PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

the San Francisco-based online bank, had the last laugh. On Friday (July 31), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Varo Bank has been granted its full-service national bank charter. Varo is the first consumer FinTech to receive a new national bank charter from the U.S. Varo Bank N.A.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

While web users have harnessed eCommerce in numbers that haven’t been seen before amid the COVID-19 heath crisis, eMarketer forecasts the worldwide retail online shopping sales will slow down to a 16.5 The firm forecasts an overall $3.914 trillion in online shopping sales in 2020 per an announcement. percent in 2019.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

As online shopping powers a forecasted 26 percent year-over-year volume surge on National Returns Day, the United Parcel Service (UPS) foresees shipping 1.9 A 2018 report from the Appriss Retail and National Retail Federation noted that roughly 10 percent of products sold in the U.S. million gifts and other products back to U.S.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 19, 2017

But the most significant revelation from the company’s earnings call yesterday may be that digital banking allows any bank to become national. Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group is making a significant digital push this quarter, and highlighted a number of areas this is benefiting the bank’s consumer business.

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 11, 2018

National Australia Bank (NAB) today added Google Pay to its roster of mobile payments services. NAB customers can now use Google Pay to make contactless payments. On its digital payment services, NAB currently has NAB Pay, which works on Android devices, NAB PayTag for iOS devices, Samsung Pay, Fitbit, and Garmin wearables.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Ukrainian financial institution UKRSIBBANK is collaborating with Sweden-based FinTech upstart Dreams, while Oportun Financial is pursuing a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Plus, N26 is launching a subscription-based online banking suite.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The National Retail Federation (NRF) said it predicts retail sales across the U.S. A recent Adobe Analytics study quoted by PYMNTS finds that online sales made for the holidays could exceed $200 billion this year amid the COVID-19 era. will rise between 3.6 percent and 5.2 percent over what they were last year, a press release says.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Apple has announced a new initiative that will help its customers support and enjoy America’s national parks. 24 through 31, the company is donating $1 to the National Park Foundation for every purchase made with Apple Pay at any Apple Store, online at apple.com or through the Apple Store app in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Amid the commission caps, and amid the pandemic’s tailwind that has spurred a great digital shift toward food delivery through online channels – might eateries and aggregators be partnering to navigate a post-COVID future? The ability to order food online and the ability to pay for it digitally came in a close second and third, cited by 38.5

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The National Australia Bank today announced it is slashing its workforce by 12%, or 6,000 job losses, over the next three years. It will devote more resources to digital banking in future. NAB is following in the footsteps of Nordea Bank and Japan’s Mizuho Bank, both of which announced job cuts this week. Andrew Thorburn, […].

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2018

Startup Varo Money has raised $45 million for its plans to become a full-fledged, “national bank,” the startup announced yesterday. The funds will go towards marketing its service as well as for laying “the foundation” to become a bank, company CEO Colin Walsh told TechCrunch.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 17, 2017

EXCLUSIVE — Spanish banks, along with certain Spanish telecommunication companies, have come together to establish a national network based on blockchain. The consortium is called Alastria.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In today’s top news, cybersecurity firm FireEye announced that it had been hacked by a suspected nation-state, and PayPal’s iZettle added QR code payments to its POS app in the U.K. Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Suspected Nation-State. Plus, Robinhood is in talks to go public. amid COVID-19 restrictions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) has some advice for holiday shoppers who prefer brick-and-mortar stores to online shopping: avoid crowds. The CDC suggested shopping online rather than in person on Black Friday or the days that follow. On Monday (Sept.

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The Paypers

JANUARY 5, 2023

UAE-based National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) has launched an online fraud prevention solution to improve its operations’ cybersecurity and protect customers against fraud.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

Applebee’s has announced that it has partnered with DoorDash for national delivery, the company said in a press release. Customers can order online at Applebees.com as well as the restaurant’s mobile app. The restaurant chain is recognizing the growing importance of offering mobile order-ahead and online ordering channels, however.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2020

Uber has been approved by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE), Chile’s antitrust regulator, to acquire the Chilean grocery shopping app Cornershop, according to an FNE statement. The agency ultimately decided the acquisition would not affect competition.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at grocers, allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase groceries online for the first time, the Wisconsin-based company announced on Tuesday (May 5). brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

Unanswered customer complaints is one common example, particularly for companies that are new to amplifying their online channels. A new category is starting to grow around this area of online reputation management, with Lexus one of the latest brand names to embrace it.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers. The news comes amid yet another online retail cyberattack, this one targeting Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

A study of how consumers in different nations value their personal data found that German users of Facebook would want the company to pay them roughly $8 a month for providing their contact data. The Technology Policy Institute (TPI) study is the first that aims to define the value of online privacy and information.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

31), this year’s Notting Hill Carnival, a London tradition since the 1960’s, can be enjoyed online and in living rooms. New this year because it’s online, viewers will be able to meet some of the people who work year-round to make the performances a reality. Starting Saturday (Aug. 29) and running through Monday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2017

On this year’s National Returns Day — January 5, 2017 — more than 1.3 That’s up nearly 30 percent from 1 million packages on last year’s National Returns Day. For online retailers, it’s not unusual to see return rates of 30–40 percent. Here are the numbers: 1/5/17 | National Returns Day.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The first account-to-account (A2A) payment service authorised by the National Bank of Romania (NBR), SmartPay , has integrated with online invoicing, automated inventory management platform EasyBill.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

There will also be a significant increase in nation-state attacks, infecting routers and networks connected to storage devices worldwide, while terrorist-related groups will work to carry out cyberattacks on cities through Crimeware-as-a-Service (CaaS). Ransomware attacks come in waves, and the next one is due.” ”

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The Paypers

JANUARY 31, 2024

Iberia Airline, the national carrier of Spain, and UnionPay International, a major global card provider, have announced the launch of UnionPay services on Iberia Airlines' online ticketing system across 11 Euro Zone countries.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Power research shows that the number of customers doing their credit applications online has kicked into high gear. Consumers and Banks Both Like Online Auto Loans. Consumers are apparently so glad to dump the back-office haggle between dealer and bank that roughly one-third of car buyers are now doing the loan process online, J.D.

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BankDeals

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It's not clear if online-only banks that have no branch network have a significant rate advantage over online banks that have a branch network.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

New York-based online ordering startup Lunchbox has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Coatue and a mix of new and previous investors, according to a press release. The startup strives to empower restaurants “to reclaim ownership of their digital commerce,” the release stated.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

However, Dave Gilbert, founder and chief executive officer of SMB alternative lending firm National Funding , said he’s seen a trend of growing traction within the small business community. “Now, more than ever, we are seeing more SMBs becoming comfortable with accessing financing via online-only solutions,” he stated.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

The National Health Service (NHS) provided Palantir Technologies with volumes of personal information including contact details, gender, race, occupation, health conditions, criminal offenses and religious and political affiliations, according to the 37-page contract that was published online.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

National direct bank CIT Bank is introducing eChecking, a new digital checking account with a wide variety of electronic transfer and payment solutions, the company announced in a press release on Friday (Nov. The new accounts have no monthly fee and offer ATM fee reimbursement of up to $15 a month.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

24) that it enjoyed a 61 percent jump in online sales during its fiscal third quarter ended Oct. Old Navy continued to experience meaningful acceleration in its online business as strong customer response to product was further bolstered by compelling and relevant digital marketing investment,” management said. said Tuesday (Nov.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 30, 2018

bank said it will be switching off access to 24 million customers as the bank restructures itself as required by national regulation. Barclays customers across Europe will not be able to use their mobile banking app this weekend. The major U.K. These changes were established by the Bank of England in 2011, and is referred […].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

With blackjack and roulette on mobile phones, the growing market for online sports wagering in New Jersey has introduced gamblers to virtual casino games. Online casinos’ monthly revenue more than doubled in the 15 months following the rollout of sports betting in June of last year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

In today’s top news, Marqeta prepares for an IPO, and Punjab National Bank was defrauded $491 million by one of its customers. Punjab National Bank Faces Third Major Fraud In As Many Years. Punjab National Bank shares fell by nearly 6 percent late Thursday (June 9) after it was defrauded of $491 million by one of its customers.

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