PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that Europe is likely entering into the “acute” phase of the COVID-19 pandemic as nations scramble to quell the latest surge in infections. During 2020, at least 26 million people in Europe were reported to have contracted the illness, resulting in more than 580,000 deaths, CNBC added.

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FICO

JUNE 21, 2021

FICO’s European Fraud Map for 2020, based on data from Euromonitor International , shows that the UK achieved the greatest fall in card fraud monetary losses among the 18 countries studied, dropping 7 percent and £46 million year-on-year. However, other nations did not fare as well. Source: FICO European Fraud Map. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021 are expected to be weaker than forecasted unless “pandemic dynamics change significantly,” the IMF stated, indicating fiscal and monetary stimulus could be necessary in order to help support the region. “A The IMF pointed to the 390 billion euro ($465.8

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The coronavirus crisis wiped out the equivalent of nearly half a million jobs around the world by the end of June, according to a new study by a United Nations agency. percent during the first three quarters of 2020 compared to 2019, for a total loss if income of more than $3.5 trillion, the ILO reports. 23) press release.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

This region has the kind of energy that draws people to a place and helps them and their businesses thrive. The 2020 Census quantified the growth many residents were already sensing: Austin grew by 33% between 2010 and 2020, earning it the rank of fastest-growing large metro. The Houston metro took the 10th spot with a 20.3%

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2017

Even as some countries move away from physical currency in favor of more modern payment methods, demand in larger nations means the Asia-Pacific region is still clinging to cash. With China and India driving economic growth, countries in the Asia-Pacific region are estimated to spend some $8.1 percent CAGR until 2020.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The move comes as part of a larger targeting of Southeast Asian markets, according to TechCrunch , starting with beginning selected regional services in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. Southeast Asia certainly has the population Amazon seeks in its international investments: The region is home to over 600 million consumers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

The redevelopment is expected to begin in Q2 2020, with an opening projected for the latter half of the year. and to create “The Simon Cup,” a national, amateur esports tournament featuring both online competition and in-person events. Allied Esports and Simon are expected to announce plans for the 2020 Simon Cup soon.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2020

Treasury’s difficulties getting relief money to individuals, has renewed calls for the government to accelerate its FedNow national real-time payments network, still not expected to be operational until at least 2023. The Fed’s Failure. But the plight of American SMBs and consumers seems more pressing at the moment.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Kaspersky revealed that the malware, known as FinSpy or FinFisher, is a product usually sold to nation states and law enforcement agencies for surveillance. It appears that the hackers are targeting Middle Eastern politicians and United Nations officials in the region, opposition bloggers and activists, and regional news correspondents.

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NCR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

At the moment, some parts of this region are still heavily cash dependent, with research from McKinsey and Capgemini suggesting just two per cent of transactions in emerging nations of Asia-Pacific were cashless last year – though this rises to 35 per cent in developed countries. With more than 1.3

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2017

According to the PYMNTS study, between 2015 and 2020, cash use in India is expected to expand at a 12 percent CAGR, while in China, the CAGR in cash usage will rise by 7.5 percent CAGR through 2020. However, the study found, total cash use in Japan is expected to decline by 6.5

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Taken together, this expansion is expected to materially increase our commercial lease origination volumes during the course of 2020,” said F. Morgan Gasior, chief executive officer of the bank. BankFinancial Corp. BankFinancial Corp.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Marriott CEO and President Arne Sorenson said on a Monday (May 11) earnings call that, overall, “negative trends appear to have bottomed in most regions around the world. He noted that occupancy levels in the region are currently a bit more than 30 percent, which is higher from the lows of below 10 percent in mid-February.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

In the 2020 National Housing Forecast from Realtor.com , a number of predictions stand out, among them that home price growth will flatten, to a rate of about 80 basis points. In 2020, we expect inventory to struggle to grow and could instead reach a historic low level,” said the projections.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Nearly half of all consumers now regularly use mobile ordering apps, and are projected to spend as much as $40 billion ordering through connected devices by 2020. While spending at QSRs is on the rise nationally, certain geographic regions appear to be more receptive than others to adopting mobile and connected ordering.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

And yet, overall spending across the luxury industry could shrink by as much as 45 percent through 2020, as other regions and countries – Europe and the U.S. As reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday (Sept. among them – continue to feel the economic impacts of the lingering coronavirus, and as economies reopen in fitful fashion.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

First National Bank and Black Tech Nation Ventures teamed up to support minority-owned startups in the Pittsburgh community and beyond. Driven by her goal to cultivate a supportive community for diverse tech startups, Kelauni Jasmyn founded the fiscally sponsored nonprofit Black Tech Nation in Pittsburgh in 2018.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In our State Of Blockchain Q3’21 Report, we dig into global investment trends to spotlight takeaways including: A record-shattering year for blockchain/crypto financing, already up 384% vs. 2020. The category that has seen a funding increase of over 6,000% compared to 2020. The investor making the most blockchain/crypto deals.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

He sent the letter ahead of the 2020 IIF G20 Conference happening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this weekend, Feb. The FSB is comprised of national authorities responsible for financial stability in 24 countries and jurisdictions.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

He said that while small banks, credit unions (CUs) and regional players deeply fear being swept aside by the great digitalization wave that the pandemic has set off, their concerns aren’t actually unique to the financial industry’s smaller end. Instead, FIs must go digital in the ways consumers are seeking.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Because while four or five years ago millennials looked like a generation holding back from homeownership, either due to preference or financial constraint, as 2020 comes to a close the situation has changed markedly. Gross national product skyrocketed to $300 billion by 1950, compared to just $200 billion in 1940.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 22, 2019

One option that makes it easy for BSA officers to complete required training is to attend regional meetings. These are usually less expensive, shorter, and involve less extensive travel than the larger national conferences. For example, Abrigo is hosting regional seminars in six cities across the U.S. Ready to Attend?

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

A central entity may maintain exclusive rights to create or destroy currency in a region such as a nation. A central entity may be associated with a government of such a region.”. “A central entity may implement a monetary policy and issue currency.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

LINE Pay Taiwan hopes to launch the collaboration by the first quarter of 2020. . The mobile payment industry in Taiwan continues to grow,” said LINE Pay Taiwan Chairman WoongJu Jeong, “We hope to build a path for all LINE Pay users and merchant partners in Taiwan to transcend national borders and to share a borderless payment experience.” .

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

CARIN, which was developed by private sector partners, including consumer organizations, insurance providers, digital health app developers and more, includes more than 240 claim data elements agreed on by multiple regional and national health plans.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

To that end, in Southeast Asia, a number of countries, including Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, are looking to regulatory actions that will levy more taxes on marquee tech names, such as Google, as they do business in that region. David Marcus , the Facebook exec overseeing the project, said 2020 is still the target date.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Clearly there's regional saturation, which leads to consolidation.”. But fast-forward to 2020, and the world is a very different place. What makes the current developments so interesting and exciting is that “we're just seeing that they're at the end of the innovation growth cycle,” he explained.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

That number was bolstered by especially strong gains in the Northeast and West regions. One prediction from Realtor.com’s National Housing Forecast said that in 2020, home growth is likely to flatten, to a rate of 80 basis points. According to the Commerce Department, the rate of new homes sold rebounded 1.3

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Physical Retail Stumbles Into 2020 . In fact, some experts are looking at the picture in 2020 to get a bit darker before it gets light. The early days of 2020 have seen foot traffic fall, again in line with the trends of the last few years. We expect many companies — and many sizable companies — to announce closures.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

For retailers, the fourth quarter of 2020 is likely to see a media blitz that will make other years pale in comparison. 28), which is supported by American Express nationally. It’s also an area where the big six or other retailers won’t play this year, focusing instead on regional and national media.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March 2018, just two months after PSD2 went into effect in the European Union, and others in the region have since followed suit. the region. The potential impact of the crisis on open banking’s future in the region is a different story, however.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. The pandemic is dramatically altering how merchants can transact, which data they can store and where they can store it, however.

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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 billion by 2020.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Visa , which is the official payment technology partner of the National Football League (NFL), will provide small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with a one-day offer that will waive some of the costs connected with getting online and taking digital payments on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 7), according to a Tuesday (Feb.

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BankUnderground

JULY 16, 2021

Beyond national accounts aggregates and small-scale surveys, data on how SMEs have performed through the Covid-19 crisis have been sparse. The average UK SME saw a 30 percentage point fall in turnover growth after the pandemic took hold in 2020. The average SME had not returned to its January 2020 growth rate by December 2020.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, estimated earlier this year that globally, revenues for the first half of 2020 represented a third of the revenues produced for the same period last year. PYMNTS’ own study of a national sample of 2,800 U.S. consumers conducted on Nov. 12 showed that only 6.4

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