PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

the ability to send secure funds to 12 countries in Africa for a reduced fee, while Volante Technologies Inc. is accelerating market convergence for the Santiago Exchange. Plus, HM Treasury is seeking input on the challenges that the sharing economy brings for value-added tax (VAT). Volante Technologies Inc.,

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Independent Banker

APRIL 30, 2022

Whether it’s products and services, technology strategies or employee benefits, independent community banks decide on their own terms what’s best for their business and their customers. 3-yr average pre-tax ROA. pre-tax ROA: 3.08%. pre-tax ROA: 2.83%. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. 3-yr average pre-tax ROA. Tuscaloosa.

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Community Bank Community Montana Taxes 172

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

Latin America is often considered to be the world leader in electronic invoicing thanks to government mandates, but the Asia Pacific region is quickly gaining steam in its eInvoicing efforts, too. on the benefits of an eInvoicing mandate, noting that it would address the nation’s current tax challenges. On Monday (Aug. On Monday (Aug.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Takeaway 3 With effective technology, the bank can continue to grow its portfolio without necessarily adding staff. For smaller banks, longer-term industry consolidation trends and competition are also eroding deposit market share. Balance runoff is picking up speed, according to financial consulting firm Curinos.

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Accenture

APRIL 21, 2017

European banks are in the midst of a ‘perfect storm’ of negative interest rates, regulatory pressures and market disruption, and are in search of new sources of value. The solution of choice for each bank must be qualified based on the specific characteristics of its client segments and local market considerations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Late last month the company announced it was expanding its partnership with Visa to include five new regions in 24 markets including Canada, Japan, Singapore and the U.S. bringing Revolut’s total global footprint to 56 markets. Revolut’s move for new funding isn’t a surprise. banking licence. banking licence.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Digital banking provider Alkami acquired data analysis and marketing campaign management provider Segmint Digital banking and payments provider Bottomline was acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.6B. Keep an eye on the initial banks working on these projects. Digital Engagement Had Great Attendance and Extracurriculars.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

The ingredients for a revolution in payments across the region, fueled by demographics and technology, seem to be there. There’s also a technology boom, which comes as the continent, in Nazir’s words, “leapfrogged over the landline and over the computer, and straight to the smartphone and, now, into mobile money over bank accounts.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2019

Blockchain got a few mentions during IBM’s conference call with analysts after earnings were released Tuesday (April 16) after the markets closed. The Global Technology Services segment – tied to tech infrastructure and support of that infrastructure – saw revenues of $6.9 Cooper Group. billion, down 7 percent. billion, roughly flat.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2016

Expense management is scaling globally, literally, as Chrome River is opening an office in the Asia-Pacific region. Roy told PYMNTS that the region has specific payments and expense management considerations that extend, for example, to Australia’s goods and services tax.

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San Francisco Regional Taxes Software 101

Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. Corporate relocations and expansions—influenced by factors like affordability, low corporate tax rates, no personal income tax and a rich talent pool—have contributed to a momentum that isn’t likely to subside soon.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Parliament also passed protection for whistleblowers who bring crimes like tax evasion to light. The reforms, while proactive, have been criticized for not being enough to stop the numerous scandals plaguing banks in the region. Legislators also passed new rules increasing the powers of EU financial supervisors.

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Abrigo

JULY 15, 2015

The transition from compliance to consulting makes sense: tax season is just that, a “season,” and nearly 60 percent of respondents to a Sageworks survey indicated they saw an increase in total revenue by adding financial services to their accounting practice. Loans for small businesses are another avenue that you can advise clients to use.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 21, 2019

While many financial institutions are seeing the benefits of digitizing different areas of their bank or credit union, others are still hesitant to invest in technology. Does your financial institution support a culture of innovation and an environment that welcomes new technology? Technology, like banking, isn’t “one-size-fits-all.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Meanwhile, logistics, data analytics, and business travel technologies also won over investors. Kobo360 operates a freight technology platform, connecting truckers with businesses that need shipping services across the region. Below, PYMNTS breaks down the latest in B2B FinTech funding. ScaleFactor.

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BankUnderground

JANUARY 26, 2023

Changes in the UK housing market trends since the start of the pandemic To analyse trends in the housing markets during the pandemic, we examine differences in growth rates of housing prices across different regions of the UK, as well as across different types of housing (such as flats versus detached, semi-detached or terraced houses).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTS, Marie Perrin-Largilliere, senior manager of global product marketing at HomeAway, got a bit more granular on how the firm seeks to engage both sides of the transaction. An example of a regional nuance is our Brazilian market.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 11, 2017

I sat down with the marketing team at Anthemis to discuss the opportunities and geopolitical challenges of open finance. every year in the form of digital and technological consumer goods and services, 2) huge amounts of European citizens’ data now sits on U.S. This is the third part of a series of five articles.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Digitization of B2B payments is on the rise, but the trend is challenged by discrepancies across geographic markets, according to the latest World Payments Report by Capgemini and BNP Paribas. Developing markets are driving this growth, too. Regional Trends. The 2017 report , released Monday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The former Soviet Union republic may be known for manufacturing tractors, but the region has its eye on becoming Eastern Europe’s Silicon Valley. This week, our Tech Center Roundup heads to Belarus to see how the nation has become one of the largest and most established places in Europe for information technology outsourcing.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

Raimundo Diaz, head of Americas at TMF Group, and Jason Gerlis, regional director of North America at TMF Group, both chatted with PYMNTS about the findings in the report. Technology continues to break down barriers between cultures, and businesses are continuing to look abroad to access new markets and expand their customer base.”.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 28, 2015

When researching differentiation, themes like "value" or "branding" arise, but to financial experts who are often untrained in marketing, branding or public relations, these terms offer little tactical advice. Leverage technology that fuels your firm. Leverage technology that fuels your firm.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2017

I sat down with the Anthemis marketing team to break down the complexities around Premium APIs and unpack how banks are utilising this new technology strategy. The pertinent question is not how do institutions cope with new technological obligations, but rather how do they leverage APIs to drive new revenue. Premium APIs.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

In conversation with Cardtronics’ Brian Bailey, managing director for Global Financial Institutions, and Tom Pierce, chief marketing officer of the firm, Webster noted that even with the rallying cry of a war on cash in the digital economies — and in emerging markets — cash is alive, doing well and actually growing in terms of usage.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

Hong Kong is known for its simple and predictable tax system, making it an attractive place for investment. It’s got almost everything you’d think is needed to support a fast-growing startup ecosystem — market openness, practical economic policy, a stable legal environment and a well-connected location. “All

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The region is also home to an active and fast-growing startup scene. Brussels the third wealthiest region in terms of GDP per capita due to this number being twice as high as the European average. The city was ranked as a strong innovator by the latest edition of the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS 2016).

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

As the open banking business model permeates into the B2B financial services market, FinTechs and traditional financial institutions continue to find new use cases for API integrations and connectivity to elevate the business-user experience. SMBs that nearly half (48 percent) said they don’t believe technology will impact their business.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

Migrating would save financial institutions from building their own connections and would create access to new technologies and computing developments, Parker said — which is important since many of them are running on platforms that are 50 years old. Time for an update!

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Abrigo

AUGUST 28, 2019

When commercial credit analysts earning $25 or more an hour are performing data entry for every tax return of a business entity tied to a loan application, the underwriting process is taking too long and requiring too many hours of labor by skilled workers for repetitive tasks. This reduces bottlenecks and is easier for borrowers and lenders.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

Blockchain-based solutions have only just begun to launch in the financial services market, but considering the volume of interest in deploying blockchain tools to address the massive $1.5 trillion trade finance gap, it appears as if the niche could quickly become saturated with distributed ledger technology (DLT).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

After it became illegal in the United States through the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, the business of selling cannabis went mostly underground. One company that’s looking to capitalize on the cannabis market is startup on-demand delivery company greenRush. PYMNTS: What’s the story behind how greenRush started?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

As digital and mobile technology changes the automotive market, vehicle subscription and online marketplace businesses are also growing, and undergoing changes. Indeed, the anticipated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the global automotive subscription services market through 2022 is 71 percent. Ford Retreat.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

Likely, it might be a combination of the above, but setting a branching strategy should dictate capital allocation, branch layout, marketing, and staffing. If you want to make your branch marketing almost twice as effective, use your marketing dollars to highlight the people in the branch.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2016

Rohit Arora, cofounder and chief executive officer of Biz2Credit, told PYMNTS that, given the wide berth occupied by SMEs in India, across a plethora of verticals, the initial demand would most likely come from the regional big cities in the country and the small businesses within those cities — most likely entrenched in services and technology.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. For the past four-plus years, Chesler has guided Glacier through continued growth and successful acquisitions across the West, all while staying true to Glacier’s local market culture. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2017

According to the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise , Wellington maintains the highest concentration of web-based and digital technology firms in the country. The tax scheme is comprehensible to entrepreneurs. With such a far distance to other major tech regions, such as Europe and the U.S., Setting up a company is easy.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2017

As the latest X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker™ reveals, sales and the consumer demand for international goods is higher than ever, as the speed and connectivity offered by new technology has made consumers able and eager to explore companies from beyond their borders.

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