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APRIL 24, 2019

Regulators want to have a greater stake in the way sharing platforms operate. As data security and transparency become greater concerns across a number of markets, some services are already working to confront the challenges. For more on this and other developments, take a look at the Playbook’s News and Trends section.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Speaking at a news conference with leaders of six major international economic and financial groups, including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Li said the country's economy “this year can achieve positive growth, and we expect next year (economic) operations can recover to a reasonable range,” Reuters reports. “We

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) has appointed Goldman Sachs alum Robin Vince as its new vice chair and CEO of global market infrastructure as of Oct. In his new position, Vince will oversee BNY Mellon's Clearance and Collateral Management, Treasury Services, Markets and Pershing businesses, the release says.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

is accelerating market convergence for the Santiago (Chile) Exchange (Bolsa de Santiago), according to a Wednesday (Dec. It handles 98 percent of the overall volume traded in the local securities market and represents 90 percent of Chilean associated stockbrokers. 9) announcement emailed to PYMNTS.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Tala, the consumer lending app in emerging markets, announced Monday (Oct. In a press release , Tala said the undisclosed investment from PayPal will help the company bring visibility and access to underserved regions in emerging markets across the world. 22) a strategic investment from PayPal.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

The shift to digital commerce has opened up new markets for companies across all verticals and sizes. But reaching a broader range of consumers, accommodating their payment preferences, and satisfying regulatory and tax issues in unfamiliar territory introduces a host of new operational challenges for these companies.

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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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JANUARY 15, 2021

Chaves also said the company will earmark a percentage of the proceeds to accelerate financial inclusion in the region. Founded in 1999, based in Argentina and registered in the United States, MercadoLibre is an eCommerce platform and digital payment solution that operates across Latin America. 7 and are due in 2031, Bloomberg said.

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With new risks, shifting market dynamics, and the unstoppable march of technology, the insurance industry finds itself at a crossroads. Artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a pivotal force within the insurance industry, especially for regional carriers seeking to thrive in a competitive and dynamic market.

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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. Problem No.

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JUNE 15, 2020

In January, Walmart dispensed with cashiers at its Neighborhood Market store in Coral Way, Fla. By expanding self-checkout and adding Check Out With Me, associates will be on the sales floor where they can help customers — fast,” Patrick Shanks regional vice president of Walmart’s Neighborhood Market Operations, in a blog post.

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JULY 5, 2020

Bloomberg reported America’s largest internet corporations are eyeing Asia where the region is exploding with smartphones and tech-savvy residents. The country’s eCommerce market is projected to expand from $21 billion in 2019 to $82 billion by 2025, according to a recent study by Google, Temasek and Bain & Co., and Europe.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 23, 2019

With the majority of the region's debt collection being handled by small, provincial agencies, the process in Southeast Asian markets is still mostly manual. Digital debt collector AsiaCollect is hoping to change that.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

With the acquisition, Visa hopes to boost its 'network of networks' strategy, reducing the time to market and costs for issuers and processors who need to access innovative operating solutions, the release says.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Morgan , the successful treasury transformation in the Asia Pacific region hinges on digitization — and not simply electronification. Corporates must look at the entire set of processes that govern operations, whether with their own clients or suppliers and with banking partners in the middle, he said.

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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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JUNE 15, 2020

Supply chain disruptions and economic volatility have elevated risk exposure for many enterprises, but for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) operating globally, that risk of exposure can be catastrophic. Indeed, for some SMBs, it already has, with economists anticipating a wave of bankruptcies and permanent SMB closures ahead.

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AUGUST 11, 2020

Sokin’s service offers cheap transfer costs for customers across all markets and currencies without extra costs. “Currencycloud provides easy to integrate cloud-based services, which can seamlessly support our operations in all the markets we want to offer a service.”

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Bobsguide

MAY 11, 2022

ERI is proud to announce that its digital front-to-back technology platform – the OLYMPIC Banking System – has been awarded Best Operational Efficiency Solution at the Asian Private Banker-7th Technology Awards. ERI has prevailed in one of the most hotly contested categories is testimony to the strength of its cutting-edge solutions.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

“Japan, the third-largest economy in the world, is an important market in our global growth strategy as we continue to see encouraging signs of recovery across the region amidst the new normal. EMQ already operates in Japan.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Some match those facing their peers elsewhere, while others (like the floundering oil price, a troubled real estate market and VAT changes) are more relevant to this region. Financial services (FS) firms in the Middle East face a range of well-documented challenges.

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JUNE 29, 2020

Mastercard and Norwegian financial technology (FinTech) company EedenBull have agreed to expand their partnership to the Asia Pacific region, the firms announced Monday (June 29). Under the terms of the new deal, Mastercard will support EedenBull’s product development and digital services.

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JUNE 3, 2020

Imagine if a North American company had the market share of Amazon, the payment flexibility of PayPal and the credit portfolio of Visa. In Latin America, such a company exists in the form of MercadoLibre , a triple-threat regional financial powerhouse based in Argentina. It now operates in 18 countries in Latin America.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This will address the opportunity created as the “account-to-account payments market continues to quickly expand,” a press release said on Tuesday (Sept. The report looks at real-time, account-to-account payment volumes in 30 global markets. ACI is a payment-systems company headquartered in Naples, Fla.

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JULY 7, 2020

Robust operational resilience is now a non-negotiable component of any business engagement,” according to Manish Kohli , global head of payments and receivables, Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions. “By Robust operational resilience is now a non-negotiable component of any business engagement.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The conversation came against a backdrop where the number of fundraising deals in the Southeast Asian region were higher in 2020, as measured through the second quarter — more than 60 percent higher over the second quarter of last year, in fact, to 184 deals as measured by DealStreetAsia.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The challenge of keeping a payments platform and the associated processes in line with these market innovations, the latest regulations and the evolving standards and rulebooks are significant. Originally a protocol for the German market, it has now been adopted by other countries, including France, Austria and Switzerland.”.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

News came this week that a (virtual) meeting between regulators and Big Tech – which would center on draft proposals that might impact their very operations on the Continent –has been postponed briefly from Nov. It would also change some of the market’s competitive dynamics. 24 to Dec 2. As noted by Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

FlowBank achieved its banking license in July of this year, and has planned to launch operations by the end of the year. The tech will enable FlowBank to quickly launch a new service for investing intended for private and institutional investors in the Switzerland region, the release says.

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MAY 20, 2020

Making cross-border payments in the EU therefore requires interconnectivity between the regions’ various real-time payments rails. SCT Inst was developed in 2017 to establish operational guidelines by which all real-time payment rails in the EU are required to comply. Official guidelines and regulations can only go so far, however.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Our commitment to supporting multiple payment rails has always been about helping customers operate more efficiently and effectively, leveraging all the capabilities available in the market with as little change as possible,” he said, according to the release. The A2A features are already available in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

As one can imagine, those small-scale businessmen and women are ridesharing drivers who often work long hours every day to earn income to support their families and businesses — and save up in hopes of taking total ownership of their operations. The only way Grab can grow is if the markets and countries we operate in grow,” he said.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

QuickChek, which operates 160 fresh convenience markets in the northeastern U.S. region, will offer rewards through the new program, available on the QC mobile app, and allow members to earn perks with every purchase through a scan of a barcode on their mobile app during checkout, the release stated.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

Although the startup will be a wholly-owned Uber subsidiary, Careem will continue to operate under its own brand, the news outlet reported. million drivers, and operates in more than 100 cities across 14 countries from Morocco to Pakistan. Careem has 33 million customers and 1.2

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

operations to PNC Bank , creating the fifth-largest regional player in the U.S. No matter the size of the bank or the regional focus, there’s a general realization that disruption is on the horizon. Through the summer of this year, deal making was down 70 percent from a year earlier to 40 transactions. Gearing Up For Disruption.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

QuickChek, which operates 160 fresh convenience markets in the northeastern U.S. region, will offer rewards through the new program, available on the QC mobile app, and allow members to earn perks with every purchase through a scan of a barcode on their mobile app during checkout, the release stated.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

With a focus on its corporate customers, Progress Bank , which operates in Alabama and Florida has tapped data and financial management technology company Sensibill to integrate its digital receipt management capabilities. AIB's receivables financing operations in the U.K. Progress Bank Taps Sensibill For Digital Receipts.

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