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Bain Capital Technology’s Bet On hey And Japan’s Digital Payments Shift

PYMNTS

The country was home to one of the world’s first mobile commerce innovations with the DotCoMo mobile wallet all the way back in 2004. And yet Japan remains a heavily cash-based economy, Darren Abrahamson , managing director of Bain Capital Tech Opportunities told Karen Webster. The Shifting Japanese Market.

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How competitive are UK insurance markets?

BankUnderground

But how much competition in insurance markets is there? We find competition generally works well in UK life and non-life insurance markets, despite increases in life market concentration over the past 25 years. However, competition regulators have found practices in specific markets that harm consumers.

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Mollie Is Latest Tech Startup To Attain Unicorn Status

PYMNTS

The $100 million in investment capital marks the second time Mollie has cut a major financing deal, following a $29.5 million injection of capital last year. Founded in 2004 by Mol, an engineer, while he was living in his parents’ house, the company expects to process more than $11.7

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Mobile Payments On Smartphones Soar In Japan

PYMNTS

Making mobile payments with a smartphone in Japan is more popular than ever, according to eMarketer, a New York-based market research company. Last month, PYMNTS reported Japan’s history of mobile payments progress dates back to 2004 when the DotCoMo mobile wallet was introduced, one of the world’s first mobile commerce innovations.

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PBOC Pumps $173B Into Chinese Economy To Combat Virus Impact

PYMNTS

In Beijing, many stores across multiple retail markets are closed. The People’s Bank of China is poised to inject more money — $173 billion, the largest single liquidity injection since 2004 — into the country to stabilize the economic damage. The new virus is a plausible catalyst for a market correction.”.

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The gravity of cross-border syndication ties in financial services trade

BankUnderground

International linkages between financial institutions are a key feature of global financial market integration. We focus on the role of equity securities underwriters’ networks, which play a crucial role in enabling firms to access global capital markets.

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Prepare for stronger C&I lending demand: A $1.7 trillion “wave”

Abrigo

Takeaway 3 To fully capitalize on the forthcoming C&I wave, institutions need the right products, systems, people, and technology. Across all asset sizes, the top 10 C&I lenders have nearly 49% market share of commercial lending. 2004-2008: 82.6% C&I lending will be the next “bomb.” Want more articles like this?

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