PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Social media platforms are infested with phonies, and not just your best friend’s irritating co-worker (although he totally is). This is about the fact that fake identities comprise 25 percent of new social media accounts created every day, and that 53 percent of all social media logins are fraudulent , according to a recent study.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

In the September Credit Union Tracker , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of CUs, including friction between CUs and the ABA, the increasing importance of social media for member engagement, and how CUs are regaining their personal touch in an increasingly digital world. Deep Dive: How CUs Leverage Social Media.

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PYMNTS

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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

WeChat users are reportedly racing to get the Chinese mobile payment, messaging and social media program. American WeChat users are reportedly rushing to get the Chinese digital payment, communication and social media mobile program. JD.com Joins China’s Central Bank To Advance Digital Currency. The rise comes as the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

The product, announced on Tuesday (April 9), is aimed at growing the ridesharing company’s involvement in the B2B market, and it comes just as Uber is expected to announce its initial public offering (IPO) later this month. Businesses can send vouchers to their customers through email, social media and mobile messaging.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The European Commission has rolled out high-profile probes into firms such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon over worries that their market supremacy is negatively impacting competition. million) penalty for not following a new social media law, Reuters reported, citing Omer Fatih Sayan, the deputy transport and infrastructure minister.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

According to The Next Web , hours after moving all raised funds out of its wallet, the company shut down its website, deleted its social media accounts and kicked all users off its chat group. And Venezuela is trying to lure the world’s oil markets to start using its national cryptocurrency, the petro.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

13), Beijing’s proposed new laws had a negative effect on the market value of the country’s tech leaders like Tencent and Alibaba , dropping some $290 million in two days. Its business units span social media, video streaming, digital payments and wealth management. On a Thursday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

With thousands of customer interactions happening each day, we need a solution for our dealerships that is of the highest quality, personal and cost-effective,” said David Telfer , national manager of digital marketing at Lexus, in the announcement.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

That’s why marketers will be leveraging mobile in their holiday shopping strategies this year, with new and creative strategies that focus more on omnichannel solutions and less on generic mobile coupons. EMarketer also found that nearly two-thirds of millennial internet users searched social networks for coupons in the third quarter of 2015.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

The social media company has indicated that the Access Act, a proposed data portability law, is a first move in the right direction. The services are not currently registered as distinct entities, although they are provided to users in the nation. German Gov’t Looks Into Amazon’s Use of Its Market Position Amid Pandemic.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In a report, the Financial Intelligence Unit said that firms registered in other nations and led by eResidents have participated in “a few large-scale exit scams," Bloomberg reported. Approximately 70,000 virtual IDs have been provided to eResidents from 174 nations. Estonia is a country of 1.3

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William Mills

DECEMBER 15, 2016

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. Sometimes written responses are fine.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The region’s internet economy is projected to become a $278 billion market by 2025 , with immense growth expected in all online sectors, but especially in mobile payments as companies across the region invest more in digital infrastructure. The region’s most technologically advanced nation, Singapore, is working toward a smart nation.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Facebook ’s Chief Marketing Officer Antonio Lucio is leaving the social media behemoth after just two years on the job to actively promote diversity in the technology sector. He wrote on his LinkedIn page : “After two meaningful years, I have decided to step down as chief marketing officer of Facebook.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

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.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

“Millions of shoppers came together to show their support for small, independently owned businesses this Small Business Saturday ,” said Elizabeth Rutledge, chief marketing officer at American Express. The movement was also visible on social media posts with the hashtags #ShopSmall and #SmallBizSat. An estimated 2.2

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Here are four techniques you should include as part of your healthcare marketing efforts to reach older patients: 1. However, in findings from the National Poll on Healthy Aging, “ only half of people age 50 to 80 have set up an account on a secure online access site, or ’patient portal,’ offered by their health care provider.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2022

17), Spain’s market regulator enhanced controls on crypto-related ads, saying they must include a warning that investors risk losing all their money. Exchanges and service providers can only promote it on own websites and mobile apps, and their own official social media channels. On Monday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The recommerce trend is sweeping not just the nation, but perhaps the world. Venture capitalists are funding new entrants to the field, and features like authenticity guarantees, postings to social media, the use of data and post-sale services could propel the industry forward, according to a new report from Fung Global Retail & Tech.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Blackburn told Zhu in a letter in November that she worries the social media app “is paving the way for the Chinese government to gain unfettered and unsupervised access to our children’s lives.” (The CFIUS) has formally rolled out a national security review formally into the company’s acquisition of TikTok precursor Musical.ly.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

An Indian court has ruled that people in the country can’t link Aadhaar (unique identification) or any other government-issued identification with their social media accounts, according to reports. . In other India WhatsApp news , the National Payments Corp. One Justice in India named S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The social media site faced accusations that its ad-targeting platform — which allows ad buyers to select what demographic groups they want to target with their advertisements — was allowing and encouraging financial institutions (FIs) to violate non-discrimination provisions of the Fair Housing and Truth in Lending Acts.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The French Deposit Defense stops a bank from executing a deposit promotion in a local market. Let’s say Bank A comes out with a 2.00% money market account, which is substantially above the current market average of 25 basis points (current money market promotions HERE ). The French Deposit Management Defense.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. In fact, by 2030, the National Restaurant Association expects that technology could completely change the face of dining.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

Kohl’s is teaming up with the social media giant to uncover emerging brands that millennial shoppers consider cool. After expanding nationally, Kohl’s has indicated the service is creating more store traffic, leading to more sales. The franchise also partnered with Amazon to serve as a drop-off for returns.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hodges, known as the “Rookie Bookie” on social media, made her comments less than three months after Tennessee became the 20th state to launch sports betting on Nov. We’re growing a market of people who have never bet before in Tennessee.”. We’re bringing sports gambling out of the shadows,” she said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

The Times noted that a recent United Nations report found that the pandemic runs the risk of setting back decades of gains women have made in the workplace. And though those effects have been observable worldwide, developing nations like India have been hit particularly hard.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 19, 2022

On July 13, 2022, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing entitled “Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud.” A recording of the hearing is available here. .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. The retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year — “identifying and engaging with brands that have built a strong online community on the social media platform.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2019

The National Assembly of France has voted to allow local insurance companies to include cryptocurrencies in life insurance contracts. The life insurance market in France makes up 40 percent of financial assets among local households. We are determined to continue transforming our economy.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

” But Sung Tae-yoon , an economist with Yonsei University, warned that taxing cryptocurrencies could slow the country’s tech markets. Celebrities including Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled backed the project on social media. The company did not transact those swaps on a national registry, according to a press release.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 15, 2018

In markets like Australia, this is already happening. National Australia Bank set up its own alternative lending arm called QuickBiz Loans back in 2016. Over the […].

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

The social media giant explained that Libra will be linked to different fiat currencies and government bonds. But while Wang confirmed that the PBoC had been working on developing its digital currency, he didn’t reveal when it will be ready to hit the market.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2017

A byproduct of incorporating connectivity into just about any activity is how social media affects regular interactions. It can be difficult to discuss the digital effects without looping in social media. For the Chinese buyer in particular, social media engagement and online shopping activities takes on a unique avenue.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Amazon and Italian luxury brand Maison Valentino filed a lawsuit against a retailer Thursday (June 18), alleging the company sold counterfeit goods as the trade in the so-called “gray market” continues to draw attention. It’s run through Homeland Security’s National IP Rights Coordination Center.

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