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Visa On The Role of ‘Super Apps’ In Driving Emerging Market Growth

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In the case of Dubai-based ride-hailing and delivery platform Careem and its efforts to modernize payments in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, add “timely” to the list. Just how important that ability is became quickly evident during the global pandemic, as the MENA region shut down like the rest of the world.

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dlocal CEO: Helping Global Merchants Tap Emerging-Market Opportunities

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Launching into an emerging market can be a risky move for any global business. While spend in developing markets isn’t typically as high as, say, in the U.S., It’s key to driving adoption of electronic payments, he said, and to helping global merchants succeed in markets they had previously shunned.

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PayPal CEO: Digital Payments To Be $100T Market

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There are markets and there are $100 trillion markets. In an interview with CNBC, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman estimated the market will come into that size, noting, “That’s sort of the market — total adjustable market — we’re playing into.” P2P, or peer-to-peer payments, is exploding in the market.

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Are Credit Tenant Loans Profitable?

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The credit default market requires only 94.5bps per annum fee for default protection. By definition, tenants of CTLs are publicly reviewed, and banks can analyze financial performance and estimated future cash flow. At smaller loan sizes, local equity investors would prefer a local lender with an intimate understanding of the market.

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First New Community Bank In Decades Headed To US Market

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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. is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C.

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Navigating The Overstuffed Weight Loss Market

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And by the granular numbers, the picture looks even worse: Obesity among women has more than doubled in some regions over the last decade-and-a-half. But the market is changing and new players are entering – most notably Noom , a subscription weight management and fitness program that has been dubbed “Weight Watchers for millennials.”.

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Ripple Eyes China’s Cross-Border Payments Market

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Ripple is eyeing the Chinese market, aiming to use blockchain technology to quicken cross-border payments. According to a report in CNBC , citing Jeremy Light, vice president of European Union (EU) strategic accounts at Ripple, the China market is a target for the company.

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