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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

There are many forms of nationalism. Ethnic nationalism. Cultural nationalism. Now comes cryptocurrency nationalism? Coindesk reported this week that, in the Netherlands, cryptocurrency firms based outside of Europe may “get the boot” amid new regulations. 10, 2020 if they wish to continue to operate there.

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MAY 20, 2020

.” The firms will cross-market each of their travel services as the initial step of the merger. In other news, France has become the first nation to test out a blockchain-operational digital euro with successful results, Banque de France announced on Wednesday (May 20).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

Citigroup is gearing up to launch a digital consumer bank that will be national in scope and will arrive within the next three years. As it stands now, Citigroup operates branch offices in only six large cities in the U.S. but has credit cards that are used around the country. better than the Street. Its top line was up 1.4

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MARCH 3, 2020

The appointed organizer for the initiative, SFB Technologies, tapped the Algorand protocol because of its scalability, speed, security and its “ability to effectively implement required compliance controls and the transaction finality needed for a national currency.” At that time, Robocoin put a machine in a café in Vancouver.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

The July Payments Powering the Platform Economy Report examines how international eCommerce platforms work to create transaction experiences that are compelling and secure for users in each market they serve. Find more about these stories and the rest of the latest headlines in the Report. Get the full story in the Report.

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JULY 28, 2020

Platforms that help shoppers find their desired goods typically claim the greatest shares of online purchasing activity, with a recent report noting that consumers favored marketplaces with “expansive, curated” selections. . dollars, but the practice can be inconvenient for sellers in many international markets.

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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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Perficient

JULY 1, 2020

Forrester has included Perficient in its Now Tech: Oracle Apps Implementation Services Providers, Q2 2020 report. Within the report, Forrester examined implementation service providers for their work with Oracle Cloud apps including ERP Cloud, EPM Cloud, and HCM Cloud as well as legacy-oriented apps like PeopleSoft and E-Business Suite.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Operational risk is rapidly becoming one of the most important threats to the financial system but is also one of the least well understood. But they are only one part of operational risk, which includes losses from any kind of business disruption or human error, including power outages or natural disasters.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

As it worked to provide its customers with off-premise options amid the coronavirus pandemic, Dunkin’ Brands reported that about 90 percent of Dunkin’ U.S. The company reported that Dunkin’ U.S. comps only fell over the quarter’s last three weeks as shelter-in-place orders and social distancing practices spread throughout the nation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Working cooperatively, American and European authorities reported yesterday (July 20) that they have shut down two of the largest online black markets — AlphaBay and Hansa Market. Their respective operators have also been arrested. According to reports, 122 vendors had been advertising fentanyl on the site.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Blockchain is increasingly being separated from cryptocurrency, with an eye toward disparate use cases — some done at the national level. To that end, reports came this week that Germany has put a consultation and commentary period in place that will focus on blockchain, with a goal of having a strategy outlined by the summer, Reuters said.

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JUNE 2, 2020

As the crisis enters its fourth month, counting March, two new earnings reports indicate that about 60 percent of retailers are paying their rent — with a few very notable exceptions. RPAI) reported its COVID-19 guidance on Monday (June 1) for April and May. It reported 52.4 percent of April rent collected as of April 30.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Lime is striving to reach profitability in 2020 and is laying off about 14 percent of its workforce — roughly 100 people — and ceasing operations in 12 markets, according to reports on Thursday (Jan. These market closures have an effect not just on riders, but on our whole Lime community.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Consider the fact that, as estimated by CipherTrace’s third-quarter report for 2019, the total volume of fraud tied to crypto shows losses in the range of $4.4 Looking at theft done through the exchanges, it might seem to be getting a bit better: The CipherTrace report noted that the total bilked from crypto exchanges, at $15.5

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MAY 16, 2019

Walmart is reportedly thinking about a stock market listing for its British supermarket arm Asda. ’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which was concerned that the deal would cause longer checkout lines and make prices higher at the gas stations of the supermarkets. billion pounds in 1999.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

And while those numbers aren’t likely to keep Amazon or H&M up at night, for a small Cuban eCommerce startup operating out of nation where internet access is patchy and from which the company can’t ship goods directly to U.S. as relations between the two nations began to improve in 2014. eCommerce operation.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

16) that it has been named the official payment processing partner of the National Golf Course Owners Assn. In a press release, TSYS said the not-for-profit organization is the only trade association dedicated exclusively to owners and operators of daily-fee, semi-private, private and resort golf courses. Sales came in at $1.2

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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. Citing documents filed with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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JULY 21, 2020

Open banking is appealing to financial institutions (FIs) and regulators in many markets, even as the pandemic sweeps across the world. Many nations in the region are thus examining their open banking proposals to ensure they address this behavior.

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JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. Singapore is poised to become the world’s first country to make the notion of a “Smart Nation” an actual reality.

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JUNE 24, 2016

India led the competition with the most funding rounds, as investors supported the nation’s efforts to develop the digitization and sophistication of more traditional business operations: eProcurement, eInvoicing, logistics and supply chain management. market struggles with investor doubt and regulatory scrutiny.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

A 2016 survey by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) reports 62 percent of respondents anticipated faster payments would have a somewhat or extremely positive impact. banks before it can become interoperable with other nations’ schemes, according to Art Brieske, head of faster payments at JPMorgan Chase.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

18), the first time the cryptocurrency has climbed above $18,000 since December 2017, CNBC reported. A Citi analyst earlier this month compared its movements to that of gold before its price surge in the 70s, PYMNTS reported. Bitcoin has continued to rise, hitting $18,172 Wednesday morning (Nov. It fell slightly, hitting 17,542.52

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APRIL 9, 2019

Uber has introduced “Uber Vouchers,” a new product that helps businesses offer discounted or free rides for customers, according to reports. It’s available in cities where Uber already operates, and if businesses want to sign up for the service they can do so at ?

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2016

For others, however, entire national economies can be affected. According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), that’s exactly what’s happening in some developing nations, in which invoice errors across Africa and South America are leading to the loss of up to two-thirds of commodity export value. .

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JULY 31, 2017

Is the credit union market ready for its close-up? It’s a market that is showing clear signs of growth. In fact, the federally backed National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) reported credit union membership grew by 4.3 The Shifting Credit Union Market.

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MARCH 2, 2020

His TCC Group has put in a bid for the Tesco’s assets, with funding already in place in the event that the bid is successful, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. Tesco Lotus now has approximately 2,000 store locations in operation in the nation. The bank names were not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Reports in the Nikkei Asian Review on Monday (Feb. According to reports, small businesses in Japan struggle to overcome barriers like the high cost of logistics, or insurance costs to protect against scenarios like consumer lawsuits. Reports said the U.S. Reports said the U.S. via Amazon. via Amazon.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

Starting with some of the most recent changes — and a sign of what’s to come — earlier in the month, the European Commission offered up its initial draft of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In several markets around the world, biometric solutions are gaining ground among consumers, companies and government organizations. These solutions could shift the way national security agencies in several countries operate, or force employers to change how they authenticate and identify their employees. billion USD.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) provided the firm with permission to put WhatsApp Pay into operation in a phased manner, The Business Standard reported. . According to the report, the phased WhatsApp launch is connected to its expansive user base.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

This week showed investor interest in B2B FinTech companies in international markets, as a trade finance platform in India and a human resources (HR)/payroll cloud software firm in the U.K. Zenoti said it fuels over 12,000 companies in more than 50 nations. million of funding headed up by Mayfield and Beenext Asia, Inc42 reported.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

News came over the past few days that Amazon may look to buy (not build) a presence in India’s mobile industry, through a reported $2 billion stake in Bharti Airtel, which is the third largest operator there. For Big Tech, India beckons — increasingly so, and it is the mobile space that seemingly is poised to get a lot more crowded.

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APRIL 9, 2019

According to a report in Reuters , citing China’s state planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, the agency is facing mounting pressure from the government to control the cryptocurrency market and as a result, may move to ban bitcoin mining. The list was first made back in 2011, noted the report.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Western Union (WU) reported Tuesday (Aug. Agrawal said the company’s digital operations have grown not just in terms of dollar amounts, but also in terms of how many new customers the pandemic has brought in. New needs have arisen in various markets around the world. That certainly has helped out.”.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

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