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Co-op Bank triples bonus pot after turning first profit since 2011

TheGuardian

Ethical lender boss says £13m bonuses for its bankers is ‘appropriate’ after ‘huge amount of effort’ The Co-operative Bank has more than tripled its bonus pot for bankers after a “milestone year” that resulted in its first profit in a decade. in bonuses for 2021, more than twice the size of the £4.2m

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Barclays Shuts Down Online Banking Services on Easter Weekend

Bank Innovation

These changes were established by the Bank of England in 2011, and is referred […]. The major U.K. bank said it will be switching off access to 24 million customers as the bank restructures itself as required by national regulation.

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Mambu’s Valuation Hits $2 Billion After TCV-Led Investment Round 

PYMNTS

The Berlin-based firm said it plans to use the money to speed up its expansion and “deepen its footprint” in the 50 countries where it currently operates, with a special focus on the United States, Japan and Brazil. Nearly a decade later, this is more true now than ever, particularly given developments over the past year.”.

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An interview with Tom Blomfield, co-founder of Monzo

Chris Skinner

And then, GoCardless in 2011, we founded it, myself and my two co-founders, Matt and Hiroki, and I was there for almost three years, and that was my first experience with FinTech. At university I started a company that went onto Y Combinator in 2007, but I had to leave at that time. I think the word FinTech wasn’t yet around.

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Chatbots Bringing On Business Operations Revolution?

PYMNTS

Now while Facebook initially launched its Messenger chat service in 2011, it wasn’t a major hit right away and the social media giant continued to refine its offering. As recently as earlier this month, we reported on the possibility of Facebook’s Messenger losing steam due to fuzzy listed new features and business departures.

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Western Union Mulls Sale Of B2B Payments Unit

PYMNTS

Western Union is reportedly considering a sale of its business payments operation, unnamed sources told Bloomberg on Wednesday (Sept. According to reports, the business payment operations have become burdensome for Western Union following corporate tax changes that affect the finances of U.S. businesses in their overseas operations.

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AI Plays Key Role In Preventing Subscription Churn

PYMNTS

These services offer alternatives to installing and operating applications in-office or at expensive data centers as well, which can be a key consideration for the many businesses with employees who are operating remotely during the health crisis. presidential election and ongoing news about the pandemic.

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