rise in social media, crises can leave a nasty scar if not handled appropriately. For a second consecutive year, WMA participated in a #BankOnSocial Twitter Chat, moderated by WMA-client Kasasa, to discuss how to effectively manage a social media crisis. Q: Sounds like a solid plan!

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India’s ShareChat Raises $100M In Twitter-Led Series D

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India’s social media platform ShareChat, which serves 60 million monthly users, has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round, as reported on Thursday (Aug. The social media platform supported English when it first rolled out, which most users seemed to prefer. However, engagement dropped.