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India Is Now World’s Second Largest Smartphone Market

PYMNTS

The top five vendors ( Samsung , Xiaomi , Vivo , Oppo and Lenovo ) now account for 75 percent of total shipments in India. Samsung shipped 9.4 It struggles in the mid-range (devices priced between INR15,000 and INR20,000 [US$230 and US$310]), where Samsung, Oppo and Vivo are particularly strong. Growth will continue.

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Retail Crisis In U.S., U.K. A Fizzle For 2020?

PYMNTS

Jens Weidmann, European Central Bank policymaker, has advocated that banks within the region find alternatives to Facebook’s cryptocurrency. As 2019 ended, Russian authorities put legislation in place that requires all devices (such as from Apple, Google and Samsung) to have preinstalled Russian software effective July 1.

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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

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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The future of workplace flexibility

Independent Banker

It’s imperative for industry leaders to understand the extent to which the pandemic reset employee expectations,” Samsung declared in a 2021 finance and banking report. Filippin sees that approach as a recruiting opportunity, since the high cost of living in its coastal region can repel some top talent.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

The “traditional M&A” was often driven by a desire to boost EPS (earnings per share), with companies seeking to combine assets with a similar business, merging with a business in a lower-tax jurisdiction, or looking to gain desirable assets owned by other businesses. Michael Bumkeun Cho, portfolio manager at Samsung Asset Management.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

Instead, it has now sold off its technology to Samsung, and has left the coupon industry trying to make something out of the new mobile couponing standard it helped to create. We then adjusted that to say it’s nine to 12 months … We hope to see IoT embraced by manufacturing and ag in the state and in the region. Focus more on PR.

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