PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Instacart and Costco first teamed up in 2016 to let customers have the chance to receive deliveries of household goods and groceries. As it stands, Instacart partners with over 350 local, regional, and national retailers to provide delivery from over 25,000 stores.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

92% of South African SMEs are planning for growth next year , found a new report by the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC). Its 2016 National Small Business Survey signals widespread optimism across the nation’s small business community, despite economic challenges. debt recovery firm.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2016

The primary season of 2016, however, strayed from the “regular” script quite some time ago. On nearly every available metric, Indiana has outpaced both the national results and its regional peers – though the growth has hardly been stellar. percent for the nation as a whole. The overall index grew 3.1

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South State Correspondent

MAY 18, 2022

In two recent articles, we reviewed the banking industry’s deposit behavior with regard to cost of funding earning assets (COF) ( HERE ), and we compared how community banks’ COF behaves relative to national banks in a rising interest rate cycle ( HERE ).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In this edition of the Commerce Connected Report , in collaboration with First Data, PYMNTS takes a deep dive into the quickly growing QSR world, examining how, and in what region, the industry’s sales are increasing most quickly. percent nationally over the past six months, and ticket sizes have increased by 2.7 Growing Ticket Sizes.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 31, 2017

Equally, having been to the region regularly since 2002, I’ve seen how it is developing and changing. It’s a vibrant world that changes almost every day. For example, the Dubai Canal has appeared recently.

Regional 150

Regional Digital Banking America Meeting 150

PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

are continuing to build on their gains from 2016. The Index, which saw a decline in Q1 2016 when it fell from 115 points to 114.6 in Q4 2016 and is now projected to hit 117.9 In Q3 2016, the number of establishments increased by 2.1 percent, with the Mountain region leading the way with a 3.6 It rose to 117.6

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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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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCP) Independent Bank dates back to 1864 as the First National Bank of Iona. billion in asset company headquartered in West Virginia, providing community banking services primarily in the Eastern Panhandle and South Central regions of the state, and the Northern and Shenandoah Valley regions of Virginia.

North Dakota 60

North Dakota Minnesota West Virginia Arizona 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

Demonetization was launched in India in an effort to crack down on the nation’s underground economy, boost tax revenues and encourage the transition to a digital banking infrastructure. However, nearly two years after the policy launched in 2016, cash remains a key component of the nation’s economy. percent from 2016 to 2021.

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TrustBank

JUNE 3, 2021

The graph below shows the active listings of residential homes from 7/2016 to 5/2021. The graph shows the active listings of residential homes in the United States as published by Realtor.com (7/2016 to 5/2021). The active listing count by metro region has also declined when compared to the previous 4 year average.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Hitachi is teaming up with a regional bank in Japan to introduce anti-fraud ATMs. Joyo Bank, a regional lender located north of Tokyo, will begin operating the new anti-fraud ATMs early next year. “We In the first eight months of 2016, there were 8,802 cases involving 26.4 billion yen ($252 million).

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2016

The biggest firms in the nation are gearing up for same day ACH payments – an eventuality that could hit in September of this year. Financial institutions see the value in providing new, faster payment options to their customers with certainty and surety, and Same Day ACH allows them to do that in 2016,” Janet O.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

In an effort to clamp down on cross-border money laundering, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) plans to bolster cooperation with other nations such as countries in Europe. From 2014 to 2016, it recovered illegal funds of $1.25 billion or 8.6 billion yuan from more than 90 countries.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

citizens’ data or national security. attention on Europe, with the desire to gain a post, or perhaps outpost, in payments processing in the region. Adyen operates in the Netherlands, which means that it has roots in the region. Regulatory concerns have hinged on whether there is, may be, or could be risk to U.S.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 9, 2022

In our previous article ( HERE ), we reviewed the banking industry’s cost of funding earning assets (COF), and we compared how community banks’ COF behaves relative to national banks in a rising interest rate cycle. In the 2016 tightening cycle, the Fed started running off its balance sheet two years after its first rate hike.

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Community Bank Community Industry Online 195

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

percent from the end of 2017 and hitting its lowest level since 2016. Michael Taylor, Moody’s chief credit officer for the Asia-Pacific region, expects those defaults to rise again in 2o19. The government is trying to help by instructing the nation’s state-run banks to offer more loans to private firms. trillion ($9.1

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

According to researchers, the Small Business Economic Survey found that SMEs in the region are more pessimistic about the nation’s economy in 2016 than they were in 2015. According to Union Bank, during the 2012 election year, the survey found similar evidence of uneasiness and uncertainty about the nation’s economy.

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2016

“These changes are an important and necessary step for our continued growth and strengthen us for the remainder of 2016 and beyond.”. Blue Acorn, founded in 2008, lists such national brands as Ticketmaster and Everlast under its list of clients and bills itself as providing “superior eCommerce results through data-driven solutions.”.

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NCR

MARCH 28, 2018

Home to more than 261 million people, it is the world’s fourth most populous country and also the largest island nation on the planet, comprising more than 13,000 islands. As the national government pursues initiatives to address this problem over the coming years, ATM deployment could prove a vital part of the mission.

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ATM Regional National Innovation 72

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2016

As detailed in the 2016 JPMorgan Chase Business Leaders Outlook report, the outlook is positive on a local economy level, but nationally/globally is a little more shaky. But when looking at that from a more national perspective? National economy: 39 percent optimistic, compared to 68 percent in 2015. Challenges.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Fraud varies country to country, region to region. As has been widely noted, the region has paved the way for the adoption of EMV, and its embrace by merchants in the EU, mandated though it has been, has steered hackers and criminals to online methods of siphoning funds from consumers and cheating companies.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

In addition, the official noted that the region has “seen cases recently where AML issues have compromised the functioning and even the viability of some banks, so it is very important here to move forward.”. Monitoring money-laundering, however, is usually handled at the national level.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2017

In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, Kevin Haley, director of Symantec Security Response, spoke to the many ways in which 2016 was a landmark year in cybercrime, where threat vectors point in the future and what’s being done to try and stop it. To start, ransomware threats escalated globally through 2016 in size, number and kind.

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Security Software National Report 157

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

The bank is one of several newly proposed community banks in the region, with goals of disrupting the financial services landscape, including business and corporate banking. The FDIC held a meeting in 2016 with community bankers about their concerns with facing competitive headwinds, not only from large FIs, but from FinTech firms as well. “I

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

as there is in the rest of the world,” said Stephanie Martz, senior vice president and general counsel of the National Retail Federation (NRF) , the world’s largest retail trade association. Europe was the first region to adopt EMV technology, and sees a transaction rate of more than 99 percent. comes in dead last, however, as only 59.2

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Fraud Cards Retail Security 131

Tech and Finance

JULY 13, 2016

Regional and mid-tier banks face an uphill battle on the digital front, but have advantages they can capitalize on with some focus and determination. Alarm bells are sounding in boardrooms of regional and mid-tier banks across the U.S. The 2016 U.S. Or at least they should be. Mobile Banking Functionality Benchmark.

Regional 28

Regional Mobile Millennials Study 28

PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

The new center will bring 1,500 jobs to the region when it opens in 2017. All in, Amazon plans to add 3,500 in Britain in 2016 in a wide variety of roles, including head office, research and development, customer service, fashion photography, Amazon Web Services and distribution center jobs. Amazon’s new U.K.

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Regional National Report Management 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Remittances to developing nations continue to grow, which has spurred many global markets to pursue efforts to enable more efficient cross-border payments. World Bank data shows that remittances to low- and middle-income nations reached a record high last year, with migrants sending $529 billion to their home countries. innovations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

PawnHero only runs in the Philippines for now but could expand regionally to other countries with significant underbanked populations coupled with an increasing rate of mobile penetration. One regional target in sight is South Asia — the region is estimated by the World Bank Group to the highest percentage of unbanked customers worldwide.

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Regional eBook Mobile Analysis 100

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2016

Chase for Business said on Tuesday (May 3) that its 2016 Business Leaders Outlook took the pulse of roughly 1,000 small business leaders, finding that 69 percent of those responding showed optimism about their individual prospects looking down the road through the next year. economy over the next year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Some of the highest activity has been reported in Europe, with a recent report finding that 90 percent of the region’s banks have been sanctioned for money laundering in the past decade. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates the market for global money laundering is worth approximately $2 trillion per year.

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NCR

DECEMBER 8, 2017

In China, for example, the number of such transactions is expected to increase at a rate of 36 percent between 2016 and 2020. percent, helped by initiatives from the National Payments Council of India (NPCI) and the country’s government, which has set an ambitious target of reaching 25 billion non-cash transactions in 2017-18.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) and merchants from other regions have been dipping their toes into the Chinese market, but open banking has compounded the difficulty involved in setting up operations. The country’s government and regulators are keeping pace with those in the European Union and the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2016

Why CFOs may remain hesitant in the 2016 global economy, however, varies depending on geographical market. The Australia-Asia market, however, remained the least optimistic, with just 59 percent predicting growth in 2016; European CFOs also fell below the global average, with 62 percent reporting optimism for the year. Latin America

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Regional Survey Report Marketing 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 20, 2017

Ant Financial was valued at around $60 billion in 2016, though its exact value after an additional $3 billion funding round has yet to be made public. Southeast Asia is predicted to be the next global region to see an eCommerce boom. The region’s internet economy is projected to become a $278 billion market by 2025.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2017

The city’s median income is $49,192, higher than the national median of $45,760 and higher than Auckland’s median income of $48,204. New Zealand was ranked the number one country in which to start a business by the World Bank Doing Business Report 2016. With such a far distance to other major tech regions, such as Europe and the U.S.,

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