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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

To enable customers to shop from the complete selection of multiple mall offerings and retrieve their purchases from one place, European mall operator Citycon is creating a buy-online-pick-up-in-store (BOPIS) service. Citycon runs 40 shopping centers throughout Estonia and the Nordic nations, Bloomberg reported.

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JUNE 1, 2020

The National Coalition of Associations of 7-Eleven Franchisees (NCASEF) said store operators who took in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans could potentially have to pay back a “material portion” of the funds. The NCASEF is a trade association for 7-Eleven franchise operators in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

Bloomberg News reported that Transport for London (TfL) will stay neutral and let the court decide whether Uber can operate in its biggest European market. Citing that Uber was unfit to hold a license, TfL suspended the company’s operations last November. The App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU), a U.K.-based

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Blockchain firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) has bought the Luno cryptocurrency exchange, which it will keep running as an independent subsidiary, according to a Wednesday (Sept. In August, a large share of a group of mayors inked a deal to take payment for taxes through the country’s digital currency. 9) announcement.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I am pleased to share with our blog readers that Kristen Larson, an attorney with almost two decades of in-house experience advising midsized and large national banks on financial services matters, has joined Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services Group. She is resident in the firm’s Minneapolis office.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

The restaurant industry, hit hard by the effects of the coronavirus, has lost $120 billion in the first three months of the pandemic, reported the National Restaurant Association. In a survey of over 3,800 restaurant operators, the association found that 76 percent of the restaurants that actually stayed open have rehired at least some staff.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

The gloves are off in the retail landlord leasing battle, with Simon Property Group now suing mall tenants who aren’t paying their rent. Last month, Simon Property Group filed a similar lawsuit against Brooks Brothers seeking $8.7 Stern likes what Ingka Group, operator of IKEA stores, is doing. million in missed rent.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

The letter, from RILA President Brian Dodge , was addressed to National Governor’s Association Chair Lawrence Hogan (MD) and Vice Chair Andrew Cuomo (NY), asking them to push for specific and consistent mask mandates. RILA has finally had enough of the trend, and asked two governors for help in a letter released on Tuesday morning (July 7).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

Payments company Square has partnered with the Washington Nationals and Levy Restaurants to let fans order concession menu items right from their seats, according to reports. Alan Gottlieb, chief operating officer at Lerner Sports Group, said it was important for Nationals fans to get the most out of their ballpark experience.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2019

prosecutors have charged a Chinese national for his alleged involvement in the 2015 data breach at health insurance company Anthem , which led to the theft of 78.8 businesses operating in four distinct industry sectors, and violated the privacy of over 78 million people by stealing their PII. million records. businesses. “The

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

There are roughly 4,000 traders in Binance’s Nigerian Telegram group. Reginald Fowler, “an alleged operator behind payment processor Crypto Capital , was charged with wire fraud” on Friday (Feb. This is in addition to charges of bank fraud, an unlicensed money transfer operation and conspiracy.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

The forces closing in on retail have forced its various trade and advocacy groups to press their case in Washington. While the AAFA is taking its concerns to the government, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has expressed cautious optimism. Among those forces: 2.1 Brookfield is targeting $5 billion to be put toward the fund.

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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. The community bank provided nearly 480,000 PPP loans totaling more than $13 billion to businesses across the nation. “I

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In today’s top news in payments around the world, Delivery Hero said it has acquired Glovo’s Latin America operations, and Telefónica is teaming with Rakuten for the development of an OpenRAN (radio access network). Plus, Flipkart Group is reportedly getting ready to go public as early as next year.

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FICO

JULY 15, 2021

But thanks to nonprofit organizations like Operation HOPE — which collaborates with financial institutions, corporations, municipal agencies, and community organizations to help low- and mid-income Americans achieve financial independence — credit education is available more widely than ever before. Operation HOPE Global Board of Advisors.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Over 110,000 restaurants have shuttered since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and another 500,000-plus establishments are in an "economic free fall," the National Restaurant Association said in a letter to Congress. The survey included 6,000 restaurant operators and 250 supply chain businesses Nov.

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PopularBank

MAY 24, 2024

By Andrew Boland – Director of National Healthcare Financing, Popular Bank A minimum staffing standard for nursing homes across the country was unveiled last month, raising concerns from operators and industry leaders over the impact the mandate will have on their ability to maintain adequate access to long-term care. Stay informed.

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Perficient

AUGUST 16, 2023

Heartland Tri-State began operations in 1985 under the name First National Bank of Elkhart. In 2011, Hanes put together a local investment group that purchased the bank from its former holding company, and he became President and CEO of the new bank. He was promoted to President and CEO in 2008.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The National Credit Union Administration approved the Young Community Federal Credit Union to begin operations in Kentucky soon. An organization in Maryland is shooting for a 2024 opening.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

The London-based trade group for Europe’s ePayments community is waiting for the European Banking Authority , the European Union (EU) banking regulator, to provide the 27-nation bloc with an update on Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). Vendorcom wants answers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Sterling Bancorp announced that it has launched its new Innovation Finance Group , and has tapped veteran technology bankers John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to lead it. Before joining Sterling, Hoesley was at CIBC Bank USA with Josh Roberts, where the two established the Innovation Banking group in 2014.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The National Restaurant Association cited U.S. The group's head, Tom Bené, argued in a Nov. 17 letter to the National Governors Association that the industry is being unfairly blamed for COVID-19 cases. "We We continue to support aggressive steps to protect the nation’s public health.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Consumers were flocking to digital and mobile banking well before the pandemic’s onset, but social distancing and limited branch operations highly accelerated that uptake.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2017

Wirecard announced Wednesday (April 12) that it is now collaborating with the National Bank of Greece (NBG) and is integrating Alipay into the technical infrastructure of Greece’s largest bank as a new payment method. Tourists are one of the most important target groups for Greek merchants.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

The National ATM Council (NAC) argued in testimony to the Committee on Consumer Affairs of the New York City Council last week that a proposed ordinance would impose costly and burdensome new security regulations on ATM operators all around the city.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Department of Commerce and its National Telecommunications and Information Administration unit discovered Friday (Dec. 12) emergency meeting of the National Security Council at the White House, Reuters reported. Its operators also have filched industrial data and hacked foreign ministries.".

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

Simon Property Group is temporarily shuttering its U.S. And, because of the coronavirus outbreak, the Union Square Hospitality Group has laid off approximately 2,000 members of its workforce, CNBC reported. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus around the world. The move was to take place at 7 p.m. Its sales had plunged 24.1

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

Wells Fargo announced on Tuesday (May 22) that Steve Ellis, head of the innovation group, will retire after nearly 31 years with the company. Before that, he started and ran the wholesale internet solutions group, which launched Wells Fargo’s Commercial Electronic Office (CEO) portal in 2000 and CEO Mobile in 2007.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

New York Venture Bank, a new financial institution (FI) created by big names in the financial services industry, has applied for a national bank charter. Carpenter currently serves as chairman of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp and as a consultant to the group through his Carpenter & Co. According to a Wednesday (Nov.

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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 To address grievances, the central bank will require payment system operators to introduce an online dispute resolution center. In July, the National Payments Corp.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

according to CryptoNews, citing data from The Havana Consulting Group and Tech. The proof-of-concept was run in partnership with BIS’ Innovation Hub Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank and financial infrastructure operator SIX, according to the announcement.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. Singapore is poised to become the world’s first country to make the notion of a “Smart Nation” an actual reality.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, China’s Ant Group is mulling the creation of a new consumer loan unit, while the British financial watchdog Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned that the pandemic could flatline financial services companies. Ant Plans Credit Unit Overhaul to Avoid Sharp Drop in Loans.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2018

In other news, the Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) is working on “Operation Cryptosweep” with the North American Securities Administrators Association, AL.com reported. In addition, the operation has caused 47 enforcement actions to come to pass since it started in May.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2017

As of today, Instacart operates in 41 U.S. However, TechCrunch said that there isn’t much likeness in context or operations. “We And with 80 percent national coverage, these current stats wouldn’t come as much of a loss. billion back in March, grocery delivery startup Instacart is eyeing some major U.S. expansion prospects.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2017

Performance Food Group Company , a leading food service supplier, announced that it has entered into a strategic referral relationship with NCR to bring NCR Silver, the cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) solution, to more restaurants throughout the United States.

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South State Correspondent

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

One of the lessons that was driven home at the recent American Banker Small Business Banking Conference in Nashville was the difference in marketing between large national banks and community banks, particularly deposit marketing. The bank can then record conversions as they market to this test group. There is a reason for this.

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