Payments Dive

OCTOBER 24, 2024

payments associations urged the World Bank this week to consider interoperability and private sector involvement in its development of a digital public infrastructure.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Authentic Brands is said to be in talks with Debenhams and Arcadia Group administrators, with unnamed sources claiming that the retail company is mulling a bid for the Sir Philip Green retail empire and the retailer, Retail Gazette reported. Arcadia Group is the owner of Evans, Dorothy Perkins, Burton, Topshop and others.

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Payments Dive

AUGUST 30, 2024

The digital payments pioneer expects the fintech to capitalize on the rise of buy now, pay later services in the country.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

Ahead of an intended initial public offering (IPO), Alibaba Group Holding’s Ant Group has conducted a preliminary filing with the securities watchdog of China, Reuters reported. The news service reported that the move hints that the two Chinese investment institutions will be heading up the group’s onshore offering.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The business division of Western Union will work with Isabel Group , a Belgian company providing multi-bank services through its B2B network Isabel 6, to grow connectivity in Belgium, according to a press release. We are looking forward to working together with this international player in our ecosystem.".

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Ant Bank, the virtual banking division of Hangzhou, China-based Ant Group , has launched banking services in Hong Kong, Fintech News reported. The launch comes a few weeks after Ant Group filed its initial public offering (IPO), which could be the biggest listing in the country’s history. billion yuan ($10.5

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

India-based technology consulting firm LTIMindtree has extended its partnership with Nexi Group to improve the former’s core technology platforms and infrastructure.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

FinTech company Ant Group continues to press toward having the biggest initial public offering (IPO) ever, with returns at an estimated $35 billion. Ant Group is the online payment affiliate of China-based Alibaba Group Holding. Ant Group gets most of its revenue from consumer loans made on the Alipay payments app.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In the wake of the collapse of its initial public offering of stock (IPO), China’s Ant Group is scaling back the borrowing limits for some of the young users of Huabei. Ant Group is best known for its wildly popular payment and loans app Alipay , which has both online and mobile platforms. The company did not elaborate.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

His TCC Group has put in a bid for the Tesco’s assets, with funding already in place in the event that the bid is successful, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. Central Group and CP All PCL, the other two conglomerates in Thailand, have also reportedly put forward bids. To purchase the Asian assets of U.K.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Uber has introduced a group ordering option, the company said in a blog post. . Whether you’re at the office, going to a friend’s place or hosting at home, coordinating group meals can be challenging — especially when you and your guests are hungry and the clock is ticking,” the company said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Ant Group indicated on Thursday (Oct. Individual investors in Hong Kong have rushed to purchase into the initial public offering (IPO), as they wager that Ant Group will spike in value following its public debut on Thursday (Nov. Some of the leading investors put half a billion each into Ant Group.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 22, 2024

On January 11, 2024, the House Financial Services Committee announced the formation of a bipartisan Working Group on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). The working group is to be led by the Chairman of the Digital Assets Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee, French Hill, along with the Subcommittee ranking member Stephen Lynch.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 10, 2024

On January 5, 2024, two trade groups representing auto dealers filed a petition for review challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) new Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (“CARS Rule”).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Ant Group 's initial public offering (IPO) could be delayed by six months and its valuation reduced by quite a lot after its delay this week, a report from the Financial Times says, as new regulations come into play. 3), one day after Beijing debuted a set of regulations that would have forced Ant Group to re-do its business model.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Online sneaker marketplace Goat Group has raised $100 million in a Series E funding round, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which will go toward expanding its products and apparel categories. Goat Group and StockX are among the prominent new companies arising because of the trend.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma told Chinese regulators in November that he would give portions of Ant Group , the FinTech he founded, to the country's government in what so far has appeared to be an unsuccessful effort to make peace with authorities in the country, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

G-III Apparel Group , whose owned brands include DKNY and G.H. G-III Apparel Group reported net income of $1.29 Bass, among others, reported Tuesday (Dec. 8) that net sales plunged 26.7 percent as its Wilsons Leather and G.H. Bass brands suffered. That effort encompasses shutting down 89 G.H. per diluted share ($63.2

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Southeast Asian FinTech Grab Financial Group announced in a press release that it has raised $300 million in a Series A funding round. Grab Financial Group had a productive 2020 in which it managed to increase total revenue by 40 percent. The round was led by Hanwha Asset Management , South Korea’s leading asset management company.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2020

Coupa Software , which works in business spend management, announced that it has acquired treasury management software BELLIN Group , according to a press release. ” BELLIN Group CEO Martin Bellin said he created the company initially as a way to combat the inadequacies he saw as a corporate treasurer earlier in his career.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Ireland-based developer of software solutions for the financial services industry Aryza Group has announced the acquisition of NTI , aiming to solidify its presence in the insolvency sector.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Global Ledger has partnered with Panama Legal Group and The Chamber of Digital Commerce and Blockchain to launch a training program for Panamanian government officials.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Multi Level Group has announced its partnership with Sipay in order to launch Embedded Finance and payments platform for customers in the GCC Region.

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The Paypers

JANUARY 22, 2024

PayTabs Group has announced its partnership with Fintech Galaxy in order to optimise GCC’s fintech space with payment orchestration and Open Banking services.

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American Banker

AUGUST 2, 2024

Community-banking groups and regulators' associations say small banks in particular need the free and accessible help. The federal Project Fortress initiative provides defensive tools for banks.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

PayPal has announced the launch of its new money pooling solution, developed in order to simplify the group expenses between family and friends.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Erste Group has announced its partnership with Open Banking solutions provider Salt Edge in order to bring advanced and secure multi-banking services to the CEE region.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A group of consumer financial industry trade groups recently sent a letter to Director Chopra urging the CFPB to issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) before it publishes a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

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TheGuardian

MARCH 6, 2024

Coalition of advocacy groups warn that deal would ‘further concentrate risk’ in the financial system and ‘must be stopped’ Regulators have been urged to block Capital One’s $35bn takeover of Discover by campaigners who say the blockbuster deal is “dangerous, illegal, and must be stopped”. Continue reading.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Wonder Group has agreed to acquire Grubhub from Just Eat Takeaway.com for USD 650 million, a reduction from the USD 7.3 billion valuation it held at the height of the pandemic.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Erste Group has partnered with Neterium to implement the latter’s transaction screening solution across the former’s services in Central and Eastern Europe.

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TheGuardian

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Mutual reports half-year pre-tax profit of £58m despite soaring wage bill and rising cost of theft at retail stores Business live – latest updates The Co-operative Group has laid bare the impact of shoplifting as it said the cost of crime in its stores soared by almost 20% to £40m in the first half of the year.

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American Banker

AUGUST 15, 2024

The American Bankers Association and the Illinois Bankers Association, among other groups, are challenging an Illinois law barring swipe fees for taxes and tips should be preempted by federal law.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 13, 2024

Recently, a diverse group sent a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs expressing support for the bills. House of Representatives (H.R. 7297) and U.S.

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