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. “For

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics are changing the digital security landscape, and a recent study found that social media networks have become a more popular way for hackers to target new victims. 22 billion: Projected over-the-top (OTT) media revenue for 2019.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

A 2015 Harvard Business Review study found that emotional connection is twice as valuable as customer satisfaction, and a 2017 Capgemini report concluded that emotional ties can drive a 5% increase in annual revenue. I’m headed to Memphis to meet with our state and regional partners, and then I’ll be engaging with the team at CRA Partners.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2016

Qatar National Bank (QNB) is looking into allegations that the names and passwords of many of its customers were compromised, Reuters reported on Wednesday (April 27). The Doha News website reported that 1.5 The largest lender in the Middle East and Africa by assets may have become the victim of a cybersecurity data breach.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It’s also an area where the big six or other retailers won’t play this year, focusing instead on regional and national media. Social media has always been the go-to media for retailers due to its ability to target locally, and retarget as well. Not this year. 28), which is supported by American Express nationally.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

A European Union (EU) court has given judges more power over the removal of Facebook content in the region. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the EU’s Court of Justice ruled Thursday (Oct.

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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

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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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2020

Google users in India can now order groceries for delivery from startup Dunzo , allowing the tech giant to effectively enter into the Indian delivery market, according to a BGR report. Right now, the service is only available in select parts of the country, and users can check the website to see which regions are included.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

4,500 | Prize to be awarded to one ModCloth social media contest winner for his or her contributions to humanity. 3 billion | Amount that Amazon Lending has lent to SMBs since the program’s launch in 2011, with borrowers primarily from the U.S., 60 percent | Portion of Singapore’s national spend done through payment cards.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Chinese tech firms are helping the government enact a new “health rating” system that will track millions of citizens preparing to return to work in factories within China amid the coronavirus outbreak that has gone on since early this year, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2018

Amid the data privacy -related headlines that have been dominating Facebook ’s existence as of late, the company is carrying through with its efforts to expand in India, where the social media giant is moving into payments. Facebook’s push into payments in India comes on the heels of WhatsApp’s debut. debuted last year.

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Gonzobanker

MAY 23, 2023

The historic deposit runs on several niched regional banks have woken up bankers and their investors, regulators and policymakers to the threats that liquidity flows place on the entire industry. Taking a step back and looking into reported financial data for Q1 2023, a few key insights appear: The banking industry lost a remarkable $1.1

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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 In April, PYMNTS reported Facebook closed a $5.7 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.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

In today’s top news, Facebook reports a 51 percent increase in expenses for 2019 in its Q4 earnings release, Goldman focuses on expanding its digital consumer bank and Airbnb hires former Disney President Catherine Powell to head its Experiences division. Facebook Expenses Rise 51 Pct as Regulatory Pressure Increases.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Piper Jaffray analysts gave Facebook a bullish initiation and overweight rating, citing the social media giant’s finesse in handling bad press while at the same time leveraging investments, The Street reported on Tuesday (Dec. In premarket trading, Facebook shares were $197.50, down 1.1 billion, better than the $17.4

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Salesforce has announced a broad expansion of its Order Management offerings, including the ability for companies to let online shoppers complete purchases without leaving social media channels. ” Salesforce’s response to COVID-19 extends beyond adding or changing product features. It’s my life.’

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Russian legislator Fedot Tumusov sent a draft bill to the country’s lower parliamentary body that calls for a limit of 20 percent on commissions for the sale of mobile apps, Reuters reported. Germany’s antitrust chief said his agency is watching the dispute between Apple and Epic Games with “great interest,” Bloomberg reported.

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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. billion monthly visits, but the report cautions not to read too much into that. The report is not kind to Yahoo. Meanwhile, Yahoo continues to fade.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

From mailers and e-newsletters to social media posts and events, there are countless ways to spread the word about your community bank and its offerings. Ultimately, what you need to be focusing on is, ‘Who’s within my region?’ According to a report from Campaign Monitor, these numbers hovered around 24.8% By Taylor Hugo.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

The European Union’s Facebook investigations under the bloc’s new privacy laws could wrap up by the end of this year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Aug. The social media giant could be faced with billions of euros in fines as well as forced to alter some of its business operations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Facebook has cancelled its annual F8 developers’ conference over concerns about the coronavirus, reports said. More specifically, the social media company cancelled the in-person component, which it would have held in San Jose, CA. CEO Kevin Johnson said the company was seeing the beginnings of a recovery in the region.

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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. Off-premises will be a prominent force of growth in 2020,” the report states. “To All of the above.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

As reported, the social media giant was hacked through a vulnerability in the Facebook source code, which gave the attackers the ability to steal access tokens, which they in turn used to keep Facebook subscribers logged in. As reported by ZDNet and other sites, class action suits have already been filed against the company.

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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. In February, as reported here, Checkout bought ProcessOut, a French payment company, for an undisclosed sum. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 19, 2023

Apply further rising rates, social media amplification of rates or risk, general sensitivity to safety, greater competition, or a credit shock to the deposit holding institution. For example, while banks in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. million of franchise value per $10 million of money market deposits.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

Sydney was the natural choice as a base for Stake as a key financial hub in the Asia Pacific region,” Stake Co-founder and COO Dan Silver told PYMNTS.com in an interview. As such, startups such as Stake , which offers a way for investors to trade U.S. stocks, call the city home.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

A new study shows that social media and online marketplace scams are much more successful than phone scams. Visa said it is expanding its partnership with London-based FinTech Revolut to include five new regions reaching 24 markets — bringing Revolut’s total global footprint to 56 markets. Nasdaq Moves To Limit Chinese SMB IPOs.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2018

According to a report in BuzzFeed late last week, the Indian investigative news agency Cobrapost released a video of an undercover reporter meeting with Paytm’s vice president, Ajay Shekhar Sharma. The call came after Kashmiri Muslims threw stones at Indian forces, which happens often in that highly charged region.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2017

The social media giant says it is testing the feature with hopes of rolling it out fully in the future, maybe with deals from other third parties too. The real growth potential lies in the Asia-Pacific region: home to 4.45 It Was The Best Of Stocks; It Was The Worst Of Stocks. billion people as of 2016. Hello, Aloha. News” News.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

In Southeast Asian markets, banks’ lack of adequate data on SMB loan applicants is perhaps the tallest barrier to connecting SMBs to capital in the region. The report added that for banks, the costs of gathering that data remains significantly high, with the volume of available information remaining low. Beyond Traditional Data.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

Ralph Lauren earnings report showed its North America revenue in the fourth quarter decreased 14 percent as the retailer continues to struggle in the region. The company plans to invest more in marketing — on Instagram , Snapchat and other youth-friendly social media — to boost sales in the 2019 fiscal year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

They’re examining eReceipt data that shows when a customer was in a particular store and what they bought, and forming partnerships with analytics companies to measure website views, social media opinions and other analytics from a more objective standpoint. Fighting food deserts and flipping them into food oases is not an easy task.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg applauded the entrepreneurial spirit in Africa in his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, saying the future will be built in the region. It’s inspiring to see how engineers here are using mobile money to build businesses and help their community,” Zuckerberg said, according to a report by Forbes.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

However, Koble research suggests that if small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the region had to choose a digital method to connect with buyers and suppliers, they would choose “online networking” over email marketing campaigns and “word-of-mouth virality.”

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

“These voluntary resignations included members of the [retailer’s] leadership team and other employees that performed critical functions, including [its] director of tax, director of strategy and customer insights, senior director of social media, senior director of operations procurement, and various regional managers.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

President and CEO Lori Frank told PYMNTS that “a firm can have a great credit score, but this is lagging data, which gives you a payment history and data that is several months old, and as agencies report payment histories,” and what might be troubling trends emerge, it takes months to see a pattern emerge, looking backwards.

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