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 country had a mobile penetration rate of 148 percent in 2014.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Overall, the number of live-sales in the region increased nearly 67 percent, thanks to the heaviest usage among shoppers in Singapore and Thailand. Social commerce is growing rapidly, and every day social media companies are adding new capabilities to support this growth.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

The pandemic is having monumental impacts on restaurants’ operations and interactions with potential diners, pushing to the forefront services that offer quick and seamless online ordering tools to reach customers stuck in their homes. locations to allow customers who have placed online orders to conveniently and safely grab them.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. Consumers’ changing views are prompting MENA financial authorities to reexamine how their present regulations handle online privacy.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

If Facebook wins India’s approval, the social network would enter a growing online stage with 1.3 billion deal for a minority stake in the telecom startup Reliance Jio , giving the social media giant a larger foothold in the region. billion people. In April, PYMNTS reported Facebook closed a $5.7

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

The purchase allows Checkout access to Australia’s $33 billion eCommerce market and expands the company’s reach in the Asia Pacific region of the globe. Bissett said Pin Payments was born out of a desire to offer businesses a simple way to get paid online and be on a level playing field with the competition. “The

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

It’s not surprising, then, that for many businesses, the in-person networking events are more popular than online networking platforms. peers when it comes to turning online for building professional connections and engaging new buyers or suppliers,” he recently told PYMNTS.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 20, 2016

Information overload seems to be an occupational hazard for anyone spending time on the internet these days, particularly on social media channels. Be sure to follow Isaac for the latest accounting information, particularly on topics related to technology and innovation. Follow Kelly for all things tax-related.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The restaurant business is: a) healthy for 2020 or b) apprehensive about technology. 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. All of the above.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Thankfully, there was still a smartphone and social media to commiserate. Then, bad grades came in right as summer party season kicked off, mom and dad took away the car and credit card, and the Venmo transfers came to a screeching halt. Payments: Still Hot for Teacher (Wait, Song or Not, Can We Still Say That?).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

In a recent conversation with PYMNTS, Raghav Mathur, head of data science and analytics at Singapore-based Grab Financial Group , discussed the opportunities in data technology that can address the region’s most pressing SMB lending needs. Asymmetric Information Exchange.

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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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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. He passed away in January 2023.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

YouTube has a chance to take advantage of recent Facebook problems and move past the social media platform in terms of website traffic, according to a new study. Broken down by region, the misses continued: North America had 185 million reported daily active users against an anticipated 185.4 Meanwhile, Yahoo continues to fade.

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2018

Mobile could form the foundation upon which any lasting improvement in healthcare via digital technology would be built. Recent news indicates the path of mobile development there: Kenya’s Safaricom has launched a new Bonga platform , a product designed to combine payments, messaging and online social activities.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Using facial recognition technology and other biometric data is still controversial, but privacy concerns can also swing in the other direction. Attorney General William Barr because the social media platform’s plans to encrypt messages on Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram might be too private. Biometric Innovations.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

Earlier this year a report from CloudCraze similarly pointed to an experience gap, finding that most B2B sellers “fail to integrate customer data with commerce technology and experience a gap between what they’re able to offer and what today’s business buyer demands.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

15) that it has launched a global initiative, She’s Next, Empowered by Visa, which seeks to support the advancement of women-owned small businesses around the world through shared research, experience and technologies. These entrepreneurs would like to sharpen their social media skills to broaden reach and grow their firms.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Tastewise uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to analyze food — or more specifically it uses it machine learning to analyze the billions food and beverage consumer interactions with food documented online — and presents its findings to restaurants and brands hoping to quickly pinpoint emerging areas of consumer demand.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

With our technology, our innovation, our partners — 10 million small business sellers — they can compete with Microsoft and IBM. Our philosophy is, using Internet technology we can make every company become Amazon.”. expanded its footprint in the Asia Pacific region last week by launching its Google Cloud Platform in Australia.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

At around $75 per year for unique visitors, it’s multiple times more expensive to service customers compared to other alternatives such as online, mobile, or phone. The operative question is: given online and mobile banking, what is the new role of the branch?

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FICO

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

At our recent annual FICO Asia Pacific Fraud Forum held in Bangkok, Thailand in October 2017, we surveyed 37 executives from financial institutions across the region. The availability of personal information online via social media platforms and mobile apps has made it easier for culprits to mix fake and real personal information.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

In fact, early evidence suggests that changes in cyber threats and online ad buying are already taking place in the weeks since the GDPR became official. And make no mistake, he added: Regulators in other regions and countries are watching closely to see how all this plays out, and what it means for their own data protection efforts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2017

“Where there is money to be made, there will be those who use technology to abuse the ‘rules’ that govern online business and advertising,” Schamberger explained. Information technology (IT) professionals have big concerns about the ways in which employees use and reuse their passwords. Our advice?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

Peter Shore, general manager of payments services firm Transpay , and Guillermo Bracciaforte, co-founder of online freelance marketplace Workana , recently spoke with PYMNTS about the payment preferences of gig workers and making gig economy payments more efficient. That includes data science, digital marketing and social media operations.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2017

The data could then be used to do lots of damage, including shopping online and making “clone” cards to use other places. It has done its best to circulate the information on its website and through social media channels. sub-regions from eight to five — a reorganization that has forced two executives to “seek new opportunities.”

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2016

Meanwhile, SMEs are facing increasing late payments, more concerned accountants and depressingly low satisfaction rates with online lenders. 50 million businesses have Facebook pages , and the social media giant is launching a new initiative to tap into that customer base. 7 out of 9 regions in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

Its effects will likely have far-reaching consequences, too, for both EU-based companies and those that operate outside the region. Social media giant Facebook, for example, is facing intense legal scrutiny for how it shared users’ personal data with research firm Cambridge Analytica. Playing by EU Rules.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

But now his current role is to focus entirely on developing forward-looking financial retail offerings, including mobile and online banking, card technologies and other emerging channels and devices. “We We’re not just competing with [megabanks and regional banks] or other community banks. Eyeing all rivals.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2017

Suma told PYMNTS, “As the size of the organization grows, many continue to be siloed as a result of legacy processes and structures and inclusion of varying tools and technologies which do not necessarily speak to or work with one another without a integration effort. The true value of this information is then diluted.

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Banking 2020

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

When we’re online, we can go anywhere, and surely do. These digital-heavy, mobile-savvy youngsters feel free to eschew brand loyalty and shop around for options on a whim, and the constant emergence of new technologies supports fickle habits. Some online-only startup, with operations based overseas? So where are they going?

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Banking 2020

AUGUST 20, 2015

If the last ten years has taught us anything it’s that disruptive technologies can shift the direction of travel in a way few would expect. Cash might diminish in use in some regions (Western Europe for example), but will elsewhere continue to be used for cultural reasons,” says the WPR 2014 from Capgemini and Royal Bank of Scotland.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2018

For example, Facebook recently disclosed that an unprecedented data breach, discovered on September 25, exposed the social media accounts of up to 90 million users — including login credentials — effectively compromising access to any site that lets users log in with their Facebook account.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

For American regional financial services company Bank of the West, a division of international bank BNP Paribas, striking the right balance has meant seeking collaborations with competitors in the FinTech space instead of focusing on a digital-only approach. Can banks have it both ways? Staying on Top of Customer Expectations.

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CB Insights

APRIL 10, 2019

While the technology is still developing, many companies (including Amazon) are banking on it as a disruptive force in a myriad of markets. From creating checkout-free retail stores to eliminating concert tickets, here are 16 industries that are starting to transform with facial recognition technology. Law Enforcement.

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CB Insights

JULY 21, 2017

Not looking to miss out on Southeast Asia’s digital leapfrogging are China’s internet giants, which have rapidly increased their investments in the region over the last two years (with more rumored). At risk are the region’s banks, insurers, and even local startups amid an aggressive land grab by larger players.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments around the world. As a result, the platform and media company could concur on a single amount or regular payments depending on the quantity of news content harnessed.

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