PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

They are also exhibiting increasingly robust cross-border payments capabilities, with a focus on simplicity and ease of operations internationally. You want to successfully transact with global customers, but each region has differences that can dramatically affect the ability to accept payments,” Wideman told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2019

Per the report, SoftBank Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure will be in charge of the fund, with SoftBank committing an initial $2 billion. There is so much innovation and disruption taking place in the region and I believe the business opportunities have never been stronger,” said Claure in a statement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The conversation came against a backdrop where the number of fundraising deals in the Southeast Asian region were higher in 2020, as measured through the second quarter — more than 60 percent higher over the second quarter of last year, in fact, to 184 deals as measured by DealStreetAsia.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

They face the challenge of offering customers a smooth onboarding process while also remaining rigorous in know your customer (KYC) efforts, taking care to remain compliant with local anti-money laundering (AML) regulations that aim to keep criminals from using legitimate operations to move money illegally. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2019

The moves are designed to further last-mile operations in Latin America. Headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, Cargex has operations in Bogotá, Medellin, Cartagena, Buenaventura and Santa Marta. Upon closing, said FedEx, Cargex would operate as a subsidiary of FedEx Logistics. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

According to a report in OracleTimes , Mercury FX chief executive Alastair Constance said during the Ripple Regionals 2019, a company event held in London, that it will use xRapid for payments from the U.K. Earlier this month SendFriend , which operates in the cross-border payments market, announced it raised $1.7

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

And for players in eCommerce — especially larger ones in markets that are booming — the Amazon threat is real and ever present. The company will have more autonomy in the direct creation and operation of financial services in Brazil, including financing. In addition, the company also has gotten a 400 million reais ($74.2

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

China’s Operation Fox Hunt has led to the arrest of 62 Chinese nationals abroad and the seizure of 10 billion yuan ($1.5 The Chinese ministry said their teams “successfully brought back 62 criminal suspects from 16 countries and regions, including Thailand and Cambodia.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

technology by “any means necessary” and that there are about 1,000 related investigations currently ongoing in the country, through its 56 regional offices, according to a report by Reuters. . The men operated under a hacking group called “Advanced Persistent Threat 10,” or “APT10.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Inside the country, as reported by The New York Times, the government has been mandating that farmers increase vegetable production and deliveries of a wide range of foodstuffs to the region. Many of the stores that remain open also have reduced operating hours,” said Cook.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

regional banks. The combined company will operate under the Huntington name. The vaccine is here – and it presents a huge logistical challenge. Huntington Teams With TCF Financial in $22 Billion Bank Merger. Affirm Delays IPO Until Q1 2021. Vaccine Distribution Underway; Convincing Consumers Remains a Priority.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

That’s a wholesale shift that moves beyond prior efforts by corporates large and small to digitize day-to-day operations. Now, said Bose, “even the tiniest bit of analog” can disrupt operations. Bose acknowledged that digitizing parts of client contingency situations presents a number of challenges. The Journey.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

That includes paying for everything from clothes to restaurant deliveries through online and card-not-present transactions. But drill down a bit, and cash usage has varied from country to country and region to region, depending on what phase of the pandemic (and lockdown) these countries are in. “On

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

China has implemented a new policy requiring citizens who want new phone service to scan their faces to verify identities instead of simply presenting ID cards, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The law doesn’t say anything about nationality or mobile virtual network operators, which are in the business of reselling services.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

With China, South Korea and Japan all embroiled in trade disputes, the Asia market is ripe for trade finance solution providers to step in and offer financial support to companies based in the region. The region operates with “an economy which is largely based on trade,” Kocher noted, making it a prime target for bank-FinTech innovation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2018

Facing pressure from the Chinese government, bitcoin mining collectives are shifting their operations overseas, Bloomberg reports. Bitmain , which runs China’s two largest bitcoin-mining collectives, is setting up a regional headquarters in Singapore and has expanded its operations to the U.S. and Canada.

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Cisco

MAY 10, 2022

Al Slamecka presenting at Cisco Live 2019. Few would have predicted existing digital capabilities would scale as efficiently and effectively as they did from 2020 to the present. In this customer success story presentation hear from Nationwide Insurance about their journey with programmability and automation. Stayed Connected.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

Beyond the confines of Europe, Cryptix , a blockchain service provider based in Zug, Switzerland, has said that it acquired Blocktrade, which operates as a digital asset exchange platform. Blocktrade, according to a release, has a European license in place to trade with tokens and digital coins.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

We sat through almost every presentation and took pages of notes. Small Business Preferences for Choosing a Bank Are Changing Curinos presented some interesting data about the changing face of small business preferences when opening a transaction account. Many banks were looking to install more automation to lower operating costs.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon went on a two-day trip to Bangalore, India and said his company is committed to the Indian market, and that the country presents a huge opportunity, according to reports. He said Walmart operates throughout multiple countries and that it complies with laws pertaining to those specific markets.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

According to a press release , Synovus said that with the addition of FCB, they will become a top five regional bank by deposits in the Southeast region, with pro forma $36 billion in deposits and $44 billion in assets. Following the closing, FCB will merge with Synovus Bank and operate under the Synovus brands.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

However, transporting shipments from coast to coast presents a host of challenges. Issuers that detect magstripe credit card data being used in unusual locations might assume that thieves in different regions are using stolen information. Independent Owner-Operators Face Their Own Hurdles.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 6, 2023

Credits will deteriorate much faster if an economic downturn stresses net operating income (NOI). Many national and regional banks incorporate a minimum debt yield ratio as an underwriting criterion. We analyzed the data to compare the two loans with multiple assumptions and present them graphically below.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

SCA’s goals are laudable by any measure, as the requirement seeks to reduce fraud and make online card-not-present (CNP) transactions more secure. Larger merchants appear to be better prepared than the roughly 800,000 smaller ones operating across the continent. A September to Remember. Those under €30 ($33.93

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

During an investor presentation in October, Guilherme Loureiro , president and CEO of Walmart Mexico and Central America, further quantified and reiterated the importance of the chain’s digital omnichannel investment in the six-country LATAM region. percent charged by money-transfer operations and mobile operators, respectively.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Regulatory efforts to promote FinTech innovation, a bustling climate for blockchain and interest from other markets eyeing the region for expansion have all led to Southeast Asia’s impressive standing in this space. At present, the report found, it takes an average of 15 days for a small business in the region to be approved for a loan.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

The company’s network reaches 174 countries and regions. With LBS technology, high-quality offers will be presented to more UnionPay users in the future, providing a great opportunity for us to encourage more consumers to join our Travelzoo family.” ” Travelzoo has about 28 million members and 25 offices around the world.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

Different MIFs apply to different transaction types, which can span contactless or card not present payments. MIFs can also vary according to whether acquirers and issuers are based in different regions or states.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

“The Innovation Hours Program will provide financial technology (FinTech) and regulatory technology (RegTech) companies and financial institutions the opportunity to present their new and emerging innovative products and services to FinCEN,” the organization said in the release. FinCEN expects to hold events in the Washington, D.C.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 16, 2022

If the borrower does want a fixed rate, then the loan can be “tailored” (a word used several times in the presentation) to the customer’s specific needs. This not only increases the present value of the loan but retains the borrower for a longer period of time thereby increasing their customer lifetime value.

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South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

For any banker looking for clarity, we present five New Year’s resolutions, no matter your size, that provide a roadmap to accomplish both the short and long-term objectives of a top-performing bank. In addition, they may consider focusing on these five critical areas: Improve Operating Leverage. Why “Growth” is Not on The List.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Keeping everything safe when operating globally is challenging because there’s no one-size-fits-all profile for a risky transaction or suspicious company, however. In this month’s Feature Story, Sketcher explains strategies for a better understanding of transaction risks and thwarting fraud in different sectors and regions.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Multinational organizations need to deliver content to their customers quickly and reliably — having a physical data center presence in their respective regions help. While Azure doesn’t necessarily have the most data centers, it has a presence in more regions than AWS or GCP. Get the full 59-page report.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

The digitization and acceleration of back-office financial workflows have presented the opportunity for organizations of all sizes to become more agile, with more data available to treasurers for clearer, real-time visibility into cash positions. ” Challenge Turned Opportunity.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

A new report from UPS suggests SMEs in Latin America are well-positioned to expand their global trading operations, with importers looking overseas for new corporate suppliers. Comprising more than 90 percent of the region’s companies, Latin American SMEs could serve as a significant opportunity for suppliers across borders.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Consumers around the world have become intimately familiar with the “card-not-present” method of payment. That option, which extends to commercial cards , is being presented by Singapore-based CardUp. The CardUp solution also addresses some of the region’s issues with cross-border payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. In the U.S.

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