Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. We stood this up from zero to fully operational in two weeks,” Goldfeder says. 2021’s Honorable Mentions. where it’s based today.

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MAY 4, 2020

He will be tasked with developing strategy, direction and comprehensive success of Mastercard’s operations across 53 countries in Europe. Javier has driven deep partnerships with local, regional and global customers, opened up new markets, and navigated and maximized new regulation and legislation,” said Caldart. “He

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

regional banks. The combined company will operate under the Huntington name. Affirm Delays IPO Until Q1 2021. Huntington Bancshares is merging with TCF Financial in a $22 billion deal that will result in the development of one of the top 10 U.S. The IPO had been scheduled for this month.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

MercadoLibre , which operates platforms for buying and selling goods across Central and South America, is eyeing an investment in Brazil next year that would be even bigger than its $716 million investment this year, Bloomberg reported. So, in the region there is an inequality in terms of the acceptance and regulation of open banking.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

billion by 2021 at a CAGR of 23.9 According to MarketsandMarkets, the increasing need for operational efficiency is expected to be the primary driver for the fleet management market during the forecast period. The market in APAC is expected to grow at the highest CAGR between 2016 and 2021. billion in 2016 to $27.9

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AUGUST 31, 2020

The BOK will team up with a consulting partner to map out the overall work process and architecture to operate the digital currency system, and both sides will also come up with specific action plans to successfully establish the pilot system on time," a BOK official said, per the report.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In the Asia Pacific region, the eCommerce explosion has touched the B2B market in a big way, especially for small- and medium-sized buyers and sellers, said Vaibhav Dabhade , founder and CEO of Anchanto. After the pandemic is over, B2B, B2C, F&B [food and beverage], and social commerce — everything will converge in 2021.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In a move to better control shipping and logistics, Amazon has been expanding Amazon Air, with 50 new planes and numerous regional hubs, according to a report by CNBC. billion hub in Northern Kentucky, scheduled to be open in 2021. I think the question is just how quickly they will ramp that operation.”.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Nonetheless, it does give a potentially significant boost to the brands that do, as the continuation of certain trends, including a shift to grocery at the expense of restaurants, is expected in 2021.”. The company will officially turn its delivery operations over to DoorDash or other outside companies that specialize in that type of work.

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CB Insights

JULY 29, 2021

In the first half of 2021, insurtechs raised $7.4B — surpassing the $7.1B In the first half of 2021, investors poured $7.4B Additionally, there was recent activity from less active regions like Vietnam, the Philippines, Romania, and Greece. The post Insurance Tech Q2 2021 appeared first on CB Insights Research.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Regardless of region or country (Onfleet operates in 90 countries), the delivery volumes trend up where lockdowns and virus infections increase. The pivoting and expanding is leaving some retailers stretched — with not enough money or staff on hand to support full-fledged delivery operations.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Smyth said Flywire, which provides payments platforms for travel and other key verticals, has seen inquiries and bookings for late 2021 tick up over recent weeks as an end to the pandemic comes more clearly into focus. I also think that’s one of the cool things that will come out of this experience.”.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

IHS Markit said its Purchasing Managers Index for the region, which measures manufacturing and service sector activity, slid to 47.5 Activity for the region’s two largest economies, Germany and the U.K., Economists fear that first quarter 2021 activity will also be down. “A in January from 49.1 faring the worst.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

As Africa’s leading payments ecosystem, Cellulant is connecting merchants, banks, and mobile operators with their increasingly mobile customers through its electronic/digital payments services.”. And, by 2021, the company seeks to reach $99 million in revenue as it eyes FinTech growth on the continent.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The company, which operates its own eCommerce marketplace, has built its own supply chain, according to reports, and has recently expanded into the Mumbai and Pune regions, with perishables delivered the same day. The startup also began operations in UAE recently. The total raised to date comes in at $33 million.

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APRIL 3, 2020

Bookings were off up to 90 percent in particularly hard-hit regions, data from independent monitoring firm AirDNA indicated. Internal forecasts anticipate the company will get back up to its 2019 revenue levels by January 2021. The pandemic and other setbacks this year could delay its initial public offering (IPO) until 2021.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 1, 2020

After Turbulent 2020, Ag Lenders Look to 2021 Understanding credit risk in current ag loan portfolios will also be key to ag lenders' solid returns. . farms), nearly half of principal operators and spouses rely on a job off the farm to supplement low or negative farm income. You might also like this webinar watch. 3 and Sept.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

and implement delivery and pickups on Saturdays beginning in February 2021. met the Prime two-day delivery promise customers expect, in large part because many sellers do not operate on weekends,” the note said, according to CNBC. ” But the company said things would have to improve even more.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

BBT ) announced a $66 billion merger Thursday (February 7), combining the two regional banks. He will remain in that role until September 12, 2021. The banks said that once the deal closes, the combined company will operate under a new name and brand that is still to be determined. SunTrust Banks Inc. ( billion annually by 2022.

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JULY 21, 2020

Regulators in other regions, including Latin America, are also shaping and announcing plans to enable open banking and better support digital financial systems. Many nations in the region are thus examining their open banking proposals to ensure they address this behavior.

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JUNE 26, 2017

The June Payments-as-a-Service (PaaS) Tracker™ follows recent developments in the payments industry, from cross-border commerce developments to point-of-sale solutions to loyalty programs and how these new tools could change business operations for retailers large and small — and, yes, medium too.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

A challenge, as highlighted in a recent WEF report , is not evenly met in all regions of the globe. This financing has enabled businesses to continue paying farmers and suppliers, as well as purchase equipment to introduce physical distancing measures in their operations," the report stated. And they’re working.”.

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South State Correspondent

JUNE 30, 2023

The graph below shows the industry ROE and ROA from 1984 to 2021. The real issue for many banks is that managers cannot easily identify and measure the service level or correctly measure granular returns at the customer, product, branch, region, or supervisor level.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Lime wants to be the first micro-mobility company to be profitable for the full year as of 2021. Lime’s pre-pandemic scooter business operated in more than 100 cities worldwide, bucketed into three main categories. That’s a rather ambitious goal given the wild ride that 2020 has been thus far. The Changing Uses of Micro-Mobility.

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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. There were 441 FinTechs operating in Mexico in 2019, a 14 percent increase from 2018. Open Banking And Digital Readiness.

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Bobsguide

MAY 8, 2022

In 2021, GFT launched BankLiteX, a modular, end-to-end solution that enables firms to create and deploy a cloud-based, digital banking entity, faster than previously possible. With BankLiteX, financial institutions can: Reduce risks with a pre-defined operating model. BankLiteX, accelerating cloud-based digital banking.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

The new brick-and-mortar branch is located in Jaipur and the backers say they hope to add 14 more in January 2021 and 100 more in other areas over the next two years. The operation also will provide traditional banking services, according to the backers.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

With more than 3,000 stores already in operation in the country, another 2,000 are in plans and slated for opening by 2021. “To CEO, Kevin Johnson, the company builds more new company-operated locations in China than in its home country. The Montego Bay retail location is operated by Caribbean Coffee Baristas Ltd.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Operational performance data also show that the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions saw the steepest drop-offs in total volumes as measured across credit and debit at 16.4 Drilling down into payments volume results, as noted in supplemental materials tied to earnings, debit spend was up 20 percent to $1.2 Domestically, U.S.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

While Ford has said it intends to have self-driving vehicles in commercial production by 2021, vehicles driven by humans will be used for the test, CNBC reported. EVP of Central Operations Mark Ibbotson said in that press release, “Customers are busy; they are managing jobs, soccer practice, dance lessons and social schedules.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

One recent report found that 57 million freelancers are expected to operate in the U.S. in 2021, while additional research reveals that ad hoc workers already contribute $1 trillion to the nation’s economy.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

And on the other side of the world, BingoBox operates over 200 of its self-service specialty stores in 29 Chinese provinces – and has nabbed $80 million in funding to boot. There are 3,000 planned Amazon Go stores by 2021. According to a report in September , Amazon might open 3,000 Amazon Go locations by 2021. In the U.S.,

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

The latest news from the Open Banking ether stems from around the world, including the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions, as markets like Israel and South Korea take their first steps to develop and deploy Open Banking regulatory frameworks.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

The bank said it would invest hundreds of millions of francs by the end of 2021. It will also move its Swiss investment banking operations into a different unit. . The bank also said that it wanted to expand its phone advisory service and “the provision of personal advice in the regional network of branches.”.

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JUNE 22, 2020

Writing in NJ Biz, Linfante points to the mall anchors and other tenants that have already closed, expressed financial concerns or filed for bankruptcy that will lead to significant challenges will be faced by regional malls. The existential threat facing regional malls is the instability of anchor department stores.

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MARCH 11, 2020

Companies are already anticipating the sixth edition of that regulation, which will go into effect in 2021 when it is expected to increase the severity of money laundering penalties as well as better ensure that individual perpetrators do not evade personal responsibility for their crimes. Download the Tracker to read the Feature Story.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Latin America is often considered to be the world leader in electronic invoicing thanks to government mandates, but the Asia Pacific region is quickly gaining steam in its eInvoicing efforts, too. And beyond government efforts, FinTechs in the private sector are also promoting eProcurement digitization in the region. On Monday (Aug.

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