Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank in strategy shift to address tech woes How Deutsche Bank Hired Its Way to the Top in China Bank/Fintech Partnerships: The Fad Is Over How open banking and bank APIs are boosting fintech growth Britain among most generous nations in the world … The post Things worth reading: 15th October (..)

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 22, 2019

million to Navajo Nation over … The post Things worth reading: 23rd August 2019 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. SEC fines Deutsche Bank $16 million to settle foreign corruption charges Can the Fed’s chair shake off the wolves of Wall Street and White House?

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Chris Skinner

JULY 20, 2019

The main blog headlines are … The UN’s SDG’s, FinTech and Banking Due to various connections, I was asked to deliver the opening keynote speech at the United Nations High Level Political Forum last week (some coverage here).

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network has acquired National Gift Card , one of the biggest North American prepaid tech and card companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. Together, we drove almost $3 billion in gift cards and prepaid products for loyalty, rewards and employee recognition programs in 2019 alone.”.

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JANUARY 1, 2019

But relatively high stock prices and access to more capital remain prime temptations, and there is little doubt that 2019 will bring more than few exciting — and telling — IPOs. An IPO reportedly could happen in the second half of 2019. Securities and Exchange Commission that sets the stage for it to go public.

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Perficient

JULY 8, 2020

The Chicago team celebrating their Best and Brightest Award win in 2019. Representatives from Perficient are invited to attend the annual National Best and Brightest Illuminate Summit on March 24-16, 2021 to be honored as an award winner. Louis received awards in 2019 as well! On the Path to Continued Success.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

foreign policy and national security goals to secure the global financial system and protect the United States from the threats of terrorism, human and drug trafficking, and economic damages. The post OFAC Symposium 2019 – Maximum Pressure and Who’s Feeling It appeared first on Abrigo. OFAC restated its crucial role in furthering U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The association continues to act as a leading voice, educating policymakers and the public on the value these industries provide the nation and the world. According to a recent S&P Global report , boards of oil and gas companies in 2019 only comprised 14% women. Growth Through Diversity.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2020

Gartner’s Digital IQ Index for 2019 surveyed 80 banking and financial brands, including national banks, regional banks, online banks and fintech startups. It examined 1,200 data […].

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 17, 2020

Welcome to the latest episode of our Weekly Wrap video series, for the week ending Friday, January 17, 2019.

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JANUARY 17, 2021

In a ranking of remittance outflows, according to the latest-available World Bank data — for 2019 — Malaysia is 12th, with immigrant workers sending $1.4 Also for 2019 outflows, Bangladesh ranks 103rd, with immigrant workers sending $84 million to home countries. Malaysia falls 73rd on the list, with inflow of $1.4

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

The appointed organizer for the initiative, SFB Technologies, tapped the Algorand protocol because of its scalability, speed, security and its “ability to effectively implement required compliance controls and the transaction finality needed for a national currency.” in the fall of 2019.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

As the growing app economy has brought innovation throughout 175 nations, Apple said Monday (June 15) the App Store ecosystem fostered $519 billion in sales around the world just last year. The app store counts nearly a million apps in its catalog and half a billion individuals each week visit the marketplace from 175 nations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

Since its debut four years ago, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the instant payment system developed by the National Payments Corp. S&P’s analysis revealed that Indian mobile payment transactions grew 163 percent to $287 billion in 2019. UPI was established by the central bank and is owned by a group of local lenders.

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Perficient

JANUARY 14, 2021

According to Feeding America and the USDA, in 2019, more than 35 million Americans struggled with food insecurity; and this number has risen to nearly 50 million people during the COVID-19 pandemic. . Coming Together to Support Food Security. Submission by Imranur Raheem, technical consultant. Giving Back To Food Security Organizations.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

India has seen a steady stream of digital payments since it locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 , but the nation of 1.3 In July, the National Payments Corp. The 2019 audit found that the personal data held by the nation’s primary digital payments system, which is operated by the RuPay card network, was vulnerable.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Home sales fell to a 10-year low in April as buying and selling have been challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). For the second consecutive month, each of the nation’s four regions saw sales dwindle in year-over-year sales, with the West seeing the greatest dip.

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MAY 26, 2020

percent in April compared to March, but they fell by 6 percent compared to April 2019, according to the U.S. The seasonally adjusted number of new houses sold last month totaled 623,000, down from 664,000 in April 2019. Census reported from January through April that 241,000 new homes have sold, up from 238,000 in April 2019.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said in a recent report that the number of correspondent banks — where banks and financial institutions (and domestic payment systems) are linked together — slipped 3 percent in 2019 vs. 2018 and declined a significant 22 percent from 2011 to 2019.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Despite predictions of a bleak economy and decreasing investment spending from businesses, banks will not be cutting down their technology spend in 2019, according to Kurt Spieler, Chief Investment Officer at First National Bank of Omaha.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Fidelity National Information Services ( FIS ) and Global Payments were in talks to merge in a $70 billion deal, but it didn't end up happening, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). FIS struck a $35 billion deal to buy Worldpay early in 2019, while Global Payments bought Total Systems Services, or TSYS, months after that, WSJ reported.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Consumer information was compromised on a tourist website and Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank, Eurobank and the National Bank of Greece were all forced to cancel cards. Earlier this year , all four of Greece’s main banks were forced to enact security protocols after a data breach, and 15,000 consumer cards were canceled.

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Perficient

AUGUST 10, 2020

The WeWork building is a co-working space that provides networking opportunities with other local and national companies. The team hit the bowling lanes together in October 2019. There are shared spaces with couches, booths, pool and foosball tables, and a balcony all with modern trendy décor. Getting Together Outside of the Office.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Consumers across the nation have instead hunkered down at home, working, socializing, shopping and paying online. Our research shows that just 20 percent of consumers own eReaders in 2020, for example, down from 23 percent in 2019 and 26 percent in 2018.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) provided the firm with permission to put WhatsApp Pay into operation in a phased manner, The Business Standard reported. . Almost two years after its experimental run, the Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has received regulatory approval for its WhatsApp Pay platform in India.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

In May 2019, the government took over Baoshang Bank in the first seizure of its kind in almost 20 years. The banks have been asked to perform [a] national service,” CreditSights Research Analyst Jason Tan told Squawk Box Asia on (Aug. Runs on small financial institutions (FIs) in China have been on the uptick as of last year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

would be the latest nation to develop and launch a nationally available real-time payments system. The market thus far has liked the announcement: Mastercard shares picked up 2 percent in early trading on Wall Street, adding to its 36 percent gain in 2019 thus far.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

They have helped smooth COVID-19 pandemic-induced economic shocks, increased the resilience of developing nations throughout 2020, and they present a potential lifeline for recovery in 2021 and beyond. It links individuals worldwide, but it also has the effect of contributing to economic, social and political interdependence between nations.

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Perficient

JUNE 30, 2022

Some of these online articles can be found here: OCC Provides Roadmap for National Banks and Savings Associations To Conduct Crypto Activities – Perficient Blogs. Billion in 2019). The Pros and Cons of a Potential U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) – Perficient Blogs. The unemployment rate of The Bahamas was 13.2%

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

percent seen in December 2019. Moreover, the study discovered that 54.6 percent of households reported last month that they had made a minimum of one large purchase. The number, however, is still under the 62.5 From Community Hubs To In-Store Theater, Retailers Double Down In Digital At NRF.

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Jack Henry

JULY 31, 2020

Think: Wistia’s 2018 CouchCon , USDLA’s 2017 National Conference , and The Learning Guild’s 2019 Emerging Tech & Learning Online Conference.) Virtual conferences have been on the rise for quite some time now. But in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve become an industry necessity.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

As part of a broader effort to bring the newest innovations to its operations, the National Bank of Fujairah PJSC (NBF) has teamed with blockchain firm Ripple to enable cross-border payments via the RippleNet platform. In 2019, news surfaced that PNC Bank had started to utilize RippleNet to facilitate cross-border transactions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The index, calculated monthly by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), showed that month-over-month sales activity dropped in all four major regions of the country (Northeast, Midwest, South and West). But compared to 2019, pending home sales are actually up in all regions. Pending home sales dropped 2.6

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The central banks working with the BIS include the European Central Bank, the Swiss National Bank and Bank of Japan. Central banks started aggressively stepping up plans for an electronic currency after Facebook announced plans in 2019 for the stablecoin libra. Its plan is to release several coins backed by individual currencies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2020

National Association for Business Economics. "We percent below the same figure at the end of 2019, he said, and "economic activity is foreseen to return to pre-pandemic levels only towards the end of 2022.". The publication's assessment was based in part on a speech by European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip R.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Bastian’s outlook is partly based on a recent survey of corporate travel clients, which showed 40 percent expected to be fully back to 2019 levels by 2022, and another 11 percent expected to be fully back by 2023. Farm stays are huge now,” he said, “And national parks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

percent in 2019. eMarketer said nine nations are forecast to experience over 20 percent growth in retail online shopping sales in 2020, headed up by Malaysia, Spain and the Philippines. percent growth rate this year down from 20.2 The firm forecasts an overall $3.914 trillion in online shopping sales in 2020 per an announcement.

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